How to Download TikTok Videos Without a Watermark – Guide
Like a billion other people, you’ve undoubtedly downloaded TikTok. You are probably addicted. It’s hard to resist going through fast-paced and looping content that ranges from overused memes to surprising original content. So much so that other platforms copied the format, from Instagram and Facebook’s Reels to Snapchat’s Spotlight. What if you are a TikTok creator who wants to share your beautiful video with the rest of the world? What if you simply have to save a favorite video forever? (You know, for your personal, non-profit use, to avoid infringing on the original manufacturer’s intellectual property rights, because that would be a bad move on your part.) How do you get the files?
TikTok Videos
This is the easiest way to download a TikTok video, because you can do it instantly on your mobile device, directly from the TikTok app. Keep a finger on the video and the menu that appears up, tap Save video at the top. (Note: This only works if the creator marks the video as “Public.” If it’s listed as “Private”, you won’t see the save option.) The video is placed on your phonede camera scroll and you will see options to share the video from there to SMS, Facebook, WhatsApp or other services. You can’t do this from the desktop via Tiktok.com, but you can always take a video screenshot – complete with the watermark, which lasts for the duration of the video and moves. The advantage for the content creator is that the TikTok logo watermark, complete with the creator’s name, is the same as the instant tag. The downside is that not everyone wants the watermark. Especially if it’s your video first, and you plan to repost it to other services, to maximize reach without duplicating the effort. But what is the solution?
get rid of the watermark
To get rid of the watermark on videos you’ve already downloaded, tools like iMyFone MarkGo (Windows or macOS), RemoveLogoNow (Windows), Video Eraser (iOS) or Apowersoft Online Video Watermark Remover (on web) can do the job. But the results can look sloppy because they basically blur the watermark by adding extra pixels to the video frames (some paid for). This method can work well for some videos, especially if the background is still. But it can ruin auto-generated subtitles or superimpose text on the video near the center of the frame. A slightly better option is video editing software like the free VideoProc Vlogger, which overlays the watermark with your own logo or some other image, even an animated GIF. It’s almost like adding a GIF sticker to the video that could have been added when you uploaded it to TikTok.
Grab TikToks without the watermark
The best bet is to download the video without any watermark first, for free. For this to work, you resort to third-party apps and helper sites, for which you’ll need the URL for the individual TikTok videos. Musically Down is one of the best auxiliary sites, with a good look and even a concise explanatory video. Enter a link to a TikTok video or song listed on the service and you’ll have a quick preview, including the video title and options to capture it as an MP4 video or an MP3 audio file. If you do this on the desktop but prefer to get the video on your phone, there is a QR code to check, but it doesn’t take you to the video to capture. You will have to find the URL again to do this in mobile (click Share > Copy link). That said, Musically Down works well on mobile. The site’s helpers, in turn, even work with TikTok videos marked as private. Musically Down has a companion app for Android called Video Downloader for Tiktok – but there are several apps on the Google Play Store under that name, so be careful. Other helper sites include SaveTik and SnapTik. If you prefer the app route, in addition to the one above for Android, iOS has SaveTok (also on Android) and RepostTik, among others. But apps occasionally seem to have legal issues and shut down or lose featurestherefore websites are the preferred method. Another tip: Beware of copyrighted sounds. If you download a video from TikTok – even if it’s yours – and it includes audio that is someone else’s intellectual property, it doesn’t matter if TikTok, which offers a library of sounds, was OK. Services like Facebook have AI tracking uploads for this sort of thing. At best, they will allow you to upload a video without audio; at worst, they will delete it. Use TikTok’s sibling app, CapCut or others like Inshot or Splice to remove audio as well as make video edits much more serious. All are available for iOS or Android.
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