To remove an individual download, click the three dots next to a clip on the downloads page and pick Remove from downloads, or go to the video page and click Downloaded then Delete on the subsequent dialog box. On the same screen, you’ll see a Delete all downloads button, which erases all of the clips you’ve saved to the current device. Click Download settings (top-right) to change the default video quality of your downloads, up to a maximum of 1080p HD. Anything you see on this page can be watched without an internet connection if necessary. To find your downloads on YouTube on the web, click the Downloads button in the navigation pane on the left. Downloads don’t sync between devices - they’re local to the device you’re on - and they won’t be deleted automatically unless the device goes for 30 days without connecting to the internet. If you’re browsing through video thumbnails in a grid (on the YouTube homepage for example), then you’re able to click the three dots next to any video to find the download option.Ī small download status box appears in the lower-left corner, and you need to keep the current browser tab open until the download is completed. But when I tried again a few minutes later, the feature worked as expected.If you’re signed into YouTube with a premium account, you’ll notice a Download button underneath videos while you’re watching them: Click it and the download starts. Shortly after I first opted in, videos didn’t download their progress would hang at zero percent. Here’s what the Downloads section looks like.īe warned that the feature might be a little buggy. I can’t find a way to download videos and watch them outside of my browser - this seems to be more of a way to watch YouTube videos offline. When you click it, YouTube will download the video, which you can then watch from the Downloads section that’s accessible from the hamburger menu on the left side of the screen. If you’re opted-in and on a supported browser (“the latest versions of Chrome, Edge, or Opera,” according to Google), when you’re watching a video, you should see an option to download the video under the player.
I was able to opt in to the test, but a colleague of mine wasn’t, which seems to indicate that not everyone is able to try the feature just yet. If you want to see if you’re eligible for the test, which runs through October 19th, check out YouTube’s experimental features page, which lists tests available for Premium subscribers. YouTube is testing an official way to download videos on your desktop web browser ( via Android Police).
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