How to Save TikTok Drafts to Your Phone？
The TikTok Drafts folder is a handy place to store and review videos before posting, but it’s natural to seek a second opinion when unsure about a video’s quality.The first step to getting feedback is saving those drafts to your camera roll or photo album. From there, you can privately share them with friends who have an eye for viral content. A quick conversation might lead to tweaks that turn your video into a TikTok hit—or at the very least, your friends might spot background details that should stay private. In this article, we’ll show you how to save TikTok drafts to your phone without publishing them, then cover how to edit drafts using an online video editor.
- Author: Shine
- Update: May 27, 2025
Step One: Open the Drafts Folder
Open TikTok on your Android or iPhone and tap Profile (bottom-right corner) to access your profile page. On the left side of the screen, tap Drafts to view your list of unpublished videos.
While your Drafts folder appears on your profile, only you can see its contents—no need to worry about others viewing work-in-progress content! Note: If you uninstall TikTok, all drafts will be permanently deleted.
Step Two: Adjust Privacy Settings
Tap the draft you want to save, then tap Next to open the settings page.
Next to the lock icon, tap Who Can Watch This Video and select Only Me.
This step is critical—failing to do so will make your video public on TikTok.
Tap More Options at the bottom of the screen, then select Save to Device to allow TikTok access to your phone’s storage.
Step Three: Privately Post the TikTok Video
Tap Post to publish the video, then navigate to your profile page and tap the lock icon (indicating private content) to view it. Your TikTok video—complete with any effects, filters, and music applied during editing—will automatically save to your device’s storage.
For advanced editing of TikTok drafts, try an online video editor like Kapwing. It offers intuitive tools that simplify content creation, and you can share videos directly to TikTok after processing.
Cross-Device Editing: Edit from any device with a browser.
Watermark-Free Export: Export videos up to 5 minutes long without a watermark.
Optimize for TikTok: Under Output Size, select 9:16 (portrait orientation) to ensure your video fills the screen. Widescreen videos show black bars on TikTok, while 9:16 formats provide a seamless viewing experience.
With Kapwing, you can add multiple video, audio, and image layers to craft the perfect TikTok, then drag and drop layers on the timeline to rearrange their order. Trim clip lengths by dragging the ends, or use the Split tool above the timeline to cut out unwanted sections. This flexibility lets you seamlessly insert unexpected audio, funny sound effects, or additional videos between layers for dynamic storytelling.
Captions are essential for ensuring accessibility, especially for audiences who may not have sound. While TikTok offers auto-generated subtitles, Kapwing’s auto subtitle generator goes further with customization features to create stylish text that enhances engagement. After generating captions, you can tweak font style, color, size, and background color to match your video’s aesthetic.
Finally, experiment with our filter library. Adjust brightness, saturation, and contrast to fine-tune filter intensity in real time, previewing results as you go. Try different styles to develop a visual aesthetic that resonates with your audience.
Now you're all set to save and edit additional TikTok drafts in the future. Let us know if this tutorial was helpful, and feel free reach out on social media with suggestions for future post ideas. Make sure to subscribe to our YouTube channel @Kapwingapp for the latest TikTok trends and follow us on Twitter for content updates.
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