Download Twitter Videos - GIF

What the Twitter video downloader is for

Download Twitter Videos - GIF is a tool for saving videos and GIFs from Twitter, which the listing also calls tweets, to your Android device. Once a file is saved, you can watch it offline, keep it, or send it on to someone else.

The developer pitches it at people who want to keep a clip they came across on Twitter without screen recording it. It also covers GIFs, which many Twitter posts use, so it is not only for video.

The listing says the app is meant to limit mobile data use, because a saved file can be opened again without downloading it a second time.

Two ways to get a tweet into the app

The first route starts in the Twitter app. Tap the share icon under the video or GIF, choose the option to share the tweet via another app, and pick this downloader from the list. The app then opens with the tweet ready to download.

The second route is to copy the link to a tweet that contains a video or GIF and open the app. If the app is not already open, it pastes the link for you. Otherwise you paste it yourself. Either way, you then tap the download icon.

The listing presents the share-menu route as the one it recommends.

Choosing quality and checking size before downloading

When a tweet has more than one version of its video, the app lets you pick the resolution you want before the download starts.

It also shows the size of each file. That lets you see how much storage or data a clip will take before you commit to it.

Both features depend on the tweet offering several versions. A single-version video has only one choice to make.

Managing several downloads at once

The built-in download manager shows the progress of each file and lets you control it. The listing says you can queue several videos and download them at the same time.

The app keeps a record of past requests. According to the listing, this is there so you do not download the same Twitter video twice, which saves data.

You can also leave a download running and browse other Twitter videos while it finishes.

Playing, sharing and finding saved files

Saved files go to external storage rather than being locked inside the app. The listing says that means your gallery, file manager and video player apps can open them.

Inside the app, a built-in player plays both videos and GIFs. From the same place you can see where a file is stored on the device, play it or share it.

The share function sends the actual video file to other apps. The listing names Snapchat, Instagram, WhatsApp and Facebook as examples, so you can post a clip without going back to Twitter.

Saving GIFs from Twitter works the same way, through the same share or paste steps.