YouTube might be a streaming-first video platform, but you can download YouTube videos, too. You can even download them for free with the right software, although ...

Jake Peterson is Lifehacker’s Senior Technology Editor. He has a BFA in Film & TV from NYU, where he specialized in writing. Jake has been helping people with their technology professionally since ...

Launch the YouTube app and find the video you want to download. Click on the share icon (the arrow) located at the top of the video. In the menu that opens, click ...

In this time of ubiquitous internet and abundance of content, downloading videos to your hard drive is rarely necessary. But sometimes, an important video can be hard to find, or can even be ...

Brendan is a freelance writer and content creator from Portland, OR. He covers tech and gaming for Lifehacker, and has also written for Digital Trends, EGM, Business Insider, IGN, and more. We’re ...