Last updated on : April 15th, 2020 by R Yadav
Welcome to our guide of "How to download YouTube videos for free?". When someone likes a video on Youtube and wants to download videos from YouTube so that he/ she can watch them without an Internet connection, which is ideal for entertaining on airplanes, trains, and trips to places without reliable access to the mobile Internet.
How to download YouTube videos for free?
Downloading YouTube videos to your phone and PC is also great if you have a mobile plan with a limited data plan. You can download them to your phone using your home's Wi-Fi connection and watch them on the move without risking checking your data allocation.
It is very much easy to download videos from YouTube and other video hosting sites, and you can do it for free. YouTube itself provides some tools for downloading videos (both on PC and smartphone, Tabler devices), and there are third-party tools that can also do the job. Just go through the article t know more.
The use of third-party applications to download YouTube videos is against YouTube's terms of service, which state that you can only stream videos directly from your servers. Downloading YouTube videos also opens you up to possible copyright infringement, unless you have permission from the copyright holder, whether it is in the public domain or the owner of the video yourself.
That said, YouTube offers some ways to download videos through its web service and its own applications. In this guide, we will explain how to do it and guide you through the other options available for iPhone, Android, Mac, and PC.
The best free YouTube downloader 2020: Save and share videos from YouTube to World
If you have not downloaded and installed Youtube Video Downloader, first of all, go to our guide on "The best free YouTube downloader 2020: Save and share videos from YouTube to World". Download Youtube Video Downloader and install 4K Video Downloader on your PC. This software is completely free and can download whole playlists, as well as 360-degree and 3D videos. When it's installation finishes, check the box marked 'Launch' and click 'Finish'.
Open your web browser, find the video you want to download from YouTube and copy your URL from the address bar. Then return to 4K Video Downloader and click on the green 'Paste link' button in the upper left corner.
How to download YouTube videos for free? paste url to download
The software will retrieve information about the video and give you a choice of quality options. These will vary depending on the quality of the original video, but the software can download YouTube videos in 4K if available.
4K Video Downloader will allow you to download full videos from YouTube, or simply copy the audio. Choose your preferred selection using the drop-down menu on the left, then choose a format using the menu on the right. We prefer MP4 for our videos, because it provides a good balance of quality and file size, and will play basically on all devices.
How to download YouTube videos for free? Choose Quality
Then, choose your quality. To play videos on your TV or PC, we recommend choosing the highest resolution, but keep in mind that this will take longer and take up more space. Fortunately, you can check the estimated file size on the left to see how much space it will occupy.
You can also choose where the downloaded video will be saved using the 'Browse' button at the bottom. Once you are satisfied, click on 'Download'.
The YouTube video will now download for you. If there are other videos on the creator's channel, 4K Video Downloader will ask if you want to download them too. You can download up to 24 videos at a time.
How to download YouTube videos for free? Download Your Videos
Once the video has finished downloading, you can find it in the destination folder or right click on 4K Video Downloader and select 'Play'. Unless you adjust the settings, the video will remain in this list until you choose to delete it, even if you close and restart the software.
If you often download videos in the same format, see Smart Mode. This saves your download preferences and automatically uploads them. Click on the light bulb icon in the upper right corner and the next time you paste a URL in 4K Video Downloader, it will be downloaded instantly with the latest settings you used.
How to download YouTube videos for free?
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