Copy the link of the post, paste it into Fetchii and press Enter. Fetchii saves the video in the best quality X offers, as an MP4 unless you choose otherwise; GIFs are saved as MP4 videos too. For posts you only see when signed in, such as posts from a protected account you follow, send the post from a browser where you're signed in to X.
Step by step
1
Copy the post's link
Open the post and copy its address, for example x.com/name/status/…, or click Share under the post, then Copy link. Links on x.com and twitter.com both work.
2
Paste it into Fetchii and press Enter
Click the link field at the top of Fetchii's main window, paste and press Enter. The video downloads with your default quality and format. To choose a Quality first, or Audio only, click the options button at the right end of the link field (or press ⌘N) instead.
[Screenshot: Fetchii downloading a video from an X post]
3
Pick videos from a post with several
If a post has more than one video or GIF, Fetchii lists them in Playlist Detected. Tick the ones you want and click Download.
4
Posts that need you signed in
Posts from protected accounts you follow, and posts X marks as sensitive, only show when you're signed in. Open the post in a browser where you're signed in to X, right-click it and choose Download with Fetchii: the Fetchii browser helper passes your X sign-in along. If a pasted link already failed, click Resolve… on its row, then Retry with Extension.
[Screenshot: Right-click menu on an X post in Chrome with Download with Fetchii]
5
Open the file
When the download finishes, hover over it in the list and click Open or Show in Finder, or right-click it and choose either one.
Please note:Only download videos you made, videos whose owner allows it, or videos you have permission to keep, and respect X's terms.
More you can do
Send videos while you scroll
With the browser helper installed, you don't need to copy links: right-click a post and choose Download with Fetchii. See how to save videos from Safari or Chrome.
On an Apple Silicon Mac, Fetchii can create subtitles from the speech in a video and translate them. See how to get subtitles for a video.
Questions
Can I download GIFs from X?
Yes. X stores GIFs as short videos, so Fetchii saves them as MP4 files.
Can I download videos from a protected account?
Only if your X account follows it and can already see the post. Send the post from a browser where you're signed in to that account. Fetchii can't download posts your account can't see.
Is Fetchii free?
Every feature is free to try for 14 days, with up to 2 downloads at a time, and no card or account. After that it's a one-time $19.99 for one Mac or $29.99 for up to three. There's no subscription.
What if X changes and downloads stop working?
Site support lives in Fetchii's download engine, which updates separately from the app. When a new engine is available, Fetchii shows an Engine update available notice under the toolbar; click Update Now.
