LinkedIn has no download button for videos. You need a workaround.
Unlike images (right-click, save), native LinkedIn videos are streamed, and the platform gives you no official way to save them, not even your own. The fastest workaround takes about ten seconds: copy the post's URL, paste it into a free LinkedIn video downloader, and save the MP4.
Here's how to do that on each device, plus the fallback methods when a downloader can't help.
Step 1: copy the link to the post
Every method starts the same way. On any device, find the post containing the video, click or tap the three dots (...) in its top-right corner, and choose "Copy link to post". On desktop you can also copy the URL straight from the address bar if the post is open on its own page.
One check before you continue: make sure it's a native LinkedIn video, meaning it plays directly in the feed. If the post embeds a YouTube or Vimeo player, the video isn't hosted on LinkedIn and a LinkedIn downloader can't fetch it. Use the matching platform's tools instead.
How to download a LinkedIn video on iPhone
- In the LinkedIn app, tap the three dots on the post and Copy link to post.
- Open Safari and go to the LinkedIn video downloader.
- Paste the link, tap Get Video, then download.
- iOS saves the MP4 to the Files app. To move it to your camera roll, open the file and choose Save Video from the share sheet.
No app to install, no login. The downloader is a web page, so it runs fine in Safari or Chrome on iOS.
How to download a LinkedIn video on Android
Same flow: copy the post link in the LinkedIn app, open the downloader page in Chrome, paste, download. Android drops the MP4 into your Downloads folder, where your gallery and video player apps pick it up automatically.
How to download a LinkedIn video on desktop
On Windows, Mac, or Linux: copy the post URL, paste it into the downloader, preview the video to confirm it's the right one, and download. The file lands in your browser's download folder as a standard MP4 that plays everywhere and imports into any video editor.
Downloading your own LinkedIn videos
If you posted the video yourself and lost the original file, you have two options. The quick one: paste your own post's URL into the downloader like any other post. The official one: LinkedIn's data export (Settings > Data privacy > Get a copy of your data), which bundles your account's content but can take a day or more to arrive. For a single video, the downloader is the sane choice; treat the export as the archival route.
The better habit long-term: keep your original video files. Platforms compress everything, and the 1080p file on your drive will always beat a re-downloaded copy.
The no-tools fallback: screen recording
If a video won't download (restricted post, embedded player, region issues), screen recording works on every device with nothing to install: iPhone and Android both have built-in screen recorders in their quick settings, Mac has Cmd+Shift+5, and Windows has the Game Bar (Win+G).
The trade-offs are real though: you capture UI elements around the video, audio setup is fiddly on some devices, and quality tops out at whatever your screen shows. It's the method of last resort, not the default.
What about Chrome extensions?
Extensions that add a download button inside LinkedIn exist, but think twice. Any extension with permissions on linkedin.com can read what you browse, and LinkedIn actively polices third-party tools that touch its pages. For a once-in-a-while download, a web tool that only sees the single URL you paste is the safer shape. We wrote about the broader question in is it safe to use Chrome extensions on LinkedIn?
Does the creator know you downloaded their video?
No. There's no notification, no view recorded, nothing in their analytics. That said, downloading doesn't transfer any rights: the video still belongs to its creator. Saving a talk for offline viewing or internal reference is fine; reposting someone's video as your own is not. When in doubt, ask, most creators say yes.
If you're saving videos for inspiration, fix the real problem
Most people downloading LinkedIn videos are collecting reference material: talks worth rewatching, formats worth studying, creators worth learning from. Downloads pile up in a folder you'll never open again.
The more useful move is making sure you never lose track of those creators in the first place. MyFeedIn's custom feeds let you build a dedicated feed of the people whose content you actually study, so their videos come to you instead of drowning in the algorithm. Download the exceptional ones, follow the source for the rest.