If you are reading this, means you are looking for a solution to how to download Youtube videos? If it is, then you visited the right article, Here in this article, I have shared websites and software which I personally use for youtube video download.

Websites and Softwares which I shared are totally free, you don’t have to pay a penny for downloading your favorite youtube video.

What are the steps to download youtube videos? 

Youtube has straightforward terms & conditions and according to those terms of service as a user, you can’t download youtube videos directly.

So you have to follow some steps to save your youtube video on your pc or smartphone.

The first way for youtube video download is using youtube converters.

If you are looking for the best way to download YouTube videos from your phone, then I will recommend you to try my mentioned methods once. These methods have some youtube video converters and a trick.

Free Youtube Video Download Converters

y2Mate.com

I personally like this youtube video converter and recommend you to use it for downloading your favorite youtube video.

The interface of the website makes it user-friendly and reason to be on top of our list. The website has some important links like youtube downloader, youtube converter, etc, and the URL address to search a particular youtube video for download.

To download a youtube video from y2mate.com you just to follow some basic steps:

• Open y2mate.com in your phone/laptop browser.
• Copy Youtube video URL from the browser address bar.
• Paste video URL in y2mate.com URL search address bar.
• After a few seconds of pasting the URL, you will get different available video formats available for download. You can select any as per your choice and comfort.

Apart from youtube video download, the best part of the website is its scalability with this video converter website you can download videos from Facebook, Dailymotion, Youku etc.

Tip: Insert “pp” after the word “youtube” in the link to download videos and mp3 files from YouTube in a faster way.

If you can’t directly download the video to your PC, please follow the guidelines below:

Step1: Select the format you want and click the “Download” button.

Step2: In the new window, press “CTRL + S” to save video OR right click to video, then select “Save as Video”.

y2Mate.guru

The next converter is also from the y2Mate family. Sometimes y2mate.com website stops working due to high traffic, in such a situation, you can use y2Mate.guru to download youtube video.

To download a youtube video from y2mate.guru you just to follow some basic steps:

• Open y2mate.guru in your phone/laptop browser.
• Copy Youtube video URL from the browser address bar.
• Paste video URL in y2mate.guru URL search address bar.
• After a few seconds of pasting URL, you will get different available video formats available for download. You can select any as per your choice and comfort.

Since it’s an alternate method I don’t rely much on it. The reason is it offers only youtube and Facebook video downloader. But if you only want to download youtube videos then this video converter will be a great choice for you.

Youtube Video Download Trick

With this trick you don’t have to open separate websites, things will get done automatically. All you have to do is follow the mentioned steps:

• Open the youtube video you want to download.
• In the address bar add ss after “www.” & before “youtube” and press enter or click on search.
• After that, a website like this will get open with the videos format available for download.
• Select any of the formats to start downloading your video.

How To Download Youtube Videos With Software

IDM(Internet Download Manager)

With the help of this software, you will be able to download any YouTube video as fast as compared to other defined methods. To download videos with this software you have to follow below steps:

• Download & Install IDM in your PC/Laptop
• Once you install IDM, the browser of your PC/Laptop will automatically add its extension.
• And when you open a youtube video in the browser, you will get the “Download this video” option next to the video.
• Click on “Download this video” and select the video format and last press on start download.

VLC Media Player

With a VLC media player, you can download youtube videos for free. So, if you don’t have a VLC media player on your pc/laptop, then download and install it. Once you have VLC in your computer system follow these steps:

• Open the youtube video you want to download. Next, copy the URL of the video.
• Now open VLC Media Player and head over to the ‘Media’ option, and click on it…
• After that, select the ‘Open Network Stream’ option. (If you are using Windows. But if you’re using Mac, then FILE > OPEN NETWORK.
• Now, you’ll see a page with a text editor. Here, paste the copied youtube video URL.
• When you click on the ‘play’ option, the video starts playing on VLC.
• Next, click on the ‘Tools’ option on the top right-hand corner. There, you’ll find an option called ‘codec information.’ When you click on the ‘codec information,’ a new window opens up.
• The window looks something like this: You need to copy the information of the video from the location text box at the bottom of the page. (For Windows User). However, if you’re a Mac user, you need to right-click on the field and click on the ‘Open URL’ option.
• Next, open a browser and paste the copied URL.
• The video should be playing on your browser online. Right-click on the video and select the ‘Save video as’ option.
• The video will now start downloading. The default format is MP4, and the default title would be ‘video playback.’ Once it gets downloaded, save it with your other videos.

Although the process may seem lengthy right now, it’s pretty simple once you do it yourself.

Frequently Asked Questions For Youtube Video Download

Is downloading youtube videos legal?

Downloading videos without prior permission and selling them, comes under copyright infringement and is violations of youtube terms of service. While downloading videos is technically a criminal act. But if you are downloading a youtube video for personal use, then it can be considered legal.

Why use Youtube Video Downloader or Video Converters?

Because youtube does not allows you to download youtube videos directly. Therefore, you have to use third-party apps to download youtube videos on your pc/phone.

What formats are supported by Video Download Application?

Video download software can save videos in different formats. You can save videos in MP4, AVI, FLV, 3GP, WMV, MOV, and others. Moreover, you can specify the application to extract audio and save the file in MP3 and WAV format.

So, there you have- my personal and best video converters and downloaders to download youtube videos. I hope the defined methods will work fine for you.

Do you download youtube videos? Which converter/downloader you use for youtube video download? Let me know in the comment section.

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