YouTube is the most popular video streaming website on the internet. This platform is also known to have full-copyright-protected videos. Therefore if you want to download YouTube videos, you are probably looking around to find a good way to download and convert YouTube to MP4 on your PC. Unfortunately, most online search results show shady and dangerous tools to use.

You don’t need to look further because we will introduce you to the 3 effective methods you can use to download and convert YouTube to MP4 with VideoPower RED.

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Guide
How to Download and Convert YouTube to MP4 on a PC

VideoPower RED is a highly recommended YouTube to MP4 downloader that offers multiple and flexible methods that suits your needs. It is capable of downloading high-quality videos up to 8K resolution. Aside from YouTube, it can also download videos from 1000+ websites. Moreover, it has many additional features that you can try such as a video editor, converter, batch downloader, and so much more!

Method 1: Copy and Paste URL to Download and Convert YouTube to MP4

Step 1: Copy the YouTube video URL

Open the YouTube video on your PC browser and click the “Share” button below the video.

convert youtube to mp4, click share

A new window will pop up containing the video URL. To copy it, click the “Copy” button.

convert youtube to mp4, copy the url

Step 2: Paste the copied YouTube video URL

Open the VideoPower RED and click the “Paste URL” button on the “Download” function screen.

convert youtube to mp4, paste the url

Step 3: Downloading the YouTube video

The pasted URL will be processed for download under the “Downloading” tab.

convert youtube to mp4, paste the url

Step 4: YouTube video download is completed

When the video download is completed, it will be moved to the “Completed” tab.

convert youtube to mp4, download complete

You may right-click the downloaded video and select “Play” from the options to preview.

convert youtube to mp4, preview video

Method 2: Use the Embedded Browser to Download and Convert YouTube Video to MP4

Step 1: Go to the “Detect” function screen

On VideoPower RED, click the “Detect” function menu.

convert youtube to mp4, detect function menu

Step 2: Search and open the YouTube video to download

Click “YouTube” from the bookmarked sites. Then search and open the YouTube video to download.

convert youtube to mp4, open youtube

Step 3: Begin the YouTube video download

To begin the download, click the “Download” button below the video.

convert youtube to mp4, begin the download

The video will be added to your download queue. You can check the download progress under the “Downloading” tab on the “Download” function screen.

convert youtube to mp4, check download progress

Step 4: YouTube video download is completed

When the download is completed, it will be moved to the “Completed” tab.

convert youtube to mp4, check download progress

You may right-click the downloaded video and select “Play” from the options to preview.

convert youtube to mp4, preview video

Method 3: Record the YouTube Video

Step 1: Go to the “Record” function screen

On VideoPower RED, click the “Record” function menu.

convert youtube to mp4, record function menu

Step 2: Set the audio input

Click the “Audio input” button to select the sound source.

convert youtube to mp4, audio input

A list of available options will drop down for your selection. By default, the audio input is set to “System sound”.

convert youtube to mp4, set to system sound

Step 3: Choose a recording mode

To begin the recording, you need to choose a recording mode first. To do this, click the “Record” button.

convert youtube to mp4, recording mode

A list of all available recording modes will drop down for your selection. When recording a video, it is recommended to record in full screen to achieve the highest quality.

convert youtube to mp4, set to fullscreen

Step 4: Begin the recording

A confirmation will prompt asking if you are ready to begin the recording. You can then prepare the video for recording by making it fullscreen and pausing at the beginning of the video. If you are ready, click “OK”.

convert youtube to mp4, confirmation prompt

After the countdown, the recording toolbar will pop up which indicates that the recording has begun. Play the video to have it recorded.

convert youtube to mp4, recording begins

Optional: While recording, you can add annotations to emphasize content or highlight. To enable the annotation function, click the “Pencil” icon on the recording toolbar.

convert youtube to mp4, enable annotation

The annotation tools will be shown. Select a tool that you want to use and add to the video recording.

convert youtube to mp4, add annotation

Step 5: Video recording is completed

When the video recording is completed, click “Stop” to end the recording.

convert youtube to mp4, stop recording

You may right-click the recorded video and select “Play” from the options to preview.

convert youtube to mp4, preview video

Conclusion:

YouTube is a good destination to find entertaining and useful videos. You may also want to download these videos whether to watch them later or to share them on different platforms.

With this, you will need VideoPower RED to download and convert YouTube to MP4. It offers easy and flexible methods which are perfect for any type of user. It guarantees high-quality output and supports various output formats for your devices. Moreover, you get to enjoy its additional features.

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