How To Use VLC Media Player To Play and Download Youtube Videos

VLC media player is one of the most popular and the most used media players around the world as at the time of writing this post. If you do play movie often, then you should be familiar with VLC media player. Why most people use VLC media player is because of its ability to play almost every video format without the need to install any additional codec packs.

This post will teach you How To Use VLC Media Player To Play and Download Youtube Videos. Follow the steps carefully below.

Things You Will Need To Download Youtube Videos With VLC Media Player:

VLC Media Player. Download and install VLC media player. Download VLC Media Player from Here.

How To Use VLC Media Player To Download Youtube Videos:

Browse the video in YouTube you want to download using VLC media player.
In VLC media player, click on Media tab and then select the option “Open Network Stream”. Or use another method, open capture device by pressing CTRL+N
Paste the video URL ins the URL box there.
Click on Play
Once the video starts playing in VLC media player, Click “Tool” tab and then select “Codec Information”
It will give you the location of the CODEC. The link is the download link.
Copy the link and paste it in your web browser.
Once you paste the URL in your web browser, your video will automatically start downloading.