The direct video downloader Airy is a friendly little app that doesn't have any excessive features that no one really needs. It is very good at downloading videos from YouTube as well as saving them in MP3 format in case you don't want the video.

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The app is for all types of users, regardless of skill level. The interface is as simple as that - a window where you paste the YouTube link (to a video, channel or playlist) and choose the format to download in. You can add multiple links at a time too. Airy lets you pause and resume YouTube downloads whenever needed. The downloads keep their best available quality. Elmedia Player is a well-known media player for Mac OS that supports a wide range of media formats and has multiple handy features to offer.

This free player also comes in PRO version that offers online video downloading from a variety of websites, including YouTube. And even if a YouTube video is embedded in some website, Elmedia will show the link to it without having to play it. Elmedia Player PRO can download subtitles and downloads complete YouTube playlists.

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It also can be used as an AirPlay streamer for the downloaded YouTube videos. To download directly from YouTube to Mac you don’t have to use apps. You can launch an online service that quickly and easily saves YouTube content to your computer. The best solution is YouTubNow. Just copy and paste the link to a video into a proper field or type in a title or keyword, choose the video quality and click Download. If you are browsing the YouTube channel you can save the video you like by changing the “youtube” to “youtubnow” in the video URL. On the YouTubNow page where you will be redirected you can specify the video quality.

Once you are done hit the Downloadto save the file. You can use this direct YouTube video downloader with any browser, on any operating system and from any device. As a pleasant bonus you won’t see any ads on its page.