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How to Download Music from YouTube

TL;DR Using external tools like YouTube-DL or JDownloader can help you download music from YouTube. Be aware of YouTube's Terms of Service regarding downloading content.

YouTube-DL and Alternatives

One of the most recommended tools for downloading music from YouTube is YouTube-DL, a command-line program that allows users to download videos and convert them to audio files [2:4]. It's free and supports various formats. For those who prefer a graphical interface, Youtube-DL-GUI is available [2:9]. Another alternative is yt-dlp, which is an updated fork of YouTube-DL [2:8].

JDownloader

JDownloader is another popular option for downloading music from YouTube. It offers a straightforward way to download both MP3 and video files from playlists [2:1][2:5]. Users have praised its ease of use and ability to handle large downloads effectively.

Mobile Apps

For mobile users, apps like NewPipe and Seal provide options to download music directly to your phone [3:1]. These apps allow you to share YouTube links and download them as files on your device.

Google Takeout for Uploaded Music

If you're looking to download music you've uploaded to YouTube Music, Google Takeout is a viable solution [5:2]. It allows you to download your entire library in its original format, preserving metadata and quality. However, some users find it cumbersome due to the large number of files and lack of organization [5:6].

Safety and Legality Considerations

When using third-party tools to download music from YouTube, it's important to consider safety and legality. Some tools may pose security risks or violate YouTube's Terms of Service, leading to potential account issues [1:1]. Always ensure the software you choose is reputable and secure.

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how do i download my yt music playlist?

Posted by Flimsy_Performance_8 · in r/YoutubeMusic · 5 months ago
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CosmicCharm2102 · 5 months ago

YTDLnis

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YoutubeMusic-ModTeam · 5 months ago

Your post has been removed for violating r/YouTubeMusic's Rules about Account Sharing, Ad blockers, Location spoofing, VPN hijinks, Piracy, or other things that break the YouTube Terms of Service.

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Best way to download songs from YouTube into mp3 files?

Posted by AegisUrien · in r/software · 3 years ago

I been using https://ytmp3.eu/en45/ but lately, it has been giving errors when trying to download songs. It provided me with 320 kbps mp3 files.

I found this: https://www.jihosoft.com/free-video-downloader.html

I don't know if this legit safe and good? Is it worth paying $25 and never worry about not being able to download songs into mp3 files?

Thanks in advance.

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Galactic_tyrant · 3 years ago

Use JDownloader2 instead. It is free and supports many more websites and formats.

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Slight-Radio-9760 · 9 months ago

Thanks for this. It's perfect and simple to use. I wanted to add for whoever is looking for a next step to add the downloaded music to a phone - I used Offline Music Player app (which don't need data or internet connection to have in order to listen to your music).

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PsychedelicR3lic · 10 months ago

Is this a fuckin joke? This requires sooooooooo many steps installing eclipse omg. Just provide a web link that converts youtube to mp3 in less than 30 seconds omg

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medusaroxs · 6 months ago

2025 still works like a charm, best part is you can download the whole playlist from you tube. I searched for 2015 - 2024 hit songs and gave me a playlist of 100 songs and now downloading them using JDownloader both mp3 and vp4. u/Galactic_tyrant Kudos... you the best

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Witty_Cobbler4542 · 3 months ago

hey so im also here in 2025 but this is a good reliable app?? like no viruses or anything harmful my windows laptop picks it up to be suspicious... thanks in advance

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pringles_prize_pool · 3 years ago

MP3 isn’t super efficient anymore. Opus is where it’s at.

Paying $25 for a YouTube downloaded is most certainly not worth it. Learn how to use YouTube-DL.

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yoshihirosakamoto · 3 years ago

Yes, I find youtube is changed to opus too, however it's not a normal Opus, I try many way to Opus2mp3, however the mp3 still get error

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PeakBeyondTheVeil · 3 years ago

youtube dl is slow

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pringles_prize_pool · 3 years ago

Use the latest version of yt-dlp

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ImpossibleOutcome779 · 7 months ago

For those who want an intuitive interface I recommend AllMyTube software

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gunbladerq · 3 years ago

I recommend Youtube-DL-GUI

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[deleted] · 9 months ago

I just found a way it’s a little weird but it works. Just screen record the video upload it to your computer and convert it in vlc from mp4 to mp3. I did it and it worked perfectly gotta rename it but that’s all.

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Download music

Posted by Ok-Spite5807 · in r/revancedapp · 8 months ago

I can't download anything from Youtube music, what should I do, and is it already possible to download?!

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itsmecassarole · 8 months ago

You can't download directly from yt vanced

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ReplacementFit4095 · 8 months ago

you need to set up a external downloader

you can use NewPipe, Seal, or YTDLnis

just press the share button and tap on one of the apps, it will download it as a file on your phone

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Ok-Spite5807 · OP · 8 months ago

Oh thanks 🙏🏻👍🏻

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How to download music in YT MUSIC?

Posted by Front_Environment119 · in r/revancedapp · 3 months ago

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migisaurio · 3 months ago

App patches don't unlock native downloads. If you really want to download content, do so with external YouTube downloaders.

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Front_Environment119 · OP · 3 months ago

I've been trying external downloaders but they don't have any built players for any of them I can use and it just doesn't let me get the files either, is there really no way to have the in-app player?

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migisaurio · 3 months ago

I don't know what you mean by an internal player (in the downloader or in YT Music?). I use Ymusic (YouTube downloader) to temporarily download some of my playlists to listen to offline. Although this app has its own internal player, I don't really use it often since I already have a favorite music app.

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PosenTars · 3 months ago

man i swear you could do that in the previous versions. Did they remove free downloads?

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Smooth-Resource9633 · 3 months ago

I also was able to do that at one point back in April/May. I also didn't need to use a VPN even though it's not available in my country. My guess is that YT music was glitching

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preethammmm · 3 months ago

There was never an option of 'Free downloads' Youtube just randomly decides to give users free premium trials. That could be the reason why you were able to download

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ash_laughty · 3 months ago

I use SEAL

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No_Dog9018 · 3 months ago

Need yt subscription

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Randomboy89 · 3 months ago

Downloading music from YouTube isn’t the most sensible option—unless the track isn’t available anywhere else. A better approach would be to get it from more specialized sources like https://doubledouble.top/.

You can also change the internal download with an external one, for example using YTDLnis by activating it in the revanced options.

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Is downloading your uploaded music possibe in Youtube Music?

Posted by Therealpynchon · in r/YoutubeMusic · 5 years ago

Do I understand it correctly that once you convert your uploaded library from GPM to Youtube Music you can't download your music to your hard drive again?

In GPM you get the chance to download every uploaded album twice. That seems totally impossible with Youtube Music.

Or do I miss something?

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interro-bang · 5 years ago

You can download/backup your entire uploaded library by using Google Takeout. (YouTube and YouTube Music / music-uploads.)

And unlike GPM, Takeout will give you your uploaded tracks in their original format -- original FLAC, etc will be preserved.

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[deleted] · 5 years ago

If you upload a song in a high bitrate or some other format like FLAC, does it play back in that format or is it whatever YTM limits it to?

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TheOvy · 5 years ago

YTM encodes everything in 320Kbps MP3, I believe

Edit: u/interro-bang is correct, it's AAC @ 256, which is what itunes has been using for years. AAC is more efficient than MP3 so it's quality is the same, despite the lower bitrate.

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Therealpynchon · OP · 5 years ago

I did this with GPM also via Google Takeout. I have around 330GB uploaded to GPM/YTM.

What I got was 165 download packs 2GB each with totally cluttered single tracks, album infos, covers and html data. Basically useless.

Or ist there a trick with Takeout I did miss?

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Matrixneo42 · 3 years ago

Google takeout is inconvenient. I just wanted to download one of my albums to mp3. Not the entire catalog!!!

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LadyNoir00 · 3 years ago

I just did this, and the files are in .vid format??? I'm not sure what to do with that. I am only concerned with the download-ability in case something happens to my music library, so I don't mind needing to download the whole thing and having all the tracks dumped into one folder... I am just doing some testing to see what I get back from a download. I'd love it if all the metadata stays intact so I would be able to reimport to iTunes and have nothing lost. But I don't even have playable music... Did I do something wrong?

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SpezzoParis · 5 years ago

Easy. Just find a youtube downloader, such as Want Youtube, copy the link to the song that you want to download, and paste it in the downloader.

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avidka · 3 years ago

want youtube doesn't work for uploads, since they don't have a public facing URL

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SuperBAMF007 · 5 years ago

“Ppfffff, why would you want to download your uploads? Just keep it downloaded in the first place! Duh!”

—YouTube employee somewhere probably

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rimbauda · 4 years ago

Companies like Google became monopolistic simply because they were the best at what they did: we say "google it" for search like we say use a "kleenex" for sniffles. But monopolies fail once they become annoying to use and people start looking for alternatives. Youtube Music is very annoying: you can't easily search and get to your own uploads and you can't download a song you've previously uploaded. Bad! I've started using Bandcamp as my simplified music player. Too bad most of my music is now "lost" up there in Google (unless I want to do a massive Google Takeout of all my music). Sad. Google is slipping.

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interro-bang · 5 years ago

I don't understand the question.

GPM doesn't utilize Takeout for uploads -- you can only download uploaded content through the propriety Music Manager. Songs downloaded from GPM from that service reflect whatever metadata was present when downloaded.

YTM currently doesn't have the capability to edit metadata, so using Takeout will give you back whatever you initially uploaded.

Using the Transfer tool to migrate songs from GPM to YTM, and then going back into GPM to edit song metadata after the fact, will not affect content in YTM.

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Iordbrack · 5 years ago

You need to use Google Takeout to do this

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r/YoutubeMusic • [6]

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Can you download youtube music as an app i pc?

Posted by 2bruh42 · in r/YoutubeMusic · 6 months ago
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TehCrazyCat · 6 months ago

Only with third party solutions but they're all web wrappers which means is the same thing as "install as app" that Chrome and Edge do

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MaximilianSchutte · 6 months ago

Use this https://github.com/th-ch/youtube-music

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How do you download Youtube Videos to a computer

Posted by Sad-Ad6306 · in r/software · 2 years ago

Hello people of Reddit, I've been wondering how I can download a video on youtube so I can listen to music and put it on my mp3 player. The problem is I can't download it onto my computer to get it onto the mp3 player because all the places I've heard of are sketchy af, Does anyone know how I can download youtube videos without getting a virus?

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Thanks

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Sad-Ad6306 · OP · 5 months ago

hello there, 2 years you came to find this. my question is What were you smoking to get here 2 years later and where can I get some?

as I have said a few dozen times I found YTDLP is my preferred way to go, github open source ykow so I prefer that way.

thanks for the suggestion and gods speed Redditor o7

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SymbicSombyckSummer · 5 months ago

When you Google “download YouTube video for editing” this is one of the top results.

Thats why I’m here lol.

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TheOneCurly · 2 years ago

https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp#release-files

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Organic-Rutabaga · 2 years ago

Yt-dlp is best way

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probbmatic · 6 months ago

ik this comment is old but ive heard of ytdlp but i have no idea how to download it

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Known-Watercress7296 · 2 years ago

This.

Using the -x flag and feeding it playlists makes things very simple.

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Hopeful-Clothes-6896 · 10 months ago

You can use Airy to safely download YouTube videos and convert them to MP3 for your player. It's a reliable app and you don’t have to worry about viruses.

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CISDidNothingWrong · 5 months ago

Ty

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Is there a way to download audio from a YouTube video without getting 50 different viruses?

Posted by The-Future999 · in r/editing · 4 years ago

I'm new to video editing, and I want to get some sounds from YouTube videos. I have no idea how to go about this without my antivirus screaming at me when I go to a MP3 converter site. Is there a safe way to do this?

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Oopsiforgotmyoldacc · 1 year ago

Here you go: https://www.airy-youtube-downloader.com/

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C0ldray5 · 4 years ago

I usually just download the vid with "4K Video Downloader" and then rip audio from that.

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That_one_sander · 4 years ago

take the youtube video, remove the "ube" from the word "youtube" in the url, press enter, done you can now download the audio

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BeneficialAide6126 · 28 days ago

Omg i love you. Thanks for sharing 

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Al_Bert94 · 13 days ago

what a gem of a find. Thank you for sharing. it works well for me

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alien_player · 1 year ago

Check this one. It's a paid app, but thanks to that no ads, malware, or bullshit. Cheap desktop app. Can handle mp3 & mp4 + aac and m4a and send it directly to iPhone if needed.

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CowboyMort · 7 months ago

4 years later I just found this - this rules! Freebird solo on every vid I make now

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Oopsiforgotmyoldacc · 1 year ago

You can use Airy for that.

Easy to set as a browser extension or Mac/Win app.

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CyanMungus · 1 year ago

but i cant download the thing, im wanting the same thing the poster of the post we‘re all commenting on wants, but i cant download it or anything, it needs to be in-browser for me

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Helpful_Force_9456 · 5 months ago

Wholy s**t - it actually worked!!! THANKS!

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C0ldray5 · 4 years ago

I'm not buying the app for that shit, dude.

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dronettalosewb56 · 1 year ago

Lol so many spam comments here. I tried using all these spammy websites but learnt the hard way. Avoid them like the plague. They always mess up the bitrate and audio coding. You aren't downloading the true audio. Or worse, you are infected with malware/virus.

I only use DLyeet for downloading any MP3 from a youtube video.

Great platform, easy to use, many functions (and a sweet cheap lifetime deal here!).

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Can ya'll give me a little tip of how to download music from youtube without having to buy the premium version?

Posted by Gloomy_Confusion4066 · in r/teenagers · 4 months ago
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MaceiMM · 4 months ago

Just search yt converter and u can download anything mp3 or mp4

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Special-Block-3974 · 4 months ago

https://cobalt.tools

no ads. it just works.

EDIT: it also supports tiktok, instagram, reddit etc.

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Gloomy_Confusion4066 · OP · 4 months ago

TYSM! 

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Special-Block-3974 · 4 months ago

YW!!!!!!!!

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KorinTall09 · 4 months ago

Was just about to comment that

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Special-Block-3974 · 4 months ago

get out of my walls twin

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IntelligentBelt1221 · 4 months ago

NewPipe or Revanced, but you can't download them inside the play store since they violate their terms and conditions.

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Secret_Investment_76 · 4 months ago

I think you need premium to download stuff

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According-Paper-5120 · 3 months ago

Try EKHOS AI free YT to MP3, it's free, no-ads and safe - https://ekhos.ai/freetools/youtube-to-mp3/

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For anyone who didn't know, spotdl supports YouTube music and is much more convenient than setting up ytdl to audio

Posted by SqmButBetter · in r/Piracy · 6 months ago
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CrossyAtom46 · 6 months ago

SpotDL is already youtube music downloader not a real spotify downloader

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Dr_Yeet_Master · 6 months ago

I still don't know why more people don't use Seeker (Android) and Soulseek (Windows, Linux, Mac) for songs that aren't hyper niche. You can download music in .flac, .mp3, I've even seen some in .ape. And it's all community driven without the Goggle bullshit and tracking.

Highly recommend.

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Jenuella1412 · 6 months ago

I recommend Nicotine+ as a client for the computer, it's FOSS and uses the Soulseek network, for Android I also recommend Seeker

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jetlife420ger · 6 months ago

thx for the recommendation, its awesome! how about privacy concerns / law issues? is this a thing to worry about like for example public trackers for torrents? based in germany

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Dr_Yeet_Master · 6 months ago

I actually use it because I despise the Qt integration in the linux AppImage lol (It barely functions for me)
Nicotine is a godsend

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Steampunkcat123 · 6 months ago

Squid.wtf

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How to download music from Youtube

Key Considerations for Downloading Music from YouTube:

  1. Legality: Ensure that you have the right to download the music. Many songs are protected by copyright, and downloading them without permission may violate copyright laws.

  2. YouTube Premium: Consider subscribing to YouTube Premium, which allows you to download music for offline listening directly within the app.

  3. Use of Software/Apps: If you choose to use third-party software or apps, be cautious. Some popular options include:

    • 4K Video Downloader: Allows you to download videos and audio in various formats.
    • YTMP3: A web-based converter that lets you convert YouTube videos to MP3 format.
  4. File Format: Decide on the file format you want (e.g., MP3 for audio, MP4 for video). MP3 is widely supported and ideal for music.

  5. Quality Settings: Check the quality settings available in the software or app to ensure you’re downloading at a desirable bitrate (e.g., 128kbps, 320kbps).

Recommendation: If you're looking for a straightforward and legal way to download music, consider using YouTube Premium. For occasional downloads, a reputable converter like 4K Video Downloader is a good choice, but always ensure you respect copyright laws and the terms of service of YouTube.

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