Why Your Reddit Video Downloads Have No Sound (And How to Fix It)

If you've ever tried to download a video from Reddit, you've probably ended up with a silent MP4 file. No audio. No error. Just a video that should have sound but doesn't. This isn't a bug in your downloader. It's how Reddit stores videos. The Problem Most video platforms (YouTube, Twitter, etc.) serve videos as a single muxed file — video and audio combined in one stream. Easy to download, plays anywhere. Reddit doesn't do that. When you upload a video to Reddit, their backend splits it into tw