Share X Videos Straight to Xsavely on iPhone (Shortcut)

Set up a free iPhone Shortcut in two minutes: tap Share in the X app, choose Xsavely, and the downloader opens with your link already searched.

Published: By Editorial team

iPhone can’t add websites to the Share menu the way Android can, but the built-in Shortcuts app can do the same job. After a two-minute setup, you tap Share → Xsavely in the X app and the downloader opens with your link already searched. No app to install and no account.

The iPhone share sheet in the X app with the Xsavely shortcut in the list
This is what you get: Xsavely right in the Share menu.

Set it up (about two minutes)

  1. Open the Shortcuts app (it comes with iOS), tap + to create a new shortcut and name it Xsavely.
  2. Tap the ⓘ (details) button and turn on Show in Share Sheet.
  3. A block that says “Receive … input from Share Sheet” appears at the top. Tap the input type and keep only URLs.
  4. Tap Add Action, search for Text and type https://xsavely.com/share/?url=. Then tap right after that text and choose the variable Shortcut Input.
  5. Tap Add Action again and search for Open URLs. It uses the text above automatically. Tap Done.
New shortcut named Xsavely with Show in Share Sheet turned on and URLs selected
Steps 1–3: name it, turn on Show in Share Sheet and keep only URLs.
Two actions: Text with the Xsavely share address plus Shortcut Input, then Open URLs
Steps 4–5: a Text action with the address and Shortcut Input, then Open URLs.

Use it

  1. In the X app, open a post that has a video and tap Share.
  2. In the list at the bottom, tap Xsavely. The first time, scroll down, tap Edit Actions… and switch it on (you can also add it to Favorites).
  3. Safari opens Xsavely, the link is filled in and the search starts. Choose a quality and download as usual.
Xsavely opened in Safari with the link filled in and the search running
The result: the link is filled in and the search starts by itself.

To move the downloaded file into Photos, follow the steps in How to Download X Videos on iPhone.

Good to know

  • It works for public posts only.
  • Menu names and positions differ a little between iOS versions and languages, but the idea is the same.
  • If iOS asks whether the shortcut may open a website, tap Allow.
  • The first three pictures are illustrations of the steps. The last one is a real screenshot of the site.
  • On Android you don’t need a shortcut: install the site from Chrome’s menu (Install app) and Xsavely appears in the Share menu.