Best RapidSave Alternatives for Downloading Reddit Videos

RapidSave — the site that used to be called RedditSave — is one of the best-known ways to save Reddit videos with sound. Like any free web tool, it won't suit everyone every time: a link it can't handle, a format you need that it doesn't offer, or a day it doesn't load for you. Here is what to look for in an alternative, and how the main kinds of tools compare.

What a good Reddit video downloader does

Joins the sound to the video. Reddit stores picture and sound in separate files, so a downloader that only grabs the picture gives you a silent clip. This is the one feature that matters most (why it happens).

Offers every quality. Reddit keeps each video in several sizes. A good tool lists all of them, so you can choose 1080p to keep or 360p to send.

Accepts every kind of link. The app's /s/ share links, redd.it short links, v.redd.it video links, old.reddit.com and mobile links — you shouldn't have to tidy up the address first.

Handles more than video. Galleries, GIFs, original pictures, audio. Most Reddit posts are not videos.

Works without an account or an app. A browser should be enough, on a phone as well as a computer.

Is clear about what it can't do. Private communities, removed posts and videos hosted on other sites can't be downloaded by anyone. A good tool says which of those you've hit.

The kinds of alternatives

Other websites

Online downloaders work on any device with a browser and need nothing installed. They differ mostly in which links and formats they support, and in how many ads stand between you and the file.

Browser extensions

Extensions add a download button to Reddit's own pages, which is convenient on a computer. They don't work in mobile browsers, and since they run on every page you visit, it's worth checking who makes them and what permissions they ask for.

Apps

Some Android apps and iOS Shortcuts save Reddit videos from the share menu. They are handy once set up, but each needs installing, and Shortcuts tend to break when Reddit changes something.

Command-line tools

yt-dlp downloads Reddit videos with sound and gives full control over formats. It suits people who are comfortable in a terminal and want to script downloads.

How FromRed.net handles each point

FromRed.net is a free online downloader, built for Reddit only:

• Video with sound in every quality the upload has, up to 1080p, as MP4.
• Every link form — /s/ share links, redd.it, v.redd.it, i.redd.it, old, new and mobile Reddit. Paste it and the result loads without a button.
• Galleries with every picture in order and a ZIP of all of them.
• Original pictures as JPG or PNG rather than WEBP.
• GIFs from GIF posts, and a video to GIF converter with start, length, width and frame rate.
• Audio as the original M4A or MP3 from 320 to 64 kbps.
• Subtitles as SRT or VTT, when Reddit has captioned the video.
• Threads as PDF, TXT, Markdown or JSON, with up to 1,500 comments.
• Profile pictures, banners and community icons in full size.
• No sign-up, no app, no extension; it works the same on iPhone, Android and desktop.

It doesn't download from YouTube or other sites that Reddit posts link to — though when Reddit keeps its own copy of a linked Imgur or Gfycat video, that copy is offered — and it doesn't support posts marked NSFW.

Which should you use?

If the tool you use works for you, there's no reason to switch. If it doesn't — a link it won't take, a gallery, a GIF, an MP3, a thread to keep — try FromRed.net with the same link and see what you get.