How to download YouTube videos on your PC?

YouTube is the most popular video streaming service with over 2 billion logged-in monthly users. It offers a seamless video search engine and recommendation engine along with a friendly interface. There are several ways to download a YouTube. However, the most preferred methods are given below.

Method 1: Using the iTubeGo YouTube Downloader

iTubeGo enables you to download YouTube videos of up to 8K resolution at high speeds. Apart from YouTube, this software downloads from other video-streaming websites as well including Vimeo, Metacafe, and Dailymotion. The tool enables you to download YouTube videos in all standard formats including MP3, MP4, AVI, and MOV.

To download a YouTube video using iTuebeGo, follow these steps.

• Go to the website, (https://itubego.com/youtube-downloader/) and install iTubeGo on your PC.
• Launch the application.
• Click the Paste URL button located on the top-right to open the dialogue box.
• Go to YouTube and copy the URL of the video that you want to download.
• Paste the URL in the iTubeGo dialogue box.
• Click on the Download button to start downloading the video file.

Method 2: Using the VLC Media Player

The VLC is a very popular open-source video player for Windows PC, Mac. This tool can play almost all multimedia file formats as well as Audio CDs, VCDs, and DVDs. The software supports a wide range of audio compression methods.

To download a YouTube video using the VLC Media Player, follow these steps.

• Go to the website, (https://www.videolan.org/) and install VLC Media Player.
• Launch the VlC Media Player on your PC.
• Go to the Media > Open Network Stream to open a tab with a message, “Please enter a network URL”.
• Go to YouTube and copy the URL of the video that you want to download.
• Paste the URL in the VLC MEdia PLayer dialogue box.
• Click on the Play button.
• Go to Tools > Codec Information.
• Copy the link given in the location textbox and paste it into a web browser. Press Enter.
• Right-click on the video and click ‘save video as’ to download the video.

It must be noted that VLC Media Player allows you to download YouTube videos at a maximum resolution of 1080p.

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