Downloading TikTok videos is an opportunity to save videos onto your device, enabling you to watch and share them with others later – away from the TikTok app.
As most users access TikTok on a smartphone or mobile device, it follows that the steps to download a video onto those devices is incredibly straightforward. But is this any different when browsing and using TikTok on a PC?
Let’s take a look…
Using TikTok on a PC
When you use TikTok on a PC, the smartphone format is replicated – putting videos in portrait mode and presenting the different action buttons and icons down the right hand side.
Clicking the sweeping arrow will take you to the main bulk of options with regards to saving and downloading the video on a smartphone device – but what about on a PC?
When using a PC, that same sweeping arrow button is the one to click when you want to share a video. However, you will notice that the options are far more limited, and do not feature a button to download.
This is because you cannot directly download a TikTok video using a PC device.
Instead, you have to use third party services and/or apps if you want to turn a TikTok video into a downloaded file on that computer.
What Can You Do With Videos on TikTok PC?
While you cannot directly download a TikTok video on a PC device, you can still share the video to other social media platforms and apps and send a link to the video via email.
Clicking this link will open the video in TikTok but will not save it as a separate or independent video file.
To download a TikTok video and save it on your PC as a standalone video, you need to find a third party app that converts TikTok content. Some examples include SSSTikTok, Advanced Downloader, and more.
We hope this helps! TikTok is an intrinsically sociable platform and as such, sharing videos is the main aim of the app across every device. If you want to download videos to your device then you are best using a personal device like a tablet or smartphone – though accessing third party apps will help you to streamline the download process on a PC.
