How to download Reddit videos
A Reddit video download starts with the address of one public post. Reddit publishes the picture and the sound as two separate tracks, so the useful part of the job is putting them back together into a single MP4.
Step by step
Copy the post link
On the web, copy the address of the post from your browser. In the app, tap Share then Copy link. Both point at the same public post.
Paste it into the Reddit downloader
Paste the address into the field and select Download. The public post is read and the video sizes Reddit published are listed.
Choose a quality and save it
Pick the size you want. The picture and sound are joined into one MP4 on your device, then your browser saves it.
Which Reddit links work?
Use the address of one public post. The four shapes below are all understood, including the short share links the mobile apps produce, which are followed to the post they point at.
A subreddit front page, a user profile or a search result is not a single video, so those are declined rather than guessed at. A post that requires signing in is out of scope entirely.
- Works: reddit.com/r/subreddit/comments/id/title/
- Works: a mobile share link, reddit.com/r/subreddit/s/code
- Works: a post-id link, redd.it/id
- Works: a direct video link, v.redd.it/id
Why the picture and sound arrive separately
Reddit serves its videos in a streaming format that keeps the video track and the audio track as two different files. A player joins them while you watch, which is why a video saved straight from the page is so often silent.
Here the two tracks are combined into one MP4 on your own device before the file is saved. Nothing is re-encoded, so the result keeps the quality Reddit published and the join takes a moment rather than minutes.
Choosing a quality
Reddit usually publishes the same video at several sizes. Each one is listed separately so the choice stays yours: the largest for keeping, a smaller one when you are on mobile data or short on storage.
Some posts only have one size. Older posts and short clips are the usual reason, and there is nothing to recover beyond what Reddit published.
Where the file is saved
The destination belongs to your browser. On a computer, look in the download tray or the Downloads folder. On a phone, look in the browser's download list and in the device Files app.
Files are named with the download-clip prefix plus the video identifier and its quality, so several versions of the same post stay easy to tell apart.
Frequently asked questions
Does the download include sound?
Yes. The separate video and audio tracks are combined into one MP4 before the file is saved, so the sound travels with the picture.
Do mobile share links work?
Yes. The short reddit.com/r/…/s/… links the apps create are followed to the post they point at, so you can paste them as copied.
Can I paste a v.redd.it link directly?
Yes. A direct v.redd.it address identifies the video on its own, so it is accepted alongside normal post links.
Can I download from a private subreddit?
No. Only posts anyone can already open without signing in are in scope. If a link needs an account, this tool cannot open it either.
Is anything uploaded to your server?
No. The tracks travel from Reddit to your browser and the final MP4 is assembled on your device. The link and the file are not kept.
Why is only one quality listed?
Because that is all Reddit published for that post. Short clips and older uploads often have a single rendition.
Sources checked
Only download public content you have the right to save. Private, deleted, account-restricted and DRM-protected media is outside the scope of DownloadClip.