Who can Duet, Stitch or download your videos?
TikTok lets you decide who can Duet, Stitch or download your videos, either for your whole account or for individual posts. You can usually allow everyone, limit to friends or followers, or turn each option off, so you stay in control of how others reuse your content.
Three ways people reuse your video
A Duet places someone's new video side by side with yours. A Stitch lets them clip a few seconds of your video and add their own response after it.
Downloading lets people save a copy of your video to their phone, usually with a watermark. All three can spread your content further, but they also mean less control.
Why you might limit them
Duets and Stitches are fun and can help you reach new people, but they can also be used to mock or misrepresent you. If a video shows your kids, your home or something personal, you may not want it remixed or saved.
Downloads in particular mean a copy can live on after you delete the original. For personal moments, turning downloads off is a sensible default.
Account-wide versus per-video settings
In privacy settings, you can usually set defaults for Duet, Stitch and downloads for all future posts. Then, on the posting screen or in a video's privacy options, you can change them for that single video.
A common setup is to allow Duet and Stitch for public tips or challenges but switch them off for anything personal. Check the current menus, as options and wording change.
Private accounts and other limits
If your account is private, many of these features are restricted automatically. Some features are also limited for younger users.
Remember that settings cannot stop someone from screen recording. The safest rule is not to post anything you would hate to see copied.
Frequently asked questions
If I turn off downloads, can people still share my video?
Yes. They can usually still share a link to your video inside TikTok or to other apps, but they cannot save a copy through TikTok's download option.
Can I change Duet settings on a video I already posted?
Usually yes. Open the video's privacy or more options menu and adjust Duet, Stitch and download settings for that post.