How To Download YouTube Videos Using VLC Player

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Ever tried downloading YouTube videos using your VLC player? If not, here's how you do it!

When it comes to endless video content from any time, YouTube undoubtedly takes the lead. However, not everyone likes the hassle to search for a video every time and stream it online. There are a lot of ways to download YouTube videos to any device. While this may be valid, we have received a lot of requests regarding how to download YouTube videos using VLC player. If this surprised you, we have got you covered with the complete instructions to download videos using VLC player or you can also check out our list for free movie download sites.

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Download YouTube Videos With VLC Player

Download YouTube videos using VLC player

Not many may know this, but VLC player does more than just playing offline content. If you are a VLC user, you may have an idea that this video player is an open-source program. This means that the player allows users to download online content from compatible resources. Here, we have listed the steps you can follow to download YouTube videos using VLC player.

  1. Download VLC player on your computer
  2. Open VLC and click “Open Media”
  3. Click “Network” and paste YouTube URL
  4. If you are a Mac user, select “Window” and then “Media Information”
  5. If you are a Windows user, select “Tools” and then “Codec Information”
  6. Find the “Location” bar at the bottom and copy that URL
  7. Paste that URL into your browser
  8. Right-click the video and select “Save Video As”
  9. Name the file and save it to the desired location

Download YouTube videos using VLC player

Video Quality

The video quality depends on the source file. This means that the VLC player does not have a role in determining the quality of the downloaded YouTube video. If you are downloading a video with high quality, you will experience it the same in your VLC player. However, for those videos with low upload quality, you can expect a suffering video quality after the download.

Can we download YouTube videos using other open-source video players?

If you are wondering if the VLC player is the only player that offers video downloads, that is not true! You can download YouTube or other online videos using any open-source player on your computer. Open-source players allow users to track and download video URLs using the video player.

 

Talal Farooqi
Talal Farooqi
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