It seems that it is not necessary yet, but be aware now, otherwise it may be too late later. The situation in the world is changing very quickly, various services are leaving Russia (temporarily or not – no one can say for sure), but as for YouTube, even with blocking it – you still have several ways to get the video out of there. Even if not the most convenient, but working.Discuss
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- If YouTube is not blocked, but it will be very slow
- If you do not want to manually collect YouTube videos for download
- How to download video if YouTube is already blocked in Russia
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Use the free YouTube Downloader HD app. It works under Windows, and under Mac or Linux you can run it under PlayOnMac/Wine or download the command line version. But it's better to stick with the Windows version with a graphical interface, because it has more settings and is more convenient.
Download and install the application from the official site, run it. In the window that appears, at the top, where Video URL, copy the link to the YouTube video (short or full – it doesn’t matter), and in the Video Quality field, specify the quality for downloading.
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For the best compatibility choose Full HD – 1080p 60FPS. choosing a higher resolution will download the WEBM file instead of MP4, and WEBM is only supported by modern 4K TVs, laptops from 2017 and newer, and smartphones by only a small number of players. On the other hand, if your player plays WEBM without problems, then this format is preferable, because. it has higher quality, and the file takes up 1.8 times less space.
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Select the quality settings, paste the link and click Add to Download Queue – the video will be added to the list below. When you have added everything you want, click Download and wait for the progress to complete, when the files are both downloaded and converted (this is a separate process, but it starts automatically – you just need to wait until the application displays a success message).
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If you don't want to manually collect_YouTube_video_for_download
There is an easier solution – the 4K Video Downloader application on Windows allows you to connect to your YouTube account and download videos from the “Watch Later” or “Liked Videos” playlist. The application, however, is paid – officially at the current rate it costs 1000 rubles, but you can also find a “free” version – well, you understand how and where. We will not indicate exact links here, otherwise the copyright holders will bend us, so Google Yandex will help you.
The point is this. When you go to YouTube, there are many items in the column on the left. If you are a thrifty and advanced YouTuber, you have added videos to your “Watch Later” list. (to watch them retired, yes). If not very thrifty, then at least they liked what they wanted to watch later.
But you won't be able to paste these links just like that, because it's like your personal secret data. Accordingly, you will need to log in to your YouTube account in the program. YouTube itself will treat the app as an iPad app, so it won't limit you in terms of download speed or access to your personal curated video lists.
1/1We understand that trusting some little-known program with your Google password (even if they are transmitted encrypted and indirectly) is scary, but otherwise Google will consider you anonymous (or a bot-machine) and download a "package" will give nothing. As a last resort, after downloading, go to Google.ru and change your password in your Google account.
Well, now right-click on “Watch Later” or "Liked", copy the link and paste it into 4K Video Downloader.
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1/2After that, the program will go through your list of videos – count their number, options for available quality for download, collect a list, and so on. Just wait. Even if it seems to you that the program is frozen and does nothing, it does its job – it's just that Google is suspicious and understands that a robot is performing too fast actions, not a person. Therefore, the program “pulls” videos gradually so that YouTube does not block it on the way.
1/1After the program collects the entire list, it will show you a screen divided in half. At the top is a list of videos with checkmarks – if you do not want to download some of the videos, uncheck them.
Bottom – select the video quality MKV format) and a folder where all this will be downloaded.
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Uncheck unnecessary videos, set the quality to 1080p 60 fps and the MKV format. And then – Download – and you can go for a walk
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Not blocked yet, but you never know, we are obliged to warn what to do in this case.
This web service will help you (https://loader.to/en81/1080p-video-downloader.html). True, through this site you can download videos only one at a time, and you should already have a link to the video. But you can most likely get the link to the video using any free VPN (usually free VPN services have traffic or speed limits, so you should not watch or download videos through them – just go and get the link, as at the beginning of this articles).
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1/3 YouTube video on your servers (this is important, as if you are downloading a video not from a blocked YouTube, but from an outside site), from where you already download it to your computer without any problems without any VPN.
Here, in addition to the link, you also need to specify the quality, and unlike YouTube Downloader HD, you can download MP4 in 1440p resolution. Of course, provided that the original video uploaded by the blogger had this resolution (or higher).
**P.S. Please do not download videos from YouTube unnecessarily and/or when YouTube returns advertising/monetization – bloggers need something to eat, bloggers (of those who have less than a million subscribers) earn not from integrating ads into videos, but from views.
No pre-roll ads – no video creator funding for you. Let's keep YouTube as a friendly resource for all countries of the world, if it doesn't leave, and if no one from Russia blocks it. Peace and sanity to all!**