YouTube
Download YouTube videos
Paste a YouTube link and save the MP4 YouTube itself publishes. The file streams through the resolver straight to your device — nothing is stored here.
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At a glance
- Price
- Free
- Account
- None needed
- Supported links
- Watch, youtu.be, Shorts and Live links
- Output
- MP4 (picture + sound)
- Quality
- The progressive MP4 YouTube publishes — usually 360p, sometimes 240p or 720p
- Watermark
- None added
- Storage
- Nothing is kept; the file streams to your device
- Works on
- Any modern browser — Android, iPhone, Windows, macOS, Linux
How to download a YouTube video
Copy the link
Copy the address from your browser, or use Share → Copy link in the YouTube app. Watch, youtu.be, Shorts and Live links all work.
Paste and resolve
Paste it above and press Download. The video is listed with the MP4 renditions YouTube publishes for it.
Save the MP4
Click a quality and the file is streamed through the resolver as a download. Nothing is re-encoded, watermarked or kept.
About this downloader
Grabivo is a free online tool for saving public YouTube videos as MP4 files. Paste a watch, youtu.be, Shorts or Live link and the resolver looks up the video, then lists the progressive MP4 renditions YouTube publishes with picture and sound already combined. Clicking a quality streams that file through the resolver straight to your device; nothing is re-encoded, watermarked or stored. The tool runs entirely in your browser, so it works the same on Android, iPhone, Windows, macOS and Linux.
This downloader only offers the muxed progressive MP4 that YouTube publishes as a single file — normally 360p, sometimes 240p. YouTube keeps taller resolutions such as 1080p as separate video-only and audio-only streams that must be merged with ffmpeg or similar software, and this tool does not merge them. Private, members-only, age-restricted and removed videos cannot be resolved. When YouTube briefly asks the resolver to prove it is not a bot, wait a few minutes and try again.
Frequently asked questions
How do I download a YouTube video?
Copy the video's link — Share → Copy link in the app, or the address bar in your browser — paste it into the field above and press Download. Every MP4 rendition YouTube publishes for that video is listed; click one and the file is saved.
Which quality will I get?
The progressive MP4 that YouTube publishes with picture and sound already combined, normally 360p and sometimes 240p or 720p. YouTube keeps higher resolutions as separate video-only and audio-only streams that have to be merged, and this tool cannot merge them, so they are not listed.
Why does a video sometimes fail?
Private, members-only, age-restricted and removed videos cannot be resolved. YouTube also asks servers to prove they are not bots from time to time; when that happens the video fails for a few minutes even though it is public. Wait a moment and try again.
Is anything stored on your server?
No. The resolver reads only the video's metadata and the address of its media file. The MP4 is streamed through the resolver to your browser as a download; nothing is written to disk or kept afterwards.
Can I download YouTube Shorts?
YouTube Shorts can be downloaded with Grabivo: paste a youtube.com/shorts/… link and save the same progressive MP4, normally 360p, as any other video. A Short is a normal YouTube video behind a vertical player, so the resolver treats it like a watch link.
Do I need an app or an account?
Grabivo runs entirely online in your browser — no app to install and no YouTube or Grabivo account is needed. Paste the link, pick a quality and the MP4 is saved to your device; nothing is stored on the server.
Can I download YouTube videos on my phone?
Grabivo works in mobile browsers on phones and tablets. On iPhone, Safari saves the MP4 to the Files app; on Android, Chrome saves it to your Downloads folder. No app is required on either platform.