Download YouTube playlist or channel

A lot of interesting and topical information on YouTube is combined into playlists and channels. Because it is very convenient for YouTube users. But what if you want to view it offline? Here is a short tutorial showing you how to download and save all the videos from a YouTube playlist or channel in highest quality possible (4K, HD, HQ, whatever).

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Download and Install

Download and install the latest version of MediaHuman YouTube Downloader. It's available for Windows, macOS and Ubuntu/Linux.
Copy the link

Navigate to the playlist you want to download in your favourite browser and copy its link to the clipboard. It can be a channel, playlist, mix or search results. In our example it's a video from one of the VEVO's playlists.
Paste the link

Run YouTube Downloader and paste the link by pressing the first button on the toolbar or by using a paste hotkey (⌘+V on Mac or Ctrl+V on Windows and Linux). You can also drag'n'drop it from the browser.
Add the entire playlist

If you added the link to the video contained in playlist, click on Add Playlist icon. And all videos from this playlist will be parsed, added and ready for download.
Begin download

Simply click the Start all button to begin downloading all the videos from the playlist you've just added.