Download a Xiaohongshu (RedNote) video
Xiaohongshu has no official save button, so a public note's video has to be fetched with a parser. This page covers where the share link lives on mobile and on the web, which resolutions VidFable can return, and why image-only or private notes cannot be downloaded.
How it works
- Open the video note in Xiaohongshu and tap the share arrow.
- Choose “Copy link” in the share sheet.
- Paste the whole share text into VidFable — do not keep only the title.
- Press “Parse and download”, then download from the delivery panel.
Public Xiaohongshu video notes commonly return 720p. The resolution is whatever the platform publicly returns for that request; a tier it never published cannot be produced.
Image-only notes cannot be downloaded — there is no video stream in them, which is a property of the note rather than a limitation of the tool. A note is image-only when its first image has no play button and the page has no player.
Short links (the xhslink.cn form) are expanded server-side into the full parameterised URL. Paste the short link as-is; nothing needs to be done by hand.
Once the author makes a note private, deletes it or restricts it to themselves, Xiaohongshu stops returning any deliverable media URL and retrying will not help.
Xiaohongshu rate-limits bursts of requests. If a parse times out, wait a few minutes — resubmitting the same link repeatedly makes the throttling worse.
To get the file into a phone's photo library: on iOS, long-press the video in the Files app and choose Save to Photos; on Android, long-press it in Downloads and choose Save to album or Move to album.
Xiaohongshu returns slightly different address formats from the app, the web version and the mini program, but any address that points at the note locates the same content server-side. There is no need to switch entry points first.
A note's comment section, a collection and a topic page are all listings rather than a single note. Open the specific note before copying its share link.
Frequently asked questions
Can image-only notes be downloaded?
No. They contain no video stream, which is a property of the note rather than the tool. A note is image-only when its first image has no play button.
Why is 720p the usual output?
That is the tier Xiaohongshu commonly returns publicly. Anything higher depends on what that note publishes for that request; an unpublished tier cannot be produced.
What about xhslink.cn short links?
Paste them as they are; the server expands them into the full parameterised address.
Will the download still carry a watermark?
The file delivered is the media address the source publicly returns for that request. Xiaohongshu adds its own mark to some share variants, and when a cleaner variant exists the system picks it; a logo or caption the creator burned into the picture is part of the original frame and is not removed.
How many notes can I process at once?
One link per task. Use the batch queue to work through several notes; each link counts as one parse against the quota.
What does a parse timeout mean?
Xiaohongshu throttles bursts of requests. Wait a few minutes and retry once rather than resubmitting the same link.
Supported platforms
Public video links from Xiaohongshu (RedNote), Douyin, Bilibili and YouTube.
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