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Save YouTube Shorts with no watermark baked in.

Shorts are just vertical videos, and this pulls the original file rather than a screen recording. No overlay, no logo, no compression pass on top of YouTube's own.

Formats
Length
Video ID
Quality Container Size Delivery Get
No formats of this type are available for this video.

Preparing your file. Formats marked Merge are muxed on the server with ffmpeg, so large ones can take a minute before the browser's save dialog appears.

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Pick by format, by quality, or by the device you are saving to. Every one runs the same engine.

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Procedure

How it works

  1. 01

    Copy the Shorts link

    Tap Share then Copy link in the YouTube app, or copy the /shorts/ URL from your browser's address bar.

  2. 02

    Paste and fetch

    The vertical source file is listed along with every resolution it was encoded at, usually up to 1080p.

  3. 03

    Save to your device

    On a phone the file lands in Downloads and can be opened straight from your gallery or files app.

FAQ

Downloading Shorts

Shorts behave slightly differently to regular uploads. Here is what changes.

Will the downloaded Short have a watermark?
No. This fetches the original file that YouTube serves, so there is no YouTube logo, no username overlay and no "Shorts" badge. If the creator burned a watermark into the video before uploading it, that one stays - nothing can remove it.
Can I download a Short on my phone?
Yes. Copy the link from the Share sheet in the YouTube app, then paste it here in your mobile browser. The file saves to your normal Downloads folder.
What resolution do Shorts download at?
Most Shorts are published at 1080×1920 and download at that size. Some older or lower-bitrate Shorts top out at 720p. The format list always shows exactly what is available for the specific Short you pasted.
Does a /shorts/ link work, or do I need the watch link?
Both work. youtube.com/shorts/ID and youtube.com/watch?v=ID point at the same video, and so does a youtu.be/ID share link.
Can I download just the audio from a Short?
Yes - switch to the "Audio only" tab after fetching, or use the dedicated MP3 page if audio is all you ever want.
Can I repost a Short I downloaded?
Only with the creator's permission. Downloading for personal viewing is one thing; re-uploading someone else's Short to your own account is copyright infringement and will usually get the reupload taken down.