Hello, Guys welcome back learn How to download YouTube videos on iOS, Android, Mac and PC. Learning how to download YouTube videos can come in handy in a variety of situations, such as when you’re travelling and don’t have a data connection, or if you want to get a few videos via Wi-Fi to save bandwidth.
You won’t have to worry about buffering caused by network congestion or lag if you download YouTube videos.
YouTube makes it simple to share videos on social media or by embedding them. Is it, nevertheless, lawful to save YouTube videos? To ensure you stay on the right side of the law, we address that topic below (and YouTube itself).
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If you want to save YouTube videos for personal use offline, here’s a step-by-step instruction for iPhone and iPad, Android, Mac, and Windows.
Is downloading YouTube videos legal? What you need to know
The answer is no, according to Google’s YouTube terms of service: “You may access Content solely for your information and personal use as intended through the Service’s supplied functionality and as permitted by these Terms of Service. You must not download any Content unless you see a ‘download’ or equivalent link presented by YouTube on the Service.”
If you want to download YouTube videos responsibly, the only way to do so is to pay $11.99 for YouTube Premium.
If you breach the YouTube Terms of Service, the corporation may delete your account, as stated here: “YouTube will terminate a user’s access to the Service if the user is proven to be a repeat infringement under suitable conditions.”
However, the situation is not entirely black and white. After the Recording Industry Association of America reported that it violated Section 1201 of the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, GitHub reinstated the open-source utility YouTube-dl. However, GitHub discovered that journalists and educators were using YouTube-dl in non-copyright infringing ways.
YouTube content that is allowed to download includes non-copyrighted public domain videos, clips protected by a Creative Commons licence, and amateur videos that friends and relatives have shared with you (and don’t mind you copying).
How to download YouTube videos on iPhone and iPad
Because Apple polices the programmes available in its app store, downloading YouTube videos on your iPhone or iPad is a bit tough. There are more alternatives if you jailbreak your phone, but if you don’t want to take that path, here’s the best and easiest approach.
1. Download and open the app Documents by Readdle.
2. Tap on the compass icon to open the web browser and go to www.videosolo.com/online-video-downloader/.
3. Paste a YouTube video link in the text box and tap “Download.” After a few moments, the video will decode and generate a list of different output format and quality options.
4. Tap “Download” on the preferred output option.
5. Enter a name and download location for the video.
6. Tap the Downloads section in the bottom navigation bar to view your downloaded videos within the Documents app.
7. To save your downloaded videos to your iPhone or iPad hard drive, go back to the Documents app home screen and open your Downloads folder.
8. Find the video you want and tap the three dots icon on it.
9. Tap on Share and then Save Video.
10. You can find the downloaded YouTube videos in the Photos app.
How to download YouTube videos on Mac
You can download YouTube videos on a Mac using a variety of tools and apps.
One simple method is to use the screen capture tool included with macOS. It won’t be of excellent quality, but it will suffice. To access the screen recording settings, simply press Command + Shift + 5. You can choose to record a window or the entire screen, and you can adjust the choices to incorporate audio from your Mac’s microphone.
4K Video Downloader is the best tool for downloading YouTube videos in high quality formats on Mac. It’s free for the first 30 downloads per day, after which you can upgrade to one of its premium plans. The software is capable of downloading videos in up to 8K resolution and in a variety of formats. In addition, 4K video Downloader can also grab entire YouTube playlists.
Here’s how to use it:
1. Download and install 4K Video Downloader and open the program.
2. Find a YouTube video and copy the link.
4. Click Paste Link in the menu.
5. Click Download after selecting from the list of quality and format options.
6. After your video is downloaded, click the three dot icon so you can play, find it on your computer and perform other actions.
How to download YouTube videos on Android
Because Google restricts such techniques, downloading YouTube videos with an Android app from the Google Play store will be difficult. However, you may get a YouTube downloader on your phone or tablet by installing an APK file from somewhere other than the Play store, such as our top recommendation TubeMate. Here’s how to put it to use.
1. Download TubeMate and install on your Android phone. You may need to change your security settings.
2. Open TubeMate and search for a YouTube video.
3. Tap the green Download button.
4. Choose from the list of quality and format options. Tap the green Download button.
5. Tap the Downloads List icon in the bottom menu to find your video. Or access the Downloads list by tapping on the three dot icon in the upper right corner of the TubeMate menu.
6. Tap the three dot icon next to a video to save it to a new location, rename it and other actions.
How to download YouTube videos on a PC
4K Video Downloader is the best way to download YouTube videos to a Windows PC. To download YouTube videos on Mac, use the same steps indicated above.
However, there is another way to download YouTube videos to your PC, and it involves the use of the wonderful free application VLC Media Player. Here’s how to go about it.
1. Download and install the latest version of VLC Media Player, if you don’t already have the program on your Windows PC.
2. Copy the URL of a YouTube video to your clipboard.
3. Open VLC and click the Media menu in the top-left corner. Select Open Network Stream.
4. Paste the copied video address into the “Please enter the network URL” box and click Play. The YouTube video will start playing in VLC.
5. Now go to Tools, Codec Information and copy the long URL from the Location box at the bottom of the window.
6. Paste the URL into your browser’s address bar and click OK, and the video will begin playing in a new tab.
Right-click it and choose “Save video as” to download the YouTube video as an MP4 file.