YouTube is one of the most popular video platforms, where you will find almost any video. If you want that video offline, how can you download that YouTube video? It is entirely more comfortable to download YouTube videos on your smartphone, and it is legal to download and share YouTube videos on the internet. There are multiple ways to download YouTube videos.
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How to Download YouTube Videos on iPad, with VLC, on Chromebook, on Windows 10, and to a Computer
How do I download YouTube videos using the official app?
YouTube itself allows you to download YouTube videos using Android and iOS devices, which you can use later to view that video. The steps for YouTube and YouTube Lite are quite identical.
- Open the “YouTube” app on your device.
- Select the video that you want to download.
- Click on the “Button” placed next to the Share button.
- Note: If you are on the channel, then click on the 3-Dot button, and then click on the “Download” option.
- Now, YouTube will ask for video quality.
- Select the quality, and then the download will start.
- That’s it.
Additionally, if you want to view the downloads, then click on View or Go to Library and click on “Downloads” to view the downloaded content.
How do I download YouTube videos online using a browser?
Multiple websites offer you access to download YouTube videos online. Here are some of the popular YouTube video downloaders mentioned below.
On a mobile device.
- Open the “YouTube” app on your device.
- Select the video that you want to download.
- Click on “Share” and click on “Copy to Clipboard.”
- Now, open the “browser” and the “y2mate.com“ website.
- Then paste the copied URL address.
- Now, click on Start, and the video format appears.
- Select your preferred format and size, then click on the “Download Button.”
- If a new window appears, then click on the 3-dot option menu and select “Save Video.”
- That’s it
On the Desktop
- Open “Youtube.com”
- Select the video that you want to download.
- Click on the “Address Bar” and copy the URL address of the video.
- Now, open the “browser” and the “y2mate.com” website.
- Then paste the copied URL address.
- Now, click on Start, and the video format appears.
- Select your preferred format and size, then click on the “Download Button.”
- If a new window appears, then click on the 3-dot option menu and select “Save Video.”
- That’s it.
How do I download YouTube videos using VLC Media Player?
VLC Media Player is one of the most used players around the globe. If you want to download YouTube videos, then it is quite useful as well. Even if you want to download the video using the software in high quality, it would be a better option to adopt third-party video downloading. You can download VLC and install it on your PC if you have not already installed it.
- Open “Youtube.com”
- Select the video that you want to download.
- Click on the “Address Bar” and copy the URL address of the video.
- Open “VLC Media Player” and select the “Media” option.
- Then click on “Open Network Stream.”
- (Shortcut key: CTRL+N.)
- Choose “Network” and paste the YouTube video URL, then click Play.
- VLC starts playing your YouTube video. Then click on “Tool” and choose “Codec Information.”
- (Shortcut key: CTRL+j for codec information.)
- There will now be a CODEC. Copy that CODEC and paste the URL into your browser.
- Once you pass the URL, the download will start. Save it at your desired location.
- That’s it.
YouTube Video Download Tips and Tricks?
There was some online website that offered to download a video in a seamless way, where you had to make a small change to the YouTube video link.
Pro tips.
- Open the “YouTube” app on your device.
- Select the video that you want to download.
- Click on “Share” and click on “Copy to Clipboard.”
- (If you are using a browser, then you have to copy the YouTube video link from the browser.)
- Now, paste the link and insert “PP” after the word “YouTube” in the link to download.
- Paste the link into the browser’s URL address bar.
- Click on Start, and the video format appears.
- Select your preferred format and size, then click on the “Download Button.”
- If a New Window appears, then click on the 3-dot option menu and select “Save Video.”
- That’s it.
Download YouTube videos using the browser extension.
There are multiple browsers available to download and use directly in your browser. Once you enable the extension, it will overlay the download button on your browser.