{"id":42098,"date":"2022-07-30T16:26:25","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=42098"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:26:25","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:26:25","slug":"how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","title":{"rendered":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer"},"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-69e7a6a542316\" 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-69e7a6a542316\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-69e7a6a542316\" ><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-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\/#How_to_Save_a_YouTube_Video_to_Your_Computer\" title=\"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer\">How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\/#Using_a_browser_extension\" title=\"Using a browser extension\">Using a browser extension<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\/#Using_a_website\" title=\"Using a website\">Using a website<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\/#Using_a_third-party_app\" title=\"Using a third-party app\">Using a third-party app<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\/#Using_a_virtual_desktop\" title=\"Using a virtual desktop\">Using a virtual desktop<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Save_a_YouTube_Video_to_Your_Computer\"><\/span>How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to save a youtube video to your computer\" style=\"max-width:43% max-height:396px; width:auto; margin:0px 10px; height:auto;\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/h3d6ujD.png\" align=\"left\">  <\/p>\n<p>If you want to save a YouTube video, you may be wondering how to do it. There are a few ways you can do this, including using a browser extension, a website, or a third-party app. This article will explain each one in detail. Listed below are the most common methods. Once you&#8217;ve found one that suits your needs, you&#8217;ll be well on your way to saving your favorite YouTube videos to your computer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_browser_extension\"><\/span>Using a browser extension<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can download YouTube videos by installing an add-on in your browser. YouTube has several add-ons for various browsers, including Chrome, Firefox, Safari, and Opera. The process is similar, whether you&#8217;re using a Mac or a PC. Once you have the add-on, you can visit YouTube and begin downloading the video. Once you&#8217;ve finished watching the video, you can save it to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>To use an add-on, visit YouTube and search for &#8220;YouTube Downloader&#8221;. You can install the add-on on Chrome or Firefox. You may have to restart your computer to take effect. Once installed, you can visit YouTube and click on the download icon on the top right corner of the page. You can choose between a standard and HD video download. Once downloaded, you can view your video on your computer.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_website\"><\/span>Using a website<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>You can download any YouTube video to your computer using the website you use. First, find the video on your browser and click on the &#8216;Download&#8217; button. Click on the format you wish to save the video as, and then click &#8216;Download&#8217;. Depending on the site you&#8217;re using, this process can take up to 25 minutes. You&#8217;ll need to choose a destination for the downloaded file, so be sure to select one that&#8217;s convenient for you.<\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;re unsure about how to download a YouTube video, read on. There are several ways to download videos. The best way is to use a website that converts videos to MP4 files. Once you have copied the link, you will need to wait for the conversion. This process is simple, but it&#8217;s a good idea to use a website that offers this feature.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_third-party_app\"><\/span>Using a third-party app<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Downloading a YouTube video is not as easy as it looks. You may be worried that it violates YouTube&#8217;s terms of service. Downloading a video without permission can put you on legal ground and result in a YouTube ban. However, downloading a video is not illegal if you use legitimate methods, such as YouTube Premium. By following this guide, you can download a YouTube video safely.<\/p>\n<p>The first step in downloading a YouTube video is copying the link to the video from YouTube. Paste it in the text box and hit &#8220;Download.&#8221; You can also choose a format and quality when downloading a video from the website. After choosing a format and quality, you can right-click on the download button and select &#8220;Save As\/Download.&#8221;<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"Using_a_virtual_desktop\"><\/span>Using a virtual desktop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>Another method for saving a YouTube video to your computer is to use a Virtual Desktop. You can access your computer&#8217;s desktop using the URL of the video you want to download from YouTube. After you paste the URL into your text editor, you can start the video. Click on &#8216;tools&#8217; and then select &#8216;codec information&#8217;. You will then be asked to choose the right codec and save the video to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>To download the video to your computer, find the location of the video on YouTube. The location will be displayed at the bottom of the page. Windows users can simply copy and paste the URL to their web browser. Mac users can skip this step and right-click on the video to save it to their computer. Alternatively, you can download the video to your computer with an online video downloader.<\/p>\n<p> <iframe frameborder=\"0\" allowfullscreen=\"true\" width=\"355\" height=\"198\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/-TtR7aW3AyY\" style=\"margin:0px auto; display: block;\"><\/iframe><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer If you want to save a YouTube video, you may be wondering how to do it. There are a few ways you can do this, including using a browser extension, a website, or a third-party app. This article will explain each one in detail. Listed below [&hellip;]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":42862,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":[],"categories":[3],"tags":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO Premium plugin v19.7 (Yoast SEO v21.1) - https:\/\/yoast.com\/wordpress\/plugins\/seo\/ -->\n<title>How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer - Zeru<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer If you want to save a YouTube video, you may be wondering how to do it. There are a few ways you can do this, including using a browser extension, a website, or a third-party app. This article will explain each one in detail. Listed below [&hellip;]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Zeru\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:image\" content=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Save-a-YouTube-Video-to-Your-Computer_42098\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"Lizzie Yates\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"3 minutes\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\",\"name\":\"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer - Zeru\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\"},\"datePublished\":\"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00\",\"author\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\"},\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/\",\"name\":\"Zeru\",\"description\":\"Blog\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":\"required name=search_term_string\"}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e\",\"name\":\"Lizzie Yates\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg\",\"caption\":\"Lizzie Yates\"},\"description\":\"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer - Zeru","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer","og_description":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer If you want to save a YouTube video, you may be wondering how to do it. There are a few ways you can do this, including using a browser extension, a website, or a third-party app. This article will explain each one in detail. Listed below [&hellip;]","og_url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","og_site_name":"Zeru","article_published_time":"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00","author":"Lizzie Yates","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_image":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/How-to-Save-a-YouTube-Video-to-Your-Computer_42098","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"Lizzie Yates","Est. reading time":"3 minutes"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer","name":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer - Zeru","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website"},"datePublished":"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00","dateModified":"2022-07-30T16:26:25+00:00","author":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e"},"breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer"]}]},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-save-a-youtube-video-to-your-computer#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"How to Save a YouTube Video to Your Computer"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#website","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/","name":"Zeru","description":"Blog","potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":"required name=search_term_string"}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/61005d9ec00b94bc50fbaf11b78aa55e","name":"Lizzie Yates","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/19-150x150.jpg","caption":"Lizzie Yates"},"description":"A content marketing strategist with the Zeru team for a little over 5 years, Lizzie Yates specializes in everything digital media with a particular focus on social media and technology. Her passion? To follow how the social media sites like Instagram, YouTube, Facebook, Twitter, and TikTok are maturing over time, and what businesses can do to keep up. She shares her insights on our blog in a true outpouring of knowledge and expertise. Her knowledge about technology and social media is vast, and she is always willing to share her insights with businesses to help them stay up-to-date with the latest trends.","url":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/author\/writer"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42098"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=42098"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42098\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":42101,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/42098\/revisions\/42101"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/42862"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=42098"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=42098"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=42098"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}