Step-by-Step Tutorial: Downloading and Saving YouTube Content on Your Mac Computer

MacX YouTube Downloader Guide - How to Download YouTube Video for Free on Mac OS

MacX YouTube Downloader is totally free software for Mac users to download online videos for later viewing on desktop or mobile device. It supports free downloading YouTube videos of different resolution and format, no matter common YouTube videos or HD videos in 720P or even higher.

How to Download YouTube Video for Free on Mac OS

Step One: When you find a video you’d like to download, copy the URL of the video page and open MacX YouTube Downloader . Then paste the URL and click “analyze” to load the YouTube video details. Or you can click “paste & analyze” button to automatically detect the YouTube video opened in browse.

Step Two: Choose your desired video format, resolution, file size.

Step Three: Click “Browse” button to specify an output folder on your computer to save the output files.

Step Four: Hit “Download Now” to start the download.

Tips:

1. The built-in video player enables you to start watching the videos immediately without waiting until the entire video is downloaded.

2. Take snapshots of the videos to be downloaded and save as PNG file.

3. You can also set to automatically adding the output MP4 videos to iTunes Library for further use.