LinkedIn Video Downloader

To download a video from LinkedIn, open the post, click the three-dot ••• menu in its top-right corner, and choose Copy link to post. Paste that link into the box at the top of this page and tap Save — the tool fetches the natively-uploaded video LinkedIn's own player streams and hands it back as a standard MP4, usually in a few seconds. This works for public posts on personal profiles and Company Pages alike; it does not work for posts that only embed a YouTube or Vimeo link instead of uploading video directly, and it can't reach a post restricted to Connections Only. No LinkedIn account, browser extension, or app install is required.

Native Video vs. External Links: What This LinkedIn Video Downloader Can Actually Reach

A LinkedIn post that "has a video" can mean one of two genuinely different things, and the distinction matters more here than on almost any other platform this site covers. The first is a natively uploaded video — someone attached an actual video file to their post from a phone or computer. LinkedIn transcodes that upload, stores it on its own media infrastructure (the dms.licdn.com and media.licdn.com CDN domains), and streams it back using an adaptive-bitrate format called HLS: an .m3u8 playlist referencing a series of small .ts video segments rather than one single linkable file. This is what plays automatically, full-width, right inside the LinkedIn feed — and it's the only kind of "LinkedIn video" this tool, or any LinkedIn video downloader, is actually built to fetch.

The second is an external link or embed — a post where the author pasted a YouTube or Vimeo URL and LinkedIn generated a preview card or embedded player around it rather than hosting any video file itself. That video was never uploaded to LinkedIn; it lives entirely on the other platform's own servers, under that platform's own rules, and it won't autoplay the way native video does. Paste a link to one of these posts here and there's no LinkedIn-hosted video file to extract, because none exists on LinkedIn's side — the honest move is to go straight to that source platform's own downloader instead, such as this site's Vimeo or X (Twitter) tools for that specific link.

LinkedIn Doesn't Have a Download Button — Here's What "Save" Actually Does

It surprises a lot of people, especially compared to platforms that at least attempt an in-app export: LinkedIn has never shipped a first-party "download this video" option, on desktop or in either mobile app. The bookmark-shaped option in the ••• menu — labeled Save — doesn't write a file to your device. It adds the post to a personal collection called My Items, reachable later at linkedin.com/my-items/saved-posts/. That's a bookmark tied to your LinkedIn account, not an export: viewing it later still requires being logged in, still streams the video over LinkedIn's own player, and stops working entirely if the original poster deletes the post or deactivates their account.

The action people actually want when they're about to use a downloader is Copy link to post, also found in the same ••• menu. That's the correct thing to copy — it's a permalink to the post, not a save action, and it's what this tool expects pasted into the box above.

This gap is a real difference from consumer platforms people sometimes compare LinkedIn to. It's also worth being direct about what LinkedIn's own player does not do: it doesn't stamp a visible watermark or logo onto the video frame the way some short-form apps brand an exported clip. The quality ceiling on anything fetched here isn't a logo baked into the corner of the frame — it's simply whatever resolution LinkedIn's own transcoder produced from the original upload, which tops out around 1080p regardless of source resolution (more on that below).

Public, Connections-Only, or Company Page: Why "Public" Isn't One Setting on LinkedIn

On Reddit or TikTok, a post is either public or it sits inside a private, invite-only space — there isn't much middle ground. LinkedIn is different, and it matters directly for what a LinkedIn video downloader can and can't reach: personal profile posts carry their own audience selector, chosen by the poster at the moment of posting.

Set to Anyone, a post is visible off LinkedIn entirely — it shows up in search, in hashtag feeds, and can be opened by someone who isn't even signed in. Set to Connections Only, it's restricted to the poster's first-degree connections: excluded from search and hashtag feeds, unable to be shared outside that network, and — critically for this tool — unreachable by an anonymous request the way an "Anyone" post is. A third option restricts a post to a specific Group's membership, which behaves the same way for outside access: none at all.

Company Pages work differently again. Pages don't have "connections," they have followers, and there's no equivalent connections-only toggle — a Page's posts are published to a public audience by default. What Pages don't get is a personal profile's algorithmic reach; LinkedIn's feed ranking favors person-to-person content, so Company Page video often shows up in fewer feeds even though the post itself is just as publicly fetchable as a personal one.

Then there's paid video: Sponsored Content run through Campaign Manager as a "Direct Sponsored Content" ad is often never published as an organic post at all — it exists only to be shown to a targeted ad audience and may have no ordinary public permalink to copy in the first place, which puts it out of reach for a link-based downloader by construction, not by restriction.

Here's exactly what a LinkedIn video downloader can and can't reach, broken down by post type:

What Works vs. What Does Not

For full transparency, here's exactly what this LinkedIn video downloader can and cannot retrieve:

LinkedIn Video Length, File Size & Quality Limits

What you get back from a LinkedIn video downloader is capped by what LinkedIn itself allowed the poster to upload in the first place, so it helps to know those ceilings:

LinkedIn will accept an uploaded source file as large as 4096×2304, but its own delivery pipeline downsamples playback to roughly 1080p regardless of what was originally uploaded — so 1080p is the practical, honest ceiling for any tool pulling from LinkedIn's own player, this one included. There's no hidden higher-resolution original sitting on LinkedIn's servers to unlock. Accepted source formats include MP4, MOV, AVI, and MKV among others, though MP4 encoded with H.264 is what LinkedIn itself recommends — and it's what comes back here regardless of the poster's original upload format, since the delivered file is LinkedIn's own transcoded rendition, not the poster's original.

LinkedIn Learning Is a Separate, Locked Product

It's worth being unambiguous about this, because the two get confused constantly: LinkedIn Learning — the platform's paid catalog of video courses — is a completely different product from the main feed, with its own subscription, its own app, and its own delivery pipeline. Course videos are DRM-protected, and even LinkedIn's own official offline-viewing feature is deliberately restrictive: it only works inside the Learning mobile app, only for members with an active Premium or Learning subscription, and it re-locks itself roughly every 30 days until you sign back in.

That's a fundamentally different legal and technical situation from a public feed post, and it's why this tool — and any LinkedIn video downloader working from a public post link — doesn't reach into Learning content, and shouldn't. A course video sits behind a paywall for a reason; a public post someone chose to set to "Anyone" is a different thing entirely.

Real Reasons Professionals Use a LinkedIn Video Downloader

LinkedIn's video content skews professional and B2B in a way that changes who actually reaches for a downloader here, and why:

• Competitive & Market Intelligence: Sales and marketing teams archive a competitor's product announcement or an industry thought-leadership post for internal review, without relying on a live link the poster could edit or delete before the next team meeting.
• Recruiting & Employer Branding: HR and recruiting teams save a candidate's public speaking clip or a "day in the life" culture video from a target company's Page as part of a hiring packet or internal briefing.
• Conference & Keynote Archiving: Event organizers and attendees keep a personal or team copy of a keynote, panel clip, or webinar highlight a speaker posted natively, before it scrolls out of anyone's feed.
• Knowledge Continuity for L&D Teams: Learning-and-development teams preserve a colleague's internal presentation or client-facing pitch video before that person changes roles or leaves the company entirely — a LinkedIn post is not a backup system, and nothing guarantees it stays up.
• Journalism & Research: Reporters and researchers cite a company statement, executive interview, or public announcement as a primary source, and keep a copy in case the post is later edited or quietly removed.
• Internal Training Libraries: Teams compile a folder of publicly posted case studies, product demos, or client testimonials for onboarding new hires, with proper attribution back to the original poster.

None of this is about repurposing entertainment clips — it's the same instinct as bookmarking a web page, applied to a format that a live URL alone doesn't reliably preserve.

How to Download LinkedIn Videos on iPhone, Android & Desktop

iPhone & iPad (Safari)

1. Copy the Link: In the LinkedIn app, tap the ••• menu on the post and tap Copy link to post.
2. Paste in Safari: Open Safari, visit getindevice.com, paste the link into the search bar, and tap Download.
3. Save to Photos: Tap Save and confirm Safari's download prompt. Open the downloaded file, tap the Share icon, and choose Save Video to move it into your iPhone's Photos app.

Android (Chrome & Samsung Internet)

1. Copy the Link: In the LinkedIn app, tap ••• on the post, then tap Copy link to post.
2. Paste & Fetch: Open Chrome or Samsung Internet, go to getindevice.com, paste the URL, and tap Download.
3. Save to Gallery: Tap Save. The file saves to your phone's /Download folder and appears in your Gallery app.

Desktop (Chrome, Firefox, Safari & Edge)

1. Copy the URL: Open the post on linkedin.com, click the ••• menu, and select Copy link to post — or copy it straight from your browser's address bar.
2. Process the Link: Go to getindevice.com, paste the link into the search box, and click Download.
3. Save the File: Click Save to store the video in your computer's Downloads folder.

Troubleshooting LinkedIn Video Downloader Errors

• "Link not recognized": Make sure the link was copied via Copy link to post in the ••• menu, not a link to your own feed or a search results page. Re-copy directly from the post itself.
• "This post is unavailable": The post may be set to Connections Only or restricted to a Group, or it may have been deleted since it was found. Neither is something a public downloader can reach.
• "No video found on this post": The post likely embeds an external YouTube or Vimeo link rather than a natively uploaded LinkedIn video. A quick check: native video autoplays directly inside the LinkedIn feed; an embedded link typically doesn't.
• "Quality looks lower than expected": LinkedIn's own transcoder tops out around 1080p regardless of the original upload resolution — that ceiling belongs to LinkedIn, not to this tool.
• "iPhone won't save the file": Use Safari rather than Chrome for the initial download, then use the Share sheet's Save Video action to move the file into Photos.
• "Nothing happens when the link is pasted": Strip out any extra text a messaging app may have bundled with the link, or copy it fresh directly from LinkedIn's address bar or share menu.

Is It Legal to Download LinkedIn Videos? Copyright in a Professional Context

Saving a public LinkedIn video for personal reference, internal team use, or fair-use commentary is broadly consistent with accepted norms in most places. Where it gets more sensitive on a professional network specifically is re-use: reposting someone's keynote, product demo, or interview elsewhere as if it were your own, or using it in external marketing without credit or permission, can raise real copyright and, in some cases, personality-rights issues — particularly for videos featuring an identifiable individual speaking on camera.

Latest Updates & Fixes

This LinkedIn video downloader is actively maintained to keep pace with LinkedIn's post formats and delivery pipeline. Here is the recent maintenance log for this tool:

Legal Notice & Disclaimer

• Saving public LinkedIn posts for personal, non-commercial reference, internal team use, or fair-use commentary is generally permitted. Obtain permission from the rights holder before any commercial or public redistribution, particularly for videos featuring an identifiable person speaking on camera.
• GetinDevice does not host or store any LinkedIn media on its own servers. Every video is fetched directly from LinkedIn's own public content-delivery infrastructure (dms.licdn.com and media.licdn.com) at the time of your request.
• GetinDevice is an independent third-party web utility and is not affiliated with, authorized by, or endorsed by LinkedIn Corporation, a wholly owned subsidiary of Microsoft Corporation. LinkedIn, the LinkedIn logo, and the IN logo are registered trademarks of LinkedIn Corporation and its affiliates in the United States and/or other countries.