Use Smart Downloads with YouTube Premium

With Smart downloads, recommended videos are automatically added to your downloads to watch offline. Watch videos on-the-go and discover new content without the hassle of searching. Downloads will stop if you disconnect from Wi-Fi, or if your device’s storage is low.

How to download videos with YouTube Premium

Turn on smart downloads

Option 1:

From your signed-in YouTube Premium account,

  1. Under the Youand thenpanel, click Downloads.
  2. Click Turn on next to Smart Downloads.

Option 2:

  1. Under the Youand thenpanel, click Downloads.
  2. Click Settings.
  3. Turn on Smart Downloads.

Option 3:

  1. Click your profile pictureand then Settingsand then Downloads.
  2. Turn on Smart Downloads.

Turn off smart downloads

Option 1:

From your signed-in YouTube Premium account,

  1. Go to YouTube.com .
  2. Click your profile pictureand then Settingsand then Downloads.
  3. Turn off Smart Downloads.

Option 2:

  1. Go to YouTube.com .
  2. Under the Youand thenpanel, click Downloads.
  3. Click Settings.
  4. Turn off Smart Downloads.

Find and watch Smart Downloads

From your signed-in YouTube Premium account,

  1. Go to YouTube.com .
  2. Under the Youand thenpanel, click Downloads. Smart Downloads are in a shelf at the top of the page.
  3. Click the arrow keysand thento see more videos, or click View all to see all your Smart Downloads.

Remove a video from your Smart Downloads

From your signed-in YouTube Premium account,

  1. Go to YouTube.com .
  2. Under the Youand thenpanel, click Downloads.
  3. Click the Menunext to the video you'd like to remove.
  4. ClickRemove from Downloads.

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