Why Downloading TikToks Without a Watermark Is Way Harder Than It Should Be
So, a little while back, I was trying to put together a TikTok compilation — kind of like a “highlight reel” of funny clips to send to my group chat. Just something casual. I wanted to save some of the videos offline (especially the ones that vanish fast), but I ran into the same issue over and over again: the watermark . Not just the username bouncing around, but also the TikTok logo jumping from corner to corner like it's dodging my screen recorder. The Usual Workarounds (That Don’t Really Work) At first, I tried cropping the watermark out. But that just ruined the framing — people’s heads were cut off, captions disappeared… not ideal. Then I tried screen recording. Better, but the video quality took a hit, and let’s be honest, it's a hassle. I even tried a few websites that claimed to remove the watermark — but half of them either didn’t work, loaded super slowly, or were just shady with popups and redirects. The One That Actually Worked for Me Eventually, I came acr...