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How to download YouTube videos: guides & resources
Everything we know about how to download YouTube videos, written straight: device-by-device walkthroughs for iPhone, Android, laptop and desktop, plus honest explainers on file sizes, MP4 vs MP3, and why the occasional link won't save. Every guide pairs with the free tools you'll find across the site.
Step-by-step guides
How to download YouTube videos
The four-step method that works on any device, with a screenshot at every stage.
ReadDownload YouTube videos on iPhone & iPad
Where iOS actually puts your file — the Safari arrow, the Files app, and getting it into Photos.
ReadDownload YouTube videos on Android
The easy platform: a progress notification, the Downloads folder, and saving to an SD card.
ReadDownload YouTube videos on PC & Mac
Copy from the address bar, take 1080p, and find the file — plus what plays it.
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Understand your download
How big is a YouTube download?
Real per-minute and per-hour numbers for every resolution, and the one lever that dwarfs the rest.
ReadMP4 or MP3? How to choose
One honest question decides it — when the picture earns its megabytes, and when it's dead weight.
ReadWhy won't this video download?
Every reason a link fails — private, live, off-limits, or the wrong URL — and the fix for each.
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Start downloading
Ready when you are — jump straight into the free tools the guides above are built around.