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Published On: Thu, Apr 20th, 2017

YouTube How-to: Download MP4 Videos without Losing Quality

Every minute, tons of fresh videos are uploaded to YouTube to rapidly expand this biggest online video library. Everyone can explore any kind of content on YouTube from official music videos/movie trailers to interesting clips made by creative uploaders. It is unlimited to watch a YouTube video but what if you want to download it, how?

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To download a YouTube video enables you to watch it on mobiles when Wi-Fi or data is unavailable or unstable and better store it into our collections in case somewhen the video is removed. Furthermore, most people hope to get a MP4 version for this format boasts its high compatibility with any device and media player.

YouTube gives no permission to download any content unless there is a “download” or similar link displayed. But it is ambiguous to say it is a violation if someone downloads a YouTube video only for personal collection or watching, not for reproduction or commercial use.

Whatever, for people who want to download MP4 video from YouTube,here’s how.

Tools You Can Use

Online YouTube Downloader Sites

Plenty of websites are designed to download YouTube videos to MP4 or some other formats, for example KeepVid, ClipConverter and more. They bring a big convenience helping you achieve this task. Copy and paste URL of a YouTube video to one site > click Download/Continue button > select MP4 and now you can start downloading a YouTube MP4 video.

But disadvantages come quickly. Some sites restrict you from downloading 1080P/4K UHD videos unless you pay for a Pro/Premium plan, while some others require you offering an email address for sending a video with large size. Not working issue frequently happens for server or copyright reasons. What’s more, nobody is sure for that computer will never be infected by virus or other malicious staff hidden in the sites.

YouTube How-to: Download MP4 Videos without Losing Quality

Want to download a YouTube video to MP4 without any quality loss? iTube HD Video Downloader will be your best choice. This video downloader program enables you to download videos from more than 10,000 video sharing sites, and it gives you the option to download 4K, 2K, and 1080P videos with no quality loss. What’s more, you’re allowed to download YouTube videos to MP4 directly with 3X faster downloading speed.

YouTube Downloader Plug-ins for Browsers

Capable browser extensions also drive you to save a video from YouTube easily. Add capable one (e.g. Video DownloaderHelper) for Chrome, Firefox, IE/Microsoft Edge, play the video and then this the plug-in will automatically detect the video and help you download it to MP4.

As a matter of fact, Chrome, developed by Google has blocked all plug-ins from downloading YouTube videos, which makes Chrome users have to switch to other browsers or find other ways for YouTube download. Although most plug-ins in the store are verified as 100% safe, they still run unstably and sometimes offer incomplete resulting files.

YouTube Downloader Software for Desktop

It is highly suggested to install a program to your computer for getting YouTube MP4 online. Compared with sites and extensions, it works less conveniently but more stably escaping from unavailable solution for multiple reasons. With this kind of tool, you can download online videos in any resolution, any size without limitations (depending on qualities of source video).On the other hand, virtually all desktop YouTube downloaders are easy to use leading you to finish the whole workflow in a few of clicks.

The Best Way to Download YouTube MP4 Videos

Software stands out from all tools picked as the best way to download MP4 videos from YouTube as above mentioned. WinX YouTube Downloader, this professional YouTube downloader for Windows, wins high rates in the market.

Started as a YouTube downloader as its name, WinX YouTube Downloader is now developed as a versatile program to download videos from a large range of online video sites. It can catch all qualities of original YouTube video, from 8K/4K UHD to 1080P HD to 480P SD, and gives you options to download the most appropriate version to MP4, WebM, FLV or 3GP for later watching on different devices. The utilization of Multi-thread and Multicast greatly accelerates download speed reaching 5-8x real-time faster. Now, check the resulting file, almost no quality loss and no audio video sync problem.

WinX YouTube Downloader is 100% clean and safe bundled no adware, spyware, virus and any other malicious software. With low CPU cost, you can handle other tasks on computer smoothly while downloading YouTube MP4 videos.

How to Download YouTube MP4 Videos with WinX YouTube Downloader

Step 1: Download and install WinX YouTube Downloader on your PC.

Supported OS: Windows 10 (32 & 64 bit), 8.1/8, 7, XP, Vista, 2003, 2000.

Step 2: Launch WinX YouTube Downloader and click the link-shaped button on navigation bar. A smaller window appears. Copy and paste YouTube video URL like: https://www.youtube.com/xxx to text field of the pop-up window. Click Analyze button.

Step 3: Soon, a list of versions varying from resolution, size, format and code are shown. Select one MP4 version and click OK.

Step 4: Click Download button to start downloading.

Tip: You can click Browse button to define a new folder as target folder to store the downloaded video before step 4.

At a Glance

Accessible sites and browser extensions are available to get a quick start at YouTube MP4 video download while installing a program brings better experience to handle online video download mission more stably and safer. For you, the best way is the one which can completely meet your needs. But if you would like to flawlessly download MP4 videos from YouTube without losing quality, WinX YouTube Downloader is a good choice. And, this program continues updating to support more sites and meet more users’ requirements.

At last, we should repeat again: it is not advocated downloading copy-righted videos from YouTube for dissemination, remake or any commercial use.

Author: May Snow

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  1. znee says:

    WinX YouTube Downloader is great, I have many videos, full movies, short episodes of MP4, FLV, 3GP and WebM in 2D or 3D versions. Also this application is compatible with windows 8.1

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