The Best YouTube Downloader Tools [For 2020]
How To Save Videos or MP3s from YouTube
If you want to save videos directly from YouTube, unfortunately, you are out of luck. YouTube wants you to watch videos on their platform so that they can make money off of the ads that you see on the site.
YouTube downloader tools make it simple to save videos from YouTube and other popular streaming sites.
Best Youtube Downloaders (for 2020)
YTD Downloader
YTD Video Downloader and Converter is a free video downloader tool that lets you save videos from YouTube, Vimeo, and a number of popular streaming sites. YTD is easy to install on Windows, Mac, Android and iOS. This tool is free to use, but also offers a PRO version for faster download speeds and additional features.
Y2mate
Y2mate is a web-based video downloader tool. You can export the video in a number of different resolutions up to 720p (HD). Y2mate also lets you download just the audio portion of the video and save music as .mp3 files.
JDownloader
JDownloader is a free, open-source download tool that works on many video hosting sites. The tool was launched in 2009 and was updated in 2011 to JDownloader 2. You can download multiple files simultaneously from sites like YouTube or Facebook.
YouTube-DLG
YouTube DLG is the front-end GUI of the media downloader youtube-dl , which is a tool written in wxPython. You can install the tool from the source, with Python, or using a Windows Installer. This page explains the different ways to install the tool.
You can view the code behind Youtube-DLG on GitHub.
YouTube Downloader
YouTube Downloader is very similar to YTD Downloader. The interface is very similar and easy to understand. YouTube Downloader lets you download files to video (.mp4) or audio (.mp3) formats. You can have up to 30 videos downloading simultaneously with YouTube Downloader.
YouTube Downloader works only on YouTube videos, so if you’re looking to download media from other sources, other options on this list are a better choice.
Online YouTube Downloaders
The downloaders above are all software that you either install as a browser extension or on your device directly. If you don’t want to install any new programs, you can use one of these tools to download the videos directly from the web.
BitDownloader
All you have to do to download videos with BitDownloader is copy and paste the URL of the video into the site and click download. It supports over 800 media sites so you should have no issues downloading what you want.
The site is super easy to use, focuses on secure downloads, so it’s a good choice for anyone looking for a web-based downloader.
YouTube-Video-Downloader.xyz
YouTube-Video-Downloader.xyz is a web-based video downloader that supports most video formats, including .mp4, .flv, .mp3, .m4v, and .wmv. The tool is totally free and allows unlimited video downloads.
What is a YouTube Downloader?
Because you cannot download videos from YouTube directly, YouTube downloaders let you save copies of videos to your device. (Downloading content from YouTube violates its terms of service.)
Downloading videos allows you to watch YouTube videos later without an internet connection. Saving videos also lets you avoid any ads that may interrupt your viewing experience on YouTube.