How to Download YouTube Videos

Legal methods to save YouTube videos for offline viewing

⚡Quick Answer

Get YouTube Premium and tap Download on any video. Or download your own uploads from YouTube Studio. Third-party downloaders violate terms.

Subscribe to YouTube Premium ($13.99/month). Open any video, tap the Download button below the video. Select quality.

💡Downloads work in the YouTube app on mobile. Watch offline for up to 30 days.

In some regions, YouTube allows free offline downloads. Tap the Download button if available on your video.

💡Free offline downloads have more restrictions and expire sooner.

Go to YouTube Studio > Content, find your video, click the three dots, select Download.

💡Creators can always download their own uploaded content.

Videos with Creative Commons license can be downloaded legally. Check video description for license info.

💡Many educational and documentary videos use CC licenses.

Downloading copyrighted videos without permission violates YouTube's Terms of Service. Use YouTube Premium for legal downloads.

You can only legally download: your own videos, Creative Commons content, or videos with download enabled by the creator.

Downloaded videos stay in the YouTube app under Library > Downloads. They can't be exported as files.

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