This article explains how to download Facebook videos to computer
A reader wrote to FonePaw and asked, “How can I download Facebook videos to my computer? I accidentally deleted some of the videos on my hard drive and Facebook is the only place I shared them. "
Facebook is a useful backup medium for our great videos if we know how to download Facebook videos. Plus, there are so many video clips made by our friends on Facebook. If we know how to download them, we can enjoy them whenever we want..
This article provides you with two easy methods to help you download Facebook videos.
See also: How to download YouTube videos..
Method 1: Download Facebook Video with FonePaw Screen Recorder
Step 1. Launch FonePaw Screen Recorder and prepare Facebook video
After downloading and installing the software, start FonePaw Screen Recorder on your PC.
Then open the Facebook page with the video you want to get. Then wait for the Facebook video to fully load before continuing. This is to prevent sudden cuts when reading..
Note: Do not start the video until you have completed the settings of the FonePaw Screen Recorder software.
Step 2. Configure video recording settings
In the software, click on "Video Recorder". A dotted frame will appear on the screen, adjust it to the video you want to record. Also make sure the audio recording settings are turned on.
Remark :
- Make sure the sound is turned on.
- If the video recorder menu bar takes up too much space on your screen, you can minimize the window by clicking "Mini". A small bubble will then appear instead.
- The default output format for videos is MP4, to change or check the output format of the recording, go to “Record Setting” → “Output” → “Video Format” → “MP4”.
Step 3. "Download" the Facebook video by recording
Now you can start video recording by clicking “REC”. A 3 second countdown will start giving you time to start your video on Facebook.
When the YouTube video finishes, press the stop button represented by a square, which is located in the task bar, to end the recording.
Step 4. Get the YouTube video
When you have finished capturing the video, you will be given the option to preview it. To get the YouTube video to your PC, first press “Save”, then choose the output path, and finally click “Continue”.
And There you go ! You will find your Facebook video in the list of completed screenshots.
Note: You will be able to transfer these Facebook videos to your iPad or iPhone using FonePaw DoTrans which is a quick transfer tool between PC and iOS.
With FonePaw Screen Recorder, you will be able to "download" videos not only from Facebook, but also from other websites, such as YouTube, TED, BBC, Yahoo, Dailymotion, Vimeo, Howcast, Metacafe etc.
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Method 2: Download a friend's Facebook video
Step 1. Open Facebook video to download
Open Facebook, find and open the video you want to download.
Step 2. Edit URL
In the address bar, in the URL change "www" to "m. ", So the URL will start with" https://m.facebook.com / ... "
Step 3. Download Facebook Video
Once the URL is changed, press the "Enter" key to open the mobile version of the page and follow the steps below on your browser.
- For Chrome users: Click "Start", then right-click on the video and choose the "Save video as ..." option and choose the location where you want to save the video.
- For Firefox users: Right-click on the video icon and click "Save link as ..." and choose the location where you want to save the video.
- For Internet Explorer users: Right-click on the video icon and click “Save target as ...” and choose the location where you want to save the video.
Conclusion:
You might like to see the downloaded Facebook videos on portable devices like iPhone, iPad, Samsung, etc. In this case, you need to convert the videos downloaded to your device to the format compatible with FonePaw Video Converter first. Go to the tutorial page for step by step details. Finally, don't forget to like FonePaw on Facebook!
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