Separate video and audio tracks
A YouTube link normally comes back as two sets of streams: video-only and audio-only. Choose one from each column before saving — selecting only a video track gives you a silent file.
YouTube
YouTube video downloader
Paste a YouTube link and SniffVid lists every video and audio stream the parsers can reach. YouTube serves high-definition picture and sound as separate streams, so you pick one of each and the two are merged into a single MP4 on your own device.
- No account needed
- Phone and desktop
- Public links only
Paste a link above to see every available video, audio and cover download.
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What downloading from YouTube involves
Every quality the source exposes
The parser returns the whole ladder it can see rather than a single best file, so you decide whether you want the smallest download or the sharpest picture.
Audio on its own is fine too
If you only want the sound, pick an audio track and save it by itself. SniffVid copies the stream as it is and never re-encodes it, so nothing is lost in the process.
How to copy a link from YouTube
- 1
Copy the link from YouTube
In the app, tap Share below the video and choose Copy link. In a desktop browser, copy the address bar or use Share and Copy. Both give the same address.
- 2
Paste it into the box above
Drop the link into the input at the top of this page and press Get Download Links. A standard watch link such as youtube.com/watch?v=… is what the parsers expect.
- 3
Pick one track from each list
Choose a video track and an audio track, then press Merge and save MP4. The two are written into one file on your device — nothing is uploaded anywhere.
Which links work best
Those are the shapes worth pasting. SniffVid accepts any other public http(s) link too — whether it resolves is up to the source, so a profile, a search page or a private post simply comes back empty.
- youtube.com/watch?v={id}
- youtu.be/{id}
What people save from YouTube
A lecture or a conference talk
Watch it on a flight, or rewind it while taking notes without the buffering that makes that painful.
Audio for a commute
Save just the audio track of a talk or a set and listen with the screen off and the data plan untouched.
Your own uploads
Keep a copy at the resolution you published, in case the original is later removed, muted or restricted.
Reference for an edit
A video editor cannot open a YouTube page. A local file it can import is the whole point.
YouTube questions
Other platforms
SniffVid resolves links from far more sites than these four. If yours is not listed, paste it anyway — the parsers decide what they can reach.
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