Guides
Short, specific answers to what happens around a download: copying the right link, where the file went, how to move it into your photo library, and why HD video needs a merge step.
All guides
How to save a TikTok video to your iPhone Photos app
Safari puts downloads in Files, not Photos. Here is the two-step route from downmy to your camera roll on iOS, plus why the video sometimes will not save.
Where downloaded videos go on Android
Android does not put downloads in your gallery. Here is where Chrome and Firefox actually save them, and the one setting that makes them show up in Google Photos.
Why a 1080p YouTube download has to be merged
YouTube does not store HD as a single file. It ships video and audio separately, which is why HD downloads need merging — and why merging is not the same as re-encoding.
How to make a TikTok sound your iPhone ringtone
Turn a TikTok sound into an iPhone ringtone without a computer: download the MP3, trim it in GarageBand, and export it as a ringtone in under five minutes.
Why a video link won't download, and how to fix it
Private posts, the wrong kind of link, region blocks and expired results: the real reasons a TikTok, YouTube, Instagram or X link fails, and what to do about each.
How to copy a video link on TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X
The exact taps to copy a video's link in the TikTok, YouTube, Instagram and X apps and on desktop — the first step for any video download.
Downloaders
TikTok
Paste a TikTok link and get the video back as a clean MP4 with no watermark, plus the original sound as a separate MP3.
YouTube
YouTube ships video and audio as separate streams at HD. downmy downloads both and merges them on the server with ffmpeg, so you get one playable MP4.
Instagram
Paste an Instagram Reel, video post or share link and get the video back as a plain MP4 file.
X (Twitter)
Paste a post link from X or Twitter and get the video back as MP4 at the best resolution that post provides.