HOW TO DOWNLOAD A VIDEO YOU LIKE TO WATCH ON YOU DEVICE FREE ON YOUTUBE

how to
download YouTube videos to
your computer, phone, or tablet.
Keep in mind that while
downloading most YouTube
videos isn't illegal, it does violate
Google's terms of service.
Method One of Five:
Using KeepVid on a Computer
Go to https://
www.youtube.com in a
web browser. You can use a
free YouTube download
website like KeepVid to
download YouTube videos to
your computer. Before opening
KeepVid, you'll want to open
the YouTube video.
Go to the video you want to
download. You can choose
a video from the home page or
search for something using the
"Search" bar at the top of the
screen. Once you select the
video, it should play
immediately.
Click the Share icon. It's
the gray arrow below the
video. Some sharing options
will appear.
Click the blue COPY link
next to the URL. This copies
the link to your clipboard.
Navigate to https://
keepvid.pro. You can do this
in the same browser tab if you
wish.
Right-click the "Enter Link"
field. It's at the top of the
KeepVid page.
Click Paste .
Click the blue Download Now
button. KeepVid will fetch
the video and display some
format options.
Select a download format.
To get the highest possible
quality, click the blue Best
Download video next to the
video. To choose a lower-
quality (smaller) file, click
Download Other Formats and
make your selection. This
downloads the file to your
computer.
If prompted, select a saving
location and click Save,
Download, or OK. You can
then watch the video by
double-clicking the file on
your computer.
Method Two of Five:
Using 4K Video Downloader on a
Computer
Download the 4K Video
Downloader setup file. Go
to https://
www.4kdownload.com/
products/product-
videodownloader in your
computer's web browser, then
click Get 4K Video Downloader
on the left side of the page.
The 4K Video Downloader
setup file will download onto
your computer.
4K Video Downloader is
available on both Windows
and Mac computers.[1]
Install 4K Video
Downloader. Once the 4K
Video Downloader setup file
finishes downloading, you can
install it by doing the
following:
Windows: Double-click the
setup file, click Yes when
prompted, and follow the
on-screen setup
instructions.
Mac: Double-click the setup
file, verify the installation if
necessary, click and drag
the 4K Video Downloader
app icon onto the
"Applications" folder, and
follow any on-screen
instructions.
Go to https://
www.youtube.com in a
web browser.
Go to the video you want to
download. The video should
begin playing.
Copy the video's address.
Click the video's address in
the bar at the top of your
browser's window, then press
Ctrl + A (Windows) or
⌘ Command + A (Mac) to fully
select it and press Ctrl + C or
⌘ Command + C to copy it.
Open 4K Video Downloader.
If 4K Video Downloader
didn't automatically open upon
finishing its installation, click its
link in the Windows Start
menu or your Mac's
Applications folder.
Click Paste Link . It's in the
top-left corner of the 4K
Video Downloader window.
Doing so will cause the 4K
Video Downloader to extract
the address you copied.
Select a video format from
the "Format" menu. If you
don't see "4K" listed in the
quality options for a video
which you know supports 4K,
changing the video format
from MP4 to MKV will usually
prompt the 4K option to
appear.
Select a quality. By default,
the highest possible quality
will be selected, but you can
check the box next to a
different quality (e.g., 1080p) if
your computer doesn't support
the highest quality.
For example, many laptop
screens don't support 4K
video, meaning that
downloading a video in 4K
is pointless.
Click Download . It's at the
bottom of the window.
Your video will begin
downloading onto your
computer.
Open your video's
location. Once your video
finishes downloading, right-
click it and then click Show in
Folder in the resulting drop-
down menu. This will cause a
File Explorer (Windows) or
Finder (Mac) window with your
downloaded video to open, at
which point you can double-
click the video to play it in your
computer's default video
player.
On a Mac, you can hold
down Ctrl while clicking the
video to prompt the right-
click menu to appear.
Method Three of Five:
Using VLC Player on a Computer
Go to https://
www.youtube.com on your
computer. If you have VLC
Media Player on your
computer, you may be able to
use it to download videos from
YouTube. Start by navigating
to YouTube in your browser.
If you don't have VLC Player
on your computer, you can
download it from https://
www.videolan.org or use
another method.
This method should work
for most videos, but some
may display a "Your input
can't be opened" error
during the download.[2]
Go to the video you want to
download. You can search
for the video using the
"Search" bar at the top of the
screen. Once you select the
video, it should begin playing
right away.
Copy the video's URL. You
can do this by highlighting
the URL in the address bar at
the top of the browser and
pressing Ctrl + C (PC) or
⌘ Command + C (Mac).
Open VLC Player. It should
be in the Start menu on
Windows and in the
Applications folder on macOS.
It's the icon of an orange traffic
cone.
If you don't have it already,
you can download VLC for
free at https://
www.videolan.org. VLC is
an open-source video
player with a lot of
beneficial features for
playing all kinds of files.[3]
Open a new Network
stream. Network streams
allow you to play content from
your web browser in VLC. The
steps are a little different for
Windows and macOS:
Windows: Click Media, then
click Open Network
Stream....
macOS: Click File and then
Open Network.
Paste the YouTube video's
URL into the field. Click the
"Please enter a network URL"
text box, then press Ctrl + V
(PC) or ⌘ Command + V (Mac).
Click Play (PC) or Open
(Mac). This will open the
YouTube video in VLC.
View the video's codec
information. To do so:
Windows: Click Tools, then
click Codec Information.
Mac: Click Window, then
click Media Information.
Copy the "Location" field. At
the bottom of the window,
you'll see a long address that
you'll need to copy. Highlight
the entire address and then
follow these steps to copy it:
Windows: Right-click the
highlighted link and click
Copy.
Mac: Right-click the text
field and click Open URL.
Paste the copied URL into
your web browser and
press ↵ Enter . You can skip this
step if you're using a Mac as
the video should already
appear in a browser. If you're
using Windows, open a new
browser tab, right-click the
address bar, and then click
Paste.
Right-click the video and
select Save video as . This
should open your computer's
"Save" dialog.
Download the video.
Right-click the video in
your browser, then click Save
video as in the resulting drop-
down menu. The video will
begin downloading onto your
computer as an MP4 file with
the name "videoplayback".
Select a location and
click Save . This
downloads the video to your
computer. Once the file is
downloaded, you can view it
by double-clicking the file.
Method Four of Five:
Using TubeMate for Android
Go to https://tubemate.net
in your Android's web
browser. Tubemate is a free
app that lets you download
YouTube videos to your
Android. The app isn't available
from the Play Store, but you
can download the APK and
install it manually.
There's always a bit of a
risk when downloading APK
files, but Tubemate is a
popular app with many
reputable users.[4]
Tap the APKMirror link to
download. This brings you
to the APKMirror download
site.
Scroll down and tap the
red DOWNLOAD APK button.
There are a lot of other links on
the page so make sure you're
tapping the one with this text.
A pop-up will appear at the
bottom, asking if you want to
keep the file.
Tap OK on the pop-up.
This downloads the file to
your Android. When the
download is complete, a pop-
up will appear that display the
word "Open."
Tap Open on the pop-up
window. A confirmation
message will appear.
Tap INSTALL . The app will
now install on your
Android.
Tap OPEN when the
installation is complete. It's
at the bottom-right corner of
the confirmation message.
Review the terms and tap
AGREE . Tapping AGREE
means you agree to download
videos for private use only.
Tap OK on the
Permissions pop-up. This
just explains the permissions
you'll need to give Tubemate
to run.
Follow the on-screen
instructions to grant
permissions to Tubemate. You
should allow Tubemate to save
files to your Android and
"draw" over other apps. The
rest of the permissions are
optional.
When prompted to enable
"Drawing over apps," slide
the switch to the On
position, and then tap the
back button to open the
Tubemate page (which
looks like YouTube).
Search for the video you
want to download.
Tubemate will open to a screen
that's identical to YouTube.
After tapping through a quick
how-to, use the search box at
the top of the screen to open
the video you want to
download.
Tap the red arrow icon. It's
at the bottom-right corner
of the screen. A list of
download options for the
video will appear.
Tap the desired size and
file type. The video
formats are at the top half of
the screen, and the audio
options are on the bottom.
Choose one of the MP4 formats
to download a video.
The largest resolution
(1900 x 1080) will produce
the largest file size. You can
see the exact file size on
the right side of each
option.
Tap the red arrow icon. It's
on the right side of the
screen. This will download the
video to your Android. Once
the video is downloaded, you
can view it in your Photos or
Gallery app the way you would
any other video.
If a pop-up appears asking
you to download
something, choose No.
These pop-ups look like
system warnings but they
are ads that bring you to
the Play Store. They won't
install anything bad, but
don't be tricked into
downloading anything
extra.
Method Five of Five:
Using KeepVid on an iPhone or iPad
Install Documents by
Readdle on your iPhone or
iPad. Apple makes it sort of
difficult to download files to
your iPhone or iPad, so you'll
use an app called Readdle.
Here's how to get it:
Open the App Store.
Tap Search at the bottom-
right corner.
Type readdle into
the search bar at the top of
the screen and tap Search .
Tap GET or the cloud icon
next to "Documents by
Readdle." It's the gray "D"
icon with yellow and green
accents.
Follow the on-screen
instructions.
Open YouTube on your
iPhone or iPad. It's the
white icon with a red rectangle
and white triangle inside.
Go to the video you want to
download. Tap the
magnifying glass at the top of
the screen to search, or tap
Library at the bottom-right
corner to browse videos you've
saved. Once you get to the
video, it will start playing
immediately.
Tap Share . It's the icon
with an arrow below the
video's title. Several sharing
icons will appear.
Tap Copy link . It's the gray
icon with two overlapping
rectangles in the bottom row
of icons. This copies the video's
link to your clipboard.
Open the Documents app.
It's the gray "D" icon with
yellow and green accents. It
should now occupy the last
icon position on your home
screen.
Since it's your first time
using the app, tap Continue
when prompted, and then
proceed through the
screens until you reach the
screen that says
"Documents" at the top.
Tap the blue compass icon.
It's at the bottom-right
corner of the "Documents"
screen. This opens a web
browser.
Go to https://keepvid.pro in
the browser. You can do
this by typing the URL into the
"Go to this address" bar at the
top of the screen and then
tapping Go .
Tap the "Enter Link" field.
This springs open your
keyboard.
Tap and hold the "Enter
Link" field. After a second
or so, the "Select All" and
"Paste" options will appear.
Tap Paste . The YouTube
video link you copied will
appear in the blank.
Tap the blue Download Now
button. Keepvid will locate
the video and provide some
download options below.
Scroll down and tap
Best Download . It's the blue
button below the video's
duration. The "Save File" screen
will appear.
If you want a smaller file,
you can tap the Download
Other Formats button
below instead and choose
something else.
Rename the file (optional)
and tap Done . This
downloads the video to your
iPhone or iPad. Once the video
is downloaded, you'll be
returned to the main
Documents by Readdle screen.
Add the Readdle folder to
the Files app. If you add
Readdle to your Files app it'll
be easy for you to access your
downloaded videos. Here's
how:
Open the Files app (the blue
folder) on your home
screen. It may be buried in
a folder.
Tap Browse at the bottom.
Tap Edit at the top-right
corner.
Slide the "Documents"
switch to the On (green)
position.
Tap Done at the top-right
corner.
You can now use the Files
app to access the videos
you download with
Documents by Readdle.
Watch the downloaded
video. When you're ready
to watch your video(s), follow
these steps:
Open Files.
Tap Browse.
Tap Documents.
Tap Downloads.
Tap the video to watch it.
Community Q&A
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Question
Can the downloaded video be
played without internet?
Community Answer
Yes, any video
downloaded using the
methods above can be
played without an
internet connection.
You'll need internet to
download the video in
the first place, though.
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Question
How can I download videos
on a tablet?
Community Answer
If you're using an
Android tablet, you can
use the website
downloader instructions
above to download
videos directly to your
device. If you're using
an iPad, you'll need to
download the video to
a computer first and
then sync it with iTunes,
as videos cannot be
downloaded directly to
iOS devices.
Thanks! 114 62
Question
How do I download music?
Community Answer
If you've found a song
on YouTube that you
want to download, you
can use a downloading
service like Clipgrab or
KeepVid to process the
URL. This will give you a
link to the MP3 version
of the video, which will
just contain the music
(and any other audio).
Thanks! 92 53
Question
Can I download a low-
resolution video if the high-
quality version is too large
and takes too much time to
download?
Community Answer
Yes and no. It depends
on where you are
downloading the video
from, and what options
there are. Some
websites have a low-
resolution download
option while others do
not.
Thanks! 85 52
Question
How do I download only the
audio?
Community Answer
Many of the YouTube
downloading services
will offer an MP3 option
when you've entered
the URL. This will allow
you to download a file
containing just the
audio from the YouTube
video.
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Question
I have an LG tablet. I would
like to download movie
videos from YouTube into
Google Chrome for offline
viewing. I seem unable to
figure out what or how to do
this. What do I do?
Community Answer
There should be
download options
below every video.
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Question
What should I do if I get an
error message when I try to
open a video that I
downloaded from YouTube?
Community Answer
Go back to the
download and check to
see if the download is
still in progress. If it has
completed or failed,
then you might have to
re-download the file.
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Question
Is VDYouTube reliable, or can
it put malware on my
computer?
Adrian
Top Answerer
It is reliable. With video
and image files you
download from the
Internet, as long as you
can open it successfully,
you can tell it is not
malware. But
VDYouTube is safe.
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Question
Do any of these methods
allow for editing?
Community Answer
These methods will
download the complete
original video file. You
can open the video file
in your favorite video
editing program after
downloading it if you
want to make edits.
Thanks! 58 53
Question
Can I be save the Video to my
Camera Roll?
Community Answer
Assuming that you are
talking about an iOS
Camera Roll, it is not
possible to do without
converting the file.
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