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Kyreer
Brass Contributor
May 27, 2026

Question about youtube music download on Windows 11

Hi all, New to Windows 11 and has a dumb question. I have an active youtube premium subscription. How can I save a local copy of youtube music on my computer? I don't find a way to this. I tried a ...
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Zoncey
Copper Contributor
May 27, 2026

You -Get is a completely free, open-source command-line tool written in Python. Unlike the other YouTube music downloader you wanted to avoid, You-Get is not built on the same codebase—it's an independent project that has been around for years.

How to install and use You-Get if as YouTube music downloader

Step 1: Install Python

Step 2: Install FF mpeg

 - Open Windows PowerShell as an administrator

- Please execute this command: winget install ff mpeg peg

- After the installation is complete, please close PowerShell and then reopen it.

Step 3: Install You -Get

Step 4: Download music from YouTube

 - Navigate to the folder where you want to save your files using cd [folder path]

 - Download a video as an audio file using: you-get [YouTube URL]

 - The tool downloads the highest quality version available by default