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Open Youtube
Go to the Youtube page with the content you want to save and let it load normally in your browser.
YouTube Video Downloader
Download YouTube videos entirely on your device with no telemetry—your viewing and download activity stays completely private.
Browser extension
Current-page workflow
Browser downloads
50,000+ SERP Apps users
YouTube Video Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube, Google LLC or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.
Try it free — 3 downloads, no credit card
Your downloads never touch our servers
No ads, no tracking, no analytics
Subscription access with updates included
Works on Windows, Mac, and Linux
Email support, answered by the people who built it
About YouTube Video Downloader
Your activity is yours alone. The extension performs all decryption and merging directly in your browser, never sending data to external servers. No telemetry, no logs, no tracking—just pure local processing.
Whether you're saving Shorts, playlists, or unlisted review links, you can do so knowing your privacy is intact. There are no sign-ups or accounts, and everything stays on your machine.
Keep your personal viewing habits private while building an offline collection. The tool respects your session’s access, so unlisted and age-restricted videos you can watch are downloadable without extra steps.
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Trusted at scale
Trusted by 40k+ SERP Apps users.
Private & local
Private downloads. No ads or tracking.
One connected library
Part of the SERP Apps Extensions Library.
How It Works
Download in 3 clear steps
Open the page, let the extension detect what is available, and save the file to your computer.
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Detect the file
Open the extension so it can find the available content source and show the save options for the current page.
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Save to your computer
Choose the available quality or file option and save the finished file directly to your device.
Happy Users
Recent customer feedback
Short, practical feedback from people using YouTube Video Downloader in real workflows.
Finally handles encrypted YouTube streams
We archive client livestreams and Shorts. This is the only tool that keeps up with YouTube's encryption changes and still hands back clean MP4 files.
Caleb Whitford
2025-02-19
Helpful for creative briefs
The quality list and file-size estimates mean no surprises, and the three-download queue lets me prep assets for edits in one sitting.
Natasha Yuen
2025-03-07
Great for research teams
Embedded videos on partner portals used to be a pain. This extension detects them instantly and finishes the background conversion while we keep browsing.
Simon Greaves
2025-01-31
These comments and ratings were collected during our July 2026 customer survey and reviewed against support records before publication.
Features
Everything it does
Core capabilities included in YouTube Video Downloader.
Grab videos from YouTube directly while you watch them.
When a YouTube clip is playing, the download option appears on that page.
The toolbar popup offers another convenient way to start a download.
It detects the YouTube recording that is open in your current tab.
Files are delivered through your browser’s built-in download manager.
Watch the download progress inside the browser’s download list.
Videos land in a folder marked for YouTube saves.
It taps into the video stream that the YouTube site provides.
A finished fetch becomes a local video file on your machine.
Launch completed files straight from the browser’s downloads folder.
Retain the videos on your device so you can view them later.
Keep your attention on the YouTube page and the active video.
Compatibility
Works where you work
Available on major desktop browsers and operating systems used in day-to-day workflows.
Browsers
ChromeEdgeBraveOpera
Operating Systems
WindowsmacOSLinux
Supported Content
YouTube watch pages, Shorts, and playlist videosEmbedded YouTube players on third-party sitesLivestream replays after on-demand version is availableAge-restricted and unlisted videos accessible via your sessionDASH and HLS adaptive streams merged into MP4 or WebM
Not Supported
DRM-protected purchased movies and TV episodesActive livestreams still broadcastingFirefox (Manifest V3 compatibility pending)Safari and mobile browsersYouTube Music premium audio-only streams
Downloads
Choose your browser
Pick the browser build you need. When a direct GitHub release is available, you can grab the ZIP there.
Chrome
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Chrome build.
Firefox
Firefox support is in progress and will be enabled soon.
Coming soon
Edge
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Edge build.
Opera
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Opera build.
Brave
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Brave build.
Whale
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Whale build.
Yandex
Open the latest GitHub release to download the Yandex build.
Install from GitHub releases or your user dashboard. ZIP builds include the full desktop extension.
Transparency
Extension permissions explained
Every requested permission and the job it performs inside the extension.
Writes the merged MP4 or WebM files directly to your downloads folder and tracks progress for simultaneous jobs.
Saves licence activation, preferred quality settings, and queue history locally so everything persists between browser sessions.
Injects the downloader UI into the YouTube page you're viewing, including Shorts feeds and embedded players.
Monitors when you switch videos or open new players so the extension can refresh available quality options automatically.
Reads player configuration data to decrypt stream URLs, fetch manifests, and merge DASH or HLS segments into a final MP4.
Sends completion, error, and licence prompts without forcing you to keep the popup open during longer conversions.
Adds a "Download with YouTube Downloader" option when you right-click embedded videos for quicker access.
Limits privileged access to youtube.com, youtu.be, and YouTube CDN domains required to capture and decrypt the streams.
FAQ
Common questions
Yes. The extension detects Shorts feeds, standard watch pages, and embedded players on third-party sites, then serves the same quality list in each case.
Know Before You Buy
What it cannot do
Better to know the boundaries up front than find out after checkout.
DRM-protected YouTube purchases (movies, TV episodes) cannot be downloaded.
Active livestreams must finish broadcasting and have a replay available before download.
Available quality depends on the original upload resolution and YouTube's encoding options.
DASH stream merging requires the original tab to remain open until the MP4 is finalized.
YouTube frequently rotates cipher algorithms, so keeping the extension updated is important.
Firefox support depends on Manifest V3 compatibility in the current browser build.
Safari and mobile browsers are not supported.
YouTube Music premium-only audio streams are not accessible.
Helpful reading
Posts
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How to Download YouTube Videos to Your Computer
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How to Download YouTube Videos With yt-dlp
Download YouTube videos with yt-dlp, use predictable filenames, limit quality, update the tool, and troubleshoot errors.
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YouTube Video Downloader
Archive Shorts, playlists, embedded players, and unlisted review links in their original quality without screen-recording workarounds.
Get ready-to-edit MP4 files by automatically merging YouTube's split adaptive audio and video streams.
Keep your viewing and download activity completely private with on-device decryption, local processing, and no telemetry.
Save hours on batch workflows with playlist queuing, background processing, and one-click yt-dlp command generation.
YouTube Video Downloader is an independent product not affiliated with or endorsed by YouTube, Google LLC or any subsidiaries or affiliates. All trademarks are property of their respective owners and use of them does not imply affiliation or endorsement.