How to Download YouTube Videos to Mac/Windows for Free

When watching YouTube videos, playback may stop or become slow if the 4G/5G or WIFI connection is poor. What should you do if you want to watch YouTube videos even when you are in a place without an Internet connection or when the Internet connection is unstable? In fact, you can download and save YouTube videos as local files in advance.

There are several websites that allow you to download YouTube videos, one of them we recommended is iViGo video downloader, but they can be intrusive and come with a risk of virus infection. On the other hand, videos that are long may not be downloadable. To download YouTube videos safely and securely, you need a professional YouTube downloader. In this article, we will show you how to use a YouTube downloader to download YouTube videos and watch them offline.

The YouTube Video Downloader we are using this time is PPTube Video Downloader for Mac/Windows, which can not only download YouTube videos, but also extract audio from videos and download them to MP3, M4A, AAC and WebM files. This software is very easy to use, just copy and paste the video url to the software. The main features are as follows:

1. Download YouTube videos and music easily and quickly.
2. Supports MP4/MP3//MKV/M4A/WebM output formats
3. Save the video file up to 8K resolution.
4. Easy even for computer beginners!
5. No ads, no plugins, no worries.
6. Download video from 10,000+ video/music sites.

Download and install PPTube YouTube Video Downloader on your PC or Mac. After the installation is complete, launch it.

Copy the link of the YouTube video you want to download from the address bar of the youtube.com site, or click the “Share” button to copy the link directly.

Come back to PPTube Video Downloader, choose the output format as MP4 in the upper right corner, and click the gear icon on the top right to open the settings window, where you can choose output quality.

Once you click the “Paste URL” button, the download will start automatically. The download progress will be displayed in the status column on the main screen. Please wait a while until the download is completed.

After the download is complete, click "Downloaded" in the top menu bar to display the download history screen.

Many people use sites to download YouTube videos, but they are worried about whether the site is safe. The above YouTube Video Downloader does not have annoying ads, and by simply copying and pasting the URL, you can extract and download not only YouTube videos, but also the audio of YouTube videos and save them.

Note: Before downloading a YouTube video, please check the copyright of the video. We do not recommend downloading illegally uploaded videos or audio. Downloading illegally uploaded videos or audio is subject to criminal penalties. Downloading is at your own risk, so it is best to use it in accordance with the terms and conditions.