By You found a great video on LinkedIn and want to keep it. Maybe it is a customer testimonial you want to study, a talk clip you want to watch offline, or one of your own posts whose original file you lost. Then you hit the problem everyone hits: there is no download button. This guide covers every reliable way to handle a LinkedIn videos download in 2026, on desktop and mobile, along with the rights questions you should settle before you reuse someone else's clip.
Quick answer: LinkedIn has no built-in download button for videos in the feed. To download a LinkedIn video, open the post's three-dot menu, choose 'Copy link to post', paste that link into an online LinkedIn video downloader, and save the MP4 to your device. Screen recording and asking the creator for the original file also work, and both avoid third-party tools entirely.
Why LinkedIn has no download button
Video is the format LinkedIn is betting on. Uploads grew 34% year over year as of mid-2024, a figure Microsoft shared on its earnings call and Adweek reported as LinkedIn rolled out new creator tools. The platform wants that video watched inside the feed, where it drives sessions and ad inventory, so it gives creators an upload button but viewers no save button.
The closest native feature is 'Save', in the same three-dot menu on every post. That bookmarks the post under your Saved Items so you can find it later. It does not put a file on your device, and the bookmark dies if the author deletes the post. For an actual MP4 you need one of the methods below.
Method 1: Use an online LinkedIn video downloader
Paste-the-link downloader sites are the fastest route and the one most people use. They run in the browser, so there is nothing to install and nothing touching your LinkedIn login.
- Open the LinkedIn post with the video, in the app or on the web.
- Click the three-dot menu in the top-right corner of the post and choose Copy link to post.
- Paste the link into a LinkedIn video downloader site and start the download.
- Save the MP4 to your device. Most tools preserve the original resolution.
Two limitations to know. These tools only work on public posts: if the video sits behind a login wall, a private profile, or a group, the downloader cannot reach it. And quality is capped at whatever LinkedIn served, which is a compressed version of the creator's original file.
One safety note: a downloader should only ever need the post URL. If a site asks you to log in with your LinkedIn credentials, close the tab. There is no legitimate reason a downloader needs your account.
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Method 2: Screen record it
When a downloader fails, or the post is not public, screen recording always works because it captures whatever plays on your screen. Every major platform ships a recorder:
- iPhone and iPad: add Screen Recording to Control Center (Settings > Control Center), then swipe down and tap the record button before playing the video.
- Android: most recent versions include Screen Record in the Quick Settings panel.
- Windows: press Win+G to open the Game Bar, which records any window.
- Mac: press Shift+Cmd+5 and select the region to record.
The trade-off is quality. You capture the player at your screen's resolution, UI elements can sneak into frame, and you may need to trim the start and end. It is the fallback, not the first choice.
Method 3: Ask the creator for the original file
Unglamorous, and better than every tool on this list. The creator has the source file at full resolution, before LinkedIn's compression. A short DM ('Loved this clip, could I get the original file to share with my team? Happy to credit you') gets a yes surprisingly often, and it settles the permission question at the same time. If you plan to repost the video anywhere public, this is the only method that leaves you fully in the clear.
Method 4: Downloading your own LinkedIn videos
If the video you need is one you posted, the honest answer is that LinkedIn does not make it easy to get your upload back. Treat the platform as a distribution channel, not a backup: keep your original files in cloud storage or your editing tool's project folder. If you have already lost the original, the downloader method in this guide works on your own public posts exactly as it does on anyone else's.
Comparing the methods
| Method | Works on | Quality | Best for |
|---|---|---|---|
| Online downloader | Public posts, desktop and mobile | As served by LinkedIn | Quick one-off saves |
| Screen recording | Anything you can play | Screen resolution, needs trimming | Private or restricted posts |
| Ask the creator | Any video | Full original quality | Content you plan to repost |
| Keep your originals | Your own videos | Full original quality | Never losing a file again |
How to download LinkedIn videos on mobile
The downloader method works the same on a phone, with one wrinkle per platform. On Android, copy the post link from the share menu in the LinkedIn app, open a downloader site in Chrome, and the MP4 lands in your Downloads folder. Skip any 'LinkedIn video downloader APK' you find outside the Play Store: sideloaded downloader apps are a common malware vector and a browser-based tool does the same job with none of the risk. On iPhone, Safari handles the same flow, and saved videos appear in the Files app (you can move them to Photos from there). If a site misbehaves on mobile, screen recording is one swipe away on both platforms.
What about videos sent to you in LinkedIn messages?
Videos shared as attachments in LinkedIn messaging typically include a download option directly in the conversation thread, since attachments are files rather than feed posts. If you do not see one, the sender probably shared a link to a post instead of the file itself. In that case use the post-link method above, or simply ask them to send the original file.
Should you use a Chrome extension or a downloader app?
Probably not. LinkedIn's help center maintains a policy on prohibited software and extensions, covering tools that scrape, automate, or modify the LinkedIn interface, and it reserves the right to restrict accounts that use them. A browser extension that injects a download button into LinkedIn's pages operates in exactly that gray zone, while a separate downloader website never touches your session at all. Extensions also demand broad page-level permissions that a paste-a-link site does not. Same result, less exposure: use the web tools.
The copyright part people skip
Downloading a video and reusing it are different acts. The creator owns the copyright to their video; posting it on LinkedIn did not transfer that to you or to the platform's other users. Saving a clip to watch offline or study privately is one thing. Re-uploading it to your own feed, cutting it into your company's promo reel, or running it in an ad without permission is infringement, and 'I credited them' is not a license. The practical rule: download freely for personal reference, and get written permission (a DM reply counts) before any public reuse. Method 3 handles both steps in one message.
FAQ
Is it possible to download a video from LinkedIn posts?
Yes. LinkedIn offers no native download button, but you can save any public post's video by pasting its link into an online downloader, and any video at all by screen recording it or requesting the file from its creator.
How do I download media from LinkedIn?
Images in public posts can usually be saved straight from your browser by opening the image and using the save option. Videos require the methods in this guide. LinkedIn Learning courses are a separate case: those videos are protected, and the supported route is offline viewing inside the LinkedIn Learning app rather than a file download.
Why won't right-click save work on LinkedIn videos?
LinkedIn serves video as a stream through its own player rather than as a plain file embedded in the page, so the browser's 'Save video as' option either does not appear or produces nothing usable. That is why link-based downloaders and screen recording exist.
Can I get banned for downloading LinkedIn videos?
Using an external website to save a public video does not involve your account at all. The risk sits with browser extensions and automation tools that operate inside your logged-in session, which LinkedIn's prohibited-software policy explicitly covers.
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Downloading videos is research. Here is the next step.
Most people saving LinkedIn videos are doing competitive homework: studying what makes a clip perform before making their own. The craft matters more than you might think. When LinkedIn's own research team analyzed over 13,000 video ads, it found that creative decisions drive 73% of video completions, as Social Media Today reported. Watching the best performers closely is a legitimate shortcut.
If the end goal of all that research is pipeline, not just views, that is what Linkdify is for. It is a LinkedIn GTM platform for B2B sales teams: find the right leads, run multi-step outreach campaigns across one or many LinkedIn accounts, and let AI personalize each message from the lead's actual activity, including the videos and posts they publish. Save the video for inspiration, then go start the conversations it inspires.