What the TikTok watermark is and how to give credit

The TikTok watermark is the app’s logo and the creator’s username, burned into the picture when a video is saved from the app itself. You don’t see it while watching on TikTok: only in the saved file. This guide explains what the watermark is, why it exists and what changes when you download the video without it.

What the watermark is

When you tap Share and then Save video, the app makes a copy of the video with three extra things:

• the TikTok logo, in one of the corners;
• the creator’s username, right below the logo;
• in many app versions, a few seconds at the end with the TikTok logo.

The watermark usually moves to another corner during the video, so it’s not easy to crop out. It’s burned into the picture itself: it isn’t a layer you can turn off later.

Why TikTok adds it

The watermark does two jobs. The first is credit: anyone who sees the video somewhere else, in a chat or on another network, knows who made it and where it was posted. The second is promotion for TikTok itself, which shows up on every video that travels outside the app.

Where the video without the watermark comes from

TikTok stores every video without the watermark, because that’s the version that plays in the app and on the website. The watermark is only added when the app makes a copy for saving. PegaVid gives you the file TikTok uses to play the video. Nothing is erased or edited, and we don’t add any watermark of our own.

Here’s how:

1. Copy the link. In TikTok, open the video, tap Share (the arrow), then Copy link.
2. Paste it on the site. Open pegavid.com.br in your browser and tap Paste.
3. Download. In the Your files list, tap Download video.

Photos from a post also come without any added logo or username. The details for each device are in the guides for iPhone, Android and computer.

Without the watermark, the credit is up to you

Without the watermark, the creator’s name disappears from the picture. If you’re going to show the video to other people, giving credit becomes your job:

• Ask before reposting. A message or a comment to the creator works in most cases. Say where and why the video will be used.
• Put the username in the caption. Something like “Video by @creatorname, posted on TikTok, shared with permission”. If the network allows it, tag the profile.
• Don’t cut out the creator’s name. If the video itself shows the creator’s name or username, keep that part.
• Watch out for the music. Music in a TikTok video is licensed to play in the app. On another network, use that network’s audio library. The guide on how to save the music from a TikTok explains when the music can go along.

Credit is the minimum, but it doesn’t replace permission: the video still belongs to whoever made it.

When downloading without the watermark makes sense

• It’s your own video. If you lost the original file of a video you posted, the link gives you back the version TikTok stores, without the watermark.
• To watch later. A class, a recipe or a workout to watch offline, without the watermark covering part of the screen.
• For an approved edit. A video the creator cleared for you to use in a project or a presentation.

What not to do

• Repost someone else’s video as if it were yours.
• Use the video in an ad or to sell a product without the creator’s license.
• Ignore it when the creator turned downloads off in the app. They’re saying they don’t want the video passed around.

Rights holders, and people who appear in a video, can ask us to block the link or the whole profile on the removal page. We reply within 2 business days.

For creators

The best copy of your video is the file you recorded or edited before posting: keep that file. If someone reposts one of your videos without credit, use the reporting options on TikTok or on the network where it showed up. To stop one of your videos from being downloaded here, ask for a block on the removal page.

FAQ

Does the video without the watermark lose quality?

No. It’s the file TikTok uses to play the video, with no conversion. When TikTok offers two versions, the list shows both, each with its resolution.

Is downloading without the watermark against the rules?

Downloading for personal use is different from reposting. What needs care is how you use it: posting someone else’s video requires permission, with or without the watermark.

Does the site add a watermark of its own?

No. The file comes as TikTok stores it, with no logo or text from us.

Can I remove the watermark from a video I already saved from the app?

Not here. The site downloads from the video link. If you still have the link, paste it and download again: you’ll get the version without the watermark.