YouTube Shorts Downloader

Save YouTube Shorts in their original vertical quality — clean, watermark-free, and ready to keep or study.

Shorts move fast, and the good ones disappear into the feed just as quickly. The YT Premium YouTube Shorts Downloader lets you save any public Short in its native 9:16 vertical format so you can rewatch it offline, reference a trend, or archive your own clips. No watermark gets stamped on, no app is needed, and there is no login wall — just paste the Shorts link and download.

How to download a YouTube Short

Open the Short you want and tap the Share button, then choose Copy Link.

Paste that link into the field at the top of this page.

Pick your quality — 1080p for maximum detail, or 720p to save space.

Tap Download and wait a few seconds.

Save the vertical MP4 to your device and you are done.

Formats & quality options

MP4 vertical (9:16)

The native Shorts format — perfect 1080×1920 portrait video.

1080p Full HD

The highest quality YouTube serves for Shorts.

720p HD

Great-looking video at a smaller, phone-friendly file size.

Why use this tool

Keeps the original 9:16 vertical framing intact

Absolutely no watermark or overlay added

Preserves the original audio track

Free, with no sign-up or extension needed

Downloads in seconds, even on mobile data

Works in Safari, Chrome, and Firefox

Nothing to install on your phone or computer

Your links are never saved or tracked

Frequently asked questions

This tool is tuned specifically for the vertical 9:16 Shorts format. It reliably captures the full portrait frame and native audio, whereas the standard downloader is optimized for landscape videos. For Shorts, this is the better pick.

On desktop, copy it from your browser’s address bar while the Short is open. On mobile, tap Share inside the Short and choose Copy Link. The URL will look like youtube.com/shorts/… or a youtu.be/… short link.

No. We pull the original file straight from YouTube, so nothing is added — no watermark, no logo, no banner. You get a clean copy of the Short exactly as it was uploaded.

Shorts are usually available in 720p and 1080p. The tool grabs the highest resolution available for that specific Short, which is normally Full HD 1080×1920.

You can, if it is public — but respect the creator. Save Shorts for personal reference, not to re-upload or repurpose as your own. Reposting someone else’s content without permission can breach copyright and platform rules.

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