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Vaentina
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Feb 20, 2025

I need a FB video downloader that support HD videos, any suggestion?

New to here and need some help now. I often find interesting videos on Facebook that I want to save for offline viewing, and it's important that the videos retain their high resolution. So I'm looki...
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EstherMom
Bronze Contributor
Feb 20, 2025

If you want to find a Facebook video downloader on Windows to download HD quality videos, but don't want to install third-party tools, you can actually do it with some tips. I have tried several methods myself and can completely achieve HD downloads. Here are three methods that I have personally tested and found to be effective!

1. Modify the Facebook video URL directly
This is the simplest Facebook video downloader method, and no additional software installation is required:

  1. Open the video you want to download in the browser, right-click the video, and select "Copy video address".
  2. Open a new tab, paste the URL, and change "www" to "mbasic" (such as https://www.mbasic.facebook.com/...).
  3. After pressing Enter, the webpage will change to Facebook's simple mode, and click on the video to play.
  4. Right-click the video and select "Save as" to download MP4. The clarity depends on the quality of the original video uploaded.

Pros: Simple, fast, and one of the easiest Facebook video downloader methods.
Cons: Sometimes it is impossible to download the highest quality video.

2. Through web developer tools
If you want true HD quality, you can use your browser's developer tools to make a manual Facebook video downloader.

  1. Open a Facebook video and press F12 (or Ctrl + Shift + I) to open the developer tools.
  2. Select the "Network" tab and click the "Media" option.
  3. Play the video and you will see an MP4 link appear in the list.
  4. Right-click to copy the MP4 link and paste it into a new tab to open it.
  5. Right-click the video > Save As to download the HD version!

Pros: You can get the highest quality of Facebook video downloader downloads.
Cons: It requires a little technical skills, but it is actually very simple once you get familiar with it.

3. Use Facebook's "Save" function + cache extraction
If you don't want to use other software, this method allows you to indirectly use Facebook's own functions to make a "hidden version" of Facebook video downloader.

  1. Click the "three dots" below the Facebook video > "Save Video" so that it will be saved in your "Saved" list.
  2. Open the browser cache directory (such as Chrome's cache storage location).
  3. Find the most recent video file (usually .mp4), copy it and rename it to play!

Advantages: No external software is required, free and safe.
Disadvantages: You need to manually find the cache file, which is a little troublesome.


If you want to use Facebook video downloader to download HD quality videos without using third-party software, you can try:

Method 1: Modify the URL, simple and fast, suitable for ordinary users.
Method 2: Developer Tools, can download real HD MP4.
Method 3: Facebook "Save" + Cache Extraction, is a hidden version of Facebook video downloader method.
All three methods are feasible, you can try which one best suits your needs! 😃

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