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Convert one YouTube link to MP4, MP3 or M4A.
Reading the video…
Your download starts right away. HD files are merged (picture + sound) while they download, so the size may appear only at the end. Links work for 10 minutes.
The Y2Mate converter turns one YouTube link into the format you need: an MP4 video, an MP3 song or the original M4A audio. This page explains the formats so you can pick the right one the first time.
One converter, three formats
MP4 for video, from 144p to 4K, with sound joined in.
MP3 192 kbps for music players, cars and older devices.
M4A for the original YouTube audio with no conversion.
Same simple steps for every format: paste, choose, save.
How to download videos with Y2Mate
Copy the link of the YouTube video you want to save.
Search or paste
Type a keyword in the box or paste the YouTube link you want to save.
Press Start
Y2mate reads the video and lists every MP4 and audio option in a few seconds.
Download
Pick MP4 or MP3 and press Download. The file goes straight to your device.
YouTube formats compared
Format
Contains
Codec
Plays on
MP4 1080p and lower
Video + audio
H.264 + AAC
Every phone, PC, TV and editor
MP4 1440p / 4K
Video + audio
VP9 or AV1 + AAC
New phones, PCs, recent smart TVs
MP3
Audio
MP3 192 kbps
Everything, including car stereos
M4A
Audio
AAC (original)
Phones, iTunes, VLC, most players
Pick the right format
Watching later on a phone: MP4 720p.
TV, laptop or editing in CapCut, Premiere or iMovie: MP4 1080p.
Music for the car or an old player: MP3.
Podcasts and lectures on a phone: M4A, smaller than MP3 at the same quality.
A big screen with a new device: MP4 4K, if the video has it.
What the converter actually does
YouTube splits HD video and sound into separate streams. For MP4, Y2Mate copies the video stream you chose and the audio stream into one file without re-encoding. For M4A it copies the audio stream as it is. Only MP3 is a real conversion, from YouTube’s AAC or Opus audio to 192 kbps MP3. Nothing is stored after your download.