How do I download YouTube videos to my computer?

Create a Linkvido account, install the app on your computer and paste the video link into the dashboard. Choose MP4 or MP3 and the file shows up in your downloads folder.

Is this YouTube downloader free?

Yes, there's a free plan with a daily download limit and no credit card required. Paid plans unlock unlimited downloads and multiple computers.

Can I download YouTube videos in 4K?

Yes. When a video was uploaded in 4K, Linkvido downloads it in 2160p. You can also cap it at 1080p or 720p to save space.

What's the best YouTube downloader for PC?

If you download often, or grab playlists and long videos, a desktop app like Linkvido beats an online site: no ads, up to 4K, a queue that resumes on its own and links you can send from your phone.

Can I download a whole YouTube playlist or channel?

Yes. Paste the playlist or channel link and every video goes into the queue. You can grab just the latest uploads and put each playlist in its own folder.

Can I download YouTube videos from my phone?

Open the Linkvido dashboard in your phone's browser and paste the link. The download is done by your computer, which needs to be on with the app installed.

Is Linkvido like Y2mate or SaveFrom?

It does the same job without ads or pop-ups: downloads run through an app on your computer, in up to 4K, with playlists, channels and a self-healing queue.

Is it legal to download YouTube videos?

Use Linkvido for your own videos, freely licensed content or videos you have permission to save. Downloading other people's content may go against the site's terms of service and copyright law.

YouTube video downloader: MP4, 4K or MP3

Paste a link to a YouTube video, Short, playlist or channel and Linkvido downloads it straight to your computer, as MP4 from 720p to 4K or audio-only MP3. No ads, no pop-ups and no length limit.

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What you can download from YouTube

Videos as MP4, from 720p to 2160p (4K)
YouTube Shorts
Entire playlists at once
Entire channels, or just the latest uploads
Audio only as MP3, with cover art and title
Live streams that have ended

How to download YouTube videos in 3 steps

1
Copy the link
On YouTube, tap Share and then Copy link (or copy the address from your browser bar).
2
Paste it into Linkvido
Open the dashboard on your computer or phone and paste one or many links at once.
3
Done, it's on your computer
Choose MP4 (up to 4K) or MP3. The app on your computer downloads it to your folder.

Available for Windows, Mac and Linux.

Download YouTube videos without ads

Online YouTube downloaders tend to cap the quality, open ad pop-ups and handle one video at a time. Linkvido is a YouTube downloader for PC: a lightweight app on your computer downloads at the full speed of your connection, and you control everything from a web dashboard.

Paste dozens of links at once. The queue downloads several videos in parallel, retries on its own when something fails and picks up where it left off if your computer shuts down.

Save YouTube videos in Full HD, 4K or audio only

Pick the maximum resolution (720p, 1080p, 1440p or 2160p) and Linkvido delivers an MP4 that plays on any player, TV or phone. For music, lectures and podcasts, choose MP3: the file comes with the video's cover art and title.

The app updates itself and keeps up with YouTube's changes, so your downloads keep working without you doing anything.

Online YouTube downloader or desktop app: which is better?

An online YouTube downloader is fine for a short clip now and then, but struggles with long videos, playlists and dropped connections. A desktop app downloads on your own computer, resumes if your internet drops and has no size limit.

Linkvido gives you both: you paste links into a web dashboard from anywhere, and the download runs in the app on your computer.

How to download YouTube videos on PC, Mac and from your phone

Linkvido runs on Windows 10 and 11, macOS 12 or newer and Linux. You install a lightweight app once, and it downloads from YouTube straight to the folder you choose, at the full speed of your connection.

From your phone, Android or iPhone, open the Linkvido dashboard in your browser and paste the link. Your computer at home downloads and keeps the file, even when you're away.

Is it safe to use Linkvido to download from YouTube?

Yes. The dashboard has no ads, pop-ups or fake download buttons, and the app is installed from Linkvido itself. Files go from YouTube straight to your computer, without passing through our servers.

Use it for your own content, freely licensed content or content you have permission to save, respecting each site's terms of service and copyright.

Why use Linkvido

Up to 4K, or just the MP3

MP4 video from 720p to 2160p that plays in any player, or just the audio as an MP3 with cover art and title.

Entire channels and playlists

Paste a channel or playlist link and you're done. Grab only the latest uploads and sort them into folders.

A queue that runs itself

Something failed? It retries on its own. Computer shut down mid-download? It picks up right where it left off.

As fast as your internet

Videos go from YouTube straight to your computer, with no server in between.

Add from anywhere

Send links from your phone, from work or from the couch. Your computer at home downloads and saves everything.

Always working

The app keeps its download engine up to date automatically, keeping pace with YouTube's changes.

Frequently asked questions

How do I download YouTube videos to my computer?: Create a Linkvido account, install the app on your computer and paste the video link into the dashboard. Choose MP4 or MP3 and the file shows up in your downloads folder.
Is this YouTube downloader free?: Yes, there's a free plan with a daily download limit and no credit card required. Paid plans unlock unlimited downloads and multiple computers.
Can I download YouTube videos in 4K?: Yes. When a video was uploaded in 4K, Linkvido downloads it in 2160p. You can also cap it at 1080p or 720p to save space.
What's the best YouTube downloader for PC?: If you download often, or grab playlists and long videos, a desktop app like Linkvido beats an online site: no ads, up to 4K, a queue that resumes on its own and links you can send from your phone.
Can I download a whole YouTube playlist or channel?: Yes. Paste the playlist or channel link and every video goes into the queue. You can grab just the latest uploads and put each playlist in its own folder.
Can I download YouTube videos from my phone?: Open the Linkvido dashboard in your phone's browser and paste the link. The download is done by your computer, which needs to be on with the app installed.
Is Linkvido like Y2mate or SaveFrom?: It does the same job without ads or pop-ups: downloads run through an app on your computer, in up to 4K, with playlists, channels and a self-healing queue.
Is it legal to download YouTube videos?: Use Linkvido for your own videos, freely licensed content or videos you have permission to save. Downloading other people's content may go against the site's terms of service and copyright law.

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