I found the downloaded file named 'file' in the folder. 'I tried to play these downloaded videos in VLC and Windows Media Player, but none of them work properly. Here are some common problems and solutions encountered when saving videos from the website via VLC. If the problem persists, please continue reading the solutions below. Please calm down and repeat the above steps carefully to check if any steps are missing. If you failed to download and save YouTube videos with VLC, or you can't play the downloaded YouTube video in VLC, don't worry. Now, you have learned how to download YouTube videos with VLC Media Player. Common Problems When downloading YouTube Videos Using VLC After which, right mouse click, and select 'Save video as.' or just press CTRL + S.Įnter the file name, such as '.mp4' or '.avi'. Open a new tab on browser, and paste the video URL you copied in step 4 into the address bar, then press 'Enter' on your keyboard. Find the 'Location' input box and copy the URL. Pick the YouTube video in VLC, click 'Window' > 'Media Information'. When the video is playing, go to 'Tools' > 'Codec Information', copy the full URL in 'Location' section. Here you need to copy the direct URL of the YouTube video. It will pop up a window, please paste the video URL into network URL, then press on 'Play'.Ĭlick on 'File' > 'Open Network', paste the video URL and hit 'Open'.

In this step, you need to paste the video URL into VLC and play it.Ĭlick on 'Media' > 'Open Network Stream'. Copy the video URL in the address bar while the video is playing. Go to YouTube and open the video you want to download. First of all, download and install VLC media player on your Windows or Mac. Here we take downloading YouTube videos with VLC as an example, the key point is to move the video playground from YouTube to our browser. It's an easy job to download online videos with VLC. Download Video from YouTube with VLC & Browser An Alternative to VLC for Downloading Online Video including YouTube(Recommend)

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