How to Directly Download YouTube Videos on Safari in iOS 13

If you have upgraded to iOS 13, you might have noticed lots of updates on your phone like Dark Mode, Homekit and so on. Moreover, a new feature you should not ignore, Download Manager in iOS 13, which allows you to download videos and files from Safari directly. What a big surprise!

You may have so many questions about the Safari Download Manager, but the key question is how to download online videos, especially YouTube videos from Safari in iOS 13. Right?

So, how it works? Let's move on and get all the solution to download YouTube videos on Safari in iOS 13.

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Part 1. Directly Download YouTube Videos on Safari Without Documents App

I think most people met the situation before that you have to uninstall an app to free some space for downloading Documents app to download your wanted YouTube videos. One more app needs more space. If Safari allows to directly download YouTube videos without Documents app, that will be great.
So here it is. Updated iOS 13 supports to download YouTube videos directly from Safari without accessing Documents app. Next, let's see the detailed tutorial below.

STEP 1. Copy the YouTube video link you need.
STEP 2. Directly go to VidPaw YouTube Converter on Safari. > Paste the video link to navigate to the download page.
STEP 3. Choose an output format and quality for the YouTube video.
STEP 4. Directly hit the "Download" button. Then, a pop-up dialog will show, simply tap on "View" to preview your wanted video or tap "Download" to move on.

STEP 5. After a few seconds, YouTube video will be saved in iCloud Drive by default. You can tap on the download manager to view the downloaded YouTube video.

Preview Downloaded YouTube Videos on Safari

STEP 6. If you want to save the downloaded YouTube video to Camera Roll.
Open the video. > Tap the Share icon at the lower-left corner. > Tap on "Save Video".

Part 2. How to Change Safari Download Folder iOS 13

By default, downloaded YouTube videos will be saved in iCloud Drive. Do you want to change the Safari download folder? Let's follow the steps below to finish this easy task.

STEP 1. Open Settings. > Find Safari.
STEP 2. Scroll down to find the "Downloads" option.
STEP 3. Change the downloaded files location. You can choose "iCloud Drive", "On My Phone", or tap "Other..." to access more folder.

NOTE. Downloaded files will be removed after one day by default to keep download manager clean. If you want to change the setting, you can tap on the option to change.

- After one day

- Upon successful download

- Manually

However, some of you will find that sometimes the download page does not pop-up. New function needs some time to optimize. If you meet this situation, you'd better use Documents app to run the whole download process.

If you are new to learn how to download YouTube videos from iPhone, move to the next part to get another solution by using Documents app.

Part 3. Download YouTube Videos on iPhone by Using Documents

Using the built-in browser of Documents app to download YouTube videos can be one of the easiest ways. It's easy, stable and useful. The only one thing you should prepare beforehand is Documents app.

STEP 1. Copy the YouTube video link.
STEP 2. Open the built-in browser in Documents app to access VidPaw YouTube Converter.
STEP 3. Paste the video link to the download bar. Then, you'll directly navigate to the download page.
STEP 4. Choose a suitable output format and quality for the downloading YouTube file.
STEP 5. After that, click on the download button to save the YouTube video.

The new Download Manager on Safari is powerful. However, for stable download process, using Documents app to download YouTube videos might be better currently.

After the release of iOS 13, you can try a new way to download YouTube videos on iPhone, iPad without downloading Documents app. Of course, VidPaw is well compatible with all browsers. You can choose a better way based on your prefer.