How can I download a video clip that was recorded and sent in Teams chat?

Anonymous
2022-11-18T12:11:21+00:00

Hi,

A college recorded and sent a short video clip in Teams chat. The clip was recorded by a mobile device directly from the recording function in Teams chat: Send a video clip in Teams - Microsoft Support

I can view the video clip the Teams chat, but I want to download the file. The file is not in the "file" tab in the chat.

How can I download the video file from the chat?

Thank you!

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  1. Anonymous
    2023-06-14T08:23:21+00:00

    This is one of the most annoying issues regards Teams. I constantly get videos from people and can't download them. What I usually end up doing is either asking them to upload on Onedrive and share a link, or I screen record on my phone so I can have it. It's not a perfect solution, but it helps until Microsoft decides to simply put a download button as an option.

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  2. Anonymous
    2025-04-23T19:01:42+00:00

    It is possible to download a video clip in the New Teams Desktop App (at least the way MS Teams is configured in our org).

    I came to this forum for the same reason as the op. All I was getting was the same menu options as other posters and could not find a way to download the clip.

    However, then I noticed a separate 3-dot menu button located in the upper right corner.

    Please note that the method slightly changes once you've started playing the clip.

    If you have not started playing the clip, you can simply right-click on the clip and you will see the download option.

    If you have already started playing the clip, pause the clip and hover over the clip with your mouse and you should see the 3 horizontal dots (aka meatballs menu or horizontal hamburger menu) icon in the upper right corner of the video clip.

    Do not get confused with the other 3-dots menu icon in the lower right. We want the 3-dots icon in the upper right.

    Click on the 3-dots button in the upper right corner of the video clip and you should see the "Download video" option.

    Hope this helps.

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  3. Anonymous
    2023-03-03T08:55:35+00:00

    This problem is so stupid, but I've found a solution:

    1. Go to the Teams mobile app
    2. Without opening the video, press and hold it to bring up message options
    3. Tap "Share video"
    4. Share the video to a file storage app such as OneDrive or Dropbox
    5. The file will download and save in the location you chose.

    Hopefully this workaround won't be necessary for much longer.

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  4. Anonymous
    2023-02-10T17:31:40+00:00

    Glad you got it, but what a pain of a workaround :(

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  5. Anonymous
    2022-11-18T12:49:28+00:00

    Hello MAJA_CO! My name is Joshua. I'm an Independent Advisor for Microsoft Teams and I am happy to look into this for you.

    Please kindly check the following link to see how you can download the recording from the Teams Chat

    https://support.microsoft.com/en-us/office/play...

    Please kindly let me know if this doesn't help.

    Regards...
    Joshua.

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