To find your saved videos on TikTok, open your Profile and tap the bookmark icon (Favorites) in the row of tabs above your own videos. Your saved videos are under Posts, and any folders you made are under Collections right next to it.
TikTok calls saving a video "adding it to Favorites", which is why the word "saved" can be hard to find in the app. Below: the exact steps, how to make a collection, why saved TikToks sometimes disappear, and how to turn a folder of travel videos into places on a map.
How to find saved videos on TikTok (iPhone and Android)
The layout is the same on both phones. TikTok moves things around between updates, so the labels in your version may differ slightly.
- Open TikTok and tap Profile in the bottom right.
- In the row of tabs above your videos, tap the bookmark icon. This is your Favorites.
- Tap Posts to see every video you have saved.
- Tap Collections to see the folders you have sorted videos into.
Favorites also holds other things you have saved, such as sounds, effects and hashtags, each under its own tab.
On a computer (tiktok.com)
Sign in at tiktok.com, open your profile, and click Favorites. You get the same split between saved posts and collections.
How to save a TikTok to Favorites
Tap the bookmark icon on the right side of the video, below the comment button. It turns yellow when the video is saved. Tap it again to remove it.
Saving and liking are separate. The heart is a like and goes to your Liked tab. The bookmark is a save and goes to Favorites. If a video you are sure you "saved" is missing from Favorites, check your Liked tab first.
How to make a collection on TikTok
Collections are folders inside Favorites. There are two ways to make one.
While you are saving a video:
- Press and hold the bookmark icon on the video.
- Tap New (or Create new collection, depending on your version).
- Give it a short name, like the city you are going to.
- Tap Save. The video lands in that collection and in your main Favorites.
From your Favorites:
- Go to Profile, tap the bookmark icon, then tap Collections.
- Tap Create new collection and name it.
- Pick the saved videos you want to add, then confirm.
To add a video you already saved to a collection, open the collection and use Manage videos, or open the saved video and add it from there. Inside a collection, Manage videos also lets you remove or move videos.
When you create a collection, your version of the app may ask whether it should be public or private. If you want to keep a travel collection to yourself, check that setting before you fill it up.
Save these places before you forget them
Share a supported TikTok or Instagram link to Dream Trip, check the places it finds, and keep them together on your trip map.
Saved TikToks not showing? Check these first
You liked it instead of saving it. Check the Liked tab (the heart) on your profile.
It is in a collection, not where you expected. Check both Posts and Collections inside Favorites.
The creator deleted it or made it private. If a creator removes a video or restricts who can see it, it can disappear from your Favorites or show as unavailable. You cannot restore it from your side.
You are on a different account. Favorites belong to one account. If you switch accounts, check the other one.
You watched it but never saved it. TikTok keeps a watch history. Go to Profile, tap the Menu (three lines), open Settings and privacy, and look for Watch history (in recent versions it sits under Activity center). It only goes back a limited time, so look sooner rather than later.
The app is out of date. Update TikTok from the App Store or Google Play. Profile tabs move between versions.
Can other people see your TikTok favorites?
It depends on your privacy settings. TikTok lets you control who can see parts of your profile. To check yours, go to Profile, tap the Menu (three lines), open Settings and privacy, then Privacy, and look for the setting that covers your favorited videos. If you want to be sure, set it to Only me. Collections have their own public or private choice, as above.
Turning saved travel TikToks into a map
Favorites is a video list. It has no map and no way to group by city, and it cannot tell you that four of the places you saved last year are a ten minute walk from each other. When the trip comes, you end up scrolling for twenty minutes or giving up.
The fix is to get the places out of the videos. You can do it by hand: watch the video, find the name, and search for it in Google Maps. Or, on iPhone, share the video to Dream Trip:
- Open the saved TikTok.
- Tap Share, then pick Dream Trip from the share sheet.
- Dream Trip identifies the restaurant, cafe or attraction and puts it on a map, with a link back to the video.
- Check the pin. Vague captions and videos about several places can produce a wrong match.
- When you are ready, the AI planner turns your saved places into a day-by-day itinerary you can share with friends.
Two honest limits: it works one video at a time, because TikTok does not let other apps read your whole Favorites folder, and Dream Trip is iPhone only (iOS 18 or later). Start with the trip you are taking next rather than your whole backlog. For more on that, see how to plan a trip from TikTok videos.
Saving Reels too? Here is how to find saved Reels on Instagram and how to share an Instagram collection with the people you are travelling with.
Frequently Asked Questions
Where do saved TikToks go?
Into Favorites. Open your Profile and tap the bookmark icon in the row of tabs above your videos. Saved videos are under Posts, and your folders are under Collections.
Are TikTok favorites and collections the same thing?
No. Favorites is everything you have saved. Collections are folders you create inside Favorites to sort those saves, for example one per city. A video in a collection still counts as a favorite.
How do I make a collection on TikTok?
Press and hold the bookmark icon on a video, tap New, name the collection and tap Save. Or go to Profile, tap the bookmark icon, tap Collections, then Create new collection.
How do I see saved TikToks on a computer?
Sign in at tiktok.com, open your profile, and click Favorites. You will see your saved posts and your collections.
Why can't I find a TikTok I saved?
It may have been deleted or made private by the creator, it may be in your Liked tab rather than Favorites, or you may be signed into another account. If you only watched it, check Watch history in Settings and privacy.
Can I save a TikTok to Google Maps?
Not directly. Google Maps saves places, not videos, so you have to work out the place from the video and search for it yourself. Dream Trip accepts the TikTok from the share sheet and finds the place for you.
