Paste a link, then pick the quality and trim it to just the part you want.
Why use SnapFetch
- Works with regular videos and YouTube Shorts
- Pick a resolution up to 1080p, or trim to a clip before downloading
- Grab MP3 audio only with a one-click Video / MP3 toggle
- Auto quality streams straight to you; anything prepared on our servers is deleted within the hour
How it works
- 1
Copy the link to the YouTube video and paste it in
- 2
Click Continue to load the video
- 3
Choose a format and quality, or trim to a range
- 4
Click Download - your file is ready in a moment
When to use the YouTube downloader
For saving a video you have the right to keep - your own uploads, Creative Commons material, or content you have permission to reuse - so it plays offline without an app. Availability is the honest caveat here: YouTube actively works to block this kind of tool, so support is switched off at times rather than served broken.
Specifications & limits
- Availability
- Off by default. YouTube's extraction defences change constantly, so support is toggled rather than left broken
- Storage
- None - at Auto quality the file is streamed straight from YouTube to you and never written to our disks
- Options
- Pick a resolution, trim to a range, or extract audio as MP3
- MP3 bitrate
- 192 kbps
- Maximum clip length
- 1 hour for server-side trimming
- Private videos
- Not supported - only content viewable without signing in
Troubleshooting
YouTube downloads are unavailable
Support is off by default and gets re-enabled when extraction is working reliably. Check back rather than retrying - the other platforms are unaffected.
No formats were found for a valid link
YouTube changed something on their side. Nothing you can do locally will fix it.
Trimming takes longer than a straight download
Trimmed and merged high-quality downloads are processed server-side rather than streamed through, so they take longer.
References
The published specification for the formats involved, and the open-source software that actually performs this conversion.
- yt-dlp
The open-source extractor our downloaders are built on.
Frequently asked questions
YouTube actively works to block automated downloading, so this tool can be temporarily disabled if it stops working reliably - if a link fails, try again later.