YouTube Tools
YouTube Video Downloader
Download a YouTube video as a single MP4 file straight from any public video URL or ID, no software or browser extension required. Free, instant, and completely sign-up free.
How to use it
- Paste a YouTube URL (watch, youtu.be, shorts, or embed) or just the video ID.
- Submit to resolve the video's available single-file download links.
- Click a quality option to save the video.
About this tool
Get a direct download link for a YouTube video, from a video URL or ID - resolved straight from YouTube's own servers for your browser to save.
Frequently asked questions
- Which URL formats are supported?
- Standard watch URLs, youtu.be short links, Shorts links, embed links, or a bare 11-character video ID.
- Why is there only one quality option for some videos?
- This tool only offers single-file downloads that already combine video and audio. Many videos only have one such combined format available (commonly 360p) - higher qualities are usually stored by YouTube as separate video-only and audio-only streams, which this tool doesn't merge.
- What if a video has no downloadable format at all?
- Some videos - livestreams, age-restricted, or region-locked content - have no simple single-file version available, and this tool will say so rather than fail silently.
- Is this an official YouTube feature?
- No - this resolves the same underlying video files YouTube's own player streams to your browser. It isn't part of YouTube's official API, so it can occasionally stop working if YouTube changes how videos are delivered.