Y2Mate YouTube Downloader: Save YouTube Videos as MP4 or MP3 Online

Y2Mate is a free YouTube downloader that runs entirely in your browser. Drop a YouTube link into the box above, press Download, and choose whether you want the full video as an MP4 file or just the soundtrack as an MP3. The heavy lifting happens on our servers, so the tool is just as quick on a five-year-old Android phone as it is on a new laptop, and there is nothing to install on either.

Y2Mate, Y2 Mate, YTMate or Y2Meta: Same Tool, Many Spellings

People type the name in all sorts of ways: y2mate, y2 mate, ytmate, y2meta, yt2mate, even y2mate com. They all mean the same thing, a Y2Mate downloader that turns a YouTube link into a file you keep. Whether you came here looking for a Y2Mate video download, a Y2Mate MP4 download or a Y2Mate MP3 download, the box at the top of this page is where it happens. There is no separate Y2Mate app and no other address to remember.

Most visitors arrive here for one of two reasons. Some want a video they can watch offline: a tutorial to follow in the garage, a lecture for the train, a clip to keep before it disappears. Others only care about the sound: an album stream, a DJ set, a podcast episode, a language lesson. Y2Mate covers both from a single page, which is why we describe it as a YouTube downloader and a YouTube converter at the same time. If you already know which you need, the dedicated YouTube to MP4 and YouTube to MP3 pages explain each format in more depth.

How to Download a YouTube Video with Y2Mate in Three Steps

1. Grab the link. In the YouTube app tap Share and then Copy link; in a desktop browser copy the address from the bar at the top. Any form of the link works, including youtu.be short links, Shorts and YouTube Music. If you do not have a link, type the song or video title into the box and pick the right match from the suggestions.
2. Press Download. Y2Mate looks the video up, confirms it is publicly available and shows a result card with the title and channel name. Use Play on that card to preview the video if you want to be sure it is the right one.
3. Pick MP4 or MP3. Tap Download on the card and two buttons appear: Download MP4 for video and Download MP3 for audio. Choose one, watch the progress bar for a few seconds, and the file is saved to your device automatically. You can then press the other button to get the second format from the same link.

Why Use Y2Mate as Your YouTube Video Downloader?

• Video and audio from one link. You do not need one site for MP4 and another for MP3. Every result card offers both.
• No limits. There is no daily quota, no queue for free users and no premium plan holding features back.
• Free from installs. Browser extensions and desktop downloaders are the most common way that adware spreads. Y2Mate is only ever a web page.
• Fast processing. A typical music video is ready in under thirty seconds. The progress indicator tells you exactly where the job is.
• Built-in search. Forgot the link? Search YouTube directly from the box and download from the results.
• Automatic download. When conversion finishes, the file starts saving on its own. No second click, no countdown page, no redirect.

Y2Mate Video Download Quality: MP4 Resolutions and MP3 Bitrates

The quality a Y2Mate video download gives you depends on what YouTube holds for that particular video. Y2Mate never upscales, so a clip uploaded at 480p stays 480p, but everything the source offers is available to you.

MP4 files use the H.264 codec with AAC sound, which every phone, computer, smart TV and games console plays without an extra codec pack. MP3 files carry the title in their tag, so they sort correctly in music apps.

Y2Mate MP4 Download or Y2Mate MP3 Download: Which Should You Pick?

Pick MP4 whenever the picture carries information. Cooking demonstrations, workout routines, software walkthroughs, live concerts and sports highlights lose most of their value without video. MP4 is also the right choice if you plan to edit the clip or show it on a television.

Pick MP3 when you would be happy listening with the screen off. Music, interviews, sermons, audiobooks and lectures are far more convenient as audio: the files are roughly a tenth of the size, they play in any music app, and they do not drain the battery by keeping the display on.

Still undecided? Let Y2Mate download the MP4 first. You can always convert the same link to MP3 afterwards, but you cannot turn an MP3 back into video.

Using Y2Mate on Phones, Tablets and Computers

iPhone and iPad

Y2Mate works in Safari on iOS 13 or later, which saves downloads to the Files app. Paste the link, choose MP4 or MP3, and confirm the download prompt. Video plays from the Files app or can be saved to Photos through the share sheet; audio plays in Files or in any third-party music player that reads local files.

Android

Chrome, Samsung Internet, Firefox and Brave all run Y2Mate without fuss. Files land in the Download folder, appear in your notifications, and are picked up automatically by gallery and music apps. No separate downloader app is required, and nothing needs to be sideloaded.

Windows, macOS, Linux and ChromeOS

Every desktop browser can use Y2Mate. If you download in bulk, turn on the browser setting that asks where to save each file so you can file clips into folders as you go. VLC, Windows Media Player, QuickTime and Apple Music all open the resulting files directly.

Fixing Common Y2Mate Download Problems

The page says the video was not found. Check that the link points to a single video rather than a playlist, channel or search page. Private videos, deleted videos and uploads that require signing in to confirm your age cannot be fetched.

Y2Mate converts but nothing is saved. Your browser may be blocking automatic downloads. Look for an icon or banner near the address bar, allow downloads for this site, and try again. On iPhone, make sure you confirmed the download prompt.

1080p is not offered. The uploader only published a lower resolution, or YouTube has not finished processing a very recent upload. Wait an hour and try again for new videos.

The download is slow. Long videos, 1080p files and busy evening hours all add time. Switching from Wi-Fi to mobile data, or the reverse, often helps if your connection is congested.

Live stream links do not work. A broadcast can only be downloaded after it has ended and YouTube has published the recording.

Copyright and Fair Use

Y2Mate gives you a technical capability, and what you do with it is your responsibility. Keeping a personal copy of a video you are entitled to watch is treated differently by different countries; distributing, monetising or re-uploading someone else's work is not allowed anywhere. Please use the downloader for your own content, for material released under an open licence, or with the rights holder's permission. Rights holders can ask us to block a video through the copyright claims page, and our terms of use set out the full rules.

Y2Mate does not host videos or audio. Each file is generated on demand from the link you supply and deleted from our servers shortly after your download completes. Our privacy policy describes the little we log.