If it makes you a bit uncomfortable to view videos on YouTube full of advertisements both at the beginning and in the middle of the reproductions (something that will depend, it is true, on the length of the video you are watching), and if you make a fairly intensive use of the platform , You may be interested in the option that the company presented some time ago, baptized with the name YouTube Premium .
Indeed, it would be a subscription plan that offers a series of added advantages that we cannot find in our free (or normal) account. For example, it allows you to view videos without advertisements , something that is very useful when you tend to spend a few hours on the popular video platform.
But we can also mention another particularly interesting added advantage: it offers us the possibility of downloading videos to our device to watch them without an Internet connection . It would be, so to speak, a functionality similar to what we already find in the apps of some streaming platforms, such as Netflix, HBO or Amazon Prime.
And although it is certainly a simple functionality to use, we explain below how you can do it.
Downloading YouTube Videos to Watch Offline
Before explaining the steps you should follow to start downloading YouTube videos in order to view them on your device without an Internet connection, it is necessary to remember the fundamentals: you must have a YouTube Premium account .
Remember that it has a monthly price of 11.99 euros, although you can save with the family plan or with the student plan. Also, in case you haven’t tried it yet, you can try it for free for a month.
Of course, remember something important: for the moment, downloading videos to watch them offline is only available for certain countries or regions, which you can consult in this list (unfortunately we already indicated that Spain is not among them for now) .
If your country is among any of the allowed countries or regions, downloading YouTube videos is actually very straightforward and simple. You just have to log into your YouTube Premium account and go to the viewing page of the video you want to download.
A button labeled Download will appear just below the video. You just have to press it for the download to start. When finished, the Downloaded button will appear, turning blue. It is also possible to use this function by clicking on the More button (with three vertical circles), and then touching Download .
As YouTube indicates, you can view the downloaded video for a maximum of 29 days regardless of whether you have an Internet connection. Of course, as long as it is not a musical content .
Where to find the downloaded videos? Very simple: you will find them in the Library tab, specifically in Downloads .
