YouTube Downloader — Save YouTube videos and audio
Yes — you can download YouTube videos and audio for free with SaveAny. SaveAny is a free online YouTube downloader for long-form videos: paste a link, pick a quality, save the file. It accepts the links YouTube actually gives you — youtube.com/watch?v=…, youtu.be/… or youtube.com/shorts/… — including share links copied straight from the app. YouTube does not brand its files, so what you save is exactly what was uploaded. Public YouTube links need no account at all.
Paste a YouTube link — for example: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dQw4w9WgXcQ
How to download in four steps
No account, no app to install. It works right in your browser.
Copy the YouTube link
In YouTube, open the video you want and tap Share → Copy link. The app copies a youtu.be short link — that is exactly what you need.
Paste it into SaveAny
Paste the YouTube URL into the box at the top of this page and press Download. SaveAny reads the post and lists what is inside it.
Choose a quality
Pick from every available quality up to original source quality. Where YouTube splits video and audio, SaveAny merges them into one file for you.
Save it to your device
The file downloads straight to your phone or computer — no watermark, no sign-up, nothing stored on our side.
Why use SaveAny for YouTube
- Free to use without an account — Pro removes the download limit
- Saves long-form videos at up to original source quality
- No watermark on YouTube media that offers a clean source
- Works with single posts and with YouTube share links
- Audio-only downloads — save a YouTube track as MP3
- Available in 12 languages, including English, 简体中文 and 繁體中文
Frequently asked questions
Is the YouTube downloader free?
Yes — there is a free tier you can use without an account, and it covers a few downloads every six hours. Past that you can either wait for the window to reset or take a Pro plan for unlimited downloads. Pasting a YouTube link and seeing what is inside is always free and never counted.
Can I extract just the audio from YouTube?
Yes. SaveAny lists the audio track of a YouTube item on its own, so you can save it as an MP3 without the video.
Do youtu.be short links work?
Yes. Short youtu.be links are followed automatically — paste the share link exactly as the app copied it, no need to open it first.
What is the highest quality I can get from YouTube?
Free and Pro both keep the source resolution and codecs, without re-encoding. Separate video and audio streams are merged without quality loss. Free videos can be up to 15 minutes; Pro up to 60 minutes. MP3 extraction is optional.
What formats can I save YouTube media in?
You can save YouTube media as MP4 video and MP3 audio, at up to original source quality — whatever the source actually provides.
Does SaveAny store the YouTube files I download?
The media is never kept. SaveAny streams the file straight from YouTube to your device and deletes its temporary copy as the transfer ends. The link itself and whether it worked are recorded so the service can be kept running; if you are signed in, that is also your own history. Browsing anonymously creates no account.