How To Download Youtube Video

The document describes three methods for downloading YouTube videos: 1. Using the free open-source program Youtube-dl, which can be downloaded from its website and used via the command line to download videos in various formats. 2. Downloading the 4K Video Downloader program from its website, which allows downloading YouTube videos to a computer. 3. Using the open-source VLC Media Player already installed on some computers, which can open YouTube videos in the player and allow copying the video file location to download the video through a browser.

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How To Download Youtube Video

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1.

https://keepvid.pro.
2.

However, the free program Youtube-dl can

download any available YouTube video
format to your computer, including the HD
version.

Youtube-dl can be downloaded for free

at https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-
dl/download.html. Click the Windows
exe link to download the program.

The youtube-dl.exe executable file can be

run directly from your command
prompt (Start menu → Windows System →
Command Prompt). For example, to
download the best quality of a YouTube
video, run youtube-dl.exe URL,
where URL is the URL of the video on
YouTube.

3.
Download the 4K Video Downloader setup file. Go
to https://www.4kdownload.com/products/product-videodownloader in your computer's web
browser, then click Get 4K Video Downloader on the left side of the page. The 4K Video
Downloader setup file will download onto your computer.

Using VLC Player on a Computer

Go to https://www.youtube.com on your computer. If you have VLC Media Player
on your computer, you may be able to use it to download videos from YouTube. Start by
navigating to YouTube in your browser.
 If you don't have VLC Player on your computer, you can download it
from https://www.videolan.org or use another method.
 This method should work for most videos, but some may display a "Your input can't be
opened" error during the download.[2]

2. 2
Go to the video you want to download. You can search for the video using the
"Search" bar at the top of the screen. Once you select the video, it should begin playing
right away.

Copy the video's URL. You can do this by highlighting the URL in the address bar at
the top of the browser and pressing Ctrl+C (PC) or ⌘ Command+C (Mac).
Open VLC Player. It should be in the Start menu on Windows and in the Applications
folder on macOS. It's the icon of an orange traffic cone.
 If you don't have it already, you can download VLC for free at https://www.videolan.org.
VLC is an open-source video player with a lot of beneficial features for playing all kinds
of files.[3]

Open a new Network stream. Network streams allow you to play content from your
web browser in VLC. The steps are a little different for Windows and macOS:
 Windows: Click Media, then click Open Network Stream....
 macOS: Click File and then Open Network.

Paste the YouTube video's URL into the field. Click the "Please enter a network
URL" text box, then press Ctrl+V (PC) or ⌘ Command+V (Mac).

Click Play (PC) or Open (Mac). This will open the YouTube video in VLC.

View the video's codec information. To do so:

 Windows: Click Tools, then click Codec Information.
 Mac: Click Window, then click Media Information.

Copy the "Location" field. At the bottom of the window, you'll see a long address that
you'll need to copy. Highlight the entire address and then follow these steps to copy it:
 Windows: Right-click the highlighted link and click Copy.
 Mac: Right-click the text field and click Open URL.
Paste the copied URL into your web browser and press ↵ Enter. You can skip this
step if you're using a Mac as the video should already appear in a browser. If you're
using Windows, open a new browser tab, right-click the address bar, and then
click Paste.

Right-click the video and select Save video as. This should open your computer's
"Save" dialog.

Download the video. Right-click the video in your browser, then click Save video as in
the resulting drop-down menu. The video will begin downloading onto your computer as
an MP4 file with the name "videoplayback".

Select a location and click Save. This downloads the video to your computer. Once the
file is downloaded, you can view it by double-clicking the file.