Tapesnag

Tapesnag for Android

Keep any video, on your phone.

The app saves videos from YouTube, TikTok, X, Instagram and hundreds of other sites straight to your gallery. It's free.

Coming soon

Android 7.0 or newer · APK file

Paste a link, pick a quality
Every download in one place
Keeps going with the screen off

What it does

  • YouTube included

    Videos, Shorts and playlists, in any quality up to 4K, or just the audio.

  • Keeps going in the background

    Switch apps or lock your phone. A notification shows how far your downloads are, and tells you when they're done.

  • Straight to your gallery

    Videos land in Pictures/Tapesnag and audio in Music/Tapesnag, ready for any app.

  • Share to Tapesnag

    In YouTube, TikTok or Instagram, tap Share and choose Tapesnag. No copying links.

  • Updates itself

    New versions show up inside the app. One tap installs them.

  • No account

    Nothing to sign up for. Your downloads stay on your phone.

Coming soon: Instagram and Facebook stories, saved with your own sign-in, which stays on your phone.

Install it

  1. 1

    Download the app

    Tap the Download button on your Android phone.

  2. 2

    Allow the install

    Open the file. Android asks once whether your browser may install apps. Allow it, then tap Install.

  3. 3

    Paste a link

    Open Tapesnag, paste a link or share one from any app, and pick a quality.

Why not Google Play?

Google Play doesn't allow apps that download from YouTube, so Tapesnag comes straight from this site. Every version is signed with the same key, and Android only installs updates that match it.

iPhone?

Not yet. On an iPhone, use this website: it saves videos and photos from every supported site except YouTube.