{"id":22446,"date":"2022-07-19T07:20:32","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:20:32","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=22446"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:20:32","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:20:32","slug":"how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Download and Save a YouTube Video?"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9d34ee0a43\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9d34ee0a43\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e9d34ee0a43\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video\/#How_Do_I_Download_and_Save_a_YouTube_Video\" title=\"How Do I Download and Save a YouTube Video?\">How Do I Download and Save a YouTube Video?<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video\/#YouTube_doesnt_have_a_download_button\" title=\"YouTube doesn&#8217;t have a download button\">YouTube doesn&#8217;t have a download button<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video\/#Alternatives_to_the_official_YouTube_app\" title=\"Alternatives to the official YouTube app\">Alternatives to the official YouTube app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video\/#Third-party_apps_that_let_you_download_YouTube_videos\" title=\"Third-party apps that let you download YouTube videos\">Third-party apps that let you download YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-and-save-a-youtube-video\/#Using_a_virtual_desktop_to_download_YouTube_videos\" title=\"Using a virtual desktop to download YouTube videos\">Using a virtual desktop to download YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Download_and_Save_a_YouTube_Video\"><\/span>How Do I Download and Save a YouTube Video?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"How do I download and save a YouTube video\" align=\"left\" style=\"max-height:395px; max-width:38% height:auto; margin:0px 10px; width:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/HXyFNHh.jpg\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve ever been in the situation where you&#8217;ve wanted to download a YouTube video, but couldn&#8217;t find the button for it, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. This article will explain how to download videos from YouTube using third-party apps or a virtual desktop. Despite its name, the official YouTube app doesn&#8217;t have a download button. In addition, it doesn&#8217;t work on Mac or Windows, which makes it difficult to download videos.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_doesnt_have_a_download_button\"><\/span>YouTube doesn&#8217;t have a download button<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube doesn&#8217;t have a download button on its website, so how can you save and play your favorite videos? You can&#8217;t right-click the video and save it to your computer. Even if you have the right-click menu enabled, the download button won&#8217;t work. And you won&#8217;t be able to save it offline. YouTube isn&#8217;t pursuing any preventative measures to stop third-party applications from downloading videos.<\/p>\n<p>Downloading videos from YouTube isn&#8217;t possible for standard users, but there are ways around the issue. First, you can use the mobile app to download videos for offline viewing. If you&#8217;re a standard user, you can&#8217;t download music videos, kids&#8217; videos, or licensed educational materials. If you want to download a video for offline viewing, look for a download button that&#8217;s grayed out. If you&#8217;re a Premium member, you can make it work by logging in to YouTube using your Google account.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives_to_the_official_YouTube_app\"><\/span>Alternatives to the official YouTube app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a great alternative to YouTube, consider using an iOS-based video player like BGPlayer. The app is a great alternative because it blocks YouTube ads and lets you choose the quality of videos. It also has a dark mode that lets you watch videos in the background. This video player also lets you create unlimited playlists and answer comments instantly. And because it runs in the background, you can watch videos even when you&#8217;re not connected to the internet.<\/p>\n<p>Yoo Download offers easy downloads and a built-in MP3 converter. SnapDownloader is another great alternative that allows you to copy the video&#8217;s URL from another website. Another feature-filled alternative is iTubeGo. It&#8217;s a great choice because it works on Windows and Mac and can convert video files into MP3 files. Another popular alternative is Y2mate. It has an easy-to-use interface and works seamlessly with YouTube videos. You can also convert video files into MP3s and download them to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Third-party_apps_that_let_you_download_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>Third-party apps that let you download YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you have an Android device and you want to download YouTube videos on it, you should try using one of the third-party apps that allow you to do so. While YouTube doesn&#8217;t offer a native way to download videos, these third-party apps will save the videos automatically without requiring you to change the URL. These apps are free and will allow you to download videos with just a few clicks.<\/p>\n<p>One of the best third-party apps that allow you to download YouTube videos is Airy. This app supports more than 10,000 websites, including YouTube. Users can also use it to download videos in MP3 or MP4 format. In addition, the program also has audio downloaders and batch download options. You can also use Airy to download a large number of videos at once. This program has a free and a paid version, and it&#8217;s worth the money to give it a try.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_virtual_desktop_to_download_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>Using a virtual desktop to download YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When you&#8217;re looking for ways to download and save YouTube videos, you have many options. Depending on what you&#8217;re looking for, you can download videos in a variety of formats, with a variety of file sizes and quality options. If you&#8217;re interested in downloading large numbers of videos, you can use a free download site. Another option is to use a virtual desktop. The advantages of this approach are numerous, and it is a great way to download large amounts of videos at once.<\/p>\n<p>You can also use a desktop browser to download YouTube videos. Most browsers come with built-in developer tools. 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