YouTube can be enjoyed anytime and anywhere with just a cellphone and internet package. But if you have to fly on a plane or go to a place with poor signal, watching videos on YouTube becomes a little more difficult.
Fortunately, there are many ways to download YouTube videos so they can be watched offline without the need for an internet connection. There are two ways to download YouTube videos, namely the official way using the YouTube app and the unofficial way using a third-party site.
If you want to download any video on YouTube with the highest quality, you have to subscribe to YouTube Premium first. While third-party sites are free, they are not completely legal and there are security risks lurking.
But before downloading YouTube videos, there are a few things you should pay attention to regarding content copyright. Downloading videos via the YouTube app is permitted and does not violate YouTube's terms and conditions because the videos cannot be watched outside the app and users cannot access the files.
However, if you download YouTube videos through a third-party site or application, you have the potential to violate YouTube's Terms of Service (ToS) and copyright laws. If you violate YouTube's ToS, your account can be suspended or even blocked by YouTube.
Types of YouTube videos that can be legally downloaded include:
Videos in public domain without copyright
Videos protected by a Creative Commons (CC) license. YouTube has a special search filter for videos included in this license
Videos made by friends and family who have given you permission.
Now, after knowing all the risks, here are five ways to download YouTube videos on HP and PC without using an application:
YouTube app
This is the easiest way because you don't need to switch applications to download YouTube videos. But keep in mind that videos downloaded via the YouTube application cannot be accessed outside the application.
In addition, not all YouTube videos can be downloaded for free and some can be of limited quality. If you want to download YouTube videos at will with the highest quality, you have to subscribe to YouTube Premium for Rp. 59,000/month.
Open the YouTube app on your Android phone or iPhone
Find and open the video you want to download
Click the Download icon below the video
Choose the video quality you want then tap the Download button
Wait a moment until the YouTube video download process is complete
To watch a downloaded video, tap the Library tab in the lower right corner and select the Downloads option.
Savefrom.net
How to download YouTube videos is quite easy because you don't need to use any application. All you have to do is open the Savefrom site on your mobile or PC browser and then follow the on-screen instructions.
Open the YouTube site in your browser and search for the video you want to download
Copy YouTube video link
Open the savefrom.net site in a new browser tab
Enter the video link in the column provided
Select the desired video quality
Click Download
The download process will start and wait for it to finish.
TubeNinja
How to download YouTube videos is the same as above, where you only need to copy and paste the video link from YouTube. The difference is, TubeNinja provides a choice of video quality so you can download according to the available internal memory capacity.
Open the YouTube site on your mobile or PC browser and search for the video you want to download
Copy the YouTube video link in the address bar
Open the tubeninja.net site in a new browser tab
Paste the video link in the column provided
Select the desired video quality then click the download icon
Tubeninja will open a new tab to show the video. If you're downloading on your phone's browser, tap and hold on the video then select download video. If in
PC browser, right-click the video and select 'Save video as'.
Y2Mate
Downloading YouTube videos on the Y2Mate site has the same steps and methods as before. The advantage, this site provides quality options up to Full HD so you can watch videos with high enough quality.
Open the YouTube site in your browser and search for the video you want to download
Copy YouTube video link
Open the y2mate.com site in a new tab in the browser
Paste the video link in the column provided
Select the desired video quality then click the download icon
Click the download option again to download the YouTube video.
Add SS on the link
Another way to download YouTube videos without an app is directly by adding 'SS' in front of youtube.com. After that you will be directed to download YouTube videos on the Savefrom site.
Open the YouTube site in your browser and search for the video you want to download
Click the address bar containing the YouTube video URL
Add the letter SS in front of youtube.com. For example https://www.SSyoutube.com/watch?abcdefghijk
After that you will be directed to the Savefrom.net site
Follow the steps in method number two to download YouTube videos via Savefrom.