2016-01-19

We today on this guide will talk how to download videos from YouTube for free way from your PC web browser, Android, windows phone or iPhone iOS devices. The popularity of watching videos online is constantly increasing mostly because there is a lot of new free content available on YouTube. In addition to this, you can also watch this content even when you do not have internet access; all you need to do is to download the videos to your devices. Due to this, the need of proper and functioning apps for tablet/computer/Smartphone is in increasing demand but luckily there are several amazing options available to download video from YouTube.

Remember that the Terms and Services of YouTube clearly say that “You will not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link shown on YouTube on the service for that content.” If you notice a download video YouTube button you can legally download videos from YouTube without having to use a third-party app.



How To Download Videos From YouTube

However , in the terms it is also stated that it is forbidden to copy, reproduce, to electronically transmit, broadcast, sell, license, make available online, adapt, distribute, publish any Content for any purpose or reason without previously having a written consent from YouTube or the respective licensors of the content. This means that if there is no download button in the video, you have to get consent before you download videos from YouTube it.

There are several methods to download YouTube videos on different platforms. The list which I have compiled is not a thorough, but only with the ones I thought are the best. Bellow you can find my favorite ways to download YouTube videos on every platform.

Before we start I want to let you know that all of these methods have one thing in common you need to choose the quality and the format of the video you wish to download. If you want to download content which will be able to play on most devices then you should go with the 3GP options-144p may be smaller and could have artifacts, while the 720p MP4 is not recommended for a small phone. 360p MP4 will do fine on mobile screens and will not consume much of your data plan too.

Download Videos from YouTube on Web

One of the wastes ways to download video from YouTube from the Web is to use Keepvid. With Keepvid all you need is the URL (address of the web page which shown in the bar where you type the site’s name) to download videos.

If you wish to use Keepvid follow these tips:

Play the video you want to download from YouTube. Now click on the address bar, select the full address and copy it.

Go to Keepvid’s webpage

On the site there is a form in which you can enter the link of the video you want to download. Now just paste the URL which you have previously copied and then press the Download button on right. You will be shown a list of links with from which you can choose in which format and size you want to download video from YouTube file.

Once you have selected the format and the size of the file, right click on it and save the file. Choose Save link as… and you will be asked on where you wish to save the file on your PC.

Download YouTube Videos Browser Extension

If you do not want to copy-paste the video details every time, you can get browser extensions. One of the best browser extensions is SaveFrom.net which is compatible on Chrome, Opera and Firefox browsers. Before you can use it you must first install the extension.

Once you have installed the SaveFrom.net extension, a button will appear in the top right corner of your web browser.

To download YouTube videos in this way follow these instructions:

Visit the video site and click on the extension button.

You will be sown a menu with variety of options. Choose download video from YouTube from the page option.

You will be redirected to the official website of SaveFrom.net in which the URL of the video is already processing.

General info about the video which you want to download will be shown- name, source and duration. You can download the video in many formats (FLV 240p, MP4 720p, 3GP 240p) which will be shown just below the download links.

When you have decided on which format you want to download, just right click on it and press Save Link as… and the file will start downloading.

Note that you cannot use SaveFrom.net on internet explorer. However, you can use FastestTube which is also amazing. Follow these steps:

Download and install FastestTube extension from its official website.

Play the YouTube video you wish to download.

You will be shown a download button in the video.

Press the Download Button from the drop down menu and select the format in which you wish your video to be downloaded.

Download Video from YouTube on Windows/ OS X



If you are unable or you do not want to use browser extension/website but a program on your PC, then you can always use YouTube Downloader (YTD).

Visit the YTD video converter page

Press on the Free Download button

On your system YouTube downloader will be downloaded

Install YTD Video downloader

After the download is finished, play the YouTube video you wish to download and copy the URL

Start YTD and paste the URL in the address bar

There is a option to select the quality of the video by clicking the Download quality dropdown and choosing one of the quality options

Once you have decided press the Download button which is at the bottom right

You can stop/pause the download videos from YouTube by clicking on it and pressing the pause/stop button

To watch the video offline, click on the folder icon which is above the video box and the location where the video has been downloaded will be opened

Download Videos from YouTube on Windows Phone

A lot of apps for download videos from YouTube are available in the Windows Store. Some of them are free while some of them are paid. One of the best apps in the Windows Store for downloading YouTube videos is Tube Pro. It is really easy to use- you just need to search and download the video.

If you wish to download videos with Tube Pro first download the app. After you have downloaded it, start it and you will be shown the Menu screen with a lot of options such as Favorites, My Playlist, Offline Playlist, Hot Videos and My Download. In addition to this, also there is a Top Rated menu which comprises the most popular movie, music and sport videos. This for me is the best YouTube Unblocker solutions in the world, and worked very nice. If download and use this app you will download any videos for free on your device any time.

To download with Tube Pro follow these tips:

Press the Search icon on the bottom and type the name of the video you wish to download. If you wish to search for videos in HD quality only you can mark the HD check box which is right next to the search bar

Select the video you want to download from the search results, select the quality level from the Low Quality (LQ), High Quality (HQ) and High Definition ( HD) boxes and tap on the Download button

Once the video is downloaded, you can even play it from the app itself by going to the My downloads section

Download Videos from YouTube on Android

One of the best Android apps for YouTube video downloads is TubeMate. However, you cannot find this app on Google Play and it is required to install the Amazon Appstore for Android. The app is free of charge.

How to Appstore for Android:

Go to Settings Applications and find the Unknown Sources option. If it is not there (depends on the model of the device) go to Settings Mark the Unknown Sources box and press OK to confirm

Now go to the Appstore link and download the APK file

Find the AMazonAPps.release.apk in the file explorer and run it to install it. Once the installation is complete launch the app.

Now find TubeMate and install it

After you have installed the app you can tap on the search icon and enter the name of the video you want to download

Just tap the download icon which looks like green colored arrow in the top right corner to download the YouTube video

It is possible to download several YouTube videos at once and you can also play only the audio from the video

Once a pop-up shows saying Parsing video information, it means that the video information is currently being processed

You will be shown a list of numerous video formats and you can select the one you want

Tap on the download icon which is on the bottom to download the YouTube video on your Android device

You can also check the download status of the video by pressing the semi-circle icon

If you pause the download at some point , the TubeMate app will allow you to resume the download from the point you have stopped it

Download Videos from YouTube on iPhone

iPhone users can download YouTube videos with the help of Video Download & player app

Follow these instructions:

From the App store Get the Video Download & Player app

Install and start the App. Now click on the search bar

Enter the name of the video you want to download

Select the video and press on Cache Video to Memory. The video will begin downloading

The download files can be checked in the Videos section at the bottom

You can watch the videos offline thanks to this app

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