YouTube video downloader
Paste a public YouTube watch URL, review the encodings YouTube published, and download the row that fits your screen and limits.
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 this downloader actually inventories
A YouTube video downloader that tells the truth starts with the watch page. Servers read that page, find the media resources the player is allowed to load for a signed-out visitor, and list them with size information.
You choose one row. The service fetches that published file and your browser writes it locally. Nothing here records the screen frame by frame, and nothing invents a taller resolution than YouTube stored.
That model keeps expectations honest: the top available row is the top published row, not a fantasy upscale.
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 point at that video. Avoid copying a URL that still points at a channel tab.
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.
Open the file in a local player before you delete the browser download entry so you know the transfer completed.
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 another YouTube tool page fits better
Use the live-stream page’s guidance when you are waiting on a replay. Use the playlist page’s guidance when walking a list item by item.
Use the audio page when you only need sound. Use the subtitle page when you need captions as a file.
This page stays on the core path: one public watch URL to one local video file.
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.
YouTube video downloader questions
Is the saved file a screen recording?
No. It is a transfer of a published media file. Transfer time follows size, not the runtime of the video.
Can I get higher quality than YouTube’s player shows?
No. Rows reflect encodings YouTube published. You cannot invent a taller file than the host stored.
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.