Tumblr Video Downloader

This Tumblr video downloader saves everything in a public Tumblr post to your phone or computer: videos as MP4, GIFs as real animated GIFs, every image in a photoset, and audio posts as MP3. Paste the link of a post or any reblog of it above and tap Download. You don't need a Tumblr account.

Any Reblog Works

On Tumblr, one GIF or video can travel through hundreds of blogs as people reblog it, often with comments and tags piled on top. You don't need to find the original poster to download it. A reblog points to the same media as the original post, so the link from whichever blog you saw it on returns the same file.

The one reason to trace a post back to its source is credit, which is covered further down.

What Comes Back From Each Kind of Post

Tumblr posts can hold different kinds of media, and every item in the post comes back as its own file:

• Video posts: an MP4 in the best quality Tumblr has. Tumblr converts uploads with 720p as its target and allows videos of up to ten minutes, so you won't find long films or 4K video here.
• GIF posts: the real animated GIF, not a still image and not a video conversion.
• Photosets: every image at full size, each as a separate file, so you can keep all of them or only some.
• Text posts with media: Tumblr's editor lets a single post mix text, several images, and a video. All of the images and the video come back.
• Audio posts: when someone uploaded a song or recording to Tumblr, you get the MP3 behind it.

Why Tumblr GIFs Look Soft

Tumblr keeps GIFs to about 540 pixels wide and a maximum of 10 MB, and compresses larger ones to fit. A long or detailed animation has to lose a lot of quality to squeeze under that limit, which is why some GIFs look grainy or smeared even on a good screen.

The GIF you download is the same file Tumblr shows, so it can't be sharper than what you saw. If the same clip exists as a video post, the video version usually looks much better, because video compression holds up far better than GIF.

Videos Embedded From YouTube

Not every video on Tumblr is uploaded to Tumblr. Some posts show a player from YouTube or another site, and in the feed they look exactly like a Tumblr video. The file behind an embedded player lives on the other site, so a Tumblr link can't return it. If a video post comes back empty, this is almost always why. YouTube isn't supported anywhere on this site.

Tumblr Link Formats

Tumblr uses a few different addresses for the same post, and all of them work:

• Blog-style links like username.tumblr.com/post/123456789012/post-title.
• Dashboard-style links like tumblr.com/username/123456789012, which is what the app and the website usually give you now.
• Short links like tmblr.co/... from Tumblr's Share button, which are followed to the full post automatically.

A link to a blog's main page, like username.tumblr.com, lists many posts rather than one. Open the post you want and copy its link.

How to Download Tumblr Videos and GIFs on Your Phone or Computer

On iPhone & iPad

1. Copy the link: In the Tumblr app, tap the share icon on the post and tap Copy Link.
2. Come back to this page: Open it in Safari, paste the link into the box at the top, and tap Download.
3. Save it: Tap Save on each file. Open it from Safari's Downloads list, tap the Share icon, and choose Save Video or Save Image to put it in Photos. MP3 files stay in the Files app.

On Android

1. Copy the link: In the Tumblr app, tap the share icon on the post and select Copy Link.
2. Come back to this page: Paste the link into the box at the top and tap Download.
3. Save it: Tap Save on each file. Everything goes to your phone's Download folder, and images, GIFs, and videos show up in your gallery.

On PC, Mac & Chromebook

1. Copy the link: Open the post in your browser and copy the address bar.
2. Come back to this page: Paste the link into the box and click Download.
3. Save it: Click Save on each file. They land in your browser's Downloads folder.

Credit the Person Who Made It

Because any reblog downloads the same file, it's easy to end up with a GIF or piece of art and no idea who made it. Before you share it anywhere off Tumblr, open the post and follow its reblog trail to the top. The blog at the start of the chain is the original creator, and that's the name to credit, whichever reblog you downloaded from.

Who Saves Tumblr Posts

• Artists and animators: a backup of their own drawings, comics, and animations kept off the platform.
• GIF collectors: a personal library of reaction GIFs, instead of searching for the same one every time.
• Fans of a fandom: edits, gifsets, and fan art from a favorite show, band, or game.
• Anyone worried about losing a post: blogs get deleted and posts get removed, and a saved copy stays with you.

Tumblr Posts That Won't Download

1. Password-protected blogs and private posts. Only people with the password, or the blog's owner, can see them.
2. Videos embedded from YouTube or other sites. The file isn't on Tumblr, so there's nothing for a Tumblr link to return.
3. Deleted posts and blogs. Every request is made live, so once a post is gone there's no saved copy to fall back on.
4. Blog main pages. Open a specific post and copy its link instead.
5. Extra text around the link. If the link came inside a message, keep only the part that starts with https://.

Is It Legal to Download From Tumblr?

Saving a public post to look at or listen to yourself is ordinary personal use. A lot of what's on Tumblr is original art, animation, and music, though, and it still belongs to the person who made it however many times it's been reblogged. Reposting it as your own, putting it on merchandise, or using it commercially needs their permission. When in doubt, credit the creator and ask.

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Usage Terms

This Tumblr video downloader is meant for personal, non-commercial, and lawful use.

• GetinDevice does not host or store Tumblr media on its servers; every file is fetched from Tumblr's servers at the moment you request it.
• Respect creators, and get permission before reposting or reusing anything you download.
• GetinDevice is an independent web tool and is not affiliated with, authorized, or endorsed by Tumblr. Tumblr and its logo are trademarks of their respective owners.