Save a YouTube video as an MP4 file
Most visitors who type YouTube to MP4 want a normal video file that opens in everyday players. Paste a watch URL and pick a video row that arrives as MP4.
Paste a URL to download
Paste a public video or playlist URL.
Quick check — then you can download
Finding streams…
Usually a few seconds
Note: Only download content you have the rights/permission to download. Some platforms rotate signed URLs; if a download fails, paste the URL again and click Download.
Paste one video URL per line (2–100 URLs on Pro or Creator). Upgrade to Pro to unlock batch mode.
Supported sites:
and 1000+ more — including YouTube Reels, Shorts & Stories, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and regional hosts.
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter/X, Facebook, Vimeo, Reddit, Dailymotion, Twitch, and 1000+ more.
Pro users enjoy an ad-free downloader. Free tier may show sponsored placements. No URL history sold. Optional Vidzilla extension for Page Media — same privacy standards.
Files go straight to your device.
What people mean by YouTube to MP4
MP4 is the container most phones and laptops open without extra codecs. Visitors want the watch page to become a single everyday video file.
Vidzilla lists encodings YouTube published. Many video rows are MP4. You choose height and size, then download that file without inventing sharper picture.
If you only need sound, take an audio row instead of a large MP4 you will never watch with the screen on.
Paste a public watch URL
Open the YouTube video until the player shows that one title. Copy the watch address from the bar or Share. Channel pages, search grids, and playlist indexes are lists, not single files.
Live broadcasts need a finished archive replay before a complete file exists. Members-only and rented titles that refuse signed-out playback return empty inventories.
Short youtu.be links are fine when they resolve to that video id.
Choose quality against free limits
Each results row is a published encoding with height and size. Free use blocks any single file over 150 MB and allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC.
Audio-only rows appear for many uploads when YouTube stores sound separately. Use them when you need offline listening without the picture.
Pro removes the size ceiling, raises the daily allowance, and clears ads. Analyze does not spend a free slot; only a finished file does.
Finish the transfer on your device
Click Download file on one row and leave the tab open until the browser marks the write complete. Partial files often fail to play.
Rename the file and move it into a project folder. Prepared server copies expire; your disk copy is the archive.
If a device refuses a modern codec inside MP4, update the player or pick a more compatible listed row.
Rights and locked videos
A successful download is a transfer, not a licence. Keep your own uploads and material you are entitled to archive. Commercial music and films remain owned by their publishers.
Prefer YouTube’s official download control when it appears for content you own.
Empty Analyze on a video that needs login is the access boundary. Do not burn free daily slots retrying the same gated URL.
When MP4 is the wrong target
Need sound only—use an audio row or the YouTube audio page.
Need captions as text—use the subtitle page.
Need an entire playlist—download each watch URL separately.
Practical checklist before you close the tab
Confirm you pasted a single-item public URL, not a channel grid, playlist index, search page, or a homepage that only embeds media somewhere in the layout.
Read the megabyte figure on the row you intend to take. Free use blocks files over 150 MB and allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC. Pro lifts those caps and clears ads on the download path.
After Download finishes, open the file offline. Rename it into a project folder. Prepared server copies expire; the lasting archive is the file on your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
Leave the tab open until the browser marks the transfer complete, confirm playback offline, and treat an empty Analyze list as a cue to fix the URL or accept a private page rather than pasting the same locked address repeatedly. Free use allows three completed downloads per day resetting at midnight UTC, blocks single files over one hundred fifty megabytes, and spends a slot only when a Download file finishes writing to your device.
YouTube to MP4 questions
Does Vidzilla re-encode into a new MP4?
No. It transfers a published encoding. When that encoding is MP4, the extension matches.
Why might I see non-MP4 options?
YouTube may publish multiple containers. Prefer an MP4 video row when your player expects MP4.
Does Analyze spend a free download?
No. Only a completed Download file counts against the free daily total of three files, resetting at midnight UTC.
What does the free 150 MB limit mean?
Free use refuses any single completed file over 150 MB. Read the size on the results row before you click Download. Pro removes that ceiling.
Where does the finished file go?
Into the download folder your browser already uses. On phones, open the browser download list or the Files app.