Android
Save YouTube videos to an Android phone or tablet from Chrome, without sideloading an APK.
Works on Samsung, Pixel, Xiaomi and the rest.
How it works
In the YouTube app, tap Share under the video and choose Copy link.
Open savetomp4.net, tap Paste, pick a resolution and tap Convert.
Tap Download. Chrome saves the MP4 to the Downloads folder and shows a notification when it's done.
What you get
Downloader apps aren't allowed on Google Play, so they come from unknown sites and ask for broad permissions. A web page asks for none.
No APK, no "install from unknown sources" switch, no updates to chase.
Google Photos and Samsung Gallery pick up videos in Downloads automatically.
Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox, Brave and Edge all work.
Choose 480p or 360p to keep a download small on mobile data.
Move the MP4 to a memory card from the Files app if your phone has one.
The same page works on Android tablets and ChromeOS.
Specs
Pull down the notification shade and tap the finished download to play it. Later, open the Files app (called My Files on Samsung) and look in Downloads. Gallery apps list it under a Download album.
If Chrome asks whether to keep the file, tap Download anyway. That prompt appears for many video files and doesn't mean anything is wrong with this one.
Once the MP4 is on your phone you can cast it from Google Photos, or copy it to a USB stick and plug that into most smart TVs.
Questions
No. Everything happens on this page in your browser.
In the Download folder. Open Files or My Files and tap Downloads.
Give it a minute, then open the gallery's Albums tab and look for Download. Restarting the gallery app refreshes the list.
Yes, and on Firefox, Brave and Edge.
Yes. Pick 480p or 360p to use less data.
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Ko-fi
SaveToMP4 has no accounts and no paywall. If it saved you time, a coffee helps cover the servers.