How to download YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad and Mac

Want to know how to save YouTube videos on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac for offline viewing? Here’s a guide to effortlessly downloading your preferred YouTube clips.

YouTube is a treasure trove of content, holding the title of the second-largest search engine. Given its vast database, having the know-how to download videos is almost as invaluable as streaming on other platforms.

Having these videos saved on Apple devices, like the iPhone or iPad, is particularly beneficial for those moments without internet access, perhaps during travel, low bandwidth areas, or unstable connectivity zones.

Downloading YouTube videos on Apple devices is intuitive once you know the steps. Nonetheless, always be conscious of legal and ethical considerations.

We do not condone pirating copyrighted material, and ask the content creator for permission to download the video beforehand if it is not officially available.

Download YouTube videos officially on iPhone using Premium

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You can download YouTube videos officially if you have a YouTube Premium subscription. While YouTube Premium is available at $13.99 monthly for individual accounts, and the family account is available at $22.99 a month, it has certain restrictions. Moreover, not all videos are available to download with YouTube Premium.

You can download videos using YouTube Premium on iPhone, iPad, or Mac

• Sign into your YouTube account that is subscribed to Premium
• Open the YouTube video you’d like to download
• If the video is available to download, you’ll have a “Download” button underneath the video
• Select the video quality of your download (maximum 1080p)
• The video will start downloading
• Remember, while this video gets saved on your iPhone, iPad, or Mac, it remains encrypted, and you cannot share it with your friends.

Download YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad, and Mac

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There are multiple ways to download YouTube videos, including apps for your device, browser extension, or even directly from websites. Be warned that it’s unsafe to use a website as they have a ton of adware, and some might even try injecting malware into your device.

Follow the below process to download YouTube Videos on iPhone and iPad:

• Download the file manager app called Documents from the App Store
• Navigate through the installation process and tap on the Browser icon at the bottom left
• Locate the YouTube shortcut on the next page. If you cannot find it, search in the search bar
• Play the video you want to download
• Copy the video’s URL from the Share option
• Open the website YTLoad in the browser
• Paste the URL and hit download
• Locate the video in the downloads folder and hit play to run it locally

Though you do not need to download the file manager app, you can get the video URL directly from the YouTube website using a browser of your choice and then follow the download process listed above. Besides this, you can also use desktop video downloaders like SurFast Video Downloader on Mac.

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