Is it actually free? What's the catch?

Free. No card. No upsell. No daily cap. Every tool, every time. It stays free because conversions run on your iPhone and downloads happen on clean third-party sites - so there is barely any server cost to cover. Ad-free & vetted.

Can I compress for a govt portal or college upload?

Yes. Pick 50KB, 100KB, 200KB or 1MB. The server iterates quality until the file hits the target exactly. Works on photo, video, PDF.

Will it survive iOS 19 or 20?

Yes. The Shortcut is thin. All heavy logic lives on the server. iOS updates can't touch our backend.

100% Free · No Login · iOS Only · Ad-free & vetted

Save from 100+ sites. Delete 12 utility apps.
Keep one Shortcut. Free forever.

Save videos from YouTube, Instagram, TikTok and 100+ more sites. Convert photos, audio and PDFs right on your iPhone. One Apple Shortcut. Free forever. No app, no account.

YouTube Instagram TikTok +100 sites Remove BG Compress Photo → PDF QR code

Add Grabio once → share a link from Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, or any file from Photos, Files, Mail or WhatsApp → tap Share → Grabio. Done.

Add to iPhone See how it works

Clean, ad-free downloaders Works inside any app No tracking

Grabio Add Shortcut screen on iPhone - install once from Safari, no App Store needed

📥 Social Download ▶️ YouTube 📸 Instagram 🎵 TikTok 👍 Facebook 👽 Reddit 📌 Pinterest 📷 HEIC → JPG 🖼️ Photo → PNG 📦 Compress Photo 📐 Resize Photo ⬜ Make Square 🪄 Remove Background 🔒 Strip EXIF / GPS 📄 Photo → PDF 🪞 Live Photo → GIF 🎧 Extract Audio 🎶 Audio → M4A 📱 Make QR Code 🎬 Video Convert 🔗 Merge PDFs 🔳 Scan QR

The math is brutal

Today you're juggling 10+ apps. Juggling 10+ apps and sketchy sites. Tomorrow it's one Shortcut.

Most iPhone users keep a small zoo of apps for daily file work - one for PDF, one for HEIC, one for background remove, one for ringtones, one for QR. Then, every time you want to save a video off Instagram, TikTok or YouTube, it is another round of sketchy downloader sites, pop-ups and fake buttons. Add it up and the bill - in money, storage and patience - is real.

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The Old Way
10+ apps cluttering your phone

Photoroom for background remove ($13/month)
Smallpdf for PDF tools ($9/month)
CamScanner for document scan ($7/month) + ads
InstaSize for social resize ($5/month) + a different site for every platform you download from
HEIC converter app, ringtone maker, QR maker, EXIF stripper, image compressor
Sketchy video-downloader sites for every reel you want to save - pop-ups, fake buttons, watermarks
Every app sees your files, your data, your habits

≈ $13/mo of apps · 10+ icons · sketchy sites · constant friction

The Grabio Way

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One Apple Shortcut
Social downloader + 15 file tools. Lives in your share sheet.

Save videos from 100+ social platforms - YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit and more
Free forever. All 15 file tools too. No daily cap, no account.
Share a link or a file, pick the action. 3 taps total.
Result lands in Camera Roll or Files automatically
Your files never leave your iPhone - conversions run on-device
No ads. No tracking. No signup. No email.
Delete 10+ utility apps and stop hunting for a safe downloader site.

Free · 1 Shortcut · 100+ platforms · replaces ~$47 a month of apps

What even IS an Apple Shortcut?

Think of it as a tiny app - except Apple already installed the engine on your iPhone.

Built into iOS

Every iPhone since iOS 16 has the Shortcuts app pre-installed (the dark icon with two arrows). It's Apple's official scripting framework - same thing Siri uses behind the scenes.

You install it once

Tap our install link → iOS pops "Add Shortcut?" → tap Add. That's it. No App Store review, no 100 MB download, no permissions to manage.

Lives in the share sheet

Open any app - Safari, WhatsApp, Photos, Mail. Tap Share. Scroll the bottom row. Grabio is right there next to Copy and AirDrop. You never leave the app you're in.

Updates over the air

When new platforms or features ship, the Shortcut tells you and links the update. No App Store wait, no manual reinstall, no broken old version sitting on your phone.

Grabio uses what Apple already built into your iPhone - not a separate app to install.
Smaller download, no permission prompts, nothing leaves your phone unless you tap Share.

How it works

Three steps. Then forget it exists.

No tutorial. No setup. No account. You'll save your first video - or fix your first file - in under 30 seconds.

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Add Grabio

Tap the button above on iPhone Safari. Apple installs the shortcut for you.

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Share to Grabio

Share a link from Instagram, TikTok or YouTube - or any photo, video, audio or PDF on your iPhone. Tap Share → Grabio.

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Pick what you want

Links open a clean download page. Files get a menu - compress, convert, ringtone, remove background. Done in seconds.

What it does

Social downloads + 15 file tools.
One Shortcut. Always free.

Download from 100+ social platforms · HEIC → JPG · compress, resize and crop photos · remove backgrounds · strip location data · photo → PDF · Live Photo → GIF · extract audio · make QR codes. All in your share sheet - no app to install, no login, no limits.

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Social Media Downloader

Share a link from any app - Grabio copies the link and opens a clean, ad-free downloader. 100+ platforms supported - just tap Paste, then download.

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YouTube

Videos and audio from any public link. Pick quality, save straight to your phone.

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Instagram

Reels, posts and stories. No watermark, no login, no app.

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TikTok

Clean downloads without the watermark burned into the video.

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Facebook

Public videos and reels saved in one tap from the share sheet.

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X / Twitter

Videos and GIFs from any public post, full quality.

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Videos with audio properly merged — not the silent mess you usually get.

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Pins, idea pins and videos saved straight to Photos.

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+ 100 more

Snapchat, Vimeo, SoundCloud, Tumblr, Bluesky, Dailymotion, Twitch, VK, Bilibili and many more.

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Photo tools - on your iPhone

Every one of these runs on your device using Apple's own tools. Nothing is uploaded, nothing is stored, and it works offline.

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HEIC to JPG

So the friend on Android can actually open your photos.

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Photo to PNG

Transparent-friendly PNG when you need it, one tap.

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Compress photo

Shrink a heavy photo for WhatsApp, Gmail or an upload form.

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Resize photo

Bring an oversized photo down to a sensible 1080px.

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Make it square

Crop to a clean square for profile pics and marketplace listings.

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Remove background

Cut the subject out and keep the transparent PNG. No subscription app needed.

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Remove location (EXIF)

Strip GPS and camera data before you send a photo to anyone.

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Live Photo to GIF

A real GIF that plays in WhatsApp and Telegram, where Live Photos break.

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Video tools - on your iPhone

Trim, compress and pull audio out of any video you've saved. On-device - nothing is uploaded.

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Extract audio

Pull the audio out of a video - perfect for talks, lectures and music.

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Compress video

Shrink a heavy clip to 720p so it actually sends on WhatsApp or email.

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Trim video

Cut a clip down to just the part you want before you share it.

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Video to GIF

Turn a short clip into a GIF that plays anywhere.

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Convert format

MP4, MOV, WebM and more - opens VERT, the ad-free open-source converter.

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Audio & music tools

Convert and repackage audio in a couple of taps.

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Audio to M4A

Convert any audio to clean M4A, right on your device.

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Audio to MP3

Get a universal MP3 that plays on everything - via VERT.

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Convert audio

WAV, AAC, FLAC and more - VERT handles the rest, ad-free.

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PDF tools

Make, shrink, split and merge PDFs - most of it right on your device.

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Photo to PDF

Turn one photo - or several - into a single clean PDF.

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Compress PDF

Shrink a heavy PDF to fit an upload limit - on your device.

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PDF to images

Split a PDF into images, saved straight to Photos.

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Merge PDFs

Combine several PDFs into one via PDF24 - no login, no watermark.

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Convert PDF

PDF to Word and other formats via VERT.

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QR codes & every other format

Make or read QR codes, and convert 250+ formats when iOS can't do it locally.

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Make a QR code

Share any text or link and get a QR image back instantly - on-device.

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Scan a QR from an image

Opens QRLynx, which decodes it in your browser - the image never leaves your device.

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Convert 250+ formats

Anything else - VERT converts video, audio, images and documents, ad-free.

Daily problems Grabio solves

If you ever say these out loud, Grabio is for you.

Saving videos off social, or fixing files for work - real situations from real iPhone users. Pick the one closest to yours.

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"I want to save that reel before it disappears."

If you save videos off Instagram, TikTok or YouTube every week.

Share the link to Grabio - the download page opens ready to go
Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X, Reddit, Pinterest and 100+ more
No watermark, no app to install, no signup

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"Saving a video means 3 sketchy websites and 10 pop-ups."

If you have ever been burned by a shady downloader site.

Grabio only opens downloaders that are checked for ads, trackers and malware
No fake download buttons, no pop-unders, no browser notifications
Nothing is sent to us - your link never touches our server

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"I just want the audio from that video."

If you save talks, music, podcasts or lectures to listen offline.

Pull MP3 out of a video you downloaded, right on your iPhone
Convert any audio to M4A or make a 30-second ringtone
All of it runs on your phone - nothing uploaded

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"This video is too big for WhatsApp again."

If you share photos, videos, PDFs every single day.

One tap to compress a heavy photo before you send it
HEIC to JPG so Android friends can open your photos
Resize or crop it square before you send it

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"I want to save this article for later."

If you read, research, take notes on the go.

Save the video or image from any post you want to keep
Extract the audio if you only want to listen
Convert it to M4A or trim a clip, right on your phone

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"I shoot product photos on my phone."

If you sell on Etsy, Amazon, Shopify, Insta, Meesho.

AI background remove for clean white-BG product shots
Resize or crop square for marketplace listings
Compress to an upload-friendly size in one tap

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"The portal won't accept my file size."

If you upload to govt, college, tax, visa, job portals.

Compress a photo on-device before you upload it
Turn photos of receipts or forms into a single PDF
Strip location data from photos before sending them

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"My lecture videos are too long for the commute."

If you study, take classes, or learn on the go.

Extract the audio from a saved video to listen offline
Convert audio to M4A for smaller files
Turn lecture slides or photos into a single PDF

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"I want my own ringtone, not a paid app."

If you customise your phone the way you like it.

Convert any audio to M4A and trim it for a ringtone
Share any text or link to Grabio to get a QR code back
Convert HEIC photos so non-Apple devices can open them

vs everything else

Replaces every utility app on your iPhone.

Stop juggling 12+ utility apps. Photoroom for BG · Smallpdf for PDF · CamScanner for scan · InstaSize for resize · Whitagram for borders · HEIC converter · Ringtone maker · Compressor · QR decoder · Privacy stripper · iLovePDF · Squoosh · Bytesized. One Apple Shortcut replaces all of them - lives in your iPhone share sheet.

← swipe to compare →

Feature	Grabio	Online Web Tools	App Store Apps
Save video from 100+ social platforms		Ad-heavy	Paid app
YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, X		Sketchy	Some
Ad-free, malware-checked download pages		Pop-ups	Varies
Copies your link & opens the right clean site			Some
Auto-saves to Photos / Files		Manual	Manual
No app to install
No login or email
HEIC → JPG / PNG (batch)		Single	Paid app
Video format convert (HEVC supported)		Sketchy	Paid app
Custom ringtone (.m4r 30s)			Paid app
MP3 with bitrate choice		Sometimes	Some
Resize images (16 common dimensions)		Basic	Paid app
PDF: photo→PDF / combine / compress		Paid	Paid app
Live Photo → GIF (universal sharing)			Paid app
AI background removal		Paid	$13/mo apps
Strip EXIF / GPS / metadata (4 file types)			Paid app
Decode QR Code (any image)		Basic	Paid app
Unlimited use · no daily cap, no Pro tier	Free	Often paid	Per-app subs
No tracking, no logs, no ads		Heavy ads	Trackers
Survives iOS updates
Files never uploaded at all		Forever	Forever
Cost	Free forever	$9/mo each	$5-15/mo each

Why people stick with Grabio

Most tools work. The problem is what they make you do around the work.

No hunting for a siteShare a link and Grabio copies it, then opens a clean, ad-free downloader - tap Paste and download. Other tools make you find a working site, dodge ads and fake buttons, then save.
No app-switchingGrabio works inside any app - Photos, Safari, WhatsApp, Mail, anywhere. You never leave the app you're in.
No waiting aroundNo 30-second ad screens, no captcha, no "tap continue 3 times". Files come back in seconds.
No file managementVideos go to Photos. Audio goes to Files. Ringtones land where you'd expect. You never pick a folder.
No accountsNo email, no phone number, no password to forget. Add it once, use it forever.
No random uploadsOther tools make you upload your file to their server. Grabio never uploads it at all - the conversion happens on your iPhone.

Add it once. Forget it exists. It just works every time you share something.

Your Privacy

Short answer: no. There's literally nothing to steal.

Most "free" utility apps make money by reselling your activity to data brokers you've never heard of. Grabio is built so even I, the developer, couldn't see what you processed if I tried. That's not a marketing line. It's how the system is wired.

No accounts. No emails. No analytics SDKs. No third-party trackers. That late-night screenshot you saved at 2 a.m. stays between you and your phone.

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Links never sent

Grabio copies the link to your clipboard; you paste it on the download site. It never touches our server.

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No IP tracking

No rate-limiting, so no need to log them.

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No device IDs

Nothing identifies your phone. At all.

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No account ever

Add. Use. That's it.

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Download count only

No URLs, no files - just a number. Auto-deleted in 30 days.

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Files never uploaded

Conversions run on your iPhone. Nothing to wipe.

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Your files never leave your iPhone.

This isn't a promise, it's how Grabio is built. Photo, PDF, audio and QR conversions run on your device using Apple's own tools - there is no upload, so there is nothing for us to see, store or leak. When you share a link, Grabio copies it to your clipboard and opens the download site — you paste it there. It's never sent to our server. No account, no email, no device ID, no ads, no trackers.

Read Privacy Policy

The only thing we ever record is an anonymous count of how many times a download page was opened - a number, with nothing attached to it.

FAQ

Real questions. Honest answers.

Tap a category. Tap a question. No fluff.

Are you secretly going to sell my data?

No. Not because I'm a saint, but because there's nothing to sell. I never see your link, IP, phone, email, name or file - none of it is ever sent to me. The database is a single counter that ticks up when a download page is opened. No product to package and resell.

The day I'd want to flip that, I'd have to break my own architecture. Way too much effort for a few rupees from an ad network. Grabio simply costs very little to run - your files convert on your own iPhone, not on my server.

What if a hacker breaks into your server?

They would find one anonymous counter, like go:dl = 412. That's the whole heist. No emails to phish, no passwords to crack, no addresses to dox. The worst-case Grabio data breach is genuinely boring, and that's by design.

Can I see exactly what gets sent to your server?

Yes. Open Charles Proxy or any HTTPS inspector on your iPhone, fire the Shortcut, and watch. For file conversions you will see nothing leave at all - it runs on-device. For a link, you will see a single hit to a grabio.adityaarsharma.com/go/ address with no data attached. No silent telemetry, no third-party SDKs.

What's my privacy posture in plain English?

Your file is never uploaded - conversions run on your own iPhone using Apple's built-in tools. No email, no phone, no signup, no device ID, no rate-limiting. Full retention table is on the Privacy Policy.

Save from 100+ sites. Delete 12 utility apps.Keep one Shortcut. Free forever.