6 Best free online tools that are designed to download YouTube videos to your computer are discussed here. These online tools are useful to download videos not only from YouTube but also from various video-streaming websites like Facebook, Dailymotion, etc.
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How to select the best free online tool to download YouTube videos to your computer?
While looking for online tools or apps to download YouTube videos to your computer you’ll come across many free and paid options available.
Now, what features should you look for while selecting a YouTube downloading tool?
- Quality of the video after conversion.
- Availability of subtitles.
- A feature that enables you to download the entire playlist aka Batch downloading.
- Various file formats.
- Built-in video editor if you wish to edit the YouTube video after downloading.
- Speed – The downloading speed of video also depends on your internet connection.
YouTube has an in-built feature to download videos from the YouTube app but the twist here is that you can only watch the downloaded video for 29 days without an internet connection. What a marketing strategy it is!
When you want to watch your favourite video on repeat then it is more convenient to download it than watching it online, hence avoiding data loss on one single video. Downloading the entire playlist of your favourite web series/music band before going on a trip can save you from the unavoidable boredom while travelling.
Here are the 6 best free online tools that allow you to download videos from various video-streaming websites for free.
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AceThinker Video Downloader
With AceThinker Video Downloader you can easily download videos from any online video-sharing website like YouTube, Facebook, Vevo, Bilibili, Metacafe, LiveLeak, Dailymotion, and other video streaming websites.
AceThinker Video Downloader is a free URL video downloader. No subscription/Signup required. This online tool is user-friendly with both Windows and Mac. You can have access to this free video downloader using any web browser.
Follow these 3 easy steps to download any video for free from any site
- Copy the URL of your desired video
- Visit https://www.acethinker.com/online-downloader and paste the URL into the address bar/ “Enter the name or link of a video”
- Click the download button to save the video to your pc.
YouTube downloader
YouTube downloader is free software that enables you to download YouTube videos to your computer in any format and resolution.
- Install this software on your computer
- Copy the URL of the video from YouTube
- Paste the URL in the address bar and click the download button
WinX YouTube Downloader
WinX YouTube Downloader is free, full-featured software that is safe and user-friendly to download youTube videos and many other online videos from various video-streaming websites. With WinX YouTube Downloader you can download any video in various formats or resolutions. The higher the resolution, the longer the time it takes to download. It is advised to choose medium-quality video for fast downloading.
WinX Youtube Downloader is available for both Windows and Mac.
WinX DVD Ripper Platinum and WinX HD Video Converter Deluxe are limited to a free trial.
WinX YouTube Downloader is the best free HD/4k MP4 video downloader. You can also download YouTube music.
AIRY
Airy is built in a way to handle the download of 4k to 8k Ultra HD videos without any hassles. Airy offers multiple options of formats and resolutions to choose from and download according to your convenience.
For downloading a YouTube video:
- Copy-paste the video link in the address bar
- Choose the video format and quality
- Click the download button
Airy also supports downloading of audio clips from the videos. To save only the video’s soundtrack, you have to choose the MP3 format from the drop-down list in Airy.
VLC Media Player
VLC Media Player is reliable, free, and easy to use.
How to download YouTube Video using VLC Media Player?
Play the video you want to download and copy the URL. Next, select the “open network stream” option from “Media” if you’re using Windows OS. For a Mac user, the same step goes like File > open network stream.
Now, paste the copied URL of the YouTube video you want to download. Once the video starts to play, go to Tools > Codec information. Next, select and copy the entire URL from “Location”. For Mac users, right-click on the field and select “Open URL”.
Open your web browser and paste the URL in the address bar. When the video starts to play online on your browser then Right-click on the video and select the “Save video as’’ option. Give a file name and save it.
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VDownloader
VDownloader is a free software for Windows that allows you to download any video from various video-streaming websites. This software also supports downloading of audio files in the best available quality.
A paid version of VDownloader called VDownloader Plus is also available. But the free version would suffice.
