1. Overview VLC Media Player is a highly portable multimedia player for various audio and video formats (MPEG-1, MPEG-2, MPEG-4, DivX, MP3, OGG.) as well as DVDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols. It can also be used as a server to stream in unicast or multicast in IPv4 or IPv6 on a high-bandwidth network.
2. VLC Media Player is an Open Source Multimedia Player licensed with GPL that allows you to view videos and listen to audios in practically any format. VLC Media Player can play any video or audio format, including MPEG, WMV, AVI, MOV, MP4, MKV, H.264/AVC, FLV, MP3 and OGG, along with many others.

There's nothing worse than losing Wi-Fi or data coverage when you're halfway through your favorite video on YouTube. While YouTube does allow you to save some videos for offline watching, with a little effort, you can download them in HD as well. All you need is the VLC media player installed on your system. And the procedure is as easy as using VLC.

Disclaimer: According to Google’s Terms of Service for YouTube, “You shall not download any Content unless you see a ‘download’ or similar link displayed by YouTube on the Service for that Content.” So, it is illegal to download YouTube videos. This how-to is for informational purpose only. It is recommended to subscribe to YouTube Premium for downloading videos.

Steps to download YouTube videos using VLC media player

1. Install the VLC app on your Mac OS. Click here to download the app.
2. Open VLC and then select File, Open Network.
3. Paste the URL (link address) of the YouTube video you want to download.
4. Once the video starts playing, click 'Window' and then 'Media Information'.
5. Find the 'Location' bar and copy that URL.
6. Open your browser and paste that URL.
7. Right-click the video and select 'Save Video As'.
8. Select the desired location and save the video.

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VLC is a free and open source cross-platform multimedia player and framework that plays most multimedia files as well as DVDs, Audio CDs, VCDs, and various streaming protocols.

Note that some of the menu might change with each release of the VLC media player. However, procedure remains the same. This how-to is verified to be working with the v3.0.x of the VLC media player.

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VLC Media Player is available on several popular platforms. This free and awesome player is readily available for Apple computer users. The software is freely available for Mac OS X systems. Different versions of the player is required for a different Mac OS X version and the VideoLAN team has got it covered. Read the instructions below to understand how you will be able to install VLC in your Mac.

Downloading for Mac

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Basically, you download a dmg package for your Mac computers from the following page:

You will see different download links for:

VLC for Mac OS X: 64 bit VLC dmg package download link which works for Mac OS X 10.6 and later.

32 bits Intel Mac: This dmg package is for 32 bit Intel Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.

PowerPC Mac: Dmg package for 32 bit PowerPC Mac OS X 10.5 Leopard users.

You will also see two web browser plugin download links. Those are for playing/streaming videos straight from your browser. The plugins are available for Intel Mac and Power Mac users. They require the OS X version to be 10.5 or lower.

Installing in Mac OS X

1. Download VLC installation file from the location mentioned above (VideoLAN website).
2. Locate the downloaded file which will be named something like vlc-2.1.0.dmg
3. Open the file. After verifying the contents of the file, it will open.
   
4. Click and drag the VLC icon to the applications folder. Release it.
   
5. VLC will be copied to your applications folder.
6. Double click on VLC media player (the icon with the cone). Provide it the permissions if your Mac computer asks for it.
7. VLC Media Player will launch for the first time. Use it to play all your media with ease.