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How to Save Your TikTok Videos Before They’re Gone: A Simple Tool to Backup Your Content

Introduction

In a world where online content can be taken down at any moment due to regional restrictions, account bans, or service outages, ensuring your digital content is safe is more important than ever. For TikTok users, this can mean saving videos to your local storage to preserve them. Whether you’re worried about future account suspensions or you simply want to back up your favorite videos, this tool is here to help you download and save TikTok videos effortlessly.

In this post, I’ll introduce SaveMyTikTok, a third-party automated TikTok data collection tool that helps users save TikTok videos without the need for login credentials. It’s built on top of the TikTok-Api framework and ensures that you can still access and save content, even if TikTok services are restricted in your region.

Additionally, SaveMyTikTok makes it easy to repurpose and share your downloaded videos on platforms like Little RedNote(Xiaohongshu), YouTube Shorts, and Instagram Reels. Whether you’re a content creator looking to expand your audience or just someone who wants to keep their favorite videos available, this tool allows you to seamlessly export and redistribute your content across different social media platforms.

About SaveMyTikTok

SaveMyTikTok is an open-source tool designed to back up both your own TikTok videos as well as videos from other users. It’s a simple way to download and save your TikTok videos directly to local storage, providing a safeguard against any disruptions you might face when accessing TikTok.

Key Features:

  • No Login Required – You don’t need to provide your credentials to download videos.
  • Save Any Video – Download your own watermark-free TikTok videos or those of other users.
  • Export Support – Export video data for further use and analysis.

This tool is especially useful for users who want to ensure that their content remains accessible, even if TikTok becomes unavailable in their region or account restrictions are enforced.

How It Works

Using SaveMyTikTok is simple. All you need is Python 3.8+ and the necessary dependencies to get started.

Installation & Usage

  1. Install Python Dependencies:

Make sure you have Python 3.8+ installed on your system, then run the following command to install the required dependencies:

   pip install -r requirements.txt
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  1. Install Playwright:

To make sure everything works smoothly, install Playwright:

   python -m playwright install
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  1. Run the Script:

Now, you’re ready to run the script. Use the following command to save videos:

   python main.py --url https://www.tiktok.com/@soomile --output test.csv --count 10
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This will save videos from the given TikTok user URL and output the data to a CSV file.

Example Output

Once you run the script, the output will contain the saved video details, such as video URLs, user information, and metadata for further use.

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Support & Contributions

If you find this tool useful, please consider giving it a ⭐ on GitHub. Your support helps improve the tool and contributes to the community.

For any questions or issues, feel free to reach out via:

  • 📢 Telegram: t.me/worldVarspeace
  • 💼 Upwork: View Profile

Acknowledgements

This project leverages the technical foundation provided by the TikTok-Api repository. We would like to express our gratitude to the contributors for their invaluable work, which has made this project possible.

Conclusion

Whether you’re an avid TikTok creator, a casual viewer, or just someone who wants to ensure their favorite TikTok videos are preserved, SaveMyTikTok provides a simple and effective solution. Start backing up your content today, and never worry about losing it again.

Check out the full project and get started: SaveMyTikTok GitHub

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