How to Download Imgur Videos and Clips

Imgur is best known as an image-sharing platform, but video content has become a major part of the site over the years. From viral clips and reaction videos to GIFV loops and album compilations, there is a lot of moving content on Imgur. The platform does not provide a built-in way to save these videos — you can view them in your browser or the app, but keeping a local copy requires a workaround.

Here is how to download Imgur videos, including what to know about albums, GIFV files, and how the platform structures its content.

Imgur video formats explained

Imgur uses a format called GIFV for content that was originally uploaded as a GIF. A GIFV file is actually an MP4 video with a different extension — it plays like a video but preserves the looping behavior of a GIF. When you download a GIFV post through the tool, you get an MP4 file, which is more efficient than the original GIF format. The file size will be smaller and the quality will be identical.

Regular video uploads on Imgur work the same way as any other platform. The downloader picks the highest available resolution and delivers an MP4 file with H.264 encoding.

How to download from Imgur

1. Open imgur.com in your browser and find the post or album you want.
2. Copy the full URL from the address bar. For individual posts, the URL looks like imgur.com/gallery/abc123.
3. Paste the link into the download field on this page.
4. Click Download. The tool processes the link and presents available options.
5. Select your preferred quality and save the MP4 file.

The whole process takes about ten seconds for a single video.

Albums and galleries

Imgur organizes content into albums, which are collections of posts around a theme. If you paste an album URL, the tool will identify all the video files within that album and make them available for download. Mixed albums — containing both images and videos — will only return the video items. Image-only albums will not produce a downloadable result since the tool is designed for video content.

Gallery URLs (the standard imgur.com/gallery/ links) work the same way. Imgur automatically groups related posts into galleries, and the downloader can parse video content from those.

User profiles and subreddit cross-posts

Imgur is closely connected to Reddit, and many Imgur posts are shared across both platforms. The downloader works with the Imgur URL specifically — if you have a Reddit post that links to an Imgur video, paste the Imgur URL, not the Reddit one. User profile pages on Imgur that list multiple uploads are not supported as a single link. You will need to open each post individually and copy its URL.

Privacy and content removal

If an Imgur post has been deleted or set to private, the downloader cannot access it. Only publicly visible posts are supported. Imgur does not notify uploaders when someone downloads their content through a third-party tool. No login is required, no data is stored, and there are no limits on how many videos you can save.