Welcome to this article on how to download a video using 4K Video Downloader. There was once a wonderful hit song that arrested my heart and mind. It was irresistible and my body involuntarily swayed to its powerful beat every time it came through the airwaves. I have no idea how it managed to do that but I know you can relate!.
Time for camping, accompanied by abundant feats of adventure was soon approaching and all plans were going through pretty well. But in the midst of this, there is this one thing that was not okay with the whole trip. I did not have a copy of this magical tune in my hard drive and I could not endure even a day without dancing to it. So I had to look for it and a few searches and trials later, 4K Video downloader came to uplift my spirits.
To express why I loved the 4K Video downloader, it helped me save full playlists and channels from YouTube in high quality and various video or audio formats. Whichever video platform I wanted, 4K Video Downloader could download it for me. And just to add finesse to the experience, it allowed me to get new videos from my favourite YouTube channels downloaded automatically.
To enjoy the same convenience, allow me to share with you how to install 4K Video Downloader, download videos from various platforms, and explore a couple of its features so that you never have to face the troubles and huddles of having your favourite tunes right by your side.
Installation of 4K Video Downloader
The very first step to enjoy the fruits of 4K Video Downloader is to get it installed in your computer of choice. They currently support Linux (But Specifically Ubuntu Distribution), MacOS and Windows Operating systems. Let us head over to the downloads page and get ourselves the application. Click on the download tab of your Operating System and wait for it to download. After that is done, get into installing it.
Install 4K Video Downloader on MacOS
Double click on the dmg file then you will get a pop up screen asking you to drag and drop the application to the “Apps” folder as illustrated below.
It will ask you to agree on terms. If you would like to proceed, click on “Accept”
Then you can get your license and later submit it like below. Click on “Activate”.
Install 4K Video Downloader on Windows
Double click on the exe file which will open up a wizard to help you install it on your computer.
So after downloading and installing 4K Video downloader, you can easily get your music or videos downloaded using the following simple steps in whichever platform you are using:
- Launch 4K Video Downloader Application
Depending on which Operating System you are using whether MacOS or Windows, open up 4K Video Downloader application which will show up as shared below:
- Copy the Link of your Video
From the source of your videos which can be YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, Flickr, a website or any other video source, copy the link of your video which 4K Video Downloader is going to use to fetch it to your computer. I right-clicked on the YouTube Video and then clicked on “Copy video URL”. You can also simply copy the URL that appears on the address bar of your browser. A screenshot illustrating this is shared below:
- Pasting the link on 4K Video Downloader.
The last step is to paste the link on the application so that it can go ahead and download your video. In this step, you will be asked for the video format and quality you would really wish to have, the folder you would wish it to be dropped in your computer then given the opportunity to download.
4K Video downloader has a smart mode feature that allows you to see the video format, quality and folder you would wish to get your videos downloaded into at once so that you do not have to do the same every time you are downloading your videos. We will see how to enable this as we progress.
So let us demonstrate how you can download videos from a variety of platforms like YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo then also see other features you are definitely going to enjoy.
How to Download Videos from YouTube
- Launch YouTube from your browser and find the video of your liking.
- Copy the link of your video which 4K Video Downloader is going to use to fetch it to your computer. I right-clicked on the YouTube Video and then clicked on “Copy video URL”. You can also simply copy the URL that appears on the address bar of your browser. A screenshot illustrating this is shared below:
- Shift to 4K Video Downloader application
- Click on the “Paste Link” tab
- Select the video format, video quality, and folder you would wish the video to be dropped in.
- Once everything is well checked, click on “Download” Button
How to Download Private YouTube Videos
If you have ever tried to use other video downloaders, you might have noticed that most of them do not allow you to download private videos. This is not the case with 4K Video Downloader. 4K Video Downloader provides a functionality for saving your own private YouTube videos and other private YouTube content you have access to. Follow the steps below to download private YouTube videos to your computer.
- Launch 4K Video Downloader
- Click on Preferences tab or if you like you can Click Tools > Preferences at the menu bar.
- Click Log in towards the end of the window
- Enter details of your YouTube account to Log in in the opened window.Note that, Once you are logged in, you will see “Logged as (your account name)” in the settings interface.
- Copy the link of the private YouTube video you want to download.
6. Click Paste Link within the 4K Video Downloader application.
7. Select format, quality and folder.
8. Once everything is well checked, click on “Download” Button
How to Download YouTube Playlists
In case you would wish to download a playlist, the steps are the same. First, head over to the playlist of your choice on YouTube or any platform that has the videos you fancy.
Copy the URL of the playlist as illustrated above and then you will be ready to paste it in your 4K Video Downloader.
Open up your 4K Video Downloader, and then click on the “Paste Link” tab. As soon as you click on that, you will get a prompt asking you if you wish to download the single video or the entire playlist.
So in case you just wanted that one video in the playlist, click on “Download Clip”. But if you want the entire playlist, click on “Download Playlist”.
After that, your playlist video quality and format will be presented for you to choose.
After making up your mind, just click on “Download” tab and your juice will be delivered to you. I found the idea that you can choose to pick one video from the playlist this pretty sleek and cool. They have your needs covered.
How to Download Videos from Facebook
Facebook started off as a social media platform but soon added more features including the inclusion of videos and other stuff that Facebook lovers know well. We will cover how to download that video that ripped off your ribs when it was shared to you. Follow the following steps:
- Launch Facebook from your browser and find the video that has killed the charts.
- Copy the link of your video which 4K Video Downloader is going to use to fetch it to your computer as shown below
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- Shift to 4K Video Downloader
- Click on the “Paste Link” tab
- Select the video format, and video quality
- Select the folder you would wish to get your video downloaded to
- Once everything is well checked, click on “Download” Button
How to Download Videos from Vimeo
Vimeo is one of the most popular video-sharing sites worldwide. Its terms of use aren’t as strict as those of YouTube and the video content is unavailable anywhere else. If you want to download a video from Vimeo, 4K Video Downloader is the best tool for the task.
- Launch Vimeo from your browser and find the video that has touched your heart.
- Copy the link of your video which 4K Video Downloader is going to use to fetch it to your computer.
- Shift to 4K Video Downloader
- Click on the “Paste Link” tab
- Select the video format and quality
- Select the folder you would wish to get your video downloaded to as shown above
- Once everything is well checked, click on “Download” Button
Enable smart mode
As you can see from the steps above, you always have to choose the video format, folder and video quality. In case you have one video quality you like and would wish to download your videos in one specific folder, then you have “Smart Mode” to make you smile. To enable it, follow the following steps:
- Launch 4K Video Downloader
- Click on the Smart Mode tab
- Choose your default video format, video quality, default subtitle if you want, and default folder
- After you are done, click “OK”
Henceforth, you do not have to choose the video format and video quality or folder anymore. It will be auto-filled by the “Smart Mode” feature saving you time.
Enable In-App Proxy
4K Video Downloader ships with a feature where you can be able to add a proxy to help you get access to videos that are somehow not available in your region of residence. In case you have all of the details that your proxy requires of you including credentials, IP address and the port on which the service is running at, you ca easily use it in 4K Video Downloader. Do the following to get it adhere therein.
- Launch 4K Video Downloader
- Click on the preferences tab
- Then click on “Connection”
- You should see the Proxy section now as above. Check the button to enable it
- Add your credentials and proxy server details
- If all provided details are correct, you will be connected via the proxy.
4K Video Downloader can download videos using many other routes. You can download an entire YouTube channel, YouTube private videos, private Instagram videos, convert videos to MP3 among a suite of many other features that the application comes with. You can fond out much more about the platforms you can download videos from in this downloader from their well documented tutorials.
Concluding Remarks
Well good people! What we have seen thus far is just a blip on the radar. There is so much content out there that spice up your life with humour, poetry, education and all kinds of entertainment. The next time you would wish to take that trip, make sure you get the videos that inspire and entertain you as early as possible with 4K Video Downloader. You can do much much more.
