How to Save LinkedIn Videos and Reuse Them Fairly

LinkedIn is full of useful video: talks from conferences, product walkthroughs, short lessons from people in your field. But the app gives you a way to react and repost, and no clear way to keep a video. This guide shows how to save a public LinkedIn video as a file, what to expect and how to reuse professional content fairly.

Why saving a LinkedIn video is not obvious

LinkedIn wants videos watched inside LinkedIn, so there is no download button on other people's posts. That is fine for casual scrolling. It is less fine when you want to watch a talk on a flight, keep a copy of a clip from your own company page, or study how another team explains a product.

Saving a public LinkedIn video

For a public post, a browser tool can save the video as an MP4:

1. Open the LinkedIn post that contains the video.
2. Tap the three dots at the top of the post, then Copy link to post.
3. Open our LinkedIn video downloader.
4. Paste the link. The LinkedIn tab is selected for you.
5. Check the preview and choose Download.

You do not need to log in to use the tool, and you should never type your LinkedIn password into a downloader.

What works, and what does not

Works: videos in public posts, with links that look like linkedin.com/posts/… or linkedin.com/feed/update/….

Does not work:

• Posts visible only to your connections, or posted in a private group. They need a login, and this tool does not sign in to anything.
• LinkedIn Learning courses, which are paid and restricted.
• Profile pages, company pages and the feed itself. Those are not links to a single video.
• Posts that have been deleted, or posts with only text or images.

If a link fails, open it in a private browser window while logged out. If you cannot see the video there, a downloader cannot either.

Quality and sound

You get the video in the quality LinkedIn provides for that post. It varies from upload to upload, and a saved copy will never be sharper than what LinkedIn serves. If you posted the video yourself, the best version is always the file you exported from your editor, not a copy taken back from the platform.

Your own videos come first

If the video is yours, keep the source file. Export it as MP4, give it a clear name and store it in cloud storage. That protects you if a post is removed, a company page changes hands or an account is lost.

Reusing videos fairly

A video on LinkedIn belongs to its creator, or to the company that made it, even when the post is public. A few simple rules follow:

• Watching privately is fine. Saving a clip to watch offline is a common, low-risk use.
• Ask before you repost. Sharing someone else's video in a newsletter, a course, a client deck or another platform needs their permission.
• Credit the creator. Name them and link to the original post once they agree.
• Remove it on request. If the creator asks, take it down.

Professional content adds one more point: speakers and companies sometimes appear in a video with their employer's or client's material. If a clip shows anything that looks confidential, do not share it further.

For a wider look at what is allowed, read our guide to downloading videos safely and legally. If you want to know which file type suits which use, see MP4 vs WebM vs MOV.

Troubleshooting

• "No video found": the post has only text or images. Copy the link from a post that has a video.
• "Private or login required": the post is limited to connections or a group.
• A link that was shortened: open it in your browser first, then copy the full address from the address bar.
• A message about limits: try again shortly.

In short

Save public LinkedIn videos with a browser tool when they are yours or you have permission, keep your originals and give credit whenever you reuse someone else's work. To try it, paste a LinkedIn post link into SaveReelsFast and download an MP4.