TED Video Downloader
Save TED Talks as MP4 in HD for offline viewing — paste the link, no login, no app.
TED Video Downloader for offline talks in clean MP4
SnapSave is a free TED Video Downloader that turns a public ted.com talk link into a clean MP4 in HD for offline viewing. Save a TED Talk as MP4 in HD — paste the talk’s ted.com link into the box at the top of this page, press Download, and the file saves to your device, with no login and no app to install.
People want a talk saved offline for sensible reasons: watching a favourite speaker on a long flight with no Wi-Fi, queuing up a lecture for a commute through a tunnel, or keeping a talk on hand to play for a class that has patchy connectivity. TED streams in the browser, so a casual right-click rarely hands you a tidy file you can replay later without buffering. The SnapSave downloader does the fetching for you and gives back a standard MP4 you can keep for personal, offline viewing.
TED publishes its talks under a Creative Commons licence (BY-NC-ND), which permits sharing for personal and non-commercial use as long as you credit the speaker and TED and don’t change the video. Save talks for your own offline viewing or classroom use within those terms — please don’t re-upload them, strip the credit, or use them commercially. SnapSave reads only the public talk page behind the link you paste, never logs into any account, and is not affiliated with TED. Respect TED’s licence and Terms of Use, and credit the speaker whenever you share.
How to download a TED Talk in three steps
From a public talk link to a saved MP4 in well under a minute, with nothing to install and no sign-up.
Open the talk and copy its link
Find the talk on ted.com, open its page, and copy the address from your browser’s bar — or use the Share button on the talk and copy the link. A URL like ted.com/talks/speaker_name_title is all SnapSave needs.
Paste it into SnapSave
Drop the link into the box at the top of this page and press Download. SnapSave opens the public talk page, finds the video, and lists every quality it can hand back.
Choose a quality and save
Pick the MP4 in the resolution you want, up to the highest the talk offers. SnapSave saves it straight to your phone or computer with the audio kept in step, ready for offline viewing.
What you can save from TED
Paste one public talk link and SnapSave works out the best version to hand back, then saves it as a clean MP4 you can replay offline.
Main-stage TED Talks
Save the headline talks from the TED stage as clean MP4 files, in HD where the talk allows, with the speaker’s audio kept in step so you can watch the whole thing offline.
TEDx & TED-Ed lessons
Keep a TEDx talk or a TED-Ed lesson for the moment you actually need it — an educational walkthrough saved offline so you’re not hunting for the same video again before a lesson.
Interviews & talk series
Public conversations, interviews and episodes from TED’s talk series save just as cleanly, so you can keep a reference talk on hand to revisit or discuss later.
We don’t log your links or keep your videos
Plenty of downloaders quietly keep a record of every link pasted into them. SnapSave doesn’t work that way. There’s no account to sign into, no list of what you’ve saved, and no copy of your file left sitting on a server.
When you paste a public TED link, SnapSave fetches the video from TED’s own servers and passes the finished MP4 straight to your device. The link only lives long enough to prepare the download, then it’s gone — no upload step, nothing parked on a disk, and no log with your name on it.
Supported TED formats and resolutions
What TED published is what comes back down — no re-encoding and no shrinking, just a clean MP4 that keeps the original picture and audio.
| Source on TED | What SnapSave gives you | Quality |
|---|---|---|
| Full HD talk (1080p) | MP4 (H.264 / AAC) | Up to 1080p, Full HD |
| HD talk (720p) | MP4 (H.264 / AAC) | Up to 720p, HD |
| Standard talk (480p or less) | MP4 (H.264 / AAC) | Original |
Get a clean TED download every time
Most downloads work first try. A few small habits sort out the ones that don’t.
Copy the talk link, not the topic page
Open the talk itself, then copy the URL from the address bar or use Share to copy the link. A ted.com/talks/… link is what SnapSave reads; a speaker, topic or playlist page won’t point at a single talk.
A real download beats a screen recording
Recording your screen re-compresses the picture, knocks the audio out of step, and bakes in your interface. SnapSave saves the actual MP4 instead, so the copy you keep matches the talk as published.
HD depends on the original talk
SnapSave always offers the sharpest version the talk page holds, up to Full HD, but it can’t go past what TED published. If the source is 720p, then 720p is the ceiling — no tool can add detail that was never there.
Save subtitles separately if you need them
The MP4 comes without burned-in captions. If you want the words, open the talk’s transcript on ted.com — it’s available in many languages — and keep it alongside the video for offline reading.
If a download stalls, refresh and retry
A dropped connection happens. Reload the page, paste the link again, and most stalled downloads finish on the second go. Nothing half-finished is kept, so a retry is always safe.
What makes SnapSave a better TED video downloader
One tool for the public talks on TED, at full quality, with the audio kept in step and no record of what you save.
The audio stays in step
SnapSave saves the real MP4 the talk was published as, so the speaker’s voice lands in sync with the picture — not the out-of-step mess a screen recording tends to leave you with.
Full HD, original quality
SnapSave grabs the top resolution the talk page holds, up to Full HD, with no resize and no re-encode. Just the clean MP4 the way TED published it.
One paste, the whole talk
No browser extension, no console tricks, no extra app needed. Paste the public talk link, pick a quality, and the full talk saves in a single step.
Free, unlimited, no sign-up
No daily limit, no email, no locked features and no account. Save one talk or fifty for offline viewing — the TED downloader stays free.
Works on every device
iPhone, iPad, Android, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook, any modern browser, with no app and no extension to maintain.
Long talks, handled cleanly
Full-length talks and lectures — the longer videos where lighter tools tend to stall or hand back a broken file — save cleanly here.
How to download TED Talks on any device
The routine is the same everywhere — copy, paste, download. Only the place the file lands changes.
iPhone & iPad iOS
On the TED talk page, copy the link or use Share, open SnapSave in Safari, paste, and download. The file saves to Files → Downloads. To move a talk into your camera roll, open it in Files, tap share, and choose Save Video.
Android Chrome
Copy the talk link, open SnapSave in Chrome, paste, and tap download. The file shows up in your Downloads notification and folder, and most video apps pick it up on their own.
Windows PC
Open the talk on ted.com, copy the URL from the address bar, paste it into SnapSave, and click download. The file lands in your default Downloads folder, usually C:UsersYourNameDownloads.
Mac macOS
Same as Windows — copy the talk URL, paste, download. The MP4 saves to ~/Downloads with the audio kept in step, and SnapSave works in Safari, Chrome, Firefox, Brave and Arc.
Chromebook & Linux
Identical steps: open the talk, copy, paste, download. Files save to your Downloads folder and show up in the Files app on Chromebook or your file manager on Linux.
What people save TED Talks for
One TED downloader, every browser and device
SnapSave runs in your browser, so there’s nothing to install. Open the site on any device, paste your TED link, and you’re set.
DevicesiPhone · iPad · Android · Windows PC · Mac · Linux · Chromebook
BrowsersChrome · Safari · Firefox · Edge · Brave · Arc
What SnapSave won’t do
A downloader should be a handy tool, not a way around someone’s rights. A few things stay off the table on purpose.
Ask for any account login
SnapSave never needs an account or password. It reads only the public ted.com page behind your link, which is exactly why it works with public talks and nothing else. If a downloader wants you to sign in, close the tab.
Touch private or unlisted content
SnapSave works with public TED Talks only — pages anyone can open without signing in. It cannot and will not access private, unlisted or login-gated content, by design, and it never logs into anyone’s account.
Bulk-rip a whole channel
Each download is one paste of one public talk. SnapSave isn’t a channel scraper and won’t be bent into one.
Re-encode or shrink your video
SnapSave hands back the MP4 at the quality TED published. It doesn’t re-compress the picture or trim the resolution to save space.
Hold on to your downloads
The finished file travels from TED to your device. Nothing stays with us, so there’s nothing to “delete later” — it was never kept.
Help you reuse content commercially
TED’s licence is for personal, non-commercial sharing with credit. Re-uploading a talk, stripping the attribution, or using it commercially isn’t what this is for. Keep saved talks for your own offline or educational use, and respect TED’s CC licence and Terms of Use.
TED Video Downloader, frequently asked questions
Is SnapSave free to use?
Yes. SnapSave is a free TED Video Downloader with unlimited downloads, no signup, no email, no premium tier and no daily cap. A few light ads keep the service going.
Do I need an app or an account?
Neither. SnapSave runs in your web browser, so there’s no app, no extension and no software to install, and it never asks for any login. It only reads the public ted.com page behind the link you paste.
What quality and format do downloads come in?
Talks save as a standard MP4 (H.264 video, AAC audio), up to Full HD where the talk allows. That plays on every device and in every player with no fix-up step. Subtitles aren’t burned into the file — if you need the words, open the talk’s transcript on ted.com, which is available in many languages.
Can SnapSave download private or unlisted TED videos?
No. SnapSave works with public TED Talks only — pages anyone can open without signing in. It cannot and will not access private, unlisted or login-gated content, and it never logs into anyone’s account. SnapSave is not affiliated with TED.
Is it legal to download TED Talks?
TED publishes its talks under a Creative Commons licence (BY-NC-ND), which allows you to share them for personal, non-commercial purposes as long as you credit the speaker and TED and don’t modify the video. Saving a talk for your own offline viewing or classroom use fits within those terms. Re-uploading talks, removing the attribution, editing them, or using them commercially does not — and SnapSave isn’t meant for that. You’re responsible for following TED’s licence and Terms of Use. SnapSave only works with public talks and isn’t affiliated with TED.
How do I download a TED Talk on iPhone or Android?
On iPhone, copy the talk link or use Share, open SnapSave in Safari, paste, and save to Files → Downloads. On Android, copy the link, open SnapSave in Chrome, paste, and tap download to save it to your Downloads folder. The steps are the same, only the destination changes.
Disclaimer and legal information
Not affiliated with TED
SnapSave is an independent tool and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, sponsored by or officially connected to TED Conferences LLC or its operators. It is an unaffiliated third-party service that works only with publicly available content.
Trademarks
“TED”, “TEDx” and “TED-Ed” are trademarks of TED Conferences LLC. Every other brand and logo mentioned here belongs to its owner. These names are used only to describe what the tool supports and do not imply any endorsement.
Intended use
SnapSave is meant for personal, non-commercial use — to save publicly available TED Talks for offline or educational viewing within TED’s Creative Commons licence. It only works with public talks and is not built for mass scraping, redistribution, or anything that breaks TED’s Terms of Use.
Your responsibility
You are responsible for how you use the tool, for crediting the speaker and TED when you share, and for following TED’s Creative Commons licence and Terms of Use. You should only save talks you intend to use for personal, non-commercial purposes. SnapSave only handles public talks.
Nothing is hosted here
SnapSave does not host, store, cache or distribute any TED content. The tool simply fetches publicly available media to your own device, at your own request, and nothing is kept on our servers before, during or after a download.
No warranty
The service is provided “as is,” with no warranty of any kind. We’re not liable for how the tool is used, for the content people download, or for anything that follows from it. By using SnapSave you agree to use it lawfully and at your own risk.
Ready to download your first TED Talk?
Paste any public TED link into the downloader at the top of the page. SnapSave fetches the talk, keeps the audio in step, and handles the rest — freely and privately, for your own offline viewing.