The new year 2020 has been here. In this year, you may look much forward to the new music videos that are going to be released by your favorite idols, the movie trailers you want to see the most, the funny videos of cute animals, gaming videos updated by your subscribed professional players... YouTube, the largest video streaming platforms today, provides all of them with millions of video resources for free.

Not only stream the videos you like online, but also want to download them? That's the reason we set this blog here. To suit the new year, we are going to recommend you the best video downloader for YouTube for using in 2020. Being compatible with multiple systems and is completely for free, VidPaw can meet all you needs. Let's take a look at it below!

Part 1. Best Free YouTube Video Downloader on Windows & Mac

VidPaw is an all-rounded video downloader, providing both online and app services for different systems. For Windows and Mac users, except for the online platform, two independent apps are provided for free using, which is VidPaw for Windows and VidPaw for Mac.



VidPaw for Windows

VidPaw for Windows is an excellent video downloader for YouTube that users can make full use of to save the online videos from YouTube to Windows computer without paying a penny. It has a simple interface, so actually, this YouTube video downloader can be easily used no matter you are a new users or an electronic idiot.



Like its online platform, only by inputting the URL of the YouTube video to the download bar in the interface of VidPaw for Windows, the problem will analyze it for you with fast speed and convert to various download options with different qualities and formats. Users can easily get the YouTube videos with this YouTube video downloader efficiently.



VidPaw for Mac

On Mac, VidPaw for Mac is totally the most recommended program for you. Working as an excellent 1080p video downloader, VidPaw for Mac can convert the YouTube videos to high resolution videos such as 1080p, 720p, 480p with great audio quality at the same time. So users can save the YouTube videos with high quality freely and easily. VidPaw for Mac can well compatible with macOS system, so the performance of it is fast and fluent.



Actually, VidPaw for Mac and VidPaw for Mac has great similarities, and they are just two forms of VidPaw platform that are compatible with Windows and Mac systems comparatively. So their interfaces, functions, performances, are actually almost the same. Also, the main features of them are alike, too.



Both VidPaw for Windows and VidPaw for Mac are free for usage;

With a simple interface, the way to use VidPaw for Windows/Mac is clear and easy;

VidPaw for Windows/Mac supports to download two YouTube videos at the same time, so you can save time on downloading more tasks;

Both of them are safe for usage because no ads, virus, or malware will appear in them.



Part 2. Free YouTube Video Downloader for Android and iPhone/iPad

Now let's come to VidPaw app for Android and iOS devices. For Android, there is an independent program, whose full name is VidPaw App. For iOS devices, there hasn't launched an app version currently, so we recommend the powerful VidPaw Online Video Downloader for you.



VidPaw App

VidPaw App is an all-in-one application for Android users to access and enjoy the online videos without hassle. Not only providing the quick download service to help download YouTube videos offline with high quality, the powerful built-in search engine allows users to search for any online resources they want, and freely stream immediately.



VidPaw Online Videdo Downloader for iOS

VidPaw Online Video Downloader is always the first choice for downloading videos from 1,000+ online video sites. Without installing any software, it can easily help people get the resources they need from video platforms. Now, for iOS users, a more convenient way is to directly use the Safari for downloading online videos via VidPaw Online Video Downloader (for iOS 13+ users)! And the platform is 100% safe without any virus or malware, so that users can use it safely.

Part 3. How to Download Online Videos from YouTube?

Totally, VidPaw has released 4 free YouTube video downloader for different devices, including VidPaw for Windows, VidPaw for Mac, VidPaw App, and VidPaw Online Video Downloader. In order to help you distinguish them easily, we will offer the guide below to let you clearly know how to download online videos from YouTube using them separately. Now let's start!

VidPaw for Windows

STEP 1. Download and install VidPaw for Windows on your computer. Then open the program and enter its interface.

STEP 2. Go to YouTube platform and copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to save on Windows computer. Then, go back to VidPaw for Windows and paste the URL to the frame bar. Click on "Analyze" as well.

STEP 3. After VidPaw finishing analyzing, the output choices will come into your sight. Choose the output format and quality you like, and click the "Download" button to save the YouTube video.

VidPaw for Mac

STEP 1. Go to VidPaw website and install VidPaw for Mac to your device immediately. After that, find the program on your Mac and click to launch it.

STEP 2. Search for the video on YouTube that you want to download. When you find it, go into its video page and copy the URL from its address bar.

STEP 3. With the URL, then, go back to VidPaw for Mac, and paste the URL into the frame bar on its interface. VidPaw for Mac will analyze it with quick speed.

STEP 4. VidPaw for Mac will finish the converting fastly, then the output selections with various formats and quality are provided for free choosing. Select one, and finally, click "Download" icon to save the YouTube video offline.

VidPaw App

STEP 1. After installing VidPaw App to your Android device, you just need to open it and search for the YouTube video you want to download using its built-in browser.

STEP 2. Then, click into the video page of the YouTube video. You will notice a download bubble is appeared in the down right corner. Click it to analyze the video.

STEP 3. After the output choices are showed up, just select an option you prefer, and click "Download" to save the YouTube video to your Android device immediately.

VidPaw Online Video Downloader

**For iOS 13 Users **

STEP 1. Just use the Safari on your iOS device directly. When you launch it, directly go to YouTube and get the URL of the YouTube video you desire to download to your iOS device.



STEP 2. Open a new tab now for going to VidPaw . Then, paste the YouTube video URL to the search bar in VidPaw Online Video Donwloader interface. VidPaw will then start to analyze the URL.



STEP 3. When you see the output choices, you can choose the output format and quality you like freely, and hit the "Download" icon to save the YouTube video immediately.



STEP 4. You will notice that Safari will let you double check whether you are sure to download the video. Hit "Download" again and the YouTube video will be saved to your iCloud Drive through using Safari.

**For iOS 12 or Below Users **

STEP 1. For iOS 12 or the lower users, Safari hasn't supported the download function. So you need to download another third-party program called Documents to use its browser. Therefore, please first go to App Store and download the Documents app.

STEP 2. Now you can go to YouTube and search for you favorite YouTube video that you need to download to the iOS device. After copying the URL of it, go back to VidPaw and paste the URL of the video to the search bar, which is on top of the site.



STEP 3. After pasting, VidPaw will begin to analyze the URL and show you a variety of download options after the conversion. The final step you need to do is to click "Download" icon to save the video. Then you can playback the YouTube video inside Documents offline.



No matter what systems you are using, you can always find a suitable VidPaw helper to assist you download YouTube videos freely and easily. According to the device you are using now and try the suitable VidPaw app or online platform to download your first YouTube video now!