Friday 1 August 2014

How to Download Facebook videos manually


Hi! Welcome to this post!

Here you will learn how to manually download videos that you watch on facebook.

Let's begin!

Figure 4.1
NOTE: This method works well on Google Chrome!

Step 1: Find a Video that plays on "facebook.com"(I'm using Google Chrome)
  • In your browser(Google Chrome) open Menu > Tools > Developer Tools(refer figure 4.1)
  • Now you will see the Developer Tools in the bottom section of the browser.
  • Goto the "Network" Tab here(refer figure 4.2)
  • You will now see a table, now click on the "type" column to sort it!


Step 2: Here in the Column you'll have to look for the "video/mp4" OR "video/flv" when you play the video.
Figure 4.2


  • Click on the Video to start playing it!
  • As soon as the video starts, you will find the "video/mp4" OR "video/flv" in the "type" column.






Figure 4.3




  • Right Click on it and select "Open link in new tab" (refer Figure 4.3)
  • Now no need of this window/video you can close it!
  • Your video is opened in a new tab.



Step 3: Go to the tab which you just opened, you will see your video playing.

Figure 4.4

  • Now right click on the video and select "Save Video As" to save your video
  • Choose the location and click "Save" (refer Figure 4.4)
  • In few seconds your browser will start downloading the video.





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