If you're looking for a way to easily youtube thumbnail downloader from YouTube for free, then you've come to the right place. In this post, we'll discuss three different methods that you can use to accomplish this task. Each method covers a different use case, so you can find one that suits your needs. Let's get started.
Use case 1: Download YouTube videos as MP4s for offline playback
If you've ever spent any time on YouTube, then you'll know that the platform is driven by music and video. In fact, a stunning 45% of all mobile queries and searches are driven by content found on YouTube. So it only makes sense that you should be able to find a way to download videos for offline playback. With iOS 9, Apple made it easier for app developers to integrate YouTube content into their own apps by way of a new API named YouTube Premium Video Player. This video player allows developers to embed videos from YouTube into their own apps, creating an opportunity to bring YouTube content to life on the iPhone, iPad, and Mac. This player also supports closed captioning, which allows for better accessibility for deaf and hard of hearing users. With the new video player, it's simpler than ever to integrate YouTube content into your app.
One of the simplest ways to get started is to use the YouTube Data API. With this API, you can easily build rich experiences into your app using simple and familiar techniques that most developers are already familiar with. For example, you can use the YouTube Data API to build an MP4 downloader.
Let's say that you want to download all the videos from a specific YouTube channel or the channel's trending videos. With the YouTube Data API, this is incredibly simple to do. All you need to do is include the YouTube API into your Xcode project, and then you can start calling the API to begin downloading videos. When Video Player successfully plays a video, it will automatically start the download in the background. You can also choose to resume a previously interrupted download, or have the app resume where it left off when the user resumes playback.
Here's a simple example of how to use the YouTube Data API to download a channel's videos as MP4s:
- Android: Add the YouTube API into your Android Project
- iOS: Add the YouTube API into your iOS Project
- Windows Phone: Add the YouTube API into your Windows Phone Project
- Web: Add the YouTube API into your Web Project
- Desktop: Add the YouTube API into your Desktop Project
The YouTube Data API is a great starting point, but if you want to allow the user to download videos in the background while they are watching, then you'll need to use a different API. One of the simplest and most elegant ways to do this is to use the new YouTube Partners API to build a background downloader. This API provides a convenient way to download videos as you join a YouTube partner's channel. When you join a channel, YouTube will automatically download the latest videos into a playlist for you to watch at your leisure. While you are watching a playlist, YouTube will continue to download new content into the playlist as soon as the previous content ends.
Here's how you can use the YouTube Partners API to download a channel's videos:
- Android: Add Google Play Services to your Android Project, follow instructions to install the API and continue with the guide below
- iOS: Add Google Play Services to your iOS Project, follow instructions to install the API and continue with the guide below
- Web: Add Google Play Services to your Web Project, follow instructions to install the API and continue with the guide below
- Desktop: Add Google Play Services to your Desktop Project, follow instructions to install the API and continue with the guide below
When you install Google Play Services on your Android phone or tablet, you'll also have access to an even more powerful API: YouTube Analytics. With this API, you can get a lot of information about the videos on a specific channel, including how many times the video has been watched, and the percentage of people who have watched the entire video. Additionally, you can use the YouTube Analytics API to get statistics about your videos' performance across different platforms like iOS, Android, and the web. The potential to improve your videos' performance is incredible.
Use case 2: Use YouTube to find the latest videos of any type (TV shows, documentaries, music videos) and download them in bulk
While the first use case discussed above focuses on videos created for and by YouTube users, the second use case focuses on videos taken from other places and uploaded to YouTube for viewers to discover. Whether you're a TV show, a musician, or a documentary filmmaker, chances are you've created content that you'd like fans to see.
The beauty of the second use case is that you don't necessarily need to build an app to accomplish it. You can use a few lines of code in your website's HTML to have videos automatically played when the page is loaded.
Here's how you can have videos play when your site is loaded: