How to Download YouTube Videos, Windows, Android, iOS

• High-quality videos can be downloaded
• Videos Will save directly to an SD card or hard disk
• Videos Can be shared on any device
• The video can be edited as required

Now we will see how to download YouTube videos. In this article, I will discuss PC software, Smartphone app, and without-software methods in a separate section. I am going to discuss the best apps in a particular section. You can use the table of content to jump to different sections as your needs.

Note: Downloading Youtube videos without permission can violate youtube's terms and conditions. Sometimes downloading content may be illegal and can result in penalties. So never download any video for business use or copying. Use this article for educational purposes only.

Download Youtube Video With Mobile

First, we will know how to download YouTube videos via phone. There are some great apps on the internet that allow you to easily download YouTube videos. 

There may be a warning the first time you install an app out of Google Play. Please go to "Settings -> Security", and turn on "Unknown sources"

1. Vidmate

Download Link : Vidmate

How to use Vidmate:

• Download the Vidmate app
• Open the app and paste the link
• Now select the desired quality and download the video.

To download directly from the YouTube app, tap Share on the specific video and select NewPipe. 

Pros:

• User-friendly interface
• Support various platforms
• Audio Video Download

Cons:

• Too much ad
• Occupies more RAM
• There may be security issues as it is not on the Play Store.

2. NewPipe

How to use NewPipe:

• Download and install the NewPipe app
• Open the app.
• Click on the desired video
• Click on the download button and click on the specified resolution

To download directly from the YouTube app, tap Share on the specific video and select NewPipe. 

Pros:

• Lightweight Design and User friendly
• Customize Download
• Privacy Features
• Background Playback
• Pop-up Player Feature

Cons:

• No login facility

3. Power Tube

Power Tube is a simple app to download YouTube videos through Android. Through this, you will get a different downloading experience. You can save videos directly to the SD card. Using this app you can download any 360p-4k 60FPS format video. Apart from downloading single videos, you can also download albums and playlists. 

Download Link: Power Tube

How to use Power Tube:

• Download and install the Power Tube app
• open app
• Copy and paste the specified link
• Choose your preferred video format

Pros:

• Download 360p-4k 60FPS Format
• Audio Download
• Download YouTube playlists
• Support almost 100 sites

Cons:

• Not available in the play store.

4. Snaptube

You can download 144p, 720p, 1080p HD, 2k HD, 4K HD quality videos with the Snaptube app. Along with video download, it also has an audio download feature. Videos can be downloaded from multiple websites. The app has a mini-player feature and a night mood feature. Facebook videos can be downloaded. 

Download Link : Snaptube

How to use Snaptube:

• First download and install Snaptube
• Open the app
• Select the category to view the video
• Select the desired quality by clicking on the download icon

Pros:

• Multiple Video quality support
• Multiple website support
• Mini player feature
• Dark mode feature

Cons:

• There may be security issues
• Not available in Playstore
• Some files may be incompatible

5. TubeMate

Another good app to download YouTube videos directly is TubeMate. It has an in-built browser facility. If you copy and paste the YouTube video link, you can download it from here. 

Download Link : TubeMate

• Download and install TubeMate
• Open the app
• Select the video and download

Pros:

• Build-in browser facility
• Fast Download
• Multiple resolutions

Cons:

• Not available in Playstore
• There may be security issues
• Too Many Ads.

Download Youtube Video With PC

If you want to download YouTube videos on a PC then there are some best software for you. I will discuss both PC software and browser extensions in this section. Let's look at browser extensions first because browser extensions are not much heavy as Software. Let's take a look at some of the best software and Extension from which you can download YouTube videos.

1. Savefrom.net

Although there are much software to download YouTube videos on PC, first I will discuss Savefrom.net. First of all, the reason to discuss this is that it is just a browser extension that allows you to download YouTube videos and there is no hassle of copying and pasting video links. By entering YouTube, you can directly download videos in the desired resolution. 

First, go to the Chrome Extension store and Install OrangeMonkey

Goto Script Page  and click Confirm installation

Done!  Now go to YouTube you will find the Download button in every video.

Pros:

• No need to install separate software
• No need to open separate software while downloading
• SQ, HD, Full HD, 2k, or 4k Formats Available to download
• High-speed download
• Mp3 Download available

Cons:

• Sometimes you can see bugs

2. DownloadHelper

Another browser extension like Savefrom.net is DownloadHelper. It's a Mozilla Firefox extension. With this extension, you can easily download YouTube videos. The downloaded video will be saved directly to the local storage. This extension was previously supported by Chrome but is no longer supported. By using this extension you can download video as AVI, WEBM, MP4, and more. You can also download videos in ADP 1280 x 720, 176 x 144 low, ADP 854 x 480 and 480 x 360 medium WEBM formats with it. 

First download and install the DownloadHelper extension on Firefox

Go to your desired video page and click the DownloadHelper icon

Select the desired format and download will start

• Video download facility through a browser extension
• Videos can be downloaded in AVI, WEBM, and MP4 formats
• Support ADP 1280 x 720, 176 x 144 low, ADP 854 x 480 and 480 x 360 medium WEBM

Cons:

• Chrome browser is not supported

3. VLC Player

You may be a little surprised, but the interesting thing is that even though VLC Player is a media player, it can also download YouTube videos. I am Talking about this trick because almost all of us have VLC Player on our PC. Let's see how to download YouTube videos with VLC Player.

 
First, if you don't have VLC Player on your PC, download and install it from the link.

Copy specific video links from YouTube

Open VLC Player and go to Media and click on the Open Network Stream option

Paste the copied link and click on the Play button

Go to Tools and click on Codec Information. Copy the link from the location box.

Paste this link in the browser and click on the thread to download

Pros:

• No additional software is required to download videos.
• Support 1080p

Cons:

• There is no option to download in different formats
• Cannot download high-quality videos
• Repeated copying and pasting may become annoying to you.

4. Open Video Downloader

Open Video Downloader is a great software for downloading YouTube videos on a PC without hassle. There are no additional features or add-ons. This software is designed for downloading videos only. Not only YouTube, but you can also download videos from many other sites including Vimeo, and Twitter. There is a facility to download playlists. With this software, you can download 32 videos simultaneously. There is a facility to download videos in 4K format. 

Download and install the Open Video Downloader

For Windows, make sure that the Microsoft Visual C++ 2010 Redistributable Package (x86) is installed.

Paste a link into the box. Wait a few minutes to gather all the required metadata.

Finally, click on the download button. You can find your video on the download results

• Support, YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, and other video sites
• 4k video download
• Multithreaded feature up to 32 videos can be downloaded simultaneously
• Mp3 Download Feature available

Cons:

• No video editing feature

5. VideoProc

VideoProc is a video editing software that lets you download YouTube videos. Through it, you can download videos from more than 1000 websites not only YouTube videos. Supports 8k video and can convert videos to more than 70 formats including AAC, MP3, MOV, and AVI. This is a paid software, you can use it on a seven-day trial. 

Download and Install VideoProc 

Open and Click on Downloader

Enter the URL and click Analyze

Select a preferable format and click Download selected videos

Pros:

• User-friendly interface
• Support AAC, MP3, MOV, and AVI Format
• Can be downloaded from YouTube, Vevo, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and Facebook
• Offer up to 8k video download

Cons:

• Paid software
• Only seven days trial facility

Download youtube videos without software

This section will be helpful for Windows, Android, iOS, Mac, and other OS users because with these methods no app requires to download Youtube videos. There are many of us who don't want to install additional software or apps on mobile or PC. So this section is for those who don't want to install third-party apps on the system but want to download YouTube videos. 

Now we will know how to download YouTube videos without any third-party app or software. In this section, I will discuss some of the best web apps that you can use to download YouTube videos for free.

1. Savefrom.net

In this article once we talked about Savefrom.net, showing how you can download YouTube videos with a browser extension. Now we will know how to download YouTube videos with Savefrom.net without installing anything. You can also use Savefrom.net as a web app. 

Website link: Savefrom.net

• First, go to the Savefrom.net website
• Paste the YouTube video
• Download in the preferred resolution

Pros:

• No registration is required
• Videos can be downloaded at a quick time
• Support Facebook, Instagram, and Twitter

Cons:

• Full HD Download does not support
• Some videos may be downloaded without sound

Pro Tips: Add SS before YouTube link to download any YouTube video instantly. For example, if your liked video links is, "www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCYq2lmlIC8" ,  then add SS like "ssyoutube.com/watch?v=oCYq2lmlIC8"

2. Y2Mate

Another great website to download YouTube videos is Y2Mate. Through this, you can download YouTube videos for free. Through this website, you can download 1080p videos. You don't need any kind of registration to download videos from here. 

Website link: Y2Mate

How to use Y2Mate:

• First, go to the Y2Mate website
• Copy the link
• Download in the desired format

Pros:

• You can download videos in different formats
• No registration required
• User-friendly interface

Cons:

• Sometimes Ads can be annoying ""

Pro Tips: Add pp after Tube to download any YouTube video instantly. For example, if your liked video links is, "www.youtube.com/watch?v=oCYq2lmlIC8" ,  then add pp like "youtubepp.com/watch?v=oCYq2lmlIC8"

3. Download4.cc

Another great website to download YouTube videos is Download4.cc. It has the facility to download 3GP, MP4, FLV, and WEBM, formats. 

Website link: Download4.cc

• First, go to the Download4.cc
• Give the pasted link
• Download the desired format

Pros:

• Easy to use
• 3GP, MP4, FLV, and WEBM format support
• User-friendly interface

Cons:

• It takes a long time to download

4. ssyoutube

Easy to use web app for downloading YouTube videos is ssyoutube. You can easily download high-quality videos from here. Initially from here, you can download Mp4 files in 720, 360 format. 

Website link: ssyoutube

How to use ssyoutube:

• Go to the ssyoutube
• Paste the video link
• Download videos in the preferred format

Pros:

• You can download high-quality videos
• Support MP4, MP3, SQ, HD, Full HD
• No login or registration
• Easy to use

Cons:

• Some downloaded videos may not have sound

5. Youtube Market

Youtube Market is a multipurpose website where you can get many things about Youtube. This website also has two tools link shorter, YouTube video downloader. From here you can download high-quality videos. The purpose of mentioning this website is that there are various YouTube-related services that you may like. 

Website link: Youtube Market

How to use:

• Go to the Youtube Market
• Paste the link
• Download in the desired format

Pros:

• Multipurpose Youtube Solution
• No registration required
• Easy to use

Pros:

• Video downloader does not have many features
• Download in limited resolution
• Take a long time to extract the video