Save YouTube Shorts to your phone as MP4 files. Free method, no app needed. Works on iPhone and Android.
YouTube doesn't let you save Shorts as files on your device — even YouTube Premium's offline mode keeps videos locked inside the YouTube app. Our free tool extracts the MP4 from any YouTube Short and lets you save it permanently. Works on iPhone, Android, and desktop, no app required.
YouTube Premium offers an offline download feature, but it's severely limited: downloads expire after 30 days, only work inside the YouTube app, can't be transferred to other devices, and require an active Premium subscription. For Shorts specifically, there's often no download option at all. Our tool bypasses these restrictions by extracting the actual MP4 file, giving you a permanent file you can play anywhere.
1. Open the YouTube Short you want to save. 2. Tap the Share button (arrow icon). 3. Tap 'Copy link'. 4. Open your browser and go to instagramtomp4.app. 5. Paste the link and tap Download. 6. Save the MP4 file to your device. Both Shorts URLs (youtube.com/shorts/ID) and regular video URLs (youtube.com/watch?v=ID) work — paste whichever link YouTube gives you.
YouTube Shorts are typically 1080x1920 vertical videos under 60 seconds. The downloaded MP4 file is usually 5-15 MB — small enough to store hundreds on your phone. We always grab the highest quality stream available from YouTube. Downloads route through public Piped instances, which may take 3-8 seconds — slightly slower than other platforms, but the quality is identical.
Yes, both Shorts and regular videos are supported. Paste any YouTube URL.
YouTube downloads route through public Piped instances, which can be slower. Typical wait is 3-8 seconds.
No. The downloaded file is the raw video content with no ads.
No. Age-restricted content requires YouTube sign-in, which we don't support.
Shorts are under 60 seconds by definition. Regular YouTube videos may work but are optimized for short clips.