2 Easiest Ways to Download Videos on iPhone and iPad

2024 Author: Malcolm Clapton | [email protected]. Last modified: 2023-12-17 03:44

Download videos from YouTube, VKontakte, Instagram, Facebook and other popular video hosting sites without a computer.

Using the Safari browser

If your gadget runs on iOS 13 or later, you can download videos via Safari. This requires a dedicated downloader site.

1. Copy the link to the video you want to download. For example, we took the URL of a YouTube video.

2. Launch Safari and open in it the site of any downloader that can download videos from the site you need. The service can be selected from this list. For example, to save YouTube videos, YBmate.com will do.

3. Paste the previously copied link into the text box on the downloader site and press Enter.

4. When links to different video download formats are displayed, select the appropriate one and click the button next to it. If the service then offers a new download button, use it.

5. In the window that appears, select "Download".

6. In the upper right corner, click on the arrow icon to open the Downloads menu.

7. When the video downloads, click on it.

8. After starting the player, use the "Share" button.

9. In the "Share" menu, select "Save Video" - after that it will appear in the standard "Photos" application.

Using the Documents app

If you have an old version of the OS where Safari cannot download videos, you can use a free iOS program. It is a file manager with a built-in browser that is capable of downloading video files from the internet via a direct link.

1. Copy the link to the video you want to download. For example, let's save the URL of a YouTube video.

2. Launch Documents and open the program's built-in browser.

3. Go to the site of any downloader that can download videos from the desired site. You can choose a suitable service from the Lifehacker's selection. As an example, we will use the YBmate.com downloader, which is capable of downloading videos from YouTube.

4. Paste the URL you copied earlier into the field on the downloader site and press Enter.

5. When links to different video download formats are displayed, select the appropriate one and click the button next to it. If the service then offers a new download button, use it.

6. In the window that appears, enter any name for the video and click "Finish".

7. Return to the main Documents menu and open the Downloads folder.

8. When the download is complete, click on the three dots in the corner of the file you just saved.

9. When the context menu appears, tap "Move".

10. In the window that appears, select "Photo" and click "Move".

After that, the downloaded video file will appear in the standard "Photos" application.