Here’s the short version: you paste something into the green box, you press Convert, you get a file. The “something” can be a YouTube link, a Shorts link, a playlist link – or just the name of a song you half remember. Green Convert sorts out which one it is.
Three ways in
You have a link. Copy it from YouTube (Share → Copy link), paste it, hit Convert. You’ll see every MP4 quality the video comes in, from 144p up to 1080p, plus MP3 and the untouched M4A audio track.
You only know the name. Type it the way you’d say it out loud – bad bunny monaco, lofi beats to study, how to change a tire. You get YouTube’s matching videos with thumbnails and lengths, and a Download button on each.
You want a whole list. Paste a playlist link (it has list= in it) and every video in the playlist shows up. Work down the list at your own pace.
Picking a format without overthinking it
| What you’re doing | What to tap |
|---|---|
| Music for the car or a USB stick | MP3 |
| Same song, smallest file, best sound | M4A |
| Watching on a TV or laptop | MP4 1080p |
| Filling a phone before a flight | MP4 720p |
If you’re not sure, MP3 for listening and 720p for watching covers most people.
Things people tell us they use it for
A teacher saving a documentary before a class where the Wi-Fi never works. A runner building a playlist that doesn’t stop for ads every third song. A parent loading cartoons onto a tablet the night before a road trip. A small creator backing up their own channel because they lost an old phone once. None of that needs an app or an account, and Green Convert doesn’t ask for either.
When it doesn’t go to plan
| What you see | Usually means | Try this |
|---|---|---|
| “Video unavailable” | Private, age-restricted or deleted | Search for another upload |
| “YouTube is busy” | YouTube is rate-limiting for a moment | Wait a minute, try again |
| No 1080p in the list | Never uploaded in 1080p | Take the highest one shown |
| File opens in a new tab | Browser is playing, not saving | Long-press and choose Download link |
A couple of small tricks
Add the site to your home screen from Chrome’s ⋮ menu and it opens like an app. Searching song name + audio often finds a cleaner track than the music video. And for long videos, switch to Wi-Fi first – an hour of 1080p can pass 1 GB.
Green Convert is independent and isn’t affiliated with YouTube or Google. Please only save your own videos, openly licensed material, or things the creator is fine with you keeping.