How to Download Youtube Videos

There are 3 general ways to get Youtube videos:

1. Through Youtube App
2. Through Web-based Downloaders
3. Through Screencast recordings

Youtube App

This lets you download the video in low or mid quality format, and watch the video offline.

Pros:

• No ads or popups

Cons:

• You have to connect to the internet every few days.
• If the video or channel is taken down, then the video also disappears from your app
  • This is the major disadvantage and is why you have to abandon this method

Screencast Recordings

You can record the video through screen recorder apps. Just make sure you also record the audio.

Pros:

• No ads or popups

Cons:

• This requires a large filesize since the recording records each pixel.

Web-based Downloaders

Lastly, you can download the video as an MP4 file or audio file through Web-based Downloaders.

Pros:

• You save the file on your computer
• You can choose different resolutions or file types

Cons:

• Has ads or popups

We recommend web-based downloaders using Linux in order to reduce the risk of viruses.