Save YouTube videos to your device for offline viewing, archival, or editing. This free YouTube video downloader supports every common resolution — 360p through 4K — plus audio-only MP3 extraction. No software install, no signup, no watermark on downloads. Paste a YouTube URL, pick a format, click download.
What resolutions and formats are supported
Every resolution YouTube offers: 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p (HD), 1080p (Full HD), 1440p (2K), 2160p (4K), and 4320p (8K) where available. Audio-only formats: MP3 at 128/192/320 kbps and M4A at original quality.
Download as MP4 for video (universal compatibility), WebM for smaller file sizes, or audio-only when you only need the soundtrack. 4K and 8K downloads can take 30-60 seconds depending on video length — use 1080p for fast downloads if 4K isn't needed.
Is downloading YouTube videos legal?
Downloading YouTube videos sits in a gray area. YouTube's Terms of Service technically prohibit downloads without their built-in offline feature (YouTube Premium). However, downloading is widely tolerated for personal use — saving your own uploads, archiving public-domain content, or downloading Creative Commons-licensed videos.
What's clearly legal: downloading your own videos, videos you own copyright on, videos in the public domain, and videos explicitly licensed under Creative Commons (look for the 'License' field under the video).
What's clearly not legal: re-uploading downloaded videos to your own channel, monetizing them, or distributing copyrighted content. Personal offline viewing of a video for your own use is the safe path.
How to download YouTube videos in 4K
Three things determine whether 4K is available: (1) the video was uploaded in 4K (most channels under 100K subscribers don't bother), (2) your connection can handle the file size (4K videos run 100MB-2GB depending on length), (3) the downloader has access to YouTube's 4K stream (some don't).
This downloader pulls the highest available resolution by default. If 4K isn't shown in the dropdown, the source video was uploaded at lower resolution — YouTube doesn't upscale to 4K, so no downloader can give you what wasn't there. Check the original video's quality menu to confirm what's available.
Mobile downloads: iPhone, iPad, Android
iPhone and iPad — Safari/Chrome browsers don't allow direct file saves like desktop browsers do. Workaround: download to Files app first (long-press the download link → 'Download Linked File'), then save to Photos. iOS 18 simplified this with Files-to-Photos one-tap save.
Android — Standard browser download works. Files save to Downloads folder by default; open in any video player (Google Files, VLC, MX Player).
Mobile data warning: 1080p video files run 100MB-500MB for typical YouTube lengths. Download over Wi-Fi unless you have unlimited data.
Downloaded YouTube videos vs YouTube Premium offline
YouTube Premium ($14/month) lets you download videos inside the YouTube app for offline viewing — but those downloads stay inside the YouTube app, expire after 30 days, and can't be exported or shared.
This downloader gives you MP4 files you own. They don't expire, work in any video player, can be edited or shared (within copyright limits), and don't require a monthly subscription.
Tradeoff: YouTube Premium downloads are higher quality (4K, HDR, original audio bitrate) and update automatically if the creator re-uploads. External downloads are a one-time snapshot. Pick based on whether you want a subscription convenience or a permanent file.
