YouTube Video Downloader

YTMP3 saves a YouTube video as an MP4 file you can keep and watch whenever you like, with nothing to stream and no connection needed afterwards. Paste the link, leave the format on MP4, and press Convert. A moment later the whole clip, picture and sound together, lands in your downloads. There is no program to install, no account to make, and no wall of adverts between you and the file.

Download YouTube videos as MP4

MP4 is the one video format that plays almost everywhere. Phones, tablets, laptops, smart TVs, editing apps, and every messaging and social app open it without a second thought, because it pairs widely supported H.264 video with AAC sound in a single tidy file. When you just want the video itself rather than a link that might change or disappear, an MP4 is the thing to hold on to, and that is the job this page does.

The work happens on our side, not in a program on your machine, so it behaves the same on Windows, a Mac, an Android phone, or an iPhone. Nothing to add to your browser, nothing to keep updated. Open the page, paste a link, and you are already most of the way to the file.

How to download a video from YouTube

Three short steps, start to finish in about a minute for a normal clip.

1. Copy the video link. On a phone that is the Share button and then Copy Link; on a computer it is the address at the top of the browser.
2. Paste it into the box at the top of this page, make sure the format is set to MP4, and press Convert.
3. When it finishes, press Download MP4. The file goes to your usual downloads folder, ready to play or drop into an editor.

What a saved video is good for

A downloaded video earns its keep the moment you are offline. Keep a few on your phone for a flight, a long commute, or a patchy signal, and they play without buffering or burning data. Save a short clip you want to keep before it is taken down, pull a bit of footage into a project you are editing, or hold a tutorial on your laptop so you can follow along without the page reloading. It is the same clean file whatever you do with it next.

Why 720p is the sweet spot

Videos here download in 720p HD. On a phone or a laptop screen that already looks crisp, the file stays a sensible size, and it comes down fast rather than making you wait on a huge download. If you specifically need 1080p or 4K, or want the audio on its own in higher quality, that lives on the full site, EzConv, and the converter will point you there when a video is too long for this one.

No apps, no accounts, no ads

Most video download sites hide the real button under a pile of fake ones, and the first few clicks only open more adverts. YTMP3 is the plain opposite: one field, one Convert button, and one genuine download at the end. No pop-ups, no redirects, no countdown before the file appears. It is free to use as often as you like, and the only thing we ever ask is an optional coffee if it saved you some trouble.

A few limits worth knowing

This page handles videos up to 90 minutes long, which covers most clips, talks, and episodes. Anything longer is better suited to EzConv, where the caps are higher. Live streams and age restricted videos cannot be saved, because their stream is not available to pull cleanly.

Please download only videos you have the right to keep, such as your own uploads, clips that are free to share, or files for your personal use. If you own something that was saved here and want it removed, the DMCA page explains exactly how to reach us.

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