


Extract the contents of the downloaded Zip file using your prefered Zip extraction tool.Note this is based on a Windows machine, those of you on Linux should already know how to use FFmpeg. This "guide" is adapted from my own website, .uk Now of course, this does require a little bit of effort on your behalf, just follow the following guide. There is a way to get around the limitation of a separate video and audio file, simply use FFmpeg!

Video quality of 360p and lower are combined Audio and Video files as you would normally expect.ĭo not post issues about the following FFmpeg, a workaround Limitationsĭue to the nature of Youtube, many of the videos you watch with a quality of 480p or higher, are actually separate Audio and Video files played simultaneously, so while this script will grant you the ability to download all of these files separately, it cannot merge them into one file. If you encounter any issues whilst using this script please let me know. This script should download the files relatively quickly as it downloads the files in chunks and then combines them together for download, this helps to bypass Youtubes streaming bandwidth buffer. This script is very lightweight and should have a minimal performance impact, if any. Simply right-click on your desired file and click save-as. Once installed, head over to Youtube and you'll find a "Download Links" button underneath the video, click this and it will show you a list of all the video & audio files available to download. Your chosen add-on should then provide you with an install option, simply follow the instructions. Simply install one of the following: Greasemonkey, Violentmonkey, Tampermonkey This script doesn't require any external scripts or libraries, the code you see is the code you get, everything is done locally within your browser. A simple userscript for downloading Youtube Videos.
