How to Download Threads Videos on iPhone

Saving Threads videos on iPhone is quick

You are scrolling Threads on your iPhone and you find a video you actually want to keep. Threads does not have a download button, and Safari does not give you a way to save a video from a webpage. That is the gap Threadster fills.

There are two routes here. You can use Threadster in Safari like a regular website, or you can grab the dedicated iOS app and skip the copy paste step. I will walk through both.

Method 1: Threadster in Safari

This works on any iPhone with Safari. No app needed.

Step 1: Copy the Threads post link

Open the Threads app. Find the post that has the video. Tap the share icon below the post. Tap Copy Link.

Step 2: Open Threadster in Safari

Switch over to Safari and go to threadster.app. Paste the link you copied into the text field at the top of the page and tap Download.

Step 3: Pick a quality and save

Threadster will show you the video with the available quality options. Tap the Download button next to the one you want. Safari will sometimes ask whether you want to download the file. Just tap Download or Allow when that pops up.

The file lands in your Files app under Downloads. From there, you can tap the share icon and pick Save Video to move it to your camera roll if you want it in Photos.

Method 2: TVD app for iPhone

If you save more than a couple of Threads videos a month, the app is worth installing. TVD on the App Store is built for this. The workflow is shorter because you skip the copy paste step entirely.

Here is how it works

1. Install TVD from the App Store
2. Open the Threads app and find the post
3. Tap the share icon below the post
4. Pick TVD from the share sheet
5. The video saves into TVD and you can export it to Photos with one tap

TVD also keeps a library of every video you have saved, so you can come back to anything later. It works as a Threads bookmark manager too. If you spend any real time on Threads, this is genuinely the cleanest way to keep the videos you actually want to revisit.

Picking your quality on iPhone

On an iPhone screen, the difference between HD and SD is honestly subtle. If you are watching on your phone and not planning to AirPlay to a TV, SD is fine and the file downloads faster. If you might watch on a bigger screen or share the file elsewhere, go with HD. There is more on this in our post on Threads video quality and formats.

Saving to your camera roll

iOS keeps downloaded videos in the Files app by default. To move them to Photos, open the Files app, find the video under Downloads, tap and hold it, and pick Share. Then tap Save Video and it shows up in your camera roll.

If you use the TVD app, you can skip this entire step. TVD has a save to Photos button that does it in one tap.

Troubleshooting on iPhone

If the download does not work, the most common reason is that the link you copied was not the right one. Make sure you tapped Copy Link on the actual post and not on the user's profile picture or name, which copies a different URL.

If Safari is downloading the file but you cannot find it, check the Files app under Downloads. Safari does not save videos directly to Photos.

For more, check our troubleshooting guide.

What about iPad?

The same steps work on iPad. Use Threadster in Safari, or install TVD which works on iPad too. The iPad version of TVD has a bit more screen real estate so the library is a little nicer to browse.

If you also use Android or want a desktop walkthrough, see our Android guide and desktop guide.