How do I download a YouTube video?

Copy the video link, paste it in the box above and press Download. When the file is located, click Download MP4 and it saves to your device.

Yes — free with a generous daily limit (about 30 YouTube links per day per visitor), no account and no app required.

Can I download just the audio?

Yes — when a separate audio track is available you get an Audio button next to the MP4. For a dedicated flow, use the YouTube to MP3 page.

Do YouTube Shorts download too?

Yes — Shorts links work exactly like regular video links.

Why did a video fail to download?

Private, age-restricted, members-only and live videos cannot be fetched. For public videos, try again in a minute — resolution occasionally needs a retry.

Is it legal to download YouTube videos?

Downloading videos you own, have permission for, or that carry a Creative Commons license is fine. Downloading copyrighted content you have no rights to may violate YouTube’s terms and local law — that responsibility is yours.

Where do the files go?

Straight to your device’s downloads folder. Nothing is stored on our side — we never keep a copy of the video.

YouTube videos → MP4 files

YouTube downloader, no app needed.

Paste a YouTube link and save the video as an MP4 — or grab the audio on its own. Free, in your browser, no sign-up.

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How to download a YouTube video

Copy the video link

youtube.com/watch, youtu.be and Shorts links all work — copy from the address bar or the Share button.

Paste it above

The downloader locates the video file and shows what is available — video with sound, plus a separate audio track.

Save the MP4

One click downloads the file to your device — phone, tablet or computer, no software installed.

A YouTube downloader without the sketchy parts

No app, no sign-up

Everything runs in your browser. No software to install, no account, no email — paste a link and save the file.

Download in seconds

The video is located and ready to save moments after you paste the link — usually faster than finding your charger.

MP4 video & MP3 audio

Videos save as standard MP4 files that play everywhere. TikTok sounds can also be saved separately as MP3.

No watermark on TikTok

TikTok videos download clean, without the bouncing username watermark burned into in-app saves.

Private by design

Files stream straight to your device. We never store the videos you download or keep a history of your links.

Works on any device

iPhone, Android, Mac, Windows — if it has a browser, it can save videos. No desktop-only tricks.

For the videos you have a right to save

Your own uploads, footage you licensed, Creative Commons material, clips you need offline for a flight or a classroom with no Wi-Fi — there are plenty of legitimate reasons to save a YouTube video. Paste the link, press download, done. No browser extension, no desktop app bundling three toolbars, no countdown timers.

Only download videos you created, have permission to save, or that are free to reuse. Respect creators’ rights — their work pays their rent.

Fair-use limits, stated upfront

YouTube link resolution runs through a metered pipeline, so there is a generous daily limit per visitor (about 30 links a day). TikTok and Instagram downloads are unlimited. If a video will not resolve — private, age-restricted or a live stream — the tool says so honestly instead of spinning forever.

Need the words, not the pixels?

If what you actually want is the content of the video, the YouTube transcript generator turns it into searchable text in seconds — and the summarizer writes the TL;DR. Same link, same box.

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