How do I download LinkedIn videos to iOS?

LinkedIn is a popular social media platform used by professionals and businesses to network, share content, and find job opportunities. With over 800 million users worldwide, LinkedIn is a great place to establish your professional online presence and build connections.

One useful feature of LinkedIn is the ability to upload and share videos. Videos can help demonstrate your skills, provide tips and tutorials, or share company news. However, there is no direct way to save or download LinkedIn videos directly on the iOS app.

In this guide, we’ll discuss different methods you can use to download LinkedIn videos on your iPhone or iPad. With the right tools and apps, you can easily save any LinkedIn video for offline viewing.

Why Download LinkedIn Videos?

Here are some common reasons you may want to download videos from LinkedIn:

• To watch when offline: If you want to view a video later when you won’t have an internet connection, downloading allows you to watch it anytime.
• To save and organize: Downloading allows you to keep videos long-term and store them alongside other important files.
• To share via email or other apps: It can be easier to share a downloaded video file than sharing a LinkedIn link.
• To analyze and study: Being able to download a video lets you rewatch it as needed to fully analyze the content.

Overall, downloading gives you more flexibility and control over LinkedIn videos. However, it’s important to only download and share videos you have permission to use.

Method 1: Use a Third-Party Downloader

One of the easiest ways to download LinkedIn videos on iOS is to use a dedicated third-party downloader tool or app. Here are some top options:

1. SaveFrom.net

SaveFrom.net is a free web-based downloader that works great for LinkedIn videos. Here’s how to use it:

1. On your iPhone or iPad, open the LinkedIn app and find the video you want to download.
2. Tap the share icon below the video and select “Copy Link”. This copies the video URL to your clipboard.
3. Open Safari or another web browser and go to SaveFrom.net.
4. Paste the video URL into the download bar and hit enter.
5. On the next screen, tap the download icon (downward facing arrow) to save the video file.
6. The video will download directly to your Photos app where you can access it offline.

SaveFrom is completely free and does not require installing any additional apps. However, third-party downloader sites may sometimes generate pop-up ads.

2. Documents by Readdle

Documents by Readdle is a popular file management and browser app for iOS. It includes a built-in downloader and offline file storage.

To use it for LinkedIn videos:

1. Install Documents from the App Store if you don’t already have it.
2. Open the app and tap the “Downloads” icon in the bottom toolbar.
3. In the top search field, paste the URL of the LinkedIn video you want to download.
4. Tap the blue download arrow to begin downloading the video.
5. The video will download and be accessible in the Downloads section of Documents.

Documents provides a simple integrated downloader option at the cost of the $5.99 app purchase. Downloaded videos can be stored and managed within the app.

3. Video Downloader Professional

If you need to frequently download videos from multiple sites, a dedicated video downloader app like Video Downloader Professional may be worth considering.

To use it for LinkedIn:

1. Install the app from the App Store (costs $2.99).
2. Open the app and tap the “+” button to paste in a video URL.
3. Paste the LinkedIn video URL and tap “Download”.
4. Select video quality and output format.
5. The video will begin downloading and appear in your app library.

Video Downloader Professional provides advanced downloading options and support for many sites beyond just LinkedIn. The $2.99 cost may be worthwhile for frequent downloaders.

Method 2: Use the Share Sheet

Another way to download LinkedIn videos is by using iOS’s built-in share sheet to open the video in another compatible app. Here are some examples:

1. Open in Safari

1. In the LinkedIn app, tap the share icon under the video.
2. Select “Copy Link”.
3. Open Safari and paste the link in the address bar.
4. Long press on the video as it plays and choose “Download Video”.

This saves the video directly to your Photos app. However, Safari download success can be intermittent.

2. Open in YouTube

1. From the LinkedIn share sheet, choose “Copy Link”.
2. Open the YouTube app and paste the link into the search bar.
3. Let the video load in YouTube, then tap the download icon below it.

This takes advantage of YouTube’s reliable downloading capability. However, it only works if the video is public and playable in YouTube.

3. Open in VLC

1. Install VLC Player from the App Store if you don’t have it.
2. Tap the LinkedIn share icon and choose “Copy Link”.
3. In VLC, tap “Network Stream” and paste the link as the network URL.
4. Play the video, then tap the download icon in the bottom right corner.

VLC is designed for playing and downloading video files, so can reliably save LinkedIn videos. But the app costs $14.99.

Method 3: Use a Web Clipper

Another option is using a web clipper tool to save LinkedIn videos for offline access. Here are two clippers that work well:

1. Save to Pocket

Pocket is a popular read-it-later app that also supports video clipping.

To use it for LinkedIn downloads:

1. Install the free Pocket app if you don’t already have it.
2. Tap the share icon under the LinkedIn video and select “Copy Link”.
3. Open Pocket and tap the + button to add content.
4. Paste in the video URL and tap “Save”.
5. The video will be available offline within the Pocket app.

Pocket provides offline access and syncs across devices. But the 10MB size limit per video may be restrictive for longer videos.

2. Save to GoodLinks

GoodLinks is another web clipper designed specifically for saving online videos.

To use it:

1. Get the GoodLinks app from the App Store.
2. Tap the share icon under the LinkedIn video and select “Copy Link”.
3. In GoodLinks, tap + and paste the video URL.
4. Tap “Download” to save the video for offline access.

GoodLinks specializes in saving online videos, but it costs $2.99 and has a steep learning curve.

Method 4: Use the LinkedIn API

For developers or those with coding skills, the LinkedIn API provides programmatic access to LinkedIn data including media content.

This approach allows automating LinkedIn video downloads:

1. Obtain a LinkedIn API key and access token.
2. Use the JavaScript or Python SDKs to authenticate.
3. Call the UGCPosts API endpoint with the video ID.
4. Parse the response to extract the video URLs.
5. Use curl, wget, or other program to download the videos.

While powerful, this requires comfort with code. Normal users likely don’t need to use the API for simple video downloads.

Method 5: Use a Desktop Downloader

As a workaround, you can download LinkedIn videos through a desktop web browser, then transfer them to your iPhone/iPad manually.

Here are some ways to download from a desktop:

• Chrome extensions like Video Downloader Professional.
• Website downloaders like SaveFrom.net.
• YouTube downloader tools by pasting the video link.
• VLC media player’s web stream recording.

Once downloaded on a computer, transfer the videos to your iOS device:

• Via email attachment.
• Using cloud storage like Dropbox.
• With your computer’s USB cable.
• Using AirDrop file transfer.

This is an indirect method, but provides flexibility to use any desktop downloading technique you prefer.

Conclusion

While LinkedIn doesn’t allow saving videos natively through its app, there are many good workarounds using third-party tools. The easiest options are web downloader sites or apps with integrated downloading capability. More advanced alternatives include using video player apps, web clippers, programming interfaces, or indirect desktop methods.

With the right approach, any LinkedIn user can download and save videos to watch offline on iPhone or iPad. Just be sure to only share and use content that you have permission for, and avoid pirated videos. Downloading can be extremely useful for referencing important videos anytime without an internet connection.