{"id":23330,"date":"2022-07-19T07:46:00","date_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:46:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=23330"},"modified":"2022-07-19T07:46:00","modified_gmt":"2022-07-19T07:46:00","slug":"how-do-i-install-youtube-on-my-pc","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-do-i-install-youtube-on-my-pc","title":{"rendered":"How Do I Install YouTube on My PC?"},"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-6a161df235172\" 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-6a161df235172\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a161df235172\" ><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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#How_Do_I_Install_YouTube_on_My_PC\" title=\"How Do I Install YouTube on My PC?\">How Do I Install YouTube on My PC?<\/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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#YouTube_is_a_Progressive_Web_App\" title=\"YouTube is a Progressive Web App\">YouTube is a Progressive Web App<\/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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#It_doesnt_have_a_dedicated_desktop_app\" title=\"It doesn&#8217;t have a dedicated desktop app\">It doesn&#8217;t have a dedicated desktop 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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#Its_not_optimized_for_touch-screen_Windows_10_devices\" title=\"It&#8217;s not optimized for touch-screen Windows 10 devices\">It&#8217;s not optimized for touch-screen Windows 10 devices<\/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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#Alternatives_to_BlueStacks\" title=\"Alternatives to BlueStacks\">Alternatives to BlueStacks<\/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-install-youtube-on-my-pc\/#Downloading_YouTube_videos\" title=\"Downloading YouTube videos\">Downloading YouTube videos<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_Do_I_Install_YouTube_on_My_PC\"><\/span>How Do I Install YouTube on My PC?<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p>How do I install YouTube on my PC? This application is a web-based video player that was created by Google LLC. You&#8217;ll find it under Video Players in the app store. Install it and start watching videos. It should take about 30 seconds to download. To install it on your PC, follow the directions below. Click the &#8220;Install&#8221; button at the top of the screen. You&#8217;ll then be prompted to download a file called YouTube.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_is_a_Progressive_Web_App\"><\/span>YouTube is a Progressive Web App<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>A Progressive Web App (PWA) is a piece of application software delivered over the Internet. Developed using common web technologies, PWAs are meant to run on any platform, from desktop computers to mobile devices. YouTube is now available as a PWA for Windows 10.<\/p>\n<p>The YouTube PWA has many advantages over its previous web app, including offline viewing and download. It also provides support for shelf pinning. Users can also access YouTube content offline from the search bar. The new app can also be accessed by pinning videos on the shelf. Chrome users are prompted with a plus icon in their omnibox after clicking the PWA button. Once installed, YouTube PWA opens with a big red play icon. PWAs also don&#8217;t have an address bar, making them more user-friendly.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_doesnt_have_a_dedicated_desktop_app\"><\/span>It doesn&#8217;t have a dedicated desktop app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>For many people, YouTube is just another browser application. This means that the web browser version of YouTube is still the best way to access the service. Despite this fact, many people don&#8217;t know that YouTube has a dedicated PC app. Fortunately, Google has quietly published an Xbox YouTube app for Windows 10 that supports desktop viewing. Previously, the app only supported Xbox consoles. It is still a browser application, however, and comes with an Xbox UI.<\/p>\n<p>One problem that can prevent YouTube from working is an outdated version of macOS. If your Mac&#8217;s OS is older than 10 years, YouTube won&#8217;t work. To solve this, open System Preferences and go to Date &amp; Time. From there, you can enable or disable automatic date and time settings. Once you&#8217;ve done this, restart your Mac and see if YouTube is working. If not, you can try the steps outlined above.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Its_not_optimized_for_touch-screen_Windows_10_devices\"><\/span>It&#8217;s not optimized for touch-screen Windows 10 devices<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a solution to the problem of YouTube not being optimized for touch-screen Windows 10 devices, you may have already tried installing the correct YouTube app. This solution has been around for quite some time and is still not optimal for touch-screen Windows 10 devices. The cause of this problem may be related to certain web browser clients. However, with a few simple steps, you can get YouTube to run smoothly on your Windows 10 device.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Alternatives_to_BlueStacks\"><\/span>Alternatives to BlueStacks<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>There are a variety of BlueStacks alternatives out there, and these apps all offer similar functionality and at-par speed. However, BlueStacks isn&#8217;t the only Android emulator on PC; YouWave is another good choice. The Android emulator has its own app store, which is constantly being updated to keep up with the demand of users. You can download a trial version of Andy Android Emulator before buying it.<\/p>\n<p>Another BlueStacks alternative is LDPlayer, a free Android emulator that runs on both Intel and AMD operating systems. LDPlayer requires virtualization to run, but it&#8217;s still an excellent choice for users who don&#8217;t want to pay for it. Genymotion also supports advanced features like OpenGL, so you can monitor the performance of Android devices while using BlueStacks. The downside to BlueStacks is its lack of native Windows functionality, but it&#8217;s more than worth the price.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Downloading_YouTube_videos\"><\/span>Downloading YouTube videos<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a quick way to download videos from YouTube, try this easy method. Once you&#8217;ve copied the URL of the YouTube video you want to download, paste it into the search box of a browser. You can also key in the URL directly from the keyboard. Next, double-click the URL in the location bar. In the pop-up window that appears, select &#8220;Save As\/Download&#8221; and choose the format and quality you want to save the file in.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re using a laptop, make sure you use a media player with an Internet connection, such as VLC. 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