YouTube DOWNLOAD VIDEOS TO KEEP
Watch them on your PC whenever you like
There are many services that let you download Youtube videos, but none have as many features or are as easy to use as ‘Hyper for Youtube’. The free Windows 10 app lets you log into your Youtube account, then access any videos
you’ve watched or channels you’ve subscribed to. You can quickly search for and download any Youtube video (although ads are removed only in the paid-for version). These are automatically saved as video files on your PC.
STEP 1
Open the Windows Store, search for ‘hyper for youtube’, then install and open the app. You’ll see a random selection of Youtube videos as tiles. Click the menu icon 1 to see the icon names. Next, click the ‘Sign in’/‘sign out’ button 2 , log in using the Gmail account you use to watch Youtube videos (optional), then click Allow. The app will show videos you’ve already watched. You’ll now see a few additional icons, including Youtube channels you’ve subscribed to, videos you’ve liked and your Youtube History.
STEP2
Click to select any video you want to download from one of these sections. It’ll start playing in fullscreen mode. Alternatively, you can type the name of a video you want to download, click the correct auto-suggest option, then select its video thumbnail. While it’s playing, click the screen to see options at the bottom. You can play/pause the video 1 or press your spacebar for those functions. The buttons at the bottom right let you change the video’s volume and quality. To download a video, click the three dots 2 , Download 3 , then select the highest video resolution available 4 . Repeat this step for other videos that you want to download.
STEP3
Now, click the top-left back button, then go to the Downloads section 1 where you’ll see two tabs – Completed 2 and Downloading 3 . The latter indicates the download-progress percentage of each video, with the option to cancel. Download speeds can vary depending on the number of videos you’re downloading, the length and video quality of the files and your broadband speed. The Completed section lists your downloaded videos. These are also saved as video files on your PC. To access them, open the Videos folder on your C Drive, then open the Hyper subfolder.