Download TikTok Videos on Linux
Complete guide for Linux users - Step-by-step instructions to download TikTok videos on your desktop
How to Download TikTok Videos on Linux
Step 1
Open the post on tiktok.com in Firefox, Chromium or any WebKit browser and copy the page address. The Share button on the page gives you the same link in short form.
Step 2
Go to savett.co and paste the link with Ctrl+V. Firefox may ask you to confirm before a page is allowed to read the clipboard, so the keyboard route is usually the faster one.
Step 3
Submit the link and check the preview that loads. It confirms the post was resolved before anything is written to disk.
Step 4
Click Download. The MP4 lands in your XDG download directory, normally ~/Downloads but renamed on non-English desktops, and xdg-user-dir DOWNLOAD prints the exact path if you are unsure.
Pro Tips
- 💡Nothing runs locally. The extraction happens on Savett's side, so there is no local tooling to keep up to date for this flow.
- 💡VLC and mpv play the saved file as it is. On distributions that ship without H.264 decoders, both carry their own and spare you a codec hunt.
- 💡Turning on "Always ask you where to save files" in Firefox is the simplest way to file each clip as it arrives rather than sorting a crowded Downloads folder later.
- 💡Photo posts come down as savett.co-photos.zip, which unzip handles from a shell if your file manager is a minimal one.
- 💡There is no public API and no command line client. The browser page is the only supported way in, so scripted grabbing is not something this site offers.
- 💡The numeric part of the filename is the post ID, so it can be pasted back into a tiktok.com/@name/video/ URL to find the original post again.
Supported Formats on Linux
MP4
Every Savett download is the MP4 the TikTok CDN already serves: H.264 video, AAC-LC audio, portrait ...
AVI
AVI is a Microsoft container from 1992 that predates MP4 by a decade. A TikTok download arrives as M...
MP3
The sound behind a TikTok post is a separate file on the TikTok servers. Savett hands that file over...
MKV
Matroska holds several video, audio and subtitle tracks plus chapters in one file, and it accepts th...
WebM
WebM pairs VP9 or AV1 video with Opus audio in a royalty-free container. A TikTok MP4 only becomes W...
FLV
FLV was the Flash video container, and Flash Player reached end of life on 31 December 2020. Convert...
Frequently Asked Questions
To download TikTok videos on Linux, simply copy the video link from TikTok, paste it into Savett using your web browser, and tap the download button. The video will be saved to your computer.
For Linux, we recommend using Firefox or Chrome. These browsers provide the best download experience on Linux.
On Linux, videos save to your Downloads folder (~/Downloads). You can choose a different location by right-clicking the download.
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Why Use Savett on Linux?
Linux runs Linux, so the steps above match what you see on screen. As a desktop running Linux, it offers powerful performance and large screen for viewing and managing your TikTok downloads.
Technical Details
Linux supports the following video formats: MP4, AVI, MP3, MKV, WebM, FLV. This ensures maximum compatibility whether you're watching videos directly on your desktop, editing them, or sharing with others.