When I reviewed the video player IINA (see “Prepare for Apple Dropping Old Media Formats with the IINA Video Player,” 6 May 2019), quite a few TidBITS readers took it as an opportunity to vent their frustrations about downloading videos from YouTube. Recent changes in Firefox have broken extensions like DownThemAll, which used to be a handy way to download videos.
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- YouTube, by far, is one of the most accessed sites since the boom of social media came into existence. We use it to sneak a peek at the next big upcoming movie, entertain ourselves with the latest conspiracy theories, most of all, listen to our favorite songs, and watch the coolest music videos.
- But while YouTube provides a way to do this on mobile devices (YouTube Premium), the site offers no official means for saving YouTube clips on a Mac. So, here we'll turn to the unofficial YouTube.
There are loads of tools available that can download YouTube videos to your Mac. Some of these options are free and some are paid for. In fact, there is a way of recording a YouTube video, with. YouTube, by far, is one of the most accessed sites since the boom of social media came into existence. We use it to sneak a peek at the next big upcoming movie, entertain ourselves with the latest conspiracy theories, most of all, listen to our favorite songs, and watch the coolest music videos.
There are several reasons you might want to download videos from YouTube. Like most cloud-based things, YouTube videos are ephemeral—they vanish all the time for all kinds of reasons. The uploader might pull a video down, YouTube may remove a video in response to a copyright complaint (sometimes legitimate, sometimes not), and a video might disappear if it runs afoul of YouTube’s ever-changing and seemingly haphazard standards for acceptable content.
Now you can open Safari, and find the video you want to download. By simply clicking the 'Download' button on Safari, you can easily download the video with AllMyTube. Paste the YouTube Video Link to AllMyTube. Now launch your Safari and find the videos you want on YouTube.
But preservation isn’t the only reason people download YouTube videos. For example, they may want to download short clips to use in their videos (honoring the doctrine of fair use, of course). A friend of mine accidentally deleted the “sizzle clip” he slaps on the front of every video in iMovie, and he solved the problem by downloading one of his own videos from YouTube and extracting that clip. Or, you may want to be able to play some YouTube videos in a situation where there’s no Internet access.
Whatever the reason, you don’t have to rely on Firefox to download videos from YouTube. There are several solutions on the Mac, and I review a few of them here.
Note that downloading YouTube videos with a utility other than YouTube’s apps (which require a YouTube Premium subscription) nominally violates YouTube’s terms of service:
You shall not download any Content unless you see a “download” or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content. You shall not copy, reproduce, distribute, transmit, broadcast, display, sell, license, or otherwise exploit any Content for any other purposes without the prior written consent of YouTube or the respective licensors of the Content. YouTube and its licensors reserve all rights not expressly granted in and to the Service and the Content.
That said, I’ve never heard of YouTube punishing a user for downloading videos, although using copyrighted material in videos you upload to YouTube could get you in trouble.
The Command-Line Grand Poobah: youtube-dl
Arguably, the greatest of the YouTube downloaders is the public-domain youtube-dl, a command-line utility that powers many apps like the aforementioned IINA. It’s not the friendliest option, but it’s free and powerful.
The project offers instructions for installing youtube-dl. You can use the
curl
command or rely on Homebrew, a command-line package manager that I strongly recommend—refer to Homebrew’s home page for a one-line command to install it from Terminal. Then, in Terminal, you can enter brew install youtube-dl
to install the download utility.Once you install youtube-dl, type
man youtube-dl
in Terminal to see its extensive list of options. But all you really need to do to use it is to type youtube-dl URL
in Terminal, where URL
is the link to the desired YouTube video. That downloads the video in your current directory. Type cd ~/Downloads
before running youtube-dl to download the video to your Downloads folder.You can play the video after you download it with QuickTime or with a third-party player like IINA or VLC.
The developers of youtube-dl issue updates frequently, which is why I recommend installing it with Homebrew. The first time I tried to download a video for this article, I received an error because I hadn’t updated youtube-dl first. Homebrew makes updating easy with the
brew update youtube-dl
command, which updates both youtube-dl and Homebrew itself, along with all the packages youtube-dl needs to function.A Free Graphical App: ClipGrab
ClipGrab is a simple, free utility for macOS that can download individual YouTube videos and even convert them to other formats, including MP3 if you’re only interested in the audio.
It’s easy to use: copy a YouTube URL and open ClipGrab. It will automatically extract the URL from the clipboard. Use the Format drop-down menu to choose a format (Original is usually fine if you want video), and click Grab This Clip to download the video. The default download location is your Desktop, but you can change it in the Settings tab.
ClipGrab offers a search tab where you can search for and download videos, but I find it easier to use YouTube’s search engine to find videos and then paste the URL into ClipGrab.
A Setapp Option: Downie
A subscription to Setapp includes several utilities that can download YouTube videos: the torrent client Folx, media players Movist Pro and Elmedia Player, and an app purpose-built for downloading YouTube videos: Downie. (If you’re not a Setapp subscriber, Downie costs $19.99.)
Downie, unlike ClipGrab, is tailor-made for the Mac. You can drag and drop YouTube URLs to Downie’s window or its Dock icon. Downie also comes bundled with a Safari extension, which you enable in Safari > Preferences > Extensions. Once you enable the extension, you can click the Downie icon in Safari’s toolbar to download a video.
In addition to Downie’s simplicity, I like that it downloads subtitles with the video (YouTube automatically generates subtitles for videos). Downie saves subtitles alongside the video as an SRT file. Unfortunately, QuickTime Player doesn’t understand those files, so you need to use a more capable video player like IINA to view them. As long as the SRT file is in the same directory as the video, it works automatically when you play the video in IINA.
Downie can also download an entire YouTube playlist at once. Just drag the playlist URL into Downie and click Playlist to see all the available videos to download. You can then click Add Selected to download the playlist videos.
Download an Entire Channel with 4K Video Downloader
Downie can download an entire playlist, but there’s only one Mac app that I know of that can download an entire YouTube channel: 4K Video Downloader. You can try the app for free (it costs $15 to unlock the entire app). To use it, copy the channel’s URL, open 4K Video Downloader, and click Paste Link to load every video in the channel.
Even better, when 4K Downloader is running, you can subscribe to a channel to download every new video published on the channel automatically.
Note that if a channel has a lot of videos, it can take a long time to download them all and it may use considerable system resources to do so. Nonetheless, I’ve successfully downloaded entire channels containing hundreds of videos with 4K Video Downloader, making it my favorite utility of the bunch.
4K Video Download can also download subtitles, and it can convert YouTube videos to MP3 audio files. Of course, it downloads individual videos as well.
There you have it: four utilities that you can use to download YouTube videos in macOS. Do you have another favorite? Let us know in the comments.
Jul 14,2020 • Filed to: Download Music • Proven solutions
How can I download YouTube Music to my computer PC?
YouTube is the largest video-sharing website right now. People visit the website to listen, watch, or share free music videos posted by others. While you can listen to a wide range of YouTube music videos online, you can't download them directly to your computer device. In this article, we have recommended easier ways you can use on how to download music from YouTube to the computer. Read on to learn more.
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Part 1. Download Music from YouTube to Computer with Best YouTube Downloader
One way you can download music from YouTube to a computer is through a YouTube Downloader. There are several such programs but not all of them offer the best results. Some are slow while others need users to dig deeper into their pockets to purchase them. That said, one of the programs that have received several positive reviews and testimonials from users is iMusic. This program downloads high-quality videos from over 10,000 video sharing sites, including YouTube, Lynda, Crunchyroll, Metacafe, VEVO, Dailymotion, Facebook, and more on a device running on Windows 10, 8, or 7. It also gives you an option to convert your downloaded videos to multiple formats including MP3, WAV, MKV, M4A, and many more. We recommend this program because it is easy-to-operate, downloads music in a single click, and is three times faster than other YouTube Music Downloaders out there.
Best Youtube Downloader - Download Youtube Music to PC/Mac with Simple Clicks
- Download Music: browse and download music tracks from 3000+ sites including Spotify, Vimeo, YouTube, Pandora, Last.fm, Dailymotion, VEVO, and Facebook.
- Record Music: record online radio or any playing audio in your Mac/Windows PC with a well-balanced and well-managed music recorder.
- Transfer Music: transfer music across multiple devices, or sync music in the form of individual files and the entire playlists between phones and iTunes library.
- Backup, Repair and Rebuild Library: fix any duplicate files, missing album covers, mislabelled songs and broken or dead tracks in iTunes Library.
- Play Music: follow hot music tracks or playlist in iMusic discovery channel, or enrich your own playlist by adding from local disk or online sharing sites.
- Manage Music: Fix ID3 automatically, rebuild iTunes library with one click.
Steps to Download Music from YouTube to Computer by the Best Youtube Music Downloader -iMusic
Step 1: Download and Run iMusic YouTube Music Downloader
Once this YouTube music downloader has been installed on your Windows PC or Mac, double click on its desktop icon to launch it. Go to the ‘GET MUSIC’ tab from the main window of the software.
Step 2: Download YouTube Music
Then click the ‘DOWNLOAD’ tab under the ‘DISCOVER’ tab. In the DOWNLOAD tab, you can see a field to paste links of video tracks and a download button right next to it. Beneath that, you could see several links directing to major music sharing websites, choose “YouTube” from there and you will be directed to YouTube. Open the music track you want to download and copy the URL. After that, return to iMusic and the URL will be pasted automatically to iMusic download link field. Set MP3 as output format from the radio button below and click ‘Download’.
Step 3: Finish Downloading Youtube Music
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After clicking the 'download' process, you could see your downloaded music on the iTunes library page of iMusic.
Step 4: Export Youtube Music to Computer
Choose the music you just downloaded from Youtube, then click the export icon on the top right corner of the program, choose to 'export music to my computer '
Part 2. Download Music from YouTube to Computer with Browser Add-on
If you don’t want to use any downloader or software to download YouTube music to your window device, you can use a browser add-on. There are several YouTube MP3 add-ons for browsers that can help you download your videos to a specific format. If you want to download videos via Firefox, here is a step by step guide on how to download YouTube music to computer with a browser add-on. We have also included some screenshots.
Step 1: Click on the “Open Menu” on the top right corner and then click on the “Add-ons”.
Step 2: Search for YouTube Video Downloader or YouTube MP3.
Step 3: Install the add-on and then restart your Firefox.
Step 4: Every time you listen to music or play a video, the icon of YouTube Video Downloader add-on or YouTube mp3 add-on will appear below that video or mp3. Click on that icon to download the video.
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Most of the YouTube MP3 add-ons for browsers do not need to wait for the video or mp3 to be processed. However, time is limited for each downloaded mp3 or video to around 8 minutes. So you need to click the add-on twice if the video is more than 8 minutes.
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Besides YouTube downloader and YouTube MP3 add-ons for browsers, another way you can use to download YouTube music to the computer is through an online tool. One of the best online tools is Online Video Converter. This is a free online media conversion tool that allows you to convert any link to multiple formats without the need to install any downloader or software on your computer.
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Online Video Converter is fully compatible with most browsers and has been described by many users as the best online YouTube video conversion utility. One of the reasons for this is that it delivers high-quality videos at a super-fast speed. It converts to many audio formats including MP3, AAC, OGG, WMA, FLAC, WAV, and many more. It also converts to many video formats including MP4, AVI, MOV, WMV, WebM, FLV, and many more. A wide range of online video sharing portals is supported, including Dailymotion, YouTube, and Vimeo.
How To Download Music From Youtube Mac Safari Browser
Step 1: Copy and then paste the YouTube Video link that you want to download or convert.
Step 2: Select the music format you want to convert to and customize your settings.
Step 3: Click 'Start' to start the conversion process.
That's it! You can download the YouTube file once the conversion has been completed.