How to Download Videos from LinkedIn: 4 Methods That Work (2026)

LinkedIn makes it easy to watch videos and almost impossible to keep them. There is no download button on feed posts, not even on videos you uploaded yourself. So if you want to download videos from LinkedIn, whether that's a talk you want to study offline, a clip you want to reference in a deck, or your own content you need back for re-editing, you'll have to use a workaround.

This guide covers the four methods that actually work in 2026, what each one is good for, and the rules you should know before you save someone else's content.

The four methods, compared

Does LinkedIn let you download videos directly?

No. You can bookmark a post with Save, but that only stores it in your saved items on LinkedIn; it doesn't put a file on your device. There's no download option on the video player, and nothing in the post menu either.

It's the same story for content you created. Once a video is uploaded, LinkedIn gives you no re-download button on the post. The closest official route is the account data export, and even there the "Rich Media" category contains URL links to the photos and videos you've shared rather than a tidy folder of files. More on that in method 4.

So every practical approach involves either a third-party tool or your screen recorder.

Method 1: Download videos from LinkedIn with an online downloader

This is the method most people land on, and for public posts it's the simplest. Online downloaders work by reading the public post page and pulling out the direct link to the MP4 file LinkedIn serves to viewers. You don't install anything and you don't log in.

1. Open the LinkedIn post that contains the video.
2. Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the post and choose Copy link to post.
3. Paste the link into the downloader's input box.
4. Click download and pick a quality option if the tool offers more than one.
5. The MP4 saves to your device's downloads folder.

A few things to know before you rely on these tools:

• Public posts only. If the post is visible only to the author's connections, or sits inside a private group, the downloader can't see it and will return an error.
• Native video only. If the "video" in the post is actually an embedded YouTube or Vimeo link, a LinkedIn downloader won't grab it. Open the video on its original platform instead.
• Quality is capped at the upload. A downloader can only fetch the renditions LinkedIn already created. If the creator uploaded 720p, no tool can give you 1080p.

Method 2: Use a browser extension

If you save LinkedIn videos often, copying links back and forth gets tedious. Extensions on the Chrome Web Store and Firefox Add-ons marketplace add a download action directly into your browser, so you can grab a video from the page you're already on.

The convenience comes with two trade-offs. First, extensions run inside your logged-in browser session and typically request permission to read the pages you visit, so vet the publisher and the permission list before installing. Second, LinkedIn's User Agreement prohibits using "software, devices, scripts, robots or any other means or processes" to scrape or copy content from the service. An extension operating inside your account sits closer to that line than a paste-the-link website that never touches your login. If your LinkedIn account matters to your livelihood, the occasional-use web tool is the more conservative choice.

Method 3: Screen record it

Sometimes no downloader will work: the post is connections-only, the video is part of a live event, or the tool simply fails to parse the page. Screen recording always works because it captures what's on your display, and every major platform ships a recorder:

• macOS: press Shift + Cmd + 5 and choose a recording option.
• Windows: open Game Bar with Win + G, or use the Snipping Tool's record mode in Windows 11.
• iPhone and Android: add Screen Record to Control Center or Quick Settings, then start it before playing the video.

Play the video full-screen with the volume up, and trim the ends afterward. The result won't match the original file's quality, and you'll capture any notifications that pop up mid-recording, so switch on do-not-disturb first. One caution: if a video was shared to a limited audience, the privacy setting is a signal from the creator. Recording it for personal reference is one thing; redistributing it is another.

Method 4: Getting your own videos back

The best way to "download" your own LinkedIn videos is to never need to: keep your original files organized, because the upload is a one-way door. If the original is gone, you have two routes.

Use a downloader on your own post. Since you own the content, the copyright question disappears. Copy the link to your own post and pull the MP4 the same way as in method 1.

Request your data archive. Go to Settings & Privacy → Data privacy → Get a copy of your data. Per LinkedIn's help documentation, a full archive takes about 24 hours to prepare and stays available for 72 hours after you're emailed the link. The Rich Media category gives you URL links to the media you've shared, so expect to click through to retrieve each file rather than receiving them bundled.

Is downloading LinkedIn videos legal?

There are two separate questions here, and conflating them is how people get into trouble.

LinkedIn's rules

Section 8.2 of the LinkedIn User Agreement lists what members agree not to do. That list includes developing or using software and scripts to scrape or copy the Services, and copying, using, displaying or distributing information obtained from the Services. Automated tools that bulk-harvest content are clearly out. A one-off save of a public video sits in grayer territory, but it's worth knowing that the platform's terms don't bless it, and LinkedIn can restrict accounts it believes are violating them.

Copyright

The person who created a video owns it, whether or not it's posted publicly. Public visibility is not a license to reuse. Saving a clip for private offline reference is low-risk in practice; re-uploading it, cutting it into your own content, or using it commercially without permission is where copyright infringement begins. Fair use can protect uses like commentary, criticism, and teaching, but as the U.S. Copyright Office explains, it's a doctrine that courts evaluate case by case, not a blanket exemption you can assume applies.

How to get the best quality (HD) download

Searches for "LinkedIn HD video download" usually end in disappointment, because no tool can improve on what was uploaded. To get the sharpest file available:

• Pick the highest resolution option when a downloader offers several renditions.
• Download on desktop rather than mobile when you can; some tools surface more quality options there.
• If you must screen record, do it on the device with the highest-resolution display you own and play the video full-screen.
• For your own content, go back to the original export from your editing software. Nothing beats the source file.

What to do with the videos you save

For most sales and marketing teams, downloading is step one of repurposing. Your own LinkedIn videos can be re-cut for other channels, embedded in follow-up emails, or trimmed into short clips for outreach. If you're re-uploading edited video back to LinkedIn, stick to MP4 with standard H.264 encoding; LinkedIn's own video specifications for Pages allow files up to 5GB and up to 10 minutes long.

Saved videos from others make a useful swipe file too: study the hooks, pacing, and formats that earn engagement in your niche before you plan your own content. And if video is becoming part of a bigger LinkedIn motion for your team, our guide to the best LinkedIn automation tools covers how to scale the outreach side of that work.

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