To save a Facebook Reel: open the Reel, tap Share and choose Copy link, paste it into the box below, and download an HD MP4. Free, no app, no login.
Meta runs Reels across both Facebook and Instagram, and creators cross-post constantly. That means the same clip frequently exists in two places, under two different link shapes, with noticeably different odds of downloading successfully.
Knowing which copy to reach for is most of the skill here. This guide covers that, plus what separates a Reel from the other vertical things on Facebook.
When a creator posts a Reel, Meta makes cross-posting to the other app a one-tap option, and most people take it. The result is two separate posts, each with its own URL, each independently subject to that platform's rules.
The Facebook copy is generally the more reliable of the two to download, especially when it comes from a Page. Page content is public by default, whereas Instagram increasingly gates content behind a sign-in and blocks automated access more aggressively.
So if you find a Reel on Instagram and the link will not resolve, it is worth checking whether the same creator posted it to their Facebook Page. Search their name on Facebook and look at their recent Reels. This is not a workaround for privacy — a private post stays private on both — but for public content it often turns a failure into a success.
Facebook has several vertical formats and they do not behave alike. Getting this wrong is the most common reason a link fails.
A Reel is permanent. It sits on the Page or profile, appears in the Reels tab, and its link keeps working indefinitely. This is what this page handles.
A Story is gone after 24 hours and is not reachable through any tool here. If you tapped a circle at the top of the feed, that is a Story.
A vertical feed video is an ordinary video post that happens to be shot vertically. It resolves fine — use the Facebook Downloader, though this page works too.
A live broadcast or its replay is the least reliable of all and frequently not addressable.
The quickest way to tell: if you got there from the Reels tab or a profile grid, it is a Reel. If you got there from a circle at the top of the feed, it is a Story and no tool will save it.
Best quality (auto) takes the best video stream at 1080p or below, pairs it with the best audio, and merges them into a single MP4. For Reels this is almost always the right button — Meta rarely publishes vertical video above 1080p, so the ceiling is not costing you anything.
Expect a short list of alternatives. Eight is the maximum shown; a Reel usually offers two or three.
The frame stays as posted, typically 9:16. Nothing is cropped, rotated or padded. On a phone it fills the screen; on a desktop player it shows black bars either side, which is correct for a vertical video in a horizontal window rather than a fault in the file.
Meta re-encodes on upload, so the download is not the creator's original export. That ceiling was set before the Reel went live.
Like TikTok, a Reel is often assembled around a reused audio clip — a trending sound, a song, a snippet of someone talking.
What you extract is the mixed track from that specific Reel. If the creator spoke over music, you get both together, because by the time Meta publishes it that is a single audio stream. The layers cannot be separated afterwards, by this tool or any other.
To pull the sound rather than the video, paste the same link into the Audio Downloader. It takes the audio stream directly and encodes it to MP3 in one pass, which is quicker than downloading the video and converting it, and avoids a second round of compression.
The 30-minute limit is irrelevant for Reels — they are far below it. The 20 requests per minute ceiling is the one to watch if you are working through a batch.
Facebook blocks datacentre IP ranges, so requests route through a residential proxy. It works, but it is slower and fails more often than TikTok or YouTube.
Retry once after a short pause — a good share of failures are transient. If it keeps failing, open the link in a private browsing window. A login wall there means the content is not public, and no tool without your credentials will reach it.
And if the Instagram copy of a Reel is refusing while the Facebook copy exists, take the Facebook one. Same clip, better odds.
Usually yes, especially from a Page — Page content is public by default, while Instagram gates more content behind a sign-in and blocks automated access harder.
If you tapped a circle at the top of the feed, it is a Story and no tool here will save it. Reels come from the Reels tab or a profile grid.
Reels are vertical, usually 9:16. A horizontal player fills the sides with black. The file is uncropped and correct.
Paste the same link into the Audio Downloader. It extracts the audio stream and encodes it to MP3 in one pass.
No. By publication the audio is a single mixed track and the layers cannot be pulled apart.
No. Only public Reels resolve, and there is no login step in this tool.