About this release
Free YouTube Download is one of the longest running tools in its category, and the premium build is the one without the caps the free version imposes on batch size and quality. Its appeal is that it is narrow and predictable, paste one or more links, choose a quality and destination, and it saves the files with none of the noise that clutters bigger downloaders.
The premium tier lifts the free limits, so long batches download without a cap, higher quality tiers are available, and the queue processes without the artificial pauses the free version imposes. Whole playlists and lists of individual links both work, and a fixed quality can be applied across the batch so a long list runs unattended.
As well as full video it extracts audio to a standalone file, which is the way many people use it, for talks, music and lectures they want to keep offline. It writes clean files with correct metadata, runs entirely locally without a browser extension, and covers everything from Windows 7 upward in both architectures, which keeps it usable on older machines.
What it does
- Video and audio download from the main video site
- Premium tier lifting the free batch and quality limits
- Whole playlist and multi link batch downloading
- Fixed quality applied across a batch for unattended runs
- Audio extraction to a standalone file
- Clean output files with correct metadata
- No browser extension required
- Runs on Windows 7 through 11 in both architectures
- Simple, uncluttered single purpose interface
- Twenty interface languages included
Changes in this version
- Updated extraction handling for current site changes
- Premium limits lifted in this build
- Faster batch processing
- Improved audio extraction quality options
- Reduced installer size
What the package contains
- Free YouTube Download Premium offline installer
- Premium activation component
- All interface languages
- Silent install script for unattended setup
- Readme with the install order written out step by step
Installation notes
Follow these in order. Most reports of a failed install come from skipping a step rather than from the package itself.
- Extract the archive to any folder.
- Run the installer and decline any bundled extras it offers.
- Apply the included licensing step so the premium tier unlocks.
- Launch the application once.
- Paste a link and confirm it downloads at the premium quality tiers.
- Turn off automatic updates to keep the activation state.
System requirements
| Operating system | Windows 7 or newer, 32-bit or 64-bit |
| Processor | 1 GHz or faster |
| Memory | 1 GB minimum |
| Graphics | No requirement |
| Storage | 200 MB free plus space for downloads |
| Display | 1024 by 768 minimum |
Things worth knowing
- Decline the extra products the installer from this maker tends to offer, none are needed.
- Keep it current or extraction breaks when the source site changes.
- Turn off automatic updates if you want the activation state left exactly as installed.
Questions about this title
What does premium change?
Can it save just audio?
Does it need a browser extension?
Why did extraction stop working?
What people are saying
It does one thing and does not get in the way. Premium lifts the caps and that is all I wanted.
Audio extraction for lectures is what I use it for daily. Clean files, correct tags.
Watch the installer and decline the extras it bundles. After that it is fine.
Listing information
This entry is catalogued under Internet & Downloaders and carries the tags below. Language coverage is Multilingual, 20 interface languages, and the supported platform list is Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11. Version 4.5.14.712 is the current catalogued build, last checked 5 days ago, and the entry has been in the index since it was added 3 years ago.