Step-by-Step: How to Download a Facebook Live Video (Your Own and Someone Else’s)

Last Updated on September 9th, 2018 by Kim Garst 154 Comments

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How to Download a Facebook Live Video

I get asked this question a lot: How do I download my Facebook Live video?

Great question, honestly!

There are a number of reasons you might want to download your Facebook Lives, including:

So you can upload it to YouTube or Vimeo
So you can upload it to your own website or blog (as opposed to simply embedding it)
So you can repurpose it as a lead magnet
So you can store it on your computer…just in case!

In the past, Facebook didn’t make it super easy to figure out how to download your Lives.

Fortunately, it’s now really easy – and I’ll walk you through this simple process in just two steps!

Step-by-step system on how to download your Facebook Live Video

Note: This only works for your OWN Facebook Live Videos. If you want to download a Live that’s been shared by someone else on your feed or in a group, skip to the next section of this post where I share the tool that will do that for you!

1. Step One – Find the video in your profile, feed or on your page

Probably the simplest way is to navigate to your page, and click on Videos in the left sidebar (if you shared it on your page).

Find the video you’d like to download and click on it to open it.

If you’re accessing the video via your feed, you’ll need to do things a little differently – you’ll want to click on the time stamp. This will make the video pop up, and you’ll also see all the comments on the right side of your screen.

Step 2: Click on the three little dots in the upper right-hand corner

You’ll now see the option to Download Video.

Click on this option and your video will automatically be saved to your phone or computer as an MP4.

That’s IT!

How to Download Someone Else’s Facebook Live

Unfortunately, following the steps above won’t work for someone else’s video. Clicking on the three dots will give you the option to Save Video (in your Saved file on Facebook only) or Embed Video (on your website or blog).

You may have heard of another strategy involving switching to the mobile version of Facebook – in fact, if you google “How to download a Facebook Live”, you’ll still see a few sites still giving these instructions!

Unfortunately, this strategy no longer works with most browsers. That’s the bad news!

The good news is that you can easily download someone else’s Facebook Live using a free tool.

Here’s how!

How to Save a Facebook Live Using SaveFrom.net

As above, find the video you’d like to download and click on the time stamp to open it up and start playing it.

Now copy the URL from your browser’s address bar, then go to SaveFrom.net and paste the URL.

You’ll now have the option to download the MP4 in standard definition or high definition.

And that’s it! Doesn’t get much easier than that J

Need more help with your Facebook Lives? These posts will help!

How to Grow Your List Using Facebook Live

Top 22 Ways to Use Facebook Live to Market Your Business

How to Look Like a Pro Using Facebook Live: Lights, Camera, Action

I’d love to know: How do you plan to repurpose your Facebook Lives? Let me know below!