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Quite a few online YouTube downloader websites will come into sight on the page if you search for "YouTube video downloader" on Google. But most of them either have poor output quality, sometimes corrupt downloads, or work for a while, then disappear suddenly and permanently for some reason. The search results on Google about “download YouTube video” are always changing. For the sake of getting more accurate and high-quality YouTube videos, you are advised to try some free yet stable YouTube video downloading apps, rather than those online services.
Keep reading the following text, you will get a definitely efficient and stable YouTube video downloader to download all your favorite video from YouTube for playback offline. Also, if you're interested in saving music from YouTube for free, the program can give a hand as well.
The smart tool mentioned above is called NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloader, the new member of the NoteBurner family but a freeware. With no ad traps, no bundled program, and no extra fee, this program is devoted to helping you download videos and music from YouTube for free.
It is worth mentioning that it comes equipped with an advanced searching mechanism, which enables users to add videos by copying & pasting the link from YouTube or entering the keywords of videos. What's more, NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloader also provides the options to select the video quality ranging from Low to High in the setting window. With the help of this free tool, you can save YouTube videos as HD MP4/MKV files with ease.
Video Quality: NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloader can grab videos up to 8K (4320P) in quality. Of course, the quality option is dependent on that of the original uploaded video. If the video was recorded and uploaded in standard definition, it won’t be available to download in high definition. And please note that, larger resolution videos will dramatically increase file size and then extend the download time.
Format: The most common format of YouTube video is MP4 with AAC audio codec. NoteBurner definitely supports downloading the video in MP4 format and extracting audio in AAC format. Plus, video format "MKV" and audio format "WebM" are both supported.
Currently, the program is available in both Windows and Mac version. Please download NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloader first before getting started. Below are the steps:
Run YouTube Video Downloader on PC, and then directly copy and paste the link of videos from YouTube or enter keywords of videos to NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloader, and then press "Enter" button on your keyboard.
Click the 
button on the upper right corner to customize the video quality (High, Medium, Low), subtitle language, simultaneous download, and output path.
The program will list all downloads option in the "Advanced Download" window. All you need to do is tap the icon 
, followed that a window will pop up allowing you to select the corresponding video or audio in different output format & quality.
If you want to download a video, you need to choose Download as Video in the bottom left corner. Also, you can select the audio and subtitle options in their corresponding columns. If you want to download an audio file, you can choose Download as Audio. You cannot select options in the Video and Subtitle columns. NoteBunrer also allows you to download subtitles as separate files. To do that, simply choose Download as Subtitles.
After completing the above steps, now the final step is clicking the download icon to start downloading the video to the output folder you've chosen in step 2.
Once the download is done, you can find the downloaded video in MP4/MKV format by clicking the "Library" button or just opening the output folder.
NoteBurner YouTube Video Downloaders is one of the most versatile and simple-to-use download tools available. Although it is a relatively new member of the YouTube Downloader market, its outstanding features, extremely high video quality (up to 8K), concise interface, all make it stand out from its competitors. The magic tool makes it easy for you to download any of your favorite videos from YouTube to your local computer. And the most important thing is that it is a totally free program. No bundled program and no extra fee. Now simply give it a shot!
Note: NoteBurner strictly complies with the US copyright regulations. We adopt a leading technology to record unencrypted video without any protection being circumvented.
