How to Convert YouTube Videos to MP4 on Mac
by Jenefey Aaron Updated on 2022-09-15 / Update for Video Converter
You can easily access all YouTube videos if you have internet connection. While, in some cases or places where no internet connection is available, you might want convert YouTube videos to MP4 so that you can watch them offline on any devices. Then you should just continue reading and find the solution you need.
- 1. Convert downloaded YouTube videos to MP4 (If the YouTube video is already downloaded)
- 2. Download and convert YouTube videos to MP4 (If the YouTube video is still online)
- 3. Free Online YouTube to MP4 Converter on Mac
1. Convert downloaded YouTube videos to MP4 (MPEG-4) on Mac
With a YouTube video converter, converting YouTube to MP4 can be done without much effort. Get a free copy of the Mac Video Converter using the download button below. (Fully support OS X 10.10 Yosemite, 10.9 Mountain Lion, 10.8 and earlier.)
- 1) Start the program that you just downloaded and click "Add Files" to import the YouTube video files you want to convert, or simply drag the videos to the program.
- 2) Click on the drop-down menu on the right to bring up the format window. There are many formats for you. Find MP4 from all the options and select it as the output format.
- 3) Additionally, there's a Settings menu for you to set video parameters such as codec, frame rate, biter rate, etc. When all is done, press "Convert".
The converting process is pretty fast. Normally, you will get the MP4 video or videos you need in minutes. As long as you have the YouTube video downloaded previously, you don't need to worry about if you have good internet connection during converting YouTube videos.
2. Download and convert YouTube videos to MP4
If, on the other hand, the YouTube videos you want to convert to MP4 format are still on YouTube, you need to get the videos downloaded and then convert them to MP4. All this can be achieved with a Mac Video downloader. Below is a brief guide.
- 1) Find the YouTube video you want to download with the inbuilt browser or provide the link of the video file.
- 2) When the program finishes downloading, you can enter "Downloaded" category. Click the "Convert" button on the right of the target video and select MP4 format from the drop-down window. Then click "OK" to proceed.
The Mac video downloader is powerful video downloader and it enables you to download videos from Vimeo, Hulu, Yahoo, TED, etc. as well. Try and I'm sure you will get many surprise as I do.
3. Free Online YouTube to MP4 Converter on Mac
Online YouTube to MP4 Converters are already the first choice of many people, because it has many advantages such as no installation, no memory usage, one-click operation, free and so on. Download4.cc is one of the well-known online YouTube to MP4 converters. It supports to save YouTube as MP4 in a click.
- Users can access to download4.cc on any browser on Mac, PC or mobile phone.
- Downlaod4.cc provides different video quality for downloading, and it downloads YouTube to MP4 as high as 720P for free.
Firstly, find and open the YouTube video that you'd like to download, and copy the URL link of this video.
Then, copy the link to download4.cc and wait for the site to analyze the video. After analysis, it will list the video format and quality that the original video supports.
Finally, choose the video format (MP4) and a video quality. Click the Download button to save it to local.