How to Download YouTube Shorts

Aug. 12, 2024



Short-form videos have taken over the internet and to a certain extent changed the way we consume content. Platforms like YouTube Shorts offer quick bursts of information or entertainment that we often easily forget due to the immense volume of short videos we watch. A lot of people save these Shorts to watch them later, and this definitely helps you find the video when you need it. If you’re wondering how to do it, here’s a guide that can help you download YouTube Shorts on your phone and PC.

Download Shorts With YouTube Premium

Download Shorts With YouTube Premium

If you are subscribed to YouTube Premium, you can download a YouTube Short to save it or watch it later. The Download option doesn’t appear when watching a short. As a result, you will need to go to your History to download it, which is weird. Here’s how to download shorts:

On Phone

On PC

Downloaded Shorts remain forever if your device connects to the internet at least once every 30 days. Unfortunately, there’s no way to download Shorts when you’re watching them, and you’ll need to go to the History section every time you want to download them.

If you don’t have YouTube Premium or want to save a Short to your phone to share it with others on social media platforms, you can use third-party websites to do so. One of the websites we used, and it worked well, is SaveTube.

On Phone

On PC

There are many third-party services you can use to download YouTube Shorts. Some of them are:

And those are all the ways you can download YouTube Shorts on your devices. Do you know a cooler way to download YouTube Shorts? Let us know in the comments. If you want to download videos from social media websites, you can check out our dedicatedDownload Videos from FacebookandInstagramguides.