How to Download YouTube Shorts as MP4 or MP3
To save a supported Short, copy its individual link, choose video or audio, then click Download once. YTShorts reads the available source formats, prepares the selected file and asks your browser to save it.
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Download in three steps
- Open the Short on YouTube, choose Share, then Copy link. Use the individual video link, not a channel or playlist page.
- Paste the link into YTShorts. Choose MP4 for video with sound or MP3 for audio only.
- Click Download and keep the page open while Preparing… is shown. When Download Started appears, check your browser’s downloads list.
Choose the output you need
MP4 keeps the picture and available sound together. The downloader tries the best available source and may use a lower resolution if a stream fails. The result shows actual dimensions; the upload is not upscaled. MP3 contains audio only at 192 kbps.
For a portrait video, 720 × 1280 means 720 pixels wide and 1280 pixels tall. Its short-side quality label is 720p. A 1080 × 1920 file is 1080p; the larger height is not a separate quality upgrade.
Know when the download has actually finished
Download Started means the file was handed to the browser. The page cannot confirm that your device finished writing it. Check the browser’s transfer status, then open the local file and test both picture and sound.
If no transfer appears, expand Download didn’t start? and use Save MP4 file or the matching MP3 action. This browser-save fallback retrieves the prepared file. Do not repeatedly submit the link while preparation is running.
Supported videos and limits
This version handles available public recordings up to three minutes long, with a 200 MiB output limit. Private, login-restricted, live and unavailable videos are not supported. Source access can also fail from the download server even when the video plays on your device.
Use content you own or have permission to save. For your own channel archive, YouTube Studio and Google Takeout are alternatives described in the own-uploads guide.
Official sources
Instructions describe the documented routes. Availability depends on your account, device, region and video.