How to download videos from YouTube (3 easy ways). How to download videos from Youtube
Today, every Internet user has visited YouTube at least a couple of times to watch a video or find a good movie. Indeed, this resource is one of the most popular in the world, it is visited by millions of users, thousands of videos are uploaded every day.
Sometimes you may want to download a video or movie you like and leave it on your computer with the “good” label. There are several free ways to download files from the resource.
So, how to download videos from YouTube to your computer?
The simplest and fastest
An absolutely free method that does not require special programs, which is provided by the site itself. You can download a video in a couple of clicks by adding the letters ss. Sequence of actions step by step:
- open the page with the video you like and enter ss in the address bar of your browser (for example: Yandex browser or Google Chrome) before the word youtube, then press “enter”. (example https://www. ssyoutube.com/watch?v=T01pNqxZZpg)
- in the new window, select the appropriate quality and click “download”
For multiple files
Of course, knowing how to download videos in the first way, there is no desire to learn the others, because everything is so simple and free. But if some resource contains several links to videos, and you need to download everything, then it is better to spend a little time and simplify your task.
If YouTube files are located on one page and there are more than 3 of them, then feel free to use this method. Before the link in the address bar of the site, write savefrom.net/, press “enter”, and then the already familiar procedure: selecting quality and downloading. Now you can download a package of video files at once.
Special sites
This method is good because download sites allow you to save videos from different portals on your computer without bothering with the download principle. The choice of such sites is huge, and they are easy to find.
In the search for a downloader site, you just need to paste the link to the selected video and click “download”, after which the download will begin. The main advantage of this method is versatility. You can download videos from YouTube, Vkontakte, Odnoklassniki, etc. There are no restrictions!
Special programs
You cannot ignore programs that allow you to quickly and free download any video. The choice is wide, so you can easily find what suits you.
The main advantage of this method over others is its versatility. You can not only download several videos at once, but also work with them and convert if necessary. The program will not take up much space on your PC, so you can safely download it.
The principle of its operation is the same as other methods: insert a link, select quality and download. Everything else depends on the speed of the Internet.
YouTube is full of interesting and useful videos, so you don’t have to use the search every time to find the video you like.
You can download a file from the site even without any special skills in using programs, because everything is very simple. Look for videos with good quality, download them in a convenient way for you and use them even if there is no Internet.
Good day everyone. Surely you are all familiar with the YouTube video hosting site, which contains a lot of interesting videos. However, according to Google’s idea, they need to somehow recoup it, which is why they show advertising there. It’s quite logical that you can’t download anything from there (they need you to keep returning to their site and showing you an advertisement), but there are many ways to get around this limitation.
3 easy ways to download videos from YouTube
I knew how to download videos from YouTube for a long time and actively used this opportunity, but at one point I was asked to download an entire channel, which consisted of more than 500 videos. This question puzzled me a little (well, don’t click “Download” on every video), but a solution was found and I’ll tell you about it too.
How to download videos from YouTube:
VideoFrom program: free download videos from YouTube
Many people like to watch videos on YouTube - this hosting is very convenient and has a lot of different information. The only annoying drawback of the service is the inability to save the video you like to your computer. The VideoFrom program allows you to download any videos from YouTube and enjoy them even without an Internet connection.
You can download the VideoFrom program for free on the developer’s website Video-From.com.
First you need to install the program on your computer. It is simple and lightweight, but offers many useful features:
- Simple interface, understandable even for novice users.
- Supports current versions of Windows, including 7, 8, 8.1 and 10.
- Uploading videos of the user's choice in different formats: Ultra HD, Full HD (1080p), HD (720p) and others.
- The video download option appears automatically when you simply copy the link with the desired video in the browser (the program must be running).
- The program is entirely in Russian.
Thanks to the telegram bot (@videofrom_bot), videos can be downloaded directly from your smartphone. It's very simple:
- Send the bot a link to the video.
- Get a link to download it.
After installing the program to download videos from YouTube, follow the simple instructions:
- Copy the link with the desired video into the URL column.
- Select the folder where you want to save the video.
- The last step is to select the format in which you want to see the downloaded video. VideoFrom immediately shows how much space the video will take up on your computer.
How to download videos from YouTube using SaveFrom
For beginners, the easiest way to download videos from YouTube is the saveform service. If previously you had to go to their website and copy links there, now you don’t need to do anything like that. Just add “ss” in front of youtube.com in your browser’s address bar – as shown in the picture below...
You will be redirected to the service website, where you can check if everything is fine and select the quality for downloading to your computer. Just click on the one you need...
...and a download window pops up, click OK and wait for the video to download to your computer.
This also works for the channel. You can go to any YouTube channel you are interested in and add ss in the address. You will be asked to select the video you are interested in with the option to download it.
The service is very convenient and easy to use, it does not require installing anything on your computer, but this is not the only way.
UPD 08.10.2015. Unfortunately, this service is blocked by providers and this method does not seem to work, but the site is alive and lives on - the easiest way to bring it back to life is to install the frigate extension for your browser and everything will be the same as in the old days. More details...
How to download videos from YouTube using the Firefox browser extension
My favorite method is the Mozilla Firefox browser extension “Video Download Helper”. Its advantage is that it can download videos not only from YouTube, but in general from any page on the Internet. To install the same plugin for yourself, go to the official extension page and click “Add to Firefox”
A big request to readers - report broken links
Go to extension page
Wait for the add-on to load...
And click "Install Now"
Now that the add-on is installed, you need to restart the browser. By the way, he will tell you about it himself, just click “Restart now”
After installing the plugin, when you start playing a video on YouTube, multi-colored circles will start moving in the top right of the browser, and there will be a small arrow next to it. So, click on this little triangle and select what you want to save...
As usual, you will be asked to select a path to save the video.
I personally use this method, but it is not always convenient, especially when you need to download an entire channel from YouTube.
How to download videos from YouTube using the Free YouTube Download program
As I promised, I’m telling you how to download an entire channel from YouTube. The easiest way I found is to install the Free YouTube Download program. There is also a paid version of this product, but the free version is enough for us; it copes with its responsibilities perfectly
https://www.dvdvideosoft.com/ru/products/dvd/Free-YouTube-Download.htm
How to install Free YouTube Download(detailed instructions)
We accept the terms of the license agreement
Selecting the installation folder
we don’t put any crap
And we don’t install this crap either.
We don’t add anything, we leave only the launch shortcut
and click “Install”
Wait for the installation to complete
The program requires the .NET Framework to operate; if you do not have it installed, Windows will offer to install and download it.
Waiting for the program installation to complete
Everything is ready, now you can use it
In order to download a channel from YouTube, we need to go to its page and copy the URL (address)
Then run the program and click the button (1) “Insert”. (2) information about the channel will appear at the top (Number of videos, their duration...) and click (3) “Download”. That's all, now you just need to be patient and wait for the download to finish.
Well, that’s all, I hope the question: how to download a video from YouTube will no longer arise, because in fact it is very simple. All the best to you!
I often get asked the question “how to download videos from YouTube?”. The topic has long been worn out, I may not say anything new, but if you have landed on this page, then the question is still relevant.
At first, I couldn’t understand why download a video from YouTube if you can watch it online. However, when I had a child, there was a need to download cartoons to my phone in order to show them to my child (not always within the wi-fi coverage area), so then I also asked myself the question of downloading videos from YouTube.
There are many different options for downloading videos from YouTube, but I’ll tell you about four proven and very convenient methods that I used myself. You can choose the most convenient method for you.
Download videos from youtube using youtubebyclick.com ( NEW)
This service appeared not so long ago, but has already gained popularity due to its wide functionality. There is a free version that allows you to do everything that the vast majority of users need (download videos and music from youtube, rutube, vimeo, dailymotion, facebook).
The paid version (premium) is suitable for more “professional” users and allows you to download an entire playlist or channel with one click, convert videos to different formats, download private recordings from Youtube and Facebook, download subtitles, add ID3 tags to MP3 files and much more.
In order to use this method, you need to be on a computer. After installation, open the program, select the folder into which you will download the files, select the format and quality, insert the link to the video, and a new task appears in the download status window.
If you need something more, for example, download the entire channel (or playlist) in one touch, then you can buy a subscription to the paid version, it is inexpensive and will be the best choice for professionals (for example, if you want to make your own channel with compilations jokes, coubs, etc. - choose the premium version).
Download videos using the ByClick online service ( NEW)
I admit, this is my favorite way to download videos from YouTube. The simplicity of this method allows you to download videos in any browser, without installing extensions and add-ons.
To download a video, you need to open the video you are interested in and in the address bar, to youtube add symbols to at the end to make it work youtubeto.com instead of youtube.com as in the screenshot and press Enter.
After clicking Enter you will be taken to a website page in which you will see a link to the video source, the duration of the video clip, its name and, most importantly, buttons for selecting the quality of the saved video. You will immediately be prompted to select three download options: MP3 (only audio from the video), MP4 (video in normal quality) and MP4 HD (video in HD quality).
We select either MP3 or MP4 (video) in the desired quality (for later downloading the video to the phone, I choose normal quality, this is quite enough), save it on the computer. After this, we will see a message that the video has been saved.
As you can see, a very simple and convenient way to download videos from YouTube.
GetVideo download service ( NEW)
GetVideo is another very interesting service for downloading videos from YouTube, Vimeo and VKontakte. In addition, the site has a link to download the application for Windows.
Using the service is very simple: you copy the link with the video address, paste it into the form and immediately receive a list of possible formats and resolutions for downloading.
Please note that in addition to the video itself, you can separately download the audio track from the video, and in several formats.
And another interesting feature from the service: the ability to write the name of what you need directly in the search bar instead of the video address. This is especially true when there is no time to search for videos on YouTube and frantically copy/paste their addresses (and at this time children “stand dressed in the door”).
Well, one last thing. In addition to the online service, it is also possible to install the free GetVideo application, which, unlike the online service, allows you to download several videos at the same time, download a video in 4K resolution (with sound), and has a built-in download manager.
Download youtube videos via SaveDeo
A very cool service for downloading videos from YouTube! To get the download link, you need to go to the website SaveDeo and paste the link to your video
then press the “ Download” and select the download format you need
A huge advantage of this service is the large number of formats in which you can save the video.
Download videos from youtube using a plugin
This method is not as fast as the previous ones, but it is the most convenient. If you often use downloading videos from YouTube, then this method is just for you.
Since I mainly use the Firefox browser, I will write how to use this browser and plugin Download YouTube Videos as MP4 You can very conveniently save videos to your computer.
And so, open the browser, go to plugin link, install it. After that, open any video on YouTube and pay attention to the “” button that appears. Download”
When you click on it, you will see links to videos of different quality and format
As you can see it is very convenient!
Hi all! Today the topic of the article is the Internet.
We all use this worldwide network in one way or another. Some people “sit” on social networks, others create their own websites and blogs. It is difficult to say which platform is the most popular. And yet, several such social networks can be identified, and one of them is the Youtube video platform.
Some users actively create channels and post their videos, others are no less actively watching videos here, commenting and downloading the ones they like. This is what we will talk about downloading this very video. The fact is that the YouTube site itself does not allow you to directly download the video. If we open any video fragment, we will see the following picture: 
How to download videos from YouTube to computer for free
The easiest way is to download using a special assistant - savefrom.net. By going to the program page we will see all the information about this assistant.
Here we will be asked to install a plugin that is built into the browser and helps to quickly download videos. Scrolling to the bottom of the site, we find a button to download it.
Download and launch. After installation, in the upper right corner of the browser we will see an icon in the form of a green arrow among the installed plugins.
This is the installed plugin. Now, when we go to the YouTube website, under the video we will see, among other buttons, another one - a button for downloading.
Next to the green download button we see a drop-down menu in which you can select the format of the downloaded video. Select the desired format (the default is always 720 - the highest quality) and click download.
Soon the video will be downloaded to the folder specified in the browser settings.
That's the whole procedure.
How to download videos from YouTube to computer from the site
Another way is to use specialized sites. One such site is GetVideo. Everything here is also very simple. We go to the link http://getvideo.org/ and see the following page.
How to download videos from YouTube to computer using SS command
There is another great way to download videos from YouTube - this is to use the so-called dummy letter commands. In the address bar with the video, put two letters ss before the name youtube:
After that, press “enter” and go to the savefrom.net service. Here we will see a window like this:
It will already appear in the address line, and windows will open below with all the files available for download. We find what we need, select the file format next to it and click on the “download” button. The file will soon be downloaded to the desired folder.
How to download a video from YouTube to your computer using the TO command
This is another way to use commands. Only here we take two letters to and substitute them at the end, so that we get youtube to
The downloader site will open. Here we also select the desired format: mp3, mp4, or some other. The address bar will already contain a link to the downloaded file.
We download the video to your computer and watch it at any time without an Internet connection.
How to download videos from YouTube to computer using special programs
You can also download videos using special download programs. One of the popular ones is Free YouTube Download.
Download the installer and run the program. From the browser, copy the video address and paste it into the program line. Next, select the quality of the downloaded video and click download.
What’s inconvenient about using such a program is that you still need to open the YouTube site, copy the address, and then go to the program. But there is also a significant plus. You can download several videos at once in this program.
In general, choose yourself, either a program, or a website, or a plugin.
How to download videos from YouTube to Android
If you use your phone rather than a computer, you can also download videos from YouTube. Moreover, the operations are similar to computer ones.
Open the YouTube application on Android. There are two ways to do this:
- copy the video address, open the savefrom.net website in the browser and paste the copied link into the download line (as on a computer).
- or we insert two letters ss, as in the described method for a computer, after which we also go to the above site.
Here, in the same way, select the necessary settings and download the video.
You can also download using special programs (again, just like on a computer). We just look for them on Google Play.
One such program is TubeMate. Its advantage is that it also downloads several files at a time.
So, download the program, install it and go into it. We find the video we need and click on it.
An arrow will appear indicating loading. By clicking on it you can select the desired video format. After this, the download will begin.
To view additional settings, view download speed, etc., just click the three vertical dots.
In the window that opens we will see all the possible functions of the program.
Another interesting program is Videoder. This video explains how to use it:
How to download music and video using Videoder
How to download videos from YouTube to iPhone
Despite the more advanced capabilities of the iPhone compared to the Android, downloading video files from YouTube occurs in a similar way.
Download and install FileMaster. Open it and go to the YouTube website.
Here we also insert two letters ss before the name of the site and get to the already familiar SaveFrom.net. Here we do everything the same as described in the previous download options.
By clicking download, we save the video to the desired location, after which it can be opened and viewed from the phone.
These are the options for downloading video files you can use.
Good day, dear readers of my blog. I continue to talk about ways that allow you to quickly and easily download videos from YouTube. Today we will discuss another convenient method.
You won't have to download any software or browser extensions. You just need to remember a small code and any video will be at your disposal in a couple of minutes. I'll tell you how to download from YouTube using SS.
This is one of my favorite methods. It will allow you to receive any video on your phone or computer in a matter of seconds. It all depends on your desire.
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