Video Downloader

This skill downloads videos from YouTube and other platforms directly to your computer.

When to Use This Skill

Downloading YouTube videos for offline viewing

Saving educational content for reference

Archiving important videos

Getting video files for editing or repurposing

Downloading your own content from platforms

Saving conference talks or webinars

What This Skill Does

Downloads Videos

Fetches videos from YouTube and other platforms

Quality Selection

Lets you choose resolution (480p, 720p, 1080p, 4K)

Format Options

Downloads in various formats (MP4, WebM, audio-only)

Batch Downloads

Can download multiple videos or playlists

Metadata Preservation

Saves title, description, and thumbnail

How to Use

Basic Download

Download this YouTube video: https://youtube.com/watch?v=...

Download this video in 1080p quality

Audio Only

Download the audio from this YouTube video as MP3

Playlist Download

Download all videos from this YouTube playlist: [URL]

Batch Download

Download these 5 YouTube videos:

1. [URL]

2. [URL]

...

Example

User

"Download this YouTube video:

https://youtube.com/watch?v=abc123

"

Output

:

Downloading from YouTube...

Video: "How to Build Products Users Love"

Channel: Lenny's Podcast

Duration: 45:32

Quality: 1080p

Progress: ████████████████████ 100%

✓ Downloaded: how-to-build-products-users-love.mp4

✓ Saved thumbnail: how-to-build-products-users-love.jpg

✓ Size: 342 MB

Saved to: ~/Downloads/

Inspired by:

Lenny's workflow from his newsletter

Important Notes

⚠️

Copyright & Fair Use

Only download videos you have permission to download

Respect copyright laws and platform terms of service

Use for personal, educational, or fair use purposes

Don't redistribute copyrighted content

Tips

Specify quality if you need lower file size (720p vs 1080p)

Use audio-only for podcasts or music to save space

Download to a dedicated folder to stay organized

Check file size before downloading on slow connections

Common Use Cases

Education

Save tutorials and courses for offline learning

Research

Archive videos for reference

Content Creation

Download your own content from platforms

Backup

Save important videos before they're removed

Offline Viewing

Watch videos without internet access