Paste the post link
Use a public photo post that contains Live Photos, or the full share text from the app.
RedNoteDownloader
REDNOTE LIVE PHOTO DOWNLOADER
Download RedNote Live Photos
Save the short motion clip and the still image behind a public RedNote or Xiaohongshu Live Photo, both as separate files.
Unofficial service — not affiliated with RedNote or Xiaohongshu.
Paste a public photo post URL or the complete share message from the app.
LIVE PHOTO RESULT
Available Live Photos.
WHAT IS A REDNOTE LIVE PHOTO?
The still and the motion clip, both saved.
A RedNote Live Photo is a slide in a photo post that carries a short video clip alongside the still image, the same idea as an iPhone Live Photo. In the app it plays when you press and hold. The public post page exposes both files, and this Live Photo downloader returns both: the clip as a video you can play anywhere, and the still as a normal image. It works for RedNote and Xiaohongshu posts alike, with no account or login.
Preview the clip
The first Live Photo clip plays in the result so you can confirm it is the right post.
Save clip and still
Each Live Photo gets two buttons: one for the video clip, one for the still image.
WHAT YOU GET
Two files per Live Photo.
On RedNote's page, a Live Photo is stored as two separate things: the still image the gallery shows, and a short video stream that plays on press-and-hold. The tool pairs them for you and gives each its own button, in the slide order of the post.
Because they are two files, you can keep just the clip for a video edit, just the still for a wallpaper, or both.
FILE DETAILS
Exactly as the post exposes them.
Nothing is converted. What you save is what RedNote's servers deliver to the page.
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The clip: an MP4 video
About three seconds, 1080 × 1440 on the posts we tested. RedNote exposes only its stream version of Live Photo clips (there is no separate original), so like other RedNote streams the clip may carry the small RedNote logo. It plays in any video player and can be trimmed, looped, or turned into a GIF.
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The still: the original JPG
The same original-size, logo-free JPG the Photos tool returns, which opens on any phone or computer.
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Not a native Live Photo file
iPhones store Live Photos as a paired HEIC + MOV. RedNote does not expose that pairing, so to get a press-and-hold Live Photo back on an iPhone you need a converter app that joins the two files.
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Only the slides that have a clip
Ordinary photos in the same post are skipped here. Run the link through the Photos tool for those.
STEP BY STEP
How to download a RedNote Live Photo
The same three steps as every tool on this site; only the button labels differ.
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STEP 01COPYCopy the post link
Open the public post that contains the Live Photo (you can tell by the small Live badge or by press-and-hold in the app), tap Share, then Copy link.
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STEP 02PASTEPaste it into the Live Photos tool
Paste the link or the whole share message into the field above and press Find Live Photos. The post title, public stats, and the first clip appear.
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STEP 03SAVE
Save the clip and the still
Tap Download Live Photo 1 (video) for the clip and Download Still 1 for the image. If a file opens in a new tab instead of downloading, long-press or right-click it to save.
BEFORE YOU PASTE
What works, what doesn't
Live Photo support depends entirely on whether the public post page carries the clip. When it does, you get it; when it doesn't, nothing can recreate it.
Works
- Public photo posts with one or many Live Photo slides.
- Mixed posts: the Live slides are listed here, the rest in the Photos tool.
- Full xiaohongshu.com and rednote.com URLs, xhslink.com and xhslink.cn short links.
- Saving only the clip, only the still, or both.
- Any browser on iPhone, Android, Windows, Mac, or Chromebook.
Doesn't
- Posts where the creator uploaded stills only, or where RedNote stripped the clip.
- Private, deleted, expired, login-gated, or region-restricted posts.
- Rebuilding a native iPhone Live Photo; you get an MP4 and an image.
- Converting to GIF or trimming; do that after saving with your own tools.
- Video posts: those are ordinary videos, use the video tool.
DEVICE NOTES
What happens on each device.
The clip is a plain MP4, so it behaves like any downloaded video. The differences are in how each system treats the "Live" part.
Saves as a video and a photo
The clip lands in Photos as a short video, the still as an image. To merge them into a press-and-hold Live Photo, use a converter app from the App Store; iOS cannot do it alone.
Plays as a normal clip
Chrome downloads the MP4 to your Downloads folder and the gallery shows it as a video. Some gallery apps can set a short clip as a motion wallpaper.
Any player, any editor
Open the MP4 in your default player, or drop it into an editor to loop, trim, or export a GIF. If the clip opens in a tab, right-click → Save video as.
RELATED TOOLS
Other parts of the same post
Each tool reads the same public post page but returns a different part of it.
LIVE PHOTO FAQ
Questions about RedNote Live Photos
What the files are, what they are not, and what to do when a slide comes back as a plain photo.
What is a RedNote Live Photo?
A RedNote Live Photo is a slide in a photo post that carries a short video clip alongside the still image, like an iPhone Live Photo. In the app it plays when you press and hold the image. The post page exposes both files, and this tool returns both.
Can I save a RedNote Live Photo as a video?
Yes. Each Live Photo in the post gets a video download button for the clip and a second button for the still image. The clip is a regular MP4 video you can play, share, or edit anywhere.
Will it be a real Live Photo again on my iPhone?
Not automatically. You receive two separate files, an MP4 clip and a still image, which is how RedNote's page exposes them. To combine them back into an iPhone Live Photo you need a third-party converter app from the App Store. On Android the clip plays as a normal video.
Can I turn the clip into a GIF?
Not here, but easily elsewhere. Save the MP4 clip first, then use any video-to-GIF converter or your phone's built-in tools. The tool itself never converts or re-encodes files.
Why did my Live Photo download as a normal photo?
The post did not expose a motion clip for that slide, so only the still image is available. Not every photo in a post is a Live Photo, and some posts strip the clip. Use the Photos tool for ordinary images.
What if a post mixes Live Photos and normal photos?
This tool lists only the slides that carry a clip. For the remaining ordinary slides, run the same link through the Photos tool, which lists every image in the post.
Do Xiaohongshu Live Photos work too?
Yes. RedNote and Xiaohongshu are the same platform, so public post links from either, including xhslink.com and xhslink.cn share links, are supported.
Is this affiliated with RedNote?
No. RedNote Downloader is an independent utility and is not affiliated with, endorsed by, or sponsored by RedNote or Xiaohongshu.
A QUICK NOTE
Use public media responsibly.
Live Photos are personal moments. Save your own, or clips you have permission to use, and credit the creator if you share them on. Read our terms of use and privacy policy.
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