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Download and export your video

Biteable renders your video when you publish it, and paid plans can download the result as an MP4 file. Your edits save automatically while you work.

Download your video

  1. Finish editing, then click Publish in the top right of the editor.
  2. Click Build video in [resolution] — use the arrow on the button to choose SD (720p), HD (1080p, the default), or 4K. 4K and SD exports are included on Premium and Business plans (Pro exports in HD); resolutions not included in your plan show an upgrade icon.
  3. When the build finishes, click Download video.
  4. If your video has closed captions, choose what to download: the MP4 with embedded captions, the MP4 without captions, or the caption text file on its own (SRT or WebVTT).

Downloads are MP4 files at 30 fps with stereo audio. Exact dimensions and bitrate depend on your video's aspect ratio and length.

Downloads require a paid plan

  • During a free trial you can publish your video and share it using the Copy link watch page or Embed code, but downloading the MP4 requires a paid plan.
  • Want to check download quality before upgrading? The video playing on your share link is the exact same render you'd download as an MP4 — what you see there is what you get (watermarks are removed on all paid plans).
  • After your trial ends you can keep editing, but you'll need a paid plan to build or update videos so others can see your changes.
  • There is no one-time single-video purchase. If you only need one video, subscribe to a monthly plan and cancel before your renewal date — you'll be billed once and keep access for the full month.

Saving vs. publishing

Biteable saves your edits automatically in real time — there's no save button. Publishing renders your latest edits into the video that your share link plays and your download contains; updating a published video replaces the previous version with your latest edits.

Export formats and workarounds

  • PDF or slides: not supported — a video file can't be converted to a PDF. Instead, download JPEG scene thumbnails and place them in a document, or paste your video's share link into the PDF so viewers can click through.
  • Rotated (sideways) video for a vertically-mounted screen: there's no in-app option to export a video on its side. Download the MP4, then rotate and re-save it with an external tool such as QuickTime on Mac.
  • Custom thumbnail on the MP4 file: see Set a custom thumbnail on an mp4 download.

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