Why Old threads.net Links Still Work (and How to Download from Them)

The short answer

threads.net still resolves every post URL. When Meta acquired threads.com, it moved the web app and set up permanent redirects, so links shared between 2023 and 2025 keep working.

What happens when you open a threads.net link

1. The browser requests the post on threads.net
2. The server answers with a permanent redirect to the same path on threads.com
3. The post opens exactly as before

Nothing is lost in the move: the author, the media and the replies are identical, because both domains serve the same content.

Downloading from an old link

A downloader has to normalize the URL before fetching. Our tool accepts both forms:

• https://www.threads.net/@user/post/CODE
• https://www.threads.com/@user/post/CODE

Both resolve to the same post, and the download works the same way. Share-sheet short links (/t/CODE) are supported too.

Summary

Old threads.net links are safe to use and safe to share. If a tool rejects them, it simply has not kept up with the domain migration.