How to Download Facebook Videos Free

Found a video on Facebook that you just have to save? Afraid the person is going to remove it before you have a chance to really enjoy it? Want to transfer the video to your phone to watch later? To do any of this, you’ll need to download the video from Facebook. Follow this guide to download any video that someone uploads to Facebook, even if it’s set to private\

Part 1 of 2: Downloading Facebook Videos

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   Determine if the video is hosted by Facebook. Facebook allows the linking of videos from a variety of sites, and users can also host videos directly on Facebook. You can see what the host is underneath the preview and title of the video. If there is no host listed, then the video is being hosted on Facebook.
   • If the video is being hosted on another site, such as YouTube, follow this guide.
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   Right-click on the link to the video. Select “Copy link address” from the menu that appears. Alternatively, you can load the video and then copy the URL from your browser’s address bar.
• The address is typically similar to “http://facebook.com/photo.php?v=xxxxxxxxxxxxx” or “http://facebook.com/video/video.php?v=xxxxxxxxxxxxx”.
2. 2 Visit a Facebook video downloading service. There are several available online. These sites are ad-supported, and often try to trick you with fake download buttons. Only click the download button directly next to the text field. You will have the best experience using these sites if you set your browser to block ads. Popular sites include:
   • http://FBDown.net
   • http://FacebookVideoz.com

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