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Download videos from YouTube to your desktop, laptop or mobile. Save YouTube videos to access offline.

This form can be used to search YouTube videos. Type something to activate auto-suggest.
You can also copy video URL from browser or app, insert it here and press Download.
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Save YouTube videos, no software required

SaveTheVideo says 'Hi!'. We'd like to welcome you to use our free, light-weight and easy to use online web-app that helps thousands of users daily save videos from YouTube and 100s of other video sites, social networks and literally all the places that have to do with videos. If no account is needed to watch or stream some video, and if it's not a live stream video, - SaveTheVideo can help you download this video and save it to your device for later access during offline downtime hours. It's that simple. Want to have fun watching adorable cat videos during your daily commute to and from work or school? Prepare at home on unlimited WiFi and download as many videos to your mobile or laptop, as you wish to watch on the train or bus. Save videos from various apps and websites here using SaveTheVideo, no software or account registration required.

How to save video from Youtube?

Convert YouTube videos & save the file

SaveTheVideo is also an online video converter. We can help you convert online videos to multiple supported formats, such as MP4, MKV, WEBM, FLV, etc. But we are not just video converter, we also support video to audio conversion or audio extraction from the video, whichever you like to say this. Here you can save YouTube to MP3 file format, or some other audio container format like WEBM or M4A. Simply watch out for the different formats and quality options in the video download menu described in step 3 of the step-by-step instructions guide right above here, and you're guaranteed to save video from Youtube, Facebook, TikTok, Twitter, Reddit or any other website from nearly a thousand supported sources.

FAQ Questionnaire

What is the easiest way to save YouTube videos?

Follow these 3 easy steps to save YouTube video to your device:
  1. Find the video you need to download, copy its link, usually find this option in social Share menu
  2. Open savethevideo, click or tap in the white box, and insert video URL in it, then press Download button.
  3. In a few moments menu will open, you can select size and file format and download YouTube video to your device.

What formats are supported to save videos?

Save videos from YouTube and many other websites using one of the popular conversion formats we support, such as MP4, 3GP, MKV, FLV, AVI and other videos formats, and MP3, M4A, etc audio formats. You can use file right away to upload to other social networks, or just watch using VLC or listen to in any media player.

What websites can be used besides Youtube?

SaveTheVideo will also assist with video downloads from Facebook, Twitch, Soundcloud, Instagram, Twitter, Reddit, Vimeo, Dailymotion, BBC, Arte, Lynda, etc. Actually nearly a thousand websites, social networks and video libraries supported here, just copy video page URL address to our submission form and see what the system tells you.

How to download YouTube video to Android phone? to iPhone?

It is easy to save YouTube video on a mobile device, just follow these easy steps:
  1. Open YouTube app and find the video you like, then press Share button and use Copy Link to save URL to clipboard
  2. Open SaveTheVideo and paste URL from clipboard into the white form, press Download and wait a few moments
  3. When menu shows, select preferred file size and format, and save YouTube video to your smartphone
  4. iPhone users may need to jail-break their device or install some special software like Documents to be able to save media files outside of iTunes..

Can I save videos from a large YouTube playlist?

Yes, SaveTheVideo supports use of playlists, be that from YouTube or some other websites like Dailymotion, Vimeo, Soundcloud, even multi-video Instagram posts are treated as playlists. Simply copy playlist link, then insert it here on top of the page, then submit form by pressing Download. You will see a tidy list of all videos included in this playlist, then feel free to download those you're interested in.

Do you have any download limits or restrictions?

No, not really. Except the multi-file download, we suggest you do 1 video at a time, think about other users currently downloading videos, - we just want you all to have good speeds. Everyone, not just you. Thanks.

SaveTheVideo has free app for your mobile device

Add to Home Screen

It's not just for mobiles, our web-based app will look native and operate great under Windows, Android and MacOS. Simply click on the browser Add To Home Screen menu option to install the app. It will not ask to update, neither it will occupy any significant storage space. It's a very nice little app, try it out, it uses this browsers to load this website, just makes it look like a native app. Very cool indeed.

Quick access bookmark to avoid copy-paste step

Download Mp4

Here's our quick bookmark, or shortcut as Apple users have come to know this trick. It allows you to avoid the copy-paste step of the 1-2-3 instructions guide. To make it work, save this button to your browser's bookmarks, then head out to YouTube to watch videos. When you find one you'd like to save for offline access, - simply click this bookmark and it will send you here and video link will auto-magically come with you, so there's no need to actually copy it and paste it into our input form. Simple, fast, efficient. This helps if you like to use this website a lot. It is not the best tool for a smartphone, but on desktops and laptops it can help you quite a lot.

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