How to Download YouTube Videos on Your PC for Free !!!

YouTube doesn't allow its users to download its videos from the website for offline viewing. Although with YouTube Premium, you can download videos from YouTube to your mobile devices like a mobile phone and tablet, you can't download YouTube videos to your laptop or computer from the website.

Then, "How can I download YouTube videos to my laptop?", many users asked. The good news is that there are many practical ways that will help you to save a YouTube video to a computer, be it a laptop, PC or Mac. Read on to learn how to download a YouTube video to your computer in different ways and apply one of them to save the videos you like to your PC or Mac.

Method 1. 

1. Download and install YTD Video Downloader.

Step 1: In the bottom left corner of the screen you'll see the download bar. Click on the YTDSetup.exe item.

Step 2: Press Yes in order to start the YTD Video Downloader product install.

Step 3: Follow the steps listed in the installer to successfully install the application.

2. Navigate to the YouTube video you want to save, using your browser.

LINK.. http://www.ytddownloader.com/download.html

2. Launch YTD Video Downloader if it's not already running.

3. Copy and paste the YouTube address from your browser into YTD's URL field

By default, the video file will be saved as an MP4 and live in your C:\Users\[yourname]\Documents folder. However, you can change the location of the download by clicking on the folder next to "Save to."

4. Click the Download button in YTD.

The program will show the status of your download. Depending on the length of the video, it could take anywhere from a few seconds to several minutes.

Method 2. Download a YouTube Video via Web Browser Using Extensions

one of the ways to download YouTube videos to PC with Chrome is to use online video downloaders. The other is to use browser extensions. By downloading and installing the video downloader extension, you are able to save the video you want to watch to your computer by clicking the extension icon or the Download button it provides.

An extension that I tried and worked is called YouTube Video and MP3 Downloader. With it, you can download a video in varying qualities and directly convert the video to MP3.

To download videos from YouTube with Chrome:

Step 1. Go to visit https://addoncrop.com/youtube-video-downloader/.

Step 2. The webpage will detect your browser automatically. Confirm your browser and click "INSTALL VIA CROSSPILOT".

Step 3. Download and install the extension. Afterward, restart the browser.

Step 4. Go to YouTube and play the video you want to download.

Step 5.  Now you should see there is a Download button under the video. Click the Download button to save the YouTube video to your laptop directly or click the three dots next to it to choose other qualities available. (If you don't see the download button, click the icon of the YouTube Video and MP3 Downloader from the menu bar of the browser to download the video.)

Method 3. Download Videos from YouTube with VLC Media Player

The last potential way to download a video file from YouTube is to use the VLC media player. Although indirectly, you can use the media player to get the video you want to download from YouTube to your laptop for offline viewing.

To save the video file you want:

Step 1. Download and install VLC media player on your PC.

Step 2. Open VLC and go to "Media" > "Open Network Stream..."

Step 3. Copy and paste the URL of the YouTube video you want to download in the box and click "Play".

Step 4. Click "Tools" > "Codec Information".

Step 5. Copy the content in the Location section and paste it into the address bar of a browser.

Step 6. Click "More" > "Download" to save the video to your PC.

Most of the users can use the ways above to save a YouTube video to a laptop, PC or Mac to enjoy the video without the internet connection. But there are situations in which you may fail to download a YouTube video: The video is private or the video contains music. In such cases, you are unable to save the video since it may cause copyright issues.

I hope you can download YouTube videos to your laptop smoothly without encountering these problems.