{"id":22503,"date":"2022-07-19T07:23:21","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:23:21","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=22503"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:23:21","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:23:21","slug":"how-do-i-download-youtube-videos-free","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-youtube-videos-free","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Download YouTube Videos Free?"},"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-69ecbf3fc8906\" 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-69ecbf3fc8906\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69ecbf3fc8906\" ><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-youtube-videos-free\/#How_Do_I_Download_YouTube_Videos_Free\" title=\"How Do I Download YouTube Videos Free?\">How Do I Download YouTube Videos Free?<\/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-youtube-videos-free\/#YouTube_does_not_allow_you_to_download_videos\" title=\"YouTube does not allow you to download videos\">YouTube does not allow you to download videos<\/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-youtube-videos-free\/#There_are_no_free_YouTube_video_downloaders\" title=\"There are no free YouTube video downloaders\">There are no free YouTube video downloaders<\/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-youtube-videos-free\/#There_are_ad-supported_YouTube_downloaders\" title=\"There are ad-supported YouTube downloaders\">There are ad-supported YouTube downloaders<\/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-youtube-videos-free\/#There_are_open-source_YouTube_video_downloaders\" title=\"There are open-source YouTube video downloaders\">There are open-source YouTube video downloaders<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-6\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-download-youtube-videos-free\/#There_are_YouTube_premium_subscriptions_that_allow_you_to_download_videos\" title=\"There are YouTube premium subscriptions that allow you to download videos\">There are YouTube premium subscriptions that allow you to download videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Download_YouTube_Videos_Free\"><\/span>How Do I Download YouTube Videos Free?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" align=\"right\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/gBJ7Wb4.jpg\" alt=\"How can I download YouTube videos free\" style=\"margin:0px 10px; max-width:31% width:auto; height:auto; max-height:322px;\">  <\/p>\n<p>How do I download YouTube videos free? You may be asking yourself this question: why is it so hard to download videos from YouTube? You might have been frustrated by the ad-supported options and have wondered how you can get a free download of a video without paying anything. If you are looking for a free YouTube video downloader, there are several options that you can explore. These include open-source and ad-supported downloaders.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_does_not_allow_you_to_download_videos\"><\/span>YouTube does not allow you to download videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Although YouTube does not allow you to download videos for free, third-party downloader sites can. These sites can download videos where copyright laws do not apply or if copyright grants reproduction rights. Public domain videos are videos that have already expired or have been waived. Because they are public domain, no one owns them. Anyone can freely reproduce them without asking permission. Creative Commons licensed works are those that have the copyright reserved by the artist but have given permission to other users to use and distribute them for free.<\/p>\n<p>You cannot download videos from YouTube for free if you are a premium member. If you want to download a video for personal, non-commercial use, you must purchase a YouTube Premium account. YouTube also does not allow you to download videos from other users&#8217; accounts. However, you can download videos from your own YouTube account without a premium account. In order to download a video from YouTube, you must be an account holder. This account also allows you to access videos on up to 10 different devices at once.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_no_free_YouTube_video_downloaders\"><\/span>There are no free YouTube video downloaders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You may be thinking that there are no free YouTube video downloaders. The problem with these free options is that they are usually ad supported. Often you will find adult videos and other ways to earn easy money ad-supported sites. If you are trying to download something from YouTube and you don&#8217;t want to worry about ads, then avoid these websites. You can download arkTube from the official website or from F-Droid.<\/p>\n<p>Although there aren&#8217;t any free YouTube video downloaders available, there are plenty of online tools you can use to download YouTube videos. Some of them allow you to download just the audio from a video, which is useful if you want to increase your local disk&#8217;s song collection. Some are also riddled with malware or ransomware, so you should use caution when using them. But they don&#8217;t have to be.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_ad-supported_YouTube_downloaders\"><\/span>There are ad-supported YouTube downloaders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you&#8217;re on the go and don&#8217;t have the time to subscribe to a Premium membership on YouTube, you can watch online videos offline with ad-supported YouTube downloaders. You can use these programs on Windows PCs, Macs, and smartphones. Many of them also support other video sites like DailyMotion and Vimeo. Here are some of the best options for you. Choose the one that works best for your needs.<\/p>\n<p>The free version of Dentex is another good option. Its interface is clean and easy to navigate. It doesn&#8217;t contain ads and you can choose a format for the downloaded file. You can also choose the resolution of the file to download. For example, if your video resolution is higher than 1080p, you can choose MP4 instead. Another popular option is Snaptube. This program offers an easy-to-use interface, categories organized by topic, and allows you to search YouTube directly from the search bar.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_open-source_YouTube_video_downloaders\"><\/span>There are open-source YouTube video downloaders<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you want to download YouTube videos and watch them offline without paying a subscription, you can try out open-source YouTube video downloaders. You can use them on Macs and Windows PCs. Some of them even have the feature of resumed downloads. You can download videos to MP3 or FLV and even convert them to other formats like MPEG4.<\/p>\n<p>VDownloader is a feature-packed downloader for Windows that allows you to save dozens of videos at once. Its intuitive interface makes it easy to locate the videos you want to save. Its powerful download engine can convert videos to MP4 or MP3 formats and maintain quality up to 8K for video and 320Kbps for audio. You can even download live streams of YouTube without a subscription.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"There_are_YouTube_premium_subscriptions_that_allow_you_to_download_videos\"><\/span>There are YouTube premium subscriptions that allow you to download videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a way to download YouTube videos for offline viewing, you may want to consider a premium subscription. YouTube Premium is an annual subscription, and unlike free downloads, it doesn&#8217;t add new files to your computer, but rather to the hard drive on your mobile phone. Because these files are only accessible within the YouTube app, you can&#8217;t edit or transfer them.<\/p>\n<p>A YouTube Premium subscription doesn&#8217;t come with many extras, including paid station subscriptions or rentals. 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