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To get those options, you need the desktop software below. It also won't convert video to other formats.

#HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO COMPUTER FL 1080P#

However, it appears that VLC is only going to save your file as 1080p and not any higher, even if the original YouTube stream was available in 1440p or 2160p (aka 4K). When you're viewing the video in the browser, click the 3-dot menu at the lower right for the download option to keep it locally. Go back to your browser and paste the URL-it's a temporary web address and will expire eventually-in the address bar and start playing the video. There is a box at the bottom called 'Source'-copy the URL you find in that box. When the video is playing, go to Tools > Codec Information. From the Media menu, select Open Network Stream (Ctrl+N) and paste in the URL.

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(If you run into any problems, try a full re-install of VLC and clear your cache to make it work.)Д¬opy a URL from a YouTube video, then open up VLC. It also has the ability to download YouTube videos, albeit in a convoluted way.

We mention VLC Media Player VLC Media Player above because it's a fantastic tool for Windows, Mac, and Linux users that plays back just about any media ever created. (Read more about it below.) As for the downloaders, here are the best options. The fool-proof way to play them all is to use theВ VLC Media PlayerВ for Windows, which plays everything. Note that the MKV file, also called a Matroska, is aВ container-the file could contain video utilizing any number of codecs inside.

#HOW TO DOWNLOAD YOUTUBE VIDEOS TO COMPUTER FL MP4#

MP4 (short for MPEG-4 Part 14 multimedia format) plays everywhere

In the past,В YouTube videos were Flash-based, so your download was an FLV file, but those tend to be harder to play back. For anything higher in quality-4K or 8K-the file format is typically MKV. For videos in 1080p High Definition (HD) format, that's usually an MP4 file. Typically, you paste the URL for the YouTube video you want into the program, and it downloads the highest quality version it can find. Third-party software is where you will get the best control over downloading online videos. But the tools below deliver exactly that. This probably isn't exactly what you are looking for in a download. The page says 'Downloads remain available as long as your device has an active internet connection at least once every 30 days.' You access the download by going to the YouTube hamburger menu and selecting Downloads to view the list of what you've grabbed. This is not a method that allows you to, say, watch a video using different software such as the VLC Media Player.

It is more akin to the download feature found on mobile apps for Netflix and Hulu, which makes a streaming video available to watch later using your local storage and views it using the app's interface only. The biggest issue is, this feature doesn't really download a video to save on your computer forever. There's one caveat with quality: All the video you download is limited to 1080p quality max, or lower. Now available for subscribers of YouTube Premium-the paid version of YouTube that allows you to watch without ads-are video downloads. Especially if you're not reallyВ emptor-ing. The programs, services, and sites in this story are all free of spam/virus/problems as of this writing, butВ caveat emptor. If there's even a whiff of it in the air, even a PUP, it's out.

Not collect your personal dataВ beyond your email address.

Output to MP3В for audio (or offer companion software that does so).

Download entire playlistsВ or channels in a batch (on YouTube), at least with a paid version.

Work with top three video sites: YouTube, Facebook, and Vimeo.

Support 4K downloadsВ even in the free version.

To prevent this from becoming a laundry list of programs and sites that can download YouTube videos, we came up with a few rules for inclusion. The same goes for the helper websites-a change in a site's ad network can also create issues with malware. Some of those changes are not always pleasant, such as software so full of 'extras,' it gets flagged as malware by antivirus tools. Note: This story is updated frequently as the tools involved change regularly. If youВ mustВ download a YouTube video-absolutely need to, just for yourself, and not for dissemination, and not to be a total douche-nozzle-here's how. You simply do not need to download a video most of the time. If you want toВ shareВ a video, YouTube and most other video sites make it easy, from embedding to emailing to sharing via social networks. Obviously, stealing videos from YouTube is a big no-no. There's a reason YouTube runs ads: People make a living this way. Watching YouTube videos offline through unofficial channels takes money from Google and video creators.

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