If you are stuck in an area with no internet connection on your iPhone and you want to watch YouTube videos to pass the time, here is how you can download YouTube videos to your iPhone for offline viewing.
According to YouTube itself, more than half of all YouTube video views come from mobile devices. While Google doesn’t say how many hours of YouTube videos are played each month, it’s safe to say that’s a huge number. That’s a lot of bandwidth and your iPhone goes through either a WiFi connection or an LTE/3G connection.
Ideally, you’ll be watching YouTube videos on your iPhone over WiFi, there may be times when you can’t get a WiFi signal, like during a flight or in a place where WiFi is not available (or costs to use). .
YouTube Red is a new service recently introduced that lets you save YouTube videos for offline viewing. However, the service costs $9.99 per month, which may not be something users want to spend. The good news though is that there is an alternative to download YouTube videos for offline viewing and it’s totally free to use.
How to Download YouTube Videos to iPhone?
The easiest way to download YouTube videos to iPhone is to use a free piece of Mac software called Softorino YouTube Converter. It’s made by the same developers as the WALTR we’ve covered in the past.
The software only works on Mac for now, but the developers say a Windows version is coming soon.
To download the YouTube Converter app, go to: this website and click. From there, install the app as you would any other Mac app, by opening the .DMG file and placing the app in your folder.
From there, run YouTube Converter and it will be ready to use. The next thing you’ll want to do is go to YouTube in the web browser on your Mac and select a YouTube video to watch. Simply copy the video URL into the address bar; YouTube Converter will automatically detect the URL from your Mac’s clipboard, which is pretty cool.
Then plug in your iPhone if it’s not plugged into your Mac. Then select your iPhone at the bottom. Above that, make sure to select your desired video resolution. You can go up to 2160 4K, but that should only be used for YouTube videos that are actually 4K. Otherwise, go with 1080p HD.
From there, click on it. Depending on the length of the video, it will take a few minutes to download, convert and transfer the video to your iPhone, so be patient.
Once done, you can open the Video app on your iPhone and the YouTube video will be ready to play whenever you want.
We’ve covered methods for doing this using iPhone apps from the App Store in the past, but most of them are closed and it usually costs a few dollars to download those that are still standing. You can do this for free with Softorino’s YouTube Converter, and it’s really easy and fast to use, even though it requires a Mac.
