A YouTube to MP4 converter built for every device
We chose MP4 on purpose. It is the format your phone's gallery, your tablet, your smart TV, your laptop and nearly every video editor already understand, so a file saved here doesn't need a second app or another conversion before you can use it.
The tool runs in any modern browser on Android, iPhone, iPad, Windows, Mac, Linux and Chromebook. There is nothing to install, no extension and no account. If you only want the sound, the same tool also saves audio as MP3.
How the tool works
You paste a YouTube link and tap the button. Regular watch links, youtu.be short links, Shorts, mobile links and YouTube Music links all work. We look the video up live and show its title, length and the qualities you can pick from.
Tapping a quality opens the file in a new browser tab, served straight from YouTube's video servers. On a phone the video may start playing; just use the browser menu (three dots, then Download) or long-press and choose Download or Save. On a computer, right-click the video and pick Save video as.
- Video: MP4 in 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 720p and 1080p Full HD, all with sound
- Audio: MP3 at 320, 256, 192, 128 or 64 kbps
- Long videos are fine; there is no length limit
Our standards: honest, simple, private
Every video quality shows its file size before you tap it, so you know whether you're grabbing a small clip for a phone with little storage or a large Full HD file for a TV. As a rule of thumb, 360p or 480p is plenty for a phone screen, 720p looks sharp on tablets and laptops, and 1080p is the one to choose for big screens or editing. We don't offer anything above 1080p, and we won't pretend otherwise.
We also don't store anything. Video details and links are fetched fresh for each visit and never saved, we host no files and we keep no download history. The site uses Google Analytics and cookies only for anonymous visit statistics, and Cloudflare for hosting and security.
Some videos simply won't work: private, age-restricted, members-only, removed or region-blocked ones, plus live streams that are still running. With a playlist link, only the single video in that link is saved. If a download is blocked inside an app like Instagram or TikTok, open the page in Chrome or Safari instead.
Not affiliated with YouTube or Google
YouTube to MP4 Converter is an independent project. We are not connected to, endorsed by or sponsored by YouTube or Google.
Please respect creators and copyright. Only download videos you own, that are in the public domain or under a licence that allows it, or that you have permission to save, and keep them for personal use.
Thanks for using YouTube to MP4 Converter; if something isn't working or you have an idea to make it better, our contact page is the place to tell us.