--- title: "How to save TikTok videos and Instagram Reels" description: "How to save TikToks to Favorites and collections, save Reels on Instagram, keep the link or the video, and actually find that one hook again in three months." source: https://savepad.app/blog/save-tiktok-reels --- [Blog](https://savepad.app/blog) · 14 March 2023 # How to save TikToks and Reels How to save TikToks to Favorites and collections, save Reels on Instagram, keep the link or the video, and actually find that one hook again in three months. *Saved short videos with their captions in a Savepad folder* **TLDR** - **TikTok:** tap the bookmark icon to add a video to Favorites, and sort into collections from there. Find them on your profile, under the bookmark tab. - **Instagram Reels:** tap the bookmark under the Reel. They live in your profile menu, under **Saved**, with collections. - Both apps bury saves and neither lets you search them. Copy the link (Share, then Copy link) into a swipe file with a note on why you saved it. ## Save a TikTok 1. On the video, tap the **bookmark** icon on the right. It goes into Favorites. 2. To sort it, tap **Manage** in the pop-up (or long-press the bookmark) and add it to a collection, or make a new one. 3. Find your saves on your profile: tap the **bookmark** tab. If you want the file, **Share → Save video** works only when the creator allows downloads. When they don’t, keep the link. ## Save an Instagram Reel 1. Tap the **bookmark** under the Reel. Tap and hold to pick a collection. 2. Find them on your profile: the menu (three lines), then **Saved**. The [Instagram saved posts](https://savepad.app/blog/instagram-saved-posts) post goes deeper on collections and the bits Instagram hides. ## Why in-app saves don’t work for work If you save short videos because you make them (or make ads with them), you’ll hit these fast: - **No search.** You can’t find “the one with the hook about cold showers”. - **They disappear.** Creators delete videos. Brands pull ads. Accounts get banned. - **No notes.** You saved it for the transition at 0:04. In three months you won’t know that. - **Two apps, two piles.** Your TikTok saves and your Reels saves never meet. ## Keep them in a swipe file Copy the link from **Share → Copy link** and paste it into your swipe file. In Savepad, a video link keeps its thumbnail, caption, and creator, and you can add a note like “hook at 0:02, product shown by 0:05”. Tag it `#hook` or `#ugc`, and filter later. On your phone, email the link to your Savepad address, and add `+tiktok` before the @ to send it straight to a folder. The [save from your phone](https://savepad.app/docs/save-from-your-phone) docs have the trick. If you’re saving them for ad ideas, the [TikTok Creative Center](https://savepad.app/blog/tiktok-creative-center) shows top-performing ads by industry, and [TikTok ad examples](https://savepad.app/blog/tiktok-ad-examples) has a few broken down. *A mock frame from a UGC video ad* 0893 · tiktok.com · hook at 0:02 *A mock frame from an unboxing Reel* 0990 · instagram reel · #ugc *A mock frame from a short launch video* 0187 · youtube shorts Short videos from two apps in one Savepad folder, each with a note on the second that matters. ## FAQ ### How do I save a TikTok to a collection? Tap the bookmark icon on the video to add it to Favorites, then tap Manage, or long-press the bookmark, to pick or create a collection. Find them on your profile under the bookmark tab. ### Where do saved Reels go on Instagram? Tap the bookmark under the Reel. They go to your profile menu, under Saved, where you can sort them into collections. ### Can I download a TikTok? Only if the creator allows it, from Share, then Save video. Respect it when they don't: keep the link instead. [Join the waitlist](https://savepad.app/#waitlist) ## Read these next - [TikTok ad examples: TikTok ad formats that work, from UGC testimonials to problem-solution demos, the hook patterns behind them, and where to find top-performing ads for free.](https://savepad.app/blog/tiktok-ad-examples) - [How to use the TikTok Creative Center: The TikTok Creative Center shows top ads by industry and country, free. How to use Top Ads, what the numbers mean, and how to keep the good ones.](https://savepad.app/blog/tiktok-creative-center) - [How to find your saved posts on LinkedIn: Where LinkedIn hides your saved posts on desktop and in the app, why they vanish, and how to keep the good ones somewhere you can search and sort.](https://savepad.app/blog/linkedin-saved-posts)