4 Ways to Download YouTube Videos on Mobile

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Do you want to watch a YouTube video later when you're offline? The most reliable way to download a YouTube video is to save it for offline viewing using YouTube Premium, but there are a few other ways you can save videos to your mobile device. If you don't subscribe to YouTube Premium, you should only download videos that you own or that fall under the Creative Commons license. This wikiHow article shows you easy ways to download YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad, and Android.

• The easiest way to download videos from YouTube is by subscribing to YouTube Premium.
• With YouTube Premium, tap the download arrow next to your video, select the download quality, and then you can watch videos offline within the YouTube app.
• Third-party apps and websites are often taken down since they violate the terms of service, so they aren't reliable.

Using YouTube Premium

• You'll only be able to download videos legally that aren't yours or under a Creative Commons license if you pay a monthly subscription fee for YouTube Premium.
• Paying for YouTube Premium is a fantastic idea if, for instance, you're going on a long trip and need to download tons of videos to watch! [1] X Research source
• If you're not ready to commit to a subscription, you can sign up for a free trial. You'll usually be prompted to sign up each time you launch the YouTube app for the first time.

• You can also select a video from the list presented when you first open the app.
• Alternatively, select a video from the categories at the bottom of your screen, like trending or subscriptions.

Tap Download . This is on the right side of the screen along with the options to up-vote or down-vote the video, share, and save. A box will pop up for you to pick a resolution.

• You can only watch the video in the YouTube app even though you've downloaded it to your phone or tablet, although you don't need internet to be able to watch it.

• To delete a downloaded video, go to the video and press the "Download" icon again. A pop-up will appear asking if you want to remove the download. Tap Delete to confirm.

Using TubeMate for Android

Go to https://www.apkmirror.com/apk/devian-studio/tubemate-youtube-downloader/ on a mobile web browser. Since TubeMate goes against YouTube policy, the app isn't available on the Google Play Store. Instead, you need to download it as an APK file.

• The app will open and mimic YouTube.

• If there's a very specific video that you want to download, but searching isn't yielding the right results, open your YouTube app, get to the video, then tap the "TubeMate" icon. You can open TubeMate to see that video.

• A window will pop up with more options.

• Once the video downloads, you can move it to any location on your phone (so you can watch them using any app) or leave it in TubeMate so you can watch the video by opening the app!

Using a Downloader on iPhone or iPad

Open the App Store

[[Copy-a-URL-on-the-YouTube-App-on-iPhone-or-iPad|Copy the link to the YouTube video you want to download. You can do this by opening YouTube, navigating to the video, tapping Share and then Copy link.

Open the Documents app. Return to your iPhone or iPad your iPhone's Home screen, then launch the Documents app you downloaded. It's a black, green, and yellow "D" on a white background.

• This is one of many free online YouTube download sites that you can use to download YouTube videos to your phone.
• Because these YouTube sites violate YouTube's terms and conditions, they often disappear without warning. If Video Solo isn't working, try one of these other sites:
• https://dirpy.com
• https://btclod.com
• https://en.onlinevideoconverter.pro
• https://x2download.com
• https://loader.to

Paste the YouTube video's address. Tap the text box in the middle of the page, tap it again once your iPhone's keyboard appears, and tap Paste in the pop-up menu.

Tap Download . Tap the button to the right of the highest available quality, which is at the top of the page.

• You have successfully downloaded a video from YouTube! The following steps walk you through saving the downloaded file to your Gallery on your iPhone.

Open the Documents view. Tap the folder-shaped icon in the bottom-left corner of the screen. You should see a list of folders appear.

Tap Downloads . This folder is in the middle of the Documents page. Tapping it opens a list of your downloaded files.

Play your video. Find the video's title and thumbnail, then tap it to play it inside of the Documents app. The video will begin playing in the Documents video player.

• Tap ⋯ in the corner of the video's thumbnail.
• Tap Share, then tap Save to Files
  • This option is only available on iOS 11. If you have an older iPhone, you won't be able to move the video.

  

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  • You'll find the downloaded file in your file manager, most likely in "Downloads" or "Videos."

  Community Q&A

  What are other apps like Dirpy where we can download YouTube videos? Community Answer

  Use VIDSNIPE.com on your PC to download TikTok, Instagram, YouTube, Facebook and X (Twitter) videos. They're all ad-free.

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