Short videos have taken over the internet and to some extent changed the way we consume content. Platforms like YouTube Shorts provide short bursts of information or entertainment that we often easily forget due to the immense amount of short videos we watch. Many people save these shorts to watch later and this definitely helps you find the video when you need it. If you are wondering how to do this, here is a guide that can help you download YouTube Shorts on your phone and PC.
Download Shorts with YouTube Premium
If you are subscribed to YouTube Premium, you can download a YouTube short film to save it or watch it later. The download option does not appear when watching a short film, so you have to go to your history to download it, which is weird. Here’s how to download short films:
On the phone
- If you have already watched the Shorts video you want to download, go to You tab > Story to find the shorts you want to download.
- Tap the 3-dot symbol to see more options.
- Knock Download video to save the video to your YouTube downloads.
- Select a video quality and tap Download bottom right.
- On the You screen, scroll down and select Downloads.
- Here you should find the YouTube Shorts you just downloaded.
On the PC
- Go to YouTube.com and click on the Hamburger symbol.
- If you have already watched the YouTube Shorts video you want to download, click Story from the left sidebar.
- Click on the 3-dot symbol next to the short and select Download.
- After downloading, a toast with a View The option should appear, click on this option to check the downloaded shorts.
- Alternatively, you can also click on the Downloads in the left sidebar and watch the video you just downloaded.
Downloaded shorts will stay forever if your device connects to the internet at least once every 30 days. Unfortunately, there is no way to download shorts while you’re watching them. You’ll have 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 film on your phone to share with others on social media platforms, you can use third-party websites to do so. One of the sites we used that worked well is SaveTube.
On the phone
- Launch YouTube and navigate to the short film you want to download.
- Tap share and select Copy link.
- Then open a web browser app and go to SaveTube (website).
- Paste the link you just copied into the empty field and tap Get video.
- To configure the video quality, tap the drop-down menu and select the desired option.
- Now tap Get link and click on Download on the next page. The YouTube Shorts video will now download to your device in MP4 format.
- You can now check the download folder on your phone to find and play this video.
On the PC
- Go to the short film you want to download and click share Button.
- Copy the link and go to SaveTube (website) in a new window.
- Paste the video link into the empty text field and click Get video.
- Click the drop-down menu and select the video quality you want.
- Finally, click Get video and select Download.
- The downloaded Shorts video will be saved in your default download folder on your PC.
There are many third-party services that allow you 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 sites, you can check out our dedicated guides on how to download videos from Facebook and Instagram.
