How to Add YouTube Video to iMovie for Editing

Hold by Apple. Inc., iMovie is a professional and reliable video editing application which gains great popularity in the market. iMovie allows to import video footage to the Mac using either the FireWire interface or the computer's USB port. It also accepts videos or photos that are saved in a hard drive. Starting from version 5, iMovie can import and process high-definition videos for in-app edition, which is a great progress of the application and attracts more fans. Additionally, iMovie can help users improve the color of the videos, personalize the size of the video clips, stabilize the shaky scenes, add effect to the videos, and adjust the speed of the clips.

YouTube has been one of the largest video platforms where provides lots of original video resources. It's a good idea to get some video materials from YouTube and edit with iMovie to create a personalized video by yourself. But a drawback is that YouTube doesn't provide a download option. So how can we get the downlaoded YouTube videos for improting to iMovie for editing? Don't worry. Now you will get the introduction on how to import YouTube videos to iMovie. Let’t dive right in.

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Part 1. Download YouTube Videos with 3 Simple Ways

As a free online video downloader and converter, VidPaw is a professional and reliable platform where users can download various online videos form different platforms such as YouTube and Netflix, etc. With a clear user interface, users can operate VidPaw easily get the online video resources without hassle. Besides, VidPaw users can convert the videos to many available quality and formats as they like. Therefore, VidPaw can provide convenience to your life.

On VidPaw, you have three simple ways to download the YouTube videos with ease.

NOTE: Since iMovie supports the imported videos with MP4 format, so you should choose to download YouTube videos in MP4 via VidPaw.

First Way. Download YouTube Videos with URL

STEP 1. Search for a video on YouTube. Copy the URL of video that you want to download.

STEP 2. Navigate to VidPaw and paste the URL of the video to the download bar. VidPaw would analyze the URL automatically, or you can tap Download on the right manually.

STEP 3. Select the quality and MP4 format for the YouTube video after VidPaw finishes analyzing the URL. Click on Download on the right.

Second Way. Download YouTube Videos with VidPaw Extension

STEP 1. Download and Install Tampermonkey

Tampermonkey makes sure the extensions on browsers like Chrome and Safari can work stably and instantly. Therefore, it is also a supporter of VidPaw Extension. Before adding VidPaw Extension, you need to click Download and install Tampermonkey first.

Google Chrome Tampermonkey
Mozilla Firefox Tampermonkey
Safari Tampermonkey
Microsoft Edge Tampermonkey

STEP 2. Download and Install VidPaw Extension

After getting Tampermonkey, click 'VidPaw Extension' here to install the script of VidPaw Extension in Tampermonkey for your browser.

STEP 3. Download the Video with VidPaw

After downloading VidPaw Extension, you can go back to the YouTube video page and refresh it. When you find the VidPaw logo appears under the video, you can directly tap it and download the video with your preferred format.

Third Way. Download the Video by Adding Paw

STEP 1. Add 'paw' after 'youtube' in the URL when you enter a video page on YouTube.

STEP 2. Press Enter and you will automatically go to VidPaw for analyzing the YouTube video link.

STEP 3. Select the quality and format for the video. When finishes, click on Download on the right.

Part 2. Guide on How to Import YouTube Video to iMovie

After downloading the video that you would like to import to iMovie for editing, you can start the process to add it to iMovie now. Here we would like to provide you an instruction about how to achieve it.

STEP 1. Open iMovie and click File on the top menu bar. And choose Import Media.

STEP 2. Select the downloaded YouTube video on your Mac. Tap Import Selected.

Here all is done, and you have finished the procedures of importing a YouTube video to iMovie! Actually, it is not a difficult process. With these two programs, VidPaw and iMovie, you can easily download the YouTube videos in MP4, which is compatible with iMovie, and you can import the video to iMovie, then edit it as you like. They can be used in making your own vlogs or creating a video assignment. Now enjoy your time with VidPaw and iMovie!