If you're in for a long flight or headed somewhere with an net connectedness, it might be a skilful thought to download some YouTube videos for offline entertainment. Thankfully, it'southward pretty easy to do, so you tin can become your media fix wherever you become. There are two ways to download videos: through the YouTube app or a tertiary-political party tool. Downloading through the YouTube app requires a YouTube premium subscription, whereas third-party tools are free, simply come up with the cost of convenience and reliability.

A notation about copyrighted content

Downloading a video through the official YouTube app is permitted by YouTube's Terms & Conditions as the video cannot exist watched outside the app, and you have no access to the file. However, if you download a YouTube video through a third-party tool you need to be aware of YouTube'south Terms of Service(ToS) and copyright law. Firstly, y'all will be violating YouTube'southward Terms of Service; YouTube tin suspend or terminate your account if y'all are found in breach of this. Secondly, you need to ensure you are non violating copyright constabulary. Videos that can be legally downloaded include:

  • Non-copyrighted public domain videos.
  • Videos are covered by the Creative Commons (CC) license.
    • YouTube includes a search filter for videos that autumn under this license.
  • Videos created past friends and family who have given you lot permission.

How to download a YouTube video on an Android smartphone or tablet

YouTube Premium

Downloading a video through YouTube requires a YouTube Premium subscription if you exercise not live in one of these countries. This subscription costs $11.99/month for individuals or $17.99 for up to 5 people in the same household and includes a wide range of benefits similar a subscription to YouTube Music. Whether yous need a Premium subscription or non, the process is exactly the same. While this is the easiest way to download a YouTube video, you won't be able to access your video outside the app; a third-political party tool is necessary for this.

  1. Open the YouTube app on your phone.
  2. Open the video you wish to download.
  3. Tap the Download button just below the video.
  4. Select a Download quality. If you haven't subscribed to YouTube Premium, the app will prompt you to before you can download the video.
  5. Tap Download.

One time downloaded, the Download push button will plow into a black tick and read Downloaded. Downloaded videos tin can be accessed in the Home tab of the YouTube app when offline.

You can delete a downloaded YouTube video by tapping the Downloaded button and tapping Remove.

TubeMate

TubeMate is ane of many services that allow you to download YouTube videos. However, if yous choose not to use TubeMate, be enlightened that non all these services are trustworthy and can put y'all at risk of downloading malware.

  1. Download the TubeMate app through APKMirror.
  2. Open the YouTube app.
  3. Open the video you wish to download.
  4. Tap the Share icon just beneath the video.
  5. Tap TubeMate on the list of apps.
  6. Permit permissions for TubeMate.
  7. Tap one of the MP4 download options.
  8. Tap the cherry-red Download button.
  9. Tap the Downloaded button, the down pointing arrow at the bottom of your screen, to see the download status.

Y'all tin can access your downloaded video in 2 ways. Either open the TubeMate app and tap the Downloaded button at the bottom of your screen, or you can find the video in your phone's storage. They'll be located in Files past Google in Internal Storage > Video.

How to download a YouTube video on Chromebook

Unfortunately, in that location is no reliable third-party tool for downloading YouTube videos on a Chromebook. Websites that provide a download tool practice exist, but they are oft subject field to legal takedowns by Google. The safest pick to download the video via a third political party is to use the TubeMate method outlined in a higher place, then transfer the downloaded file to your Chromebook.

YouTube Premium Videos

Like Android, downloading a video through YouTube on Chromebook requires a Premium subscription. Nosotros've used the official YouTube app for this walkthrough, but the steps to download a video using Chrome are about identical.

  1. Open the YouTube app on your Chromebook.
  2. Click the video you wish to download.
  3. Click the Download push button underneath the video.
  4. Select a Download quality. Again, if y'all practice not have a subscription to YouTube Premium, you will be prompted to bring together here.
  5. Tap Download.

You can access your downloaded videos past clicking your contour icon in the top right of the screen, and then clicking Downloads in the carte du jour. Downloaded videos can be deleted by clicking the 3-push menu to the correct of the video, then clicking Delete from Downloads.

How to download a YouTube video on Windows x or Windows 11

Downloading a YouTube video follows the same steps for Windows x and Windows 11. At that place are plenty of programs that offer the ability to download videos, but 5KPlayer is a great balance between ease of use, download speed, and video quality. Don't be alarmed if it asks for your proper noun and email, this is non required for downloading YouTube videos.

  1. Download and install 5KPlayer for Windows.
  2. Click the ruddy YouTube push.
  3. Open the YouTube video you wish to download and copy the URL.
  4. Open up 5KPlayer and paste the URL into the provided box.
  5. Click Paste URL & Clarify.
  6. Click the cog icon adjacent to the video preview to modify the download settings.
  7. Click Download.

Downloaded videos will announced in C:\Users\user\Videos\Download Videos

How to download a YouTube video on macOS

To download a YouTube video on macOS, y'all'll need 5KPlayer, just like Windows. Installing it follows the same steps as the Windows installation, and remember not to enter your name and email address as this is not necessary for downloading YouTube videos.

  1. Download and install 5KPlayer for Mac.
  2. Click the red YouTube button
  3. Open the YouTube video you wish to download and copy the URL.
  4. Open 5KPlayer and paste the URL into the provided box.
  5. Click Paste URL & Clarify.
  6. Click the cog icon side by side to the video preview to change the download settings.
  7. Click Download.

How to download a YouTube video on iOS and iPadOS

Downloading a YouTube video on iOS is a fairly convoluted process, however, these steps will walk you through the process. After downloading the video, you lot have the optional step of moving it to your Photos app. This is non necessary, but it will brand the video quicker to access later.

How to download a YouTube video using Documents by Readdle

  1. Open the YouTube app.
  2. Find the YouTube video you lot wish to download.
  3. Copy the URL past tapping the Share button, and then Copy Link.
  4. Install Documents past Readdle from the App Shop
  5. Launch Documents.
    1. The app will ask you lot to upgrade to the premium version, you can skip this.
  6. Tap the Browser icon in the bottom right of the screen.
  7. Enter "x2download.com" in the search bar
  8. Paste the video's URL into the field.
  9. Select the quality you lot wish to download the video with.
  10. Tap Download.

How to movement a downloaded video to the Photos app

  1. Tap the Binder icon in the bottom left of the screen.
  2. Tap the Downloads button.
  3. Tap the three-dot button next to the video.
  4. Tap Motion.
  5. Tap Photos underneath the My Files heading.
  6. Permit the app access to Photos.
  7. Tap Move in the top right of your screen.

How to download a YouTube video on Linux

The best way to download a YouTube video on Linux requires the youtubedl-gui program, which in turn requires Flatpak. Youtubedl-gui is a simplistic program, but is quick and easy to set.

How to install youtubedl-gui and Flatpak.

Firstly, you'll need to install Flatpak. Installation of Flatpak varies between Linux distributions, instructions for each can exist found on the Flatpak website.

In one case you lot've installed Flatpak, you'll need to download youtubedl-gui. You tin either:

  • Download it via the Flathub folio. or
  • Run this command:
    • flatpak install flathub io.github.JaGoLi.ytdl_gui

How to download a YouTube video with youtubedl-gui.

  1. Detect the YouTube video you wish to download, and copy the URL
  2. Open youtubedl-gui by running the following command: flatpak run io.github.JaGoLi.ytdl_gui
  3. Paste the URL into the box labeled Enter URL
  4. Choose quality and format for the video
    1. You can likewise download it as an audio file by clicking on the Audio tab.
  5. Click Download.
youtubedl-gui

Get your YouTube fix anywhere

Cyberspace connection or not, there'south withal a way to watch your favorite YouTube videos whenever. Correct now, YouTube Premium is the safest and quickest way to download a YouTube video, but there are third-party options available.

Before you continue a downloading frenzy using a third-party app, be aware that doing so can put you at risk for malware or a straight-upwards ban from YouTube. If you lot do plan on browsing for a third-party tool on your Chromebook, check information technology's updated with the latest security patches beginning. Otherwise, you might just want to download a cracking Android game to laissez passer the time instead.

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