Download YouTube video — free online tool
Download a public YouTube video as MP4 at original size or a lower step from 1440p to 240p, using watch, youtu.be, embed or clip links.
What to know
The video page returns an MP4. Original quality is whatever the best public format of that video is, so a 4K upload may arrive larger than 1440p. The steps listed under it run 1440, 1080, 1000, 900, 720, 600, 540, 480, 360 and 240, always measured on the short edge and shown only when below the source.
Each row carries an estimated size, and any row whose estimate exceeds the 750 MB default limit is dropped. If the Original quality estimate is itself above the limit, the request is refused with a source-too-large message and you simply choose a lower row. A long 1080p lecture is the typical case.
Pasting a link that includes a playlist, such as the address you see while playing a mix, is refused, even though a single video is playing. Use the video address or the link from Share. Embed links and clip links pass the format check as well.
The same page also lists audio rows under the quality ladder, so one preview can serve both a video copy and a sound-only copy. Download only what you uploaded, what carries a Creative Commons licence, or what the owner has allowed you to keep; reposting someone else’s film, trailer or lesson breaches the creator’s rights and the platform’s terms.
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How to use Download YouTube video — free online tool
- Copy the watch address of a finished video, such as https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ.
- Wait for the preview to show the length and resolution, for example 18:20 and 1920 × 1080.
- Pick Original quality, or 480p when you need a small copy for a presentation or an email.
- Tick the rights box, press Prepare selected file, and save the .mp4 when the progress bar completes.
Quick answers
Why did choosing Original quality give a source-too-large error?
The estimated file size of that row is above the 750 MB default limit. Pick a lower step such as 720p, which has a smaller estimate and may still be offered.
What is the 1000p row between 1080p and 900p?
It is one of the fixed steps on the ladder and is labelled 1K (1000p). Like the others it refers to the short edge and appears only if the source is larger.
Why does the ladder start at 1440p when the source is 4K?
Original quality already delivers the native resolution, and the fixed steps below it begin at 1440 on the short edge. No step sits between Original and 1440p.