Link to Video Converter

How to save a video from a link

Install the app
Hit Free download and run the installer on your Windows or Mac machine. It is a real desktop program. No queue, no ad wall waiting on you. It installs, opens, done.
Copy the video link
Open the page with the video and copy the address from your browser bar. Any of the 1000+ supported sites works here, so it does not have to be YouTube at all.
Paste it and pick MP4 or MP3 plus quality
Paste the link into the app. Choose MP4 for video or MP3 for audio-only, then pick a resolution anywhere from 480p up to 4K/8K where the source has it. There is a codec choice too, from H.264 and H.265 through to AV1, VP8 or VP9, so the file plays on the device you actually own.
Click Download
Press Download and the file lands in your folder. For a private or login-gated clip, sign in through the built-in browser first and the app grabs what you can see. Drop in a whole playlist or a batch of links and it works through them, up to 5 at a time.

Why use a desktop link-to-video converter

Get the clip the site refuses to hand over

Some sites give you a .HTML shortcut or a small reference file instead of the real video. The app skips that and captures what is actually playing, so you keep the full-length recording on disk instead of a stub that goes nowhere.

No watermark, no ad wall to sit through

Online tools love to stamp a logo in the corner and make you wait behind another ad before they hand the file back. This one gives you the clean original straight away, no watermark burned into the picture and no queue to sit through.

Grab a batch before the links go dead

Videos get pulled, channels vanish, links rot. When you want a set of videos kept for good, point the app at the list once and come back to a finished folder, sitting on your own drive where no takedown can reach it.

Any link, 1000+ sites

The converter reads 1000+ video sites, not just YouTube. Social feeds, lecture platforms, clip hosts: if the page plays a video, paste the link and app finds the stream behind it.

MP4 or MP3, five codecs

Save video as MP4 or strip audio-only to MP3. Pick the codec that fits your player, from H.264 and H.265 to AV1, VP8 and VP9, so nothing refuses to open later.

Up to 4K and 8K

Keep the full resolution the source carries, up to 4K/8K. Or step down to 1080p, 720p or 480p on purpose when you want a smaller file for the phone.

Built-in browser for private video

A browser is baked into the app, so you log in once and download clips that are private or gated behind a sign-in. Within the site's terms, you get what your own account can already watch.

Playlists, 5 parallel, favorites

Queue an entire playlist and let up to 5 downloads run at once. Pin the channels you return to as favorites, and preview any clip in the built-in player before you save it.

Who is it for

People stuck on a page with no download button

If you keep hitting share-only links and view-only players, this turns them into a saved file. No browser extension to install, no paste-into-another-website detour. You work from the app itself.

Collectors who want playlists offline

For anyone building an offline library, batch mode and playlist support do the heavy lifting: point it at the list, let up to 5 downloads run together, come back later to finished folder.

People who need a specific format for a device or editor

Editing timelines and older TVs are picky. Pick MP4 or MP3, then pin the exact codec, whether that is H.265, plain H.264, AV1 or the VP8/VP9 pair, and the clip drops into your editor or plays on the old TV without a re-encode.

MP4 Downloader for Youtube

Languages

File Size

94.1 Mb

Version

4.1

Last updated on

20/04/26

$ 19.99

🖥️ System Requirements

Windows 11/10/8.1/8/7 (32/64 bit)
Intel i3, AMD Ryzen 5 or above
4 GB of RAM or above
NVIDIA® GeForce® series 8 and 8M, Intel® HD Graphics 2000, Quadro FX 4800, Quadro FX 5600, AMD Radeon™ R600, Mobility Radeon™ HD 4330, Mobility FirePro™ series, Radeon™ R5 M230 or higher graphics card with up-to-date drivers
1280 × 768 screen resolution, 32-bit color
1 GB of free hard disk space or above

🙋 Frequently Asked Questions

❓ How do I convert a link to a video?

Install the app and copy the video's link from your browser. Paste it in. Pick MP4 or MP3, set a quality, press Download, and the file saves straight to your PC.

❓ Can I save a link to MP4 directly?

Paste the link and choose MP4 as the output, then set the resolution, up to 4K/8K when the original was recorded that high. If you want the sound track alone instead, switch the output to MP3 and grab the audio with the URL to MP3 converter mode.

❓ How can I download a video that is not downloadable from a website?

Short answer: log in through the built-in browser, then paste the link. Long answer: pages that hand you a .HTML file or a view-only player are hiding the real stream behind a session, and because the app carries its own browser it signs in the way you would and reads the actual video, so you can download a video from a link even when the site blocks the normal Save option.

❓ Is there a free app to convert a YouTube link to MP4?

Yes. This one is free to download for Windows and Mac and turns a YouTube link into MP4 at up to 4K/8K. If you specifically want the standard full-HD file, the YouTube to MP4 1080p mode targets that resolution directly.

❓ How do I download directly from a link?

Copy the link, paste it into the app, press Download. That is the direct path, no browser add-on and no middleman website. It reads 1000+ video sites this way, so it is not a YouTube-only tool. If the page can play the video, paste the link and the app looks for the stream behind it.

❓ Does it work on Windows and Mac, and is it safe (no watermark)?

Yes to both. It is a native desktop app for Windows and Mac. And here is the part that actually matters, the reason people reach for a desktop tool over a website in the first place. Your clip never gets uploaded anywhere. The download runs on your own PC and there is no watermark on the way out. From the format down to the codec, it all stays under your control, within the site's terms.