Top 7 YouTube URL Downloaders for Windows and Mac

In this article, we will share a list of the best YouTube URL downloaders that you should have on your Windows or Mac. With any of them, you can grab your favorite video or audio from YouTube or other popular sites.

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Jane Zhou

Updated on Dec 29, 2023

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If you like watching YouTube videos offline, the best video downloaders are for you. You can download any video or audio from YouTube for offline watching or listening with such tools. That's why we compile a list of the best YouTube URL downloaders that you should have on your Windows and Mac. 

Of these downloaders, your top choice is the EaseUS Video Downloader, a program that can help you save videos without a hitch. Not only that but the playlist and channels are also supported. For more details, keep reading our following instructions. 

Also Read: Best Audio Editing Software for Windows

Part 1. EaseUS Video Downloader - Highly Customizable YouTube Video Downloader

EaseUS Video Downloader is our first (and the most recommended) YouTube URL downloader on this list of recommendations. It is highly customizable and doesn't require any bundled extra software. With it, you can download your favorite videos, audio, channels, or playlists to your PC or Mac. Whether it's a bunch of videos or a list of your favorite songs, you can save it in no time.  

Apart from that, it offers a great of choices of output formats and qualities (both videos and audio), including MP3 with high quality, MP4 is up to 8K quality and WAV in lossless quality. Before downloading, you can pre-set your preferable settings to customizable output formats, video/audio quality, whether or not to include subtitles, and more. Once you've set it, EaseUS Video Downloader will auto-apply these settings to all future downloads.

With all of these features at your disposal, you can download any content from YouTube to your computer. Now, let's download this program on the computer and see how it works. 

Step 1. Launch EaseUS Video Downloader on your PC. Copy and paste the URL of the video you want to download into the searching bar. Click "Search" to proceed.

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Step 2. It will open a built-in YouTube page of the video. Click the "Download" button in the bottom left to parse the video.

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Step 3. In the popup, you can choose for the video format and quality, and specify a location for the downloaded video. Then click "Download" to start the downloading process.

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Step 4. After the downloading process finishes, you can check the downloaded video in the option "Finished."

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Disclaimer: The information provided in this guide is for personal use. EaseUS is in no way collaborated or affiliated with the video-sharing site and will never approve any copyright infringement action. The end-user should be solely responsible for their behavior.

Part 2. Top 6 YouTube URL Downloading Sites

Another option to download YouTube videos should be using some online video downloaders. Such downloaders feature free, ease of use, no registration or installation. But some of them may come with many ads on their interface, and some of these ads are misleading. Hence you'd better avoid clicking on any ads it shows while downloading videos.

And here, we'd like to show you 6 YouTube URL downloading sites with their features and address.

Online Video Downloader Key Features Address
Y2Mate Allows unlimited downloads of HD and SD videos; Support MP3, MP4, AAC, 3GP, FLV, MO, WMV; No ads or popups. Check it
ClipConverter Supports downloading videos in SD, HD & UHD video resolutions; Supports MP3, MP4, M4A, WEBM; Provides a plugin service to export videos to portable devices. Check it
Converto Supports downloading videos in MP4 or MP3; Allow editing file name, ID3 tag, and trimming MP3 before downloading. Check it
Video Grabber Supports up to 8K video quality; Built-in recorder lets you record live YouTube videos. Check it
Online Video Converter Supports up to 8K video quality; Supports MP4, AVI, MOV, MKV, FLV & WEBM formats; High download and conversion speed. Check it
SaveVideo Supports many video platforms, social media, music services; Supports downloading videos in 1080P full HD; Allows ripping music from YouTube videos. Check it

Notes: These sites are likely to shut down due to some copyright issues. If that unfortunately happens, you can use some computer-based video downloaders instead. 

Final Words

These are all YouTube URL downloaders we find for you. We hope you know which downloader is helpful for you. If, in case, you don't find the desired one from these options, you can search for one from the internet by using some keywords like "YouTube video downloader online" or " YouTube URL downloaders."

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