Paste a YouTube link. Pick any resolution, or take just the audio.
Press Ctrl V to paste, or drag a link in. Enter starts it.
MediaDocks reads the formats YouTube publishes for a public video and offers each one as a download: the full resolution ladder as MP4, the original audio track as M4A, and MP3 at your choice of bitrate. Video and audio streams are combined server-side, so what you save is a single ready-to-play file.
Every resolution the video has, plus audio-only. YouTube serves high resolutions as separate video and audio streams. MediaDocks fetches both and combines them with FFmpeg into one MP4, which is why 1080p and 4K are available rather than just the low progressive format. Audio-only downloads skip the video entirely. Nothing here bypasses a login, an age gate or DRM — only what a signed-out visitor can already play.
Scope
Checked against live public links, not guessed.
Step by step
Any watch, Shorts, embed or youtu.be link works, with or without a timestamp.
Tracking parameters are removed while the video id is preserved.
Choose a rung from the video list, or switch to audio for M4A or MP3, then press Download.
In detail
The same field handles every kind of YouTube link. Here is what each one returns.
Paste any watch link and every resolution the upload actually contains is listed — 2160p, 1440p, 1080p, 720p, 480p, 360p, 240p and 144p on a 4K source. Whatever you pick arrives as one finished MP4 with audio, not as separate files to join yourself.
Skip the video entirely and take the soundtrack: the original AAC track as M4A with no re-encoding, or MP3 at 128, 192 or 320 kbps. Audio-only downloads are far quicker because no video stream is fetched at all. There is a dedicated walkthrough on the YouTube to MP3 page.
Shorts links (/shorts/) resolve to the same video id as a watch link and behave identically, returning the vertical MP4 at the resolutions published for it. youtu.be and /embed/ forms work too.
YouTube serves anything above 360p as separate video and audio streams, which is why many tools quietly cap out at 360p. MediaDocks fetches both and combines them with FFmpeg before sending the file, so 1080p and 4K are genuinely available when the upload has them.
Link formats
Any of these shapes works, with or without tracking parameters.
FAQ
Straight answers, including where the limits are.
Interactive Troubleshooting
Search any symptom or error message to get the exact reason and instant resolution.
Why this happens: A resolved link is only valid for 30 minutes, so zero residual data lingers on the server.
Paste the same URL again to generate a fresh stream descriptor.
Why this happens: Higher resolutions arrive as separate video and audio streams that must be combined on demand.
Pick the highest offered rung or check back in a moment while the stream indexes.
Why this happens: The post is behind a login, restricted to private followers/friends, age-gated, or has been removed.
Ensure the content is publicly visible without logging into an account.
Why this happens: Single downloads are capped at 500 MB to keep the streaming pipeline ultra-fast for everyone.
Pick a lower resolution (e.g. 1080p instead of 4K), or download the audio MP3 track.
Why this happens: Video and audio streams are being fetched, muxed, and buffered before sending to your browser.
Give it 15-60 seconds for long HD videos. Lower rungs and audio download almost instantly.
Why this happens: A light rate limit allows up to 5 concurrent downloads per minute per visitor.
Wait about 45 seconds, then resume your downloads.
No account required, no software installation, no hidden limits. Paste a public media link and pick the resolution you want.
