Why saving Twitter/X videos on Mac is difficult
Twitter and X don't provide a native download button for videos in tweets. Right-clicking a video only gives you "Copy video address" which leads to an HLS stream — not a playable file. Browser extensions are unreliable and often break when Twitter updates its layout.
Star Video Downloader takes a different approach: paste any tweet URL and the app extracts the video directly from Twitter's servers in the highest available quality, saving it as a clean MP4 file on your Mac.
How to Download Twitter/X Videos on Mac — Step by Step
Download Star Video Downloader
Get the free app from starvideoapp.com. Unzip and move to Applications. On first launch, right-click and select Open to bypass Gatekeeper.
Find the tweet with the video
Open twitter.com or x.com in Safari or Chrome and navigate to the tweet containing the video you want to save.
Copy the tweet URL
Click the share icon on the tweet and select "Copy link", or copy the URL directly from your browser's address bar. It will look like https://x.com/username/status/...
Paste into Star Video Downloader
Open Star Video Downloader, click the URL field, and paste with ⌘V. The app automatically detects the video in the tweet.
Click Download
Hit Download and the video saves directly to your Mac as an MP4 file. Click the folder icon to reveal it in Finder.
Tip: Both twitter.com and x.com URLs work. You can also paste URLs from Twitter's mobile app — tap Share on any tweet and Copy Link.
What Types of Twitter/X Content Can You Download?
- Videos in tweets — any video embedded directly in a tweet
- GIFs — Twitter GIFs are actually short videos and download as MP4 files
- Videos in quote tweets — paste the quoted tweet's URL to grab its video
- Twitter video ads — if you have the tweet URL, the video can be downloaded
What you can't download
- Videos from protected/private accounts (only public tweets are accessible)
- Twitter Spaces recordings (audio-only content)
- Live streams while they're still live
Video Quality
Twitter compresses uploaded videos, but Star Video Downloader always grabs the highest quality version available from Twitter's servers. For most videos, this is 720p or 1080p. The free tier downloads up to 1080p; Pro users get access to whatever maximum quality Twitter provides.
Extract Audio from Twitter Videos
Want just the audio from a Twitter video? Download the video first, then use Star Video Downloader's built-in converter (Pro feature) to extract the audio as MP3, AAC, WAV, or FLAC.
Frequently Asked Questions
Can I download videos from Twitter/X on a Mac?
Yes. Star Video Downloader lets you paste any tweet URL containing a video and download it directly to your Mac in full quality.
Does it work with X (formerly Twitter)?
Yes. Both twitter.com and x.com URLs are fully supported. The app handles the redirect automatically.
Can I download Twitter Spaces or audio?
Star Video Downloader focuses on video content from tweets. For audio-only extraction, you can download the video and convert it to MP3 using the built-in converter (Pro feature).
Do I need a Twitter account to download videos?
No. Star Video Downloader can download videos from public tweets without any Twitter/X login.
Download Twitter/X Videos on Your Mac — Free
No account needed. No browser extensions. Works on macOS 14+ on all Macs.
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