XDouga

How to save with one tap from the share sheet

Send a post to XDouga from the "Share" menu in the X (Twitter) app and the video is fetched without copying and pasting the URL. On iPhone, set it up with the "Shortcuts" app; on Android, with "Add to Home screen" (both free, 1–2 minutes).

iPhone / iPadCreate a "Save with XDouga" shortcut

This uses the built-in iOS "Shortcuts" app (if you deleted it, you can reinstall it for free from the App Store).

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    Open the "Shortcuts" app and tap "+" in the top right to create a new shortcut

    Tap the "+" in the top right of the "My Shortcuts" tab.
  2. 2

    Tap the info button (ⓘ) at the top and turn on "Show in Share Sheet"

    Tap ⓘ at the bottom or top right of the screen and turn on "Show in Share Sheet". Under "Share Sheet Types" (input types), check only URLs and Text (the X app sometimes passes links as text).
  3. 3

    Add an "Open URLs" action and set the URL

    Search for "Open URLs", add it, and enter the following into the URL field.

    https://xdouga.net/share?url=

    Place the cursor right after it (immediately after the =) and insert Shortcut Input from the variable suggestions above the keyboard. You're done when the whole thing reads "https://xdouga.net/share?url=[Shortcut Input]".

  4. 4

    Name it "Save with XDouga" and tap "Done"

    Tap the title at the top to rename it. Pick any icon and color you like.
  5. 5

    In the X app, tap "Share" on a video post → "Share via…" → "Save with XDouga"

    Tap the share button (arrow icon) on the post and choose "Save with XDouga" from the share sheet. XDouga opens in Safari and fetches the video automatically. If it isn't listed, scroll the share sheet to the right and enable it under "More" → "Edit".

If it doesn't work

  • If anything other than URLs and Text (such as Images) is checked under "Share Sheet Types", the shortcut may not appear in the list.
  • It won't work if "Shortcut Input" was typed as plain text. Make sure to insert it as a variable (blue token).
  • Videos from protected (private) accounts can't be fetched.

AndroidAdd to your home screen and XDouga appears in the share sheet

XDouga supports PWA (installable web app). Install it from Chrome and "XDouga" appears in the Android share sheet.

  1. 1

    Open the XDouga home page in Chrome

    https://xdouga.net
  2. 2

    Tap the menu (⋮) in the top right → "Add to Home screen" or "Install app"

    Tap "Install" in the confirmation dialog. A XDouga icon is added to your home screen.
  3. 3

    In the X app, tap "Share" on a video post → "Share via" → "XDouga"

    XDouga appears in the app list of the share sheet; select it. XDouga opens and fetches the video automatically.

If it doesn't appear in the share sheet

  • If "Add to Home screen" only created a shortcut, it won't work as a share target. Try reloading the page until "Install app" appears in the menu.
  • Browsers other than Chrome (such as Firefox) may not support this feature.

How it works

Both methods simply pass the shared post URL to XDouga in the form https://xdouga.net/share?url=…. The video isn't saved by the app itself; it is fetched and saved on the XDouga page as usual.

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