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Show HN: download all your [Liked] videos from TikTok for safekeeping

by ZYinMD on 3/15/22, 2:42 PM with 14 comments

This is a chrome extension I made. You visit tiktok.com and sign in, the extension retrieves MP4s and puts them in a folder.

My goal: the TikTok algorithm has helped me find wonderful things. I consider the list of my [Likes] to be a treasure collection, and want to make sure I don't lose them.

If you don't have time to try, here's a video walking through all the features: https://youtu.be/BoHOdRxHgP0

Is it free: Yes. (I did test a payment modal once, but users gave me 1-star ratings for it, so I removed it)

  • by ZYinMD on 3/15/22, 3:22 PM

    By the way (OP here), videos disappear from TikTok everyday for various reasons, and this tool monitors and labels all disappeared videos, as long as you have downloaded them first. My numbers show they typically disappear at a rate of ~3% per month (which is one major reason why I built this tool).

  • by jiaminglimjm on 3/17/22, 2:33 AM

    Thank you! If only TikTok were as easy to archive as YouTube

  • by PenguinRevolver on 3/15/22, 6:07 PM

    Is the scroll progress supposed to go above 100?

  • by blunte on 3/16/22, 9:01 PM

    Ahh, the best content to archive!

  • by mateo1 on 3/16/22, 9:27 AM

    Now the hard part is to find something on tiktok worth downloading.