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Expert Tips for Selecting Lenses as a Video Blogger
A Vlogger’s Guide To Camera Lenses
Richard Bennett
Nov 01, 2022• Proven solutions
The staple of any vlog is the talking headshot, a shot of the speaker talking directly to the audience. You can compose this shot with different kinds of lenses for your interchangeable lens camera.
But which kind of lens is the right lens for you as a vlogger?
In this article, I’m going to help you figure that out.
- Part 1: Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
- Part 2: Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
- Part 3: Crop Factor
- Part 4: Focal Length Equivalency Table
- Part 5: Aperture
- Part 6: Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Part 7: Optical Image Stabilization
Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
There are three main ranges in focal lengths that camera lenses can be categorized into wide, standard, and telephoto.
Wide-Angle Lens
Wide-angle lenses can “see more.” They allow more of your scene to fit inside your frame. Objects that are closer to the lens appear much bigger while objects that are further away appear even smaller. Perspectives are also enhanced, making close objects and people that just make it into the sides of the frame appear more stretched out. Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, wide-angle lenses will appear the least zoomed in.
Standard Lens
With standard lenses or normal lenses, you won’t get the stretched out objects or enhanced perspectives that you get from wide-angle lenses. Instead, standard lenses are meant to see scenes as the natural human eye is meant to see them. If you shoot a scene with both a wide-angle lens and a standard lens from the same position, you’ll notice that less of the scene fits into your frame. Standard lenses will appear more zoomed-in than wide-angle lenses, but less zoomed-in than telephoto lenses.
Telephoto Lens
Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, telephoto lenses will appear the most zoomed in. This can be beneficial for the shooter who wants to get a closer shot of a scene without having to physically be in close proximity to the scene. Objects that are further away in the background also appear larger and closer than they would appear on wide-angle or standard lenses.
Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
You can get your talking head footage using lenses from any of the three focal length groups. Depending on how you plan to vlog most of the time, though, one of the three focal lengths might be more suitable for you.
When to vlog with a wide-angle lens
Wide-angle lenses are the most commonly used lenses for vlogging. Wide-angle lenses are great when you need to be close to your camera. This might be the case for you if your recording space is small or if you want to film yourself as you hold your camera up with your own hand.
Being close to your camera not only gives you the option to use your camera’s built-in microphone, but it also gives you the option to make use of camera-mounted shotgun microphones.
When to vlog with a standard lens
Standard lenses are great when you have more space to be further away from your camera. The perspectives in your shot will look more natural through a standard lens, making your talking head footage feel more corporate or professional. You’ll also be able to get blurrier backgrounds using a standard lens versus a wide-angle lens.
Being further away from your camera, however, means that you’ll have to use a separate microphone positioned closer to you.
When to vlog with a telephoto lens
As telephoto lenses are even more zoomed in, you’ll need to be even further away from your camera to fit yourself inside your camera frame. Why would any vlogger ever need to be that far away from their camera? One word… teleprompter. If you want or need to stick to a script, you’ll have to be far away enough from your camera that it doesn’t appear like your eyes are scanning left to right. You then close in the distance with a telephoto lens.
In the above video, Marcos Rocha compares different focal lengths for talking head videos. Which focal length range do you like the look of?
Crop Factor
Focal lengths in camera lenses are measured in millimeters. You can vlog yourself handheld with a 24mm lens on a camera with a full-frame sensor (the sensor is the piece of hardware inside your camera that turns the light it receives into a digital image). But if you use a 24mm lens on a camera with a smaller sensor, like an APS-C sensor or even smaller Micro 4/3 sensor, more of you will get cropped out (see below).
In order to make up for the cropping that occurs, you will need to use a wider lens on cameras with smaller sensors to get the same shot you’d get with a full-frame camera.
Focal Length Equivalency Table
This table shows you the focal lengths needed to achieve the same shot between cameras with different sensor sizes. In order to take a shot as wide as the shot I took of myself with the 24mm lens on my full-frame camera, I would need a 15mm lens on an APS-C sensor camera or a 12mm lens on a micro 4/3 camera.
| Focal Length / Sensor | Full Frame | APS-C | Micro 4/3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 16mm | 10mm | 8mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 18mm | 11mm | 9mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 24mm | 15mm | 12mm |
| Wide | 35mm | 22mm | 18mm |
| Standard | 50mm | 31mm | 25mm |
| Telephoto | 70mm | 44mm | 35mm |
| Telephoto | 100mm | 63mm | 50mm |
| Telephoto | 200mm | 125mm | 100mm |
Aperture
The next thing to consider when you’re looking for a lens is the aperture, the hole (often adjustable) within the lens that lets light in. Aperture for camera lenses is measured in f-stops (f/1.4, f/1.8, f/2.0) - the smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture (bigger hole letting even more light in).
Because larger aperture lenses let more light in, they need a shorter time for cameras to compose an image. This is why larger aperture lenses are also called “fast” lenses.
Fast lenses are more expensive because they cost more to produce. There’s a lot more that goes into them, including larger and higher quality glass elements.
But do you even need a fast lens?
Vlogging With a Fast Lens
Pros of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Better low-light performance
- Better autofocus performance
- Better “bokeh” (out-of-focus areas, like your background, having that nice blurry look that you see in a lot of movies)
Cons of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- More expensive
- Moving subjects more likely to get out of focus when shooting with a large aperture
- Better continuous autofocus performance needed when shooting moving subjects with a large aperture
Optical Image Stabilization
Finally, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want your lens to have built-in optical image stabilization (OIS).
OIS is very beneficial to have on a lens if you’re a vlogger who films mostly handheld footage. Although this technology adds to the price of your lens as well, it can greatly help you to capture smoother footage that may otherwise be shaky. Nikon calls this technology “Vibration Reduction” (VR) for their lenses.
In the above video, you can see how much OIS can help to stabilize your footage. MicBergsma simultaneously compares the footage between two GoPro Hero5 Blacks, one with OIS on and one with OIS off.
If, however, you are shooting most of your vlogs on a tripod, you won’t need a lens with OIS.
Looking for ways to set up your talking-head shot for YouTube with any of these lenses? Check out our post on 4 Ways To Set Up Your Talking-Head Shots For YouTube .
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Nov 01, 2022• Proven solutions
The staple of any vlog is the talking headshot, a shot of the speaker talking directly to the audience. You can compose this shot with different kinds of lenses for your interchangeable lens camera.
But which kind of lens is the right lens for you as a vlogger?
In this article, I’m going to help you figure that out.
- Part 1: Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
- Part 2: Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
- Part 3: Crop Factor
- Part 4: Focal Length Equivalency Table
- Part 5: Aperture
- Part 6: Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Part 7: Optical Image Stabilization
Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
There are three main ranges in focal lengths that camera lenses can be categorized into wide, standard, and telephoto.
Wide-Angle Lens
Wide-angle lenses can “see more.” They allow more of your scene to fit inside your frame. Objects that are closer to the lens appear much bigger while objects that are further away appear even smaller. Perspectives are also enhanced, making close objects and people that just make it into the sides of the frame appear more stretched out. Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, wide-angle lenses will appear the least zoomed in.
Standard Lens
With standard lenses or normal lenses, you won’t get the stretched out objects or enhanced perspectives that you get from wide-angle lenses. Instead, standard lenses are meant to see scenes as the natural human eye is meant to see them. If you shoot a scene with both a wide-angle lens and a standard lens from the same position, you’ll notice that less of the scene fits into your frame. Standard lenses will appear more zoomed-in than wide-angle lenses, but less zoomed-in than telephoto lenses.
Telephoto Lens
Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, telephoto lenses will appear the most zoomed in. This can be beneficial for the shooter who wants to get a closer shot of a scene without having to physically be in close proximity to the scene. Objects that are further away in the background also appear larger and closer than they would appear on wide-angle or standard lenses.
Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
You can get your talking head footage using lenses from any of the three focal length groups. Depending on how you plan to vlog most of the time, though, one of the three focal lengths might be more suitable for you.
When to vlog with a wide-angle lens
Wide-angle lenses are the most commonly used lenses for vlogging. Wide-angle lenses are great when you need to be close to your camera. This might be the case for you if your recording space is small or if you want to film yourself as you hold your camera up with your own hand.
Being close to your camera not only gives you the option to use your camera’s built-in microphone, but it also gives you the option to make use of camera-mounted shotgun microphones.
When to vlog with a standard lens
Standard lenses are great when you have more space to be further away from your camera. The perspectives in your shot will look more natural through a standard lens, making your talking head footage feel more corporate or professional. You’ll also be able to get blurrier backgrounds using a standard lens versus a wide-angle lens.
Being further away from your camera, however, means that you’ll have to use a separate microphone positioned closer to you.
When to vlog with a telephoto lens
As telephoto lenses are even more zoomed in, you’ll need to be even further away from your camera to fit yourself inside your camera frame. Why would any vlogger ever need to be that far away from their camera? One word… teleprompter. If you want or need to stick to a script, you’ll have to be far away enough from your camera that it doesn’t appear like your eyes are scanning left to right. You then close in the distance with a telephoto lens.
In the above video, Marcos Rocha compares different focal lengths for talking head videos. Which focal length range do you like the look of?
Crop Factor
Focal lengths in camera lenses are measured in millimeters. You can vlog yourself handheld with a 24mm lens on a camera with a full-frame sensor (the sensor is the piece of hardware inside your camera that turns the light it receives into a digital image). But if you use a 24mm lens on a camera with a smaller sensor, like an APS-C sensor or even smaller Micro 4/3 sensor, more of you will get cropped out (see below).
In order to make up for the cropping that occurs, you will need to use a wider lens on cameras with smaller sensors to get the same shot you’d get with a full-frame camera.
Focal Length Equivalency Table
This table shows you the focal lengths needed to achieve the same shot between cameras with different sensor sizes. In order to take a shot as wide as the shot I took of myself with the 24mm lens on my full-frame camera, I would need a 15mm lens on an APS-C sensor camera or a 12mm lens on a micro 4/3 camera.
| Focal Length / Sensor | Full Frame | APS-C | Micro 4/3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 16mm | 10mm | 8mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 18mm | 11mm | 9mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 24mm | 15mm | 12mm |
| Wide | 35mm | 22mm | 18mm |
| Standard | 50mm | 31mm | 25mm |
| Telephoto | 70mm | 44mm | 35mm |
| Telephoto | 100mm | 63mm | 50mm |
| Telephoto | 200mm | 125mm | 100mm |
Aperture
The next thing to consider when you’re looking for a lens is the aperture, the hole (often adjustable) within the lens that lets light in. Aperture for camera lenses is measured in f-stops (f/1.4, f/1.8, f/2.0) - the smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture (bigger hole letting even more light in).
Because larger aperture lenses let more light in, they need a shorter time for cameras to compose an image. This is why larger aperture lenses are also called “fast” lenses.
Fast lenses are more expensive because they cost more to produce. There’s a lot more that goes into them, including larger and higher quality glass elements.
But do you even need a fast lens?
Vlogging With a Fast Lens
Pros of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Better low-light performance
- Better autofocus performance
- Better “bokeh” (out-of-focus areas, like your background, having that nice blurry look that you see in a lot of movies)
Cons of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- More expensive
- Moving subjects more likely to get out of focus when shooting with a large aperture
- Better continuous autofocus performance needed when shooting moving subjects with a large aperture
Optical Image Stabilization
Finally, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want your lens to have built-in optical image stabilization (OIS).
OIS is very beneficial to have on a lens if you’re a vlogger who films mostly handheld footage. Although this technology adds to the price of your lens as well, it can greatly help you to capture smoother footage that may otherwise be shaky. Nikon calls this technology “Vibration Reduction” (VR) for their lenses.
In the above video, you can see how much OIS can help to stabilize your footage. MicBergsma simultaneously compares the footage between two GoPro Hero5 Blacks, one with OIS on and one with OIS off.
If, however, you are shooting most of your vlogs on a tripod, you won’t need a lens with OIS.
Looking for ways to set up your talking-head shot for YouTube with any of these lenses? Check out our post on 4 Ways To Set Up Your Talking-Head Shots For YouTube .
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Nov 01, 2022• Proven solutions
The staple of any vlog is the talking headshot, a shot of the speaker talking directly to the audience. You can compose this shot with different kinds of lenses for your interchangeable lens camera.
But which kind of lens is the right lens for you as a vlogger?
In this article, I’m going to help you figure that out.
- Part 1: Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
- Part 2: Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
- Part 3: Crop Factor
- Part 4: Focal Length Equivalency Table
- Part 5: Aperture
- Part 6: Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Part 7: Optical Image Stabilization
Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
There are three main ranges in focal lengths that camera lenses can be categorized into wide, standard, and telephoto.
Wide-Angle Lens
Wide-angle lenses can “see more.” They allow more of your scene to fit inside your frame. Objects that are closer to the lens appear much bigger while objects that are further away appear even smaller. Perspectives are also enhanced, making close objects and people that just make it into the sides of the frame appear more stretched out. Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, wide-angle lenses will appear the least zoomed in.
Standard Lens
With standard lenses or normal lenses, you won’t get the stretched out objects or enhanced perspectives that you get from wide-angle lenses. Instead, standard lenses are meant to see scenes as the natural human eye is meant to see them. If you shoot a scene with both a wide-angle lens and a standard lens from the same position, you’ll notice that less of the scene fits into your frame. Standard lenses will appear more zoomed-in than wide-angle lenses, but less zoomed-in than telephoto lenses.
Telephoto Lens
Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, telephoto lenses will appear the most zoomed in. This can be beneficial for the shooter who wants to get a closer shot of a scene without having to physically be in close proximity to the scene. Objects that are further away in the background also appear larger and closer than they would appear on wide-angle or standard lenses.
Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
You can get your talking head footage using lenses from any of the three focal length groups. Depending on how you plan to vlog most of the time, though, one of the three focal lengths might be more suitable for you.
When to vlog with a wide-angle lens
Wide-angle lenses are the most commonly used lenses for vlogging. Wide-angle lenses are great when you need to be close to your camera. This might be the case for you if your recording space is small or if you want to film yourself as you hold your camera up with your own hand.
Being close to your camera not only gives you the option to use your camera’s built-in microphone, but it also gives you the option to make use of camera-mounted shotgun microphones.
When to vlog with a standard lens
Standard lenses are great when you have more space to be further away from your camera. The perspectives in your shot will look more natural through a standard lens, making your talking head footage feel more corporate or professional. You’ll also be able to get blurrier backgrounds using a standard lens versus a wide-angle lens.
Being further away from your camera, however, means that you’ll have to use a separate microphone positioned closer to you.
When to vlog with a telephoto lens
As telephoto lenses are even more zoomed in, you’ll need to be even further away from your camera to fit yourself inside your camera frame. Why would any vlogger ever need to be that far away from their camera? One word… teleprompter. If you want or need to stick to a script, you’ll have to be far away enough from your camera that it doesn’t appear like your eyes are scanning left to right. You then close in the distance with a telephoto lens.
In the above video, Marcos Rocha compares different focal lengths for talking head videos. Which focal length range do you like the look of?
Crop Factor
Focal lengths in camera lenses are measured in millimeters. You can vlog yourself handheld with a 24mm lens on a camera with a full-frame sensor (the sensor is the piece of hardware inside your camera that turns the light it receives into a digital image). But if you use a 24mm lens on a camera with a smaller sensor, like an APS-C sensor or even smaller Micro 4/3 sensor, more of you will get cropped out (see below).
In order to make up for the cropping that occurs, you will need to use a wider lens on cameras with smaller sensors to get the same shot you’d get with a full-frame camera.
Focal Length Equivalency Table
This table shows you the focal lengths needed to achieve the same shot between cameras with different sensor sizes. In order to take a shot as wide as the shot I took of myself with the 24mm lens on my full-frame camera, I would need a 15mm lens on an APS-C sensor camera or a 12mm lens on a micro 4/3 camera.
| Focal Length / Sensor | Full Frame | APS-C | Micro 4/3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 16mm | 10mm | 8mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 18mm | 11mm | 9mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 24mm | 15mm | 12mm |
| Wide | 35mm | 22mm | 18mm |
| Standard | 50mm | 31mm | 25mm |
| Telephoto | 70mm | 44mm | 35mm |
| Telephoto | 100mm | 63mm | 50mm |
| Telephoto | 200mm | 125mm | 100mm |
Aperture
The next thing to consider when you’re looking for a lens is the aperture, the hole (often adjustable) within the lens that lets light in. Aperture for camera lenses is measured in f-stops (f/1.4, f/1.8, f/2.0) - the smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture (bigger hole letting even more light in).
Because larger aperture lenses let more light in, they need a shorter time for cameras to compose an image. This is why larger aperture lenses are also called “fast” lenses.
Fast lenses are more expensive because they cost more to produce. There’s a lot more that goes into them, including larger and higher quality glass elements.
But do you even need a fast lens?
Vlogging With a Fast Lens
Pros of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Better low-light performance
- Better autofocus performance
- Better “bokeh” (out-of-focus areas, like your background, having that nice blurry look that you see in a lot of movies)
Cons of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- More expensive
- Moving subjects more likely to get out of focus when shooting with a large aperture
- Better continuous autofocus performance needed when shooting moving subjects with a large aperture
Optical Image Stabilization
Finally, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want your lens to have built-in optical image stabilization (OIS).
OIS is very beneficial to have on a lens if you’re a vlogger who films mostly handheld footage. Although this technology adds to the price of your lens as well, it can greatly help you to capture smoother footage that may otherwise be shaky. Nikon calls this technology “Vibration Reduction” (VR) for their lenses.
In the above video, you can see how much OIS can help to stabilize your footage. MicBergsma simultaneously compares the footage between two GoPro Hero5 Blacks, one with OIS on and one with OIS off.
If, however, you are shooting most of your vlogs on a tripod, you won’t need a lens with OIS.
Looking for ways to set up your talking-head shot for YouTube with any of these lenses? Check out our post on 4 Ways To Set Up Your Talking-Head Shots For YouTube .
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett
Nov 01, 2022• Proven solutions
The staple of any vlog is the talking headshot, a shot of the speaker talking directly to the audience. You can compose this shot with different kinds of lenses for your interchangeable lens camera.
But which kind of lens is the right lens for you as a vlogger?
In this article, I’m going to help you figure that out.
- Part 1: Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
- Part 2: Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
- Part 3: Crop Factor
- Part 4: Focal Length Equivalency Table
- Part 5: Aperture
- Part 6: Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Part 7: Optical Image Stabilization
Three Focal Length Groups: Wide, Standard, Telephoto
There are three main ranges in focal lengths that camera lenses can be categorized into wide, standard, and telephoto.
Wide-Angle Lens
Wide-angle lenses can “see more.” They allow more of your scene to fit inside your frame. Objects that are closer to the lens appear much bigger while objects that are further away appear even smaller. Perspectives are also enhanced, making close objects and people that just make it into the sides of the frame appear more stretched out. Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, wide-angle lenses will appear the least zoomed in.
Standard Lens
With standard lenses or normal lenses, you won’t get the stretched out objects or enhanced perspectives that you get from wide-angle lenses. Instead, standard lenses are meant to see scenes as the natural human eye is meant to see them. If you shoot a scene with both a wide-angle lens and a standard lens from the same position, you’ll notice that less of the scene fits into your frame. Standard lenses will appear more zoomed-in than wide-angle lenses, but less zoomed-in than telephoto lenses.
Telephoto Lens
Out of all the other ranges in focal lengths, telephoto lenses will appear the most zoomed in. This can be beneficial for the shooter who wants to get a closer shot of a scene without having to physically be in close proximity to the scene. Objects that are further away in the background also appear larger and closer than they would appear on wide-angle or standard lenses.
Vlogging With Each Focal Length Group
You can get your talking head footage using lenses from any of the three focal length groups. Depending on how you plan to vlog most of the time, though, one of the three focal lengths might be more suitable for you.
When to vlog with a wide-angle lens
Wide-angle lenses are the most commonly used lenses for vlogging. Wide-angle lenses are great when you need to be close to your camera. This might be the case for you if your recording space is small or if you want to film yourself as you hold your camera up with your own hand.
Being close to your camera not only gives you the option to use your camera’s built-in microphone, but it also gives you the option to make use of camera-mounted shotgun microphones.
When to vlog with a standard lens
Standard lenses are great when you have more space to be further away from your camera. The perspectives in your shot will look more natural through a standard lens, making your talking head footage feel more corporate or professional. You’ll also be able to get blurrier backgrounds using a standard lens versus a wide-angle lens.
Being further away from your camera, however, means that you’ll have to use a separate microphone positioned closer to you.
When to vlog with a telephoto lens
As telephoto lenses are even more zoomed in, you’ll need to be even further away from your camera to fit yourself inside your camera frame. Why would any vlogger ever need to be that far away from their camera? One word… teleprompter. If you want or need to stick to a script, you’ll have to be far away enough from your camera that it doesn’t appear like your eyes are scanning left to right. You then close in the distance with a telephoto lens.
In the above video, Marcos Rocha compares different focal lengths for talking head videos. Which focal length range do you like the look of?
Crop Factor
Focal lengths in camera lenses are measured in millimeters. You can vlog yourself handheld with a 24mm lens on a camera with a full-frame sensor (the sensor is the piece of hardware inside your camera that turns the light it receives into a digital image). But if you use a 24mm lens on a camera with a smaller sensor, like an APS-C sensor or even smaller Micro 4/3 sensor, more of you will get cropped out (see below).
In order to make up for the cropping that occurs, you will need to use a wider lens on cameras with smaller sensors to get the same shot you’d get with a full-frame camera.
Focal Length Equivalency Table
This table shows you the focal lengths needed to achieve the same shot between cameras with different sensor sizes. In order to take a shot as wide as the shot I took of myself with the 24mm lens on my full-frame camera, I would need a 15mm lens on an APS-C sensor camera or a 12mm lens on a micro 4/3 camera.
| Focal Length / Sensor | Full Frame | APS-C | Micro 4/3 |
|---|---|---|---|
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 16mm | 10mm | 8mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 18mm | 11mm | 9mm |
| Wide (Handheld Selfie-Safe) | 24mm | 15mm | 12mm |
| Wide | 35mm | 22mm | 18mm |
| Standard | 50mm | 31mm | 25mm |
| Telephoto | 70mm | 44mm | 35mm |
| Telephoto | 100mm | 63mm | 50mm |
| Telephoto | 200mm | 125mm | 100mm |
Aperture
The next thing to consider when you’re looking for a lens is the aperture, the hole (often adjustable) within the lens that lets light in. Aperture for camera lenses is measured in f-stops (f/1.4, f/1.8, f/2.0) - the smaller the f-stop number, the larger the aperture (bigger hole letting even more light in).
Because larger aperture lenses let more light in, they need a shorter time for cameras to compose an image. This is why larger aperture lenses are also called “fast” lenses.
Fast lenses are more expensive because they cost more to produce. There’s a lot more that goes into them, including larger and higher quality glass elements.
But do you even need a fast lens?
Vlogging With a Fast Lens
Pros of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- Better low-light performance
- Better autofocus performance
- Better “bokeh” (out-of-focus areas, like your background, having that nice blurry look that you see in a lot of movies)
Cons of Vlogging With a Fast Lens
- More expensive
- Moving subjects more likely to get out of focus when shooting with a large aperture
- Better continuous autofocus performance needed when shooting moving subjects with a large aperture
Optical Image Stabilization
Finally, you’ll have to decide whether or not you want your lens to have built-in optical image stabilization (OIS).
OIS is very beneficial to have on a lens if you’re a vlogger who films mostly handheld footage. Although this technology adds to the price of your lens as well, it can greatly help you to capture smoother footage that may otherwise be shaky. Nikon calls this technology “Vibration Reduction” (VR) for their lenses.
In the above video, you can see how much OIS can help to stabilize your footage. MicBergsma simultaneously compares the footage between two GoPro Hero5 Blacks, one with OIS on and one with OIS off.
If, however, you are shooting most of your vlogs on a tripod, you won’t need a lens with OIS.
Looking for ways to set up your talking-head shot for YouTube with any of these lenses? Check out our post on 4 Ways To Set Up Your Talking-Head Shots For YouTube .
Richard Bennett
Richard Bennett is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Richard Bennett
Mobile Mastery: Best Downloading Apps for Android & iOS Users
11 FREE YouTube Playlist Downloaders [Online/PC/Android/iOS]
Shanoon Cox
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Plenty of people spends all kinds of time on YouTube organizing their favorite playlists filled to the brim with the songs they love. YouTube has become one of the top destinations for music lovers to check out their favorite artists, but what do you want to do when you want to take those playlists that you’ve painstakingly edited on the go with you?
This is where you might need to think about a YouTube playlist downloader, which is a computer or mobile application that allows you to download a YouTube playlist so you can take them anywhere.
- Part 1: Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders
- Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora - [Free to Use]
Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders 2024
When you’re ready to convert a YouTube playlist to MP3 format for portable, simple listening anywhere you go on your computer, smartphone, or tablet, then you are going to need a software application to give you a hand. There are plenty of good options out there for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, but how do you narrow down the best of the best?
It’s simple! Use this handy list to find some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader apps to make downloading your favorite playlists for offline use really simple.
Note: We resolutely oppose all forms of copyright-infringing downloads. This tutorial is only for downloading YouTube videos/audio materials from your own channel.
1. Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader offers the best way to record YouTube playlists, videos or audios in the highest quality. You only need 2 steps to get the downloaded YouTube files. Plus, Filmora owns plenty of AI editing tools to help you re-edit or create YouTube videos.
Download Playlist from YouTube
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Download Playlist from YouTube
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Step 1: First, download Filmora YouTube Download Software from the button above and launch it. Open the YouTube playlist that you want to download for. Then click the ‘Screen Recorder‘ feature from the launch interface to record the screen. And now, play the YouTube playlist till it ends.
Step 2: You can now save the recorded YouTube playlist in different format diretly, or you can drag-and-drop the downloaded file to the timeline to get rid of the slicence part of the video by using the ‘Slience Detection ‘ function.
Want to Edit Videos with Ease and Share Them on YouTube Directly? Try This Out!
Filmora YouTube Video Editor makes it easy to create and edit videos with handy functions. You can create Youtube video script using ChatGPT , then make your creative ideas realize and share them on YouTube or other social media directly!
Create & Edit YouTube Videos Create & Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
2. Ddownr (Web)
Ddownr is a super simple to use online platform that allows you to download your favorite independent YouTube videos or even entire playlists for free. All you need to do is visit Ddownr’s website, paste in the URL to the video or playlist you want to download, and the website will take care of the rest for you.
Once finished, it will present your download to you so you can easily save it to your device. The best part is that since Ddownr is online, you don’t need to worry about downloading an application for a specific operating system. Simply visit the website, put in the link to your favorite video or playlist, and let the download commence.
3. 4K Video Downloader (Windows, macOS, Linux)
4K Video Downloader is an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that allows you to download entire videos and playlists to watch or listen to later offline. This isn’t just for audio, either – you can download entire videos in any quality, all the way up to 4k.
Want to enjoy that awesome video you were checking out without sacrificing the quality? 4K Video Downloader is going to be one of the best options to choose if video quality matters to you. What’s best is that you can download your favorite videos and playlists on your computer and then move them over to your phone to enjoy on the go, if you’d like.
YouTube Video Downloader & Editor
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader & Editor
• Free to screen record every videos, audio, playlist from YouTube.
• Edit YouTube video with popular video templates and effects.
• Change video ratio to match YouTube channel or YouTube shorts.
• Cross-platform supported - (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download Learn More >
4. Loader.to (Web)
Loader.to really couldn’t make it any easier to get the video or playlist you would like to download in almost any format you can think of, without even worrying about downloading yet another software application. Like Ddownr, Loader.to is completely based online, so you can access it from anywhere you’d like, on any device.
When you reach the homepage, you will be greeted with a menu allowing you to choose your format for audio and video and the URL to the video or playlist you would like to download. That is it – it couldn’t be simpler. For folks looking for a quick and easy-to-use way to download a YouTube playlist online, this is one of the best places to start.
5. By Click Downloader (Windows)
By Click Downloader is a software application for Windows computers that allows you to download full high-definition videos or audio from YouTube. You can choose to keep the whole video or convert it to audio-only formats such as .mp3 to listen to later on.
The software is completely free to use but limited to being available on only one platform. If you are coming from macOS, Linux, or a smartphone OS, you will need to look elsewhere. For Windows users, however, By Click Downloader is a solid YouTube playlist downloader that anyone can use and understand.
6. Snapdownloader (Windows)
Snapdownloader is another downloader software application that is only for Windows, which could limit some users. However, for the Windows-faithful out there, you have a great option to grab your favorite videos and playlists from YouTube for later viewing and listening. It supports more than just YouTube downloads, too – you can grab videos from Facebook and other sites in many different qualities, all the way up to 8k.
To make things even easier for you, the application has a built-in video editor of sorts that allows you to trim your videos as you see fit, so if you need to make them a little smaller for simpler storage on low-capacity hard drives, this might be the best option for you to grab those YouTube playlists you love.
Try Filmora to Download YouTube Playlists & Videos and Edit for Free!
Filmora helps to download YouTube playlists without ads and watermark attached, it also possesses with comprehensive editing tools for creating YouTube videos. You can use the AI helpers to add trendy visual effects and popular emojis to re-edit and polish your video.
Download and Edit YouTube Videos Download and Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
7. iTubeGo (Windows, macOS, Android)
iTubeGo is a family of software applications that take things beyond simply downloading YouTube videos. Supported on Windows, macOS, and Android, you can quickly download playlists and videos from YouTube and thousands of other sites that host videos.
Not only can you download your favorite videos and playlists, but you can also convert them into your favorite audio formats for simple listening at any time you’d like.
8. Videoder (Windows, Android)
Videoder supports Windows and Android and is capable of downloading any of your favorite YouTube videos and playlists quickly and easily. The app sets itself apart with its own built-in web browser and ad blocker, so you can enjoy those videos with fewer annoying commercials.
What’s more, Videoder claims to handle video downloads up to 4 times faster than competing YouTube playlist downloader applications.
9. DVDVideoSoft (Windows, macOS)
DVDVideoSoft is a freeware application for Windows and macOS that allows users to download their favorite YouTube playlists and videos to convert them to any audio format of their choosing or view the entire video if they would like. Similar to Snapdownloader, this application also has a built-in miniature video editor so you can conveniently edit your downloaded playlists and videos to your liking.
To make things even better, the developers of the software have placed a handy FAQ and support page on their website, so you always have a resource you can head to if you have any questions.
10. iTube HD Video Downloader (macOS)
When you want to scoop up those HD videos to watch later on, you want to make sure you use quality software to get it done. With iTube HD Video Downloader , you can grab those playlists and videos up to 3 times faster than some other YouTube downloader applications, and you can be sure that you can enjoy them in high-definition, anytime you’d like.
This application is available for users of macOS.
11. YouTubePlaylist.cc (Web)
YouTubePlaylist.cc is one of the top destinations on the internet to download YouTube playlists and convert them directly into your favorite audio format before adding it to your phone or computer. This is a web-based platform, so you can be sure that you can easily download all of your favorite playlists without having to download a specialized application for the occasion.
Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora
Filmora is a great software application by Wondershare that allows you to edit your YouTube videos with absolute ease. You don’t even need to be a video editing pro to get started because with Filmora’s expert documentation and simple onboarding, anyone can pick it up and start editing videos as soon as they would like.
Filmora owns a lot of AI tools to help you make videos more intelligent! Watch the video to know more.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Filmora own some new features to make video editing easier for you. Let’s have a look at the new features.
- Effect Plugins: Cooperate with NewBlue & Boris, you can apply Hollywood-style effects to your videos.
- Stock Media: Find the media suitable for your video from Giphy, Pixabay, Unsplash in Filmora.
- Speed Raming: Freely adjust the speed of your video.
- Wondershare Drive: Upload your projects to Wondeshare Drives and share them with your friends or colleagues.
Anyone with a Windows or macOS computer can get started using Filmora right now to edit their YouTube videos to their liking and start racking up the views.
Which YouTube Playlist Downloader Will You Pick?
Now that you know some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader applications around, you are all set to begin downloading your favorite videos and playlists so you can watch or listen to them at any point you would like when you are offline or on the go.
Enjoy your favorite music, shows, and more with the ability to download YouTube playlists anytime, and enjoy being able to take your songs on the go thanks to the YouTube playlist to mp3 conversion feature offered by so many of these applications. It has never been easier to get your hands on the videos and tracks of your choice with the wide selection of downloader apps available today, so pick your favorite and jump on downloading all of your favorite playlists.
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Plenty of people spends all kinds of time on YouTube organizing their favorite playlists filled to the brim with the songs they love. YouTube has become one of the top destinations for music lovers to check out their favorite artists, but what do you want to do when you want to take those playlists that you’ve painstakingly edited on the go with you?
This is where you might need to think about a YouTube playlist downloader, which is a computer or mobile application that allows you to download a YouTube playlist so you can take them anywhere.
- Part 1: Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders
- Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora - [Free to Use]
Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders 2024
When you’re ready to convert a YouTube playlist to MP3 format for portable, simple listening anywhere you go on your computer, smartphone, or tablet, then you are going to need a software application to give you a hand. There are plenty of good options out there for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, but how do you narrow down the best of the best?
It’s simple! Use this handy list to find some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader apps to make downloading your favorite playlists for offline use really simple.
Note: We resolutely oppose all forms of copyright-infringing downloads. This tutorial is only for downloading YouTube videos/audio materials from your own channel.
1. Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader offers the best way to record YouTube playlists, videos or audios in the highest quality. You only need 2 steps to get the downloaded YouTube files. Plus, Filmora owns plenty of AI editing tools to help you re-edit or create YouTube videos.
Download Playlist from YouTube
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Download Playlist from YouTube
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Step 1: First, download Filmora YouTube Download Software from the button above and launch it. Open the YouTube playlist that you want to download for. Then click the ‘Screen Recorder‘ feature from the launch interface to record the screen. And now, play the YouTube playlist till it ends.
Step 2: You can now save the recorded YouTube playlist in different format diretly, or you can drag-and-drop the downloaded file to the timeline to get rid of the slicence part of the video by using the ‘Slience Detection ‘ function.
Want to Edit Videos with Ease and Share Them on YouTube Directly? Try This Out!
Filmora YouTube Video Editor makes it easy to create and edit videos with handy functions. You can create Youtube video script using ChatGPT , then make your creative ideas realize and share them on YouTube or other social media directly!
Create & Edit YouTube Videos Create & Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
2. Ddownr (Web)
Ddownr is a super simple to use online platform that allows you to download your favorite independent YouTube videos or even entire playlists for free. All you need to do is visit Ddownr’s website, paste in the URL to the video or playlist you want to download, and the website will take care of the rest for you.
Once finished, it will present your download to you so you can easily save it to your device. The best part is that since Ddownr is online, you don’t need to worry about downloading an application for a specific operating system. Simply visit the website, put in the link to your favorite video or playlist, and let the download commence.
3. 4K Video Downloader (Windows, macOS, Linux)
4K Video Downloader is an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that allows you to download entire videos and playlists to watch or listen to later offline. This isn’t just for audio, either – you can download entire videos in any quality, all the way up to 4k.
Want to enjoy that awesome video you were checking out without sacrificing the quality? 4K Video Downloader is going to be one of the best options to choose if video quality matters to you. What’s best is that you can download your favorite videos and playlists on your computer and then move them over to your phone to enjoy on the go, if you’d like.
YouTube Video Downloader & Editor
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader & Editor
• Free to screen record every videos, audio, playlist from YouTube.
• Edit YouTube video with popular video templates and effects.
• Change video ratio to match YouTube channel or YouTube shorts.
• Cross-platform supported - (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download Learn More >
4. Loader.to (Web)
Loader.to really couldn’t make it any easier to get the video or playlist you would like to download in almost any format you can think of, without even worrying about downloading yet another software application. Like Ddownr, Loader.to is completely based online, so you can access it from anywhere you’d like, on any device.
When you reach the homepage, you will be greeted with a menu allowing you to choose your format for audio and video and the URL to the video or playlist you would like to download. That is it – it couldn’t be simpler. For folks looking for a quick and easy-to-use way to download a YouTube playlist online, this is one of the best places to start.
5. By Click Downloader (Windows)
By Click Downloader is a software application for Windows computers that allows you to download full high-definition videos or audio from YouTube. You can choose to keep the whole video or convert it to audio-only formats such as .mp3 to listen to later on.
The software is completely free to use but limited to being available on only one platform. If you are coming from macOS, Linux, or a smartphone OS, you will need to look elsewhere. For Windows users, however, By Click Downloader is a solid YouTube playlist downloader that anyone can use and understand.
6. Snapdownloader (Windows)
Snapdownloader is another downloader software application that is only for Windows, which could limit some users. However, for the Windows-faithful out there, you have a great option to grab your favorite videos and playlists from YouTube for later viewing and listening. It supports more than just YouTube downloads, too – you can grab videos from Facebook and other sites in many different qualities, all the way up to 8k.
To make things even easier for you, the application has a built-in video editor of sorts that allows you to trim your videos as you see fit, so if you need to make them a little smaller for simpler storage on low-capacity hard drives, this might be the best option for you to grab those YouTube playlists you love.
Try Filmora to Download YouTube Playlists & Videos and Edit for Free!
Filmora helps to download YouTube playlists without ads and watermark attached, it also possesses with comprehensive editing tools for creating YouTube videos. You can use the AI helpers to add trendy visual effects and popular emojis to re-edit and polish your video.
Download and Edit YouTube Videos Download and Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
7. iTubeGo (Windows, macOS, Android)
iTubeGo is a family of software applications that take things beyond simply downloading YouTube videos. Supported on Windows, macOS, and Android, you can quickly download playlists and videos from YouTube and thousands of other sites that host videos.
Not only can you download your favorite videos and playlists, but you can also convert them into your favorite audio formats for simple listening at any time you’d like.
8. Videoder (Windows, Android)
Videoder supports Windows and Android and is capable of downloading any of your favorite YouTube videos and playlists quickly and easily. The app sets itself apart with its own built-in web browser and ad blocker, so you can enjoy those videos with fewer annoying commercials.
What’s more, Videoder claims to handle video downloads up to 4 times faster than competing YouTube playlist downloader applications.
9. DVDVideoSoft (Windows, macOS)
DVDVideoSoft is a freeware application for Windows and macOS that allows users to download their favorite YouTube playlists and videos to convert them to any audio format of their choosing or view the entire video if they would like. Similar to Snapdownloader, this application also has a built-in miniature video editor so you can conveniently edit your downloaded playlists and videos to your liking.
To make things even better, the developers of the software have placed a handy FAQ and support page on their website, so you always have a resource you can head to if you have any questions.
10. iTube HD Video Downloader (macOS)
When you want to scoop up those HD videos to watch later on, you want to make sure you use quality software to get it done. With iTube HD Video Downloader , you can grab those playlists and videos up to 3 times faster than some other YouTube downloader applications, and you can be sure that you can enjoy them in high-definition, anytime you’d like.
This application is available for users of macOS.
11. YouTubePlaylist.cc (Web)
YouTubePlaylist.cc is one of the top destinations on the internet to download YouTube playlists and convert them directly into your favorite audio format before adding it to your phone or computer. This is a web-based platform, so you can be sure that you can easily download all of your favorite playlists without having to download a specialized application for the occasion.
Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora
Filmora is a great software application by Wondershare that allows you to edit your YouTube videos with absolute ease. You don’t even need to be a video editing pro to get started because with Filmora’s expert documentation and simple onboarding, anyone can pick it up and start editing videos as soon as they would like.
Filmora owns a lot of AI tools to help you make videos more intelligent! Watch the video to know more.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Filmora own some new features to make video editing easier for you. Let’s have a look at the new features.
- Effect Plugins: Cooperate with NewBlue & Boris, you can apply Hollywood-style effects to your videos.
- Stock Media: Find the media suitable for your video from Giphy, Pixabay, Unsplash in Filmora.
- Speed Raming: Freely adjust the speed of your video.
- Wondershare Drive: Upload your projects to Wondeshare Drives and share them with your friends or colleagues.
Anyone with a Windows or macOS computer can get started using Filmora right now to edit their YouTube videos to their liking and start racking up the views.
Which YouTube Playlist Downloader Will You Pick?
Now that you know some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader applications around, you are all set to begin downloading your favorite videos and playlists so you can watch or listen to them at any point you would like when you are offline or on the go.
Enjoy your favorite music, shows, and more with the ability to download YouTube playlists anytime, and enjoy being able to take your songs on the go thanks to the YouTube playlist to mp3 conversion feature offered by so many of these applications. It has never been easier to get your hands on the videos and tracks of your choice with the wide selection of downloader apps available today, so pick your favorite and jump on downloading all of your favorite playlists.
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Plenty of people spends all kinds of time on YouTube organizing their favorite playlists filled to the brim with the songs they love. YouTube has become one of the top destinations for music lovers to check out their favorite artists, but what do you want to do when you want to take those playlists that you’ve painstakingly edited on the go with you?
This is where you might need to think about a YouTube playlist downloader, which is a computer or mobile application that allows you to download a YouTube playlist so you can take them anywhere.
- Part 1: Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders
- Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora - [Free to Use]
Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders 2024
When you’re ready to convert a YouTube playlist to MP3 format for portable, simple listening anywhere you go on your computer, smartphone, or tablet, then you are going to need a software application to give you a hand. There are plenty of good options out there for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, but how do you narrow down the best of the best?
It’s simple! Use this handy list to find some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader apps to make downloading your favorite playlists for offline use really simple.
Note: We resolutely oppose all forms of copyright-infringing downloads. This tutorial is only for downloading YouTube videos/audio materials from your own channel.
1. Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader offers the best way to record YouTube playlists, videos or audios in the highest quality. You only need 2 steps to get the downloaded YouTube files. Plus, Filmora owns plenty of AI editing tools to help you re-edit or create YouTube videos.
Download Playlist from YouTube
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Download Playlist from YouTube
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Step 1: First, download Filmora YouTube Download Software from the button above and launch it. Open the YouTube playlist that you want to download for. Then click the ‘Screen Recorder‘ feature from the launch interface to record the screen. And now, play the YouTube playlist till it ends.
Step 2: You can now save the recorded YouTube playlist in different format diretly, or you can drag-and-drop the downloaded file to the timeline to get rid of the slicence part of the video by using the ‘Slience Detection ‘ function.
Want to Edit Videos with Ease and Share Them on YouTube Directly? Try This Out!
Filmora YouTube Video Editor makes it easy to create and edit videos with handy functions. You can create Youtube video script using ChatGPT , then make your creative ideas realize and share them on YouTube or other social media directly!
Create & Edit YouTube Videos Create & Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
2. Ddownr (Web)
Ddownr is a super simple to use online platform that allows you to download your favorite independent YouTube videos or even entire playlists for free. All you need to do is visit Ddownr’s website, paste in the URL to the video or playlist you want to download, and the website will take care of the rest for you.
Once finished, it will present your download to you so you can easily save it to your device. The best part is that since Ddownr is online, you don’t need to worry about downloading an application for a specific operating system. Simply visit the website, put in the link to your favorite video or playlist, and let the download commence.
3. 4K Video Downloader (Windows, macOS, Linux)
4K Video Downloader is an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that allows you to download entire videos and playlists to watch or listen to later offline. This isn’t just for audio, either – you can download entire videos in any quality, all the way up to 4k.
Want to enjoy that awesome video you were checking out without sacrificing the quality? 4K Video Downloader is going to be one of the best options to choose if video quality matters to you. What’s best is that you can download your favorite videos and playlists on your computer and then move them over to your phone to enjoy on the go, if you’d like.
YouTube Video Downloader & Editor
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader & Editor
• Free to screen record every videos, audio, playlist from YouTube.
• Edit YouTube video with popular video templates and effects.
• Change video ratio to match YouTube channel or YouTube shorts.
• Cross-platform supported - (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download YouTube Playlist Download Learn More >
4. Loader.to (Web)
Loader.to really couldn’t make it any easier to get the video or playlist you would like to download in almost any format you can think of, without even worrying about downloading yet another software application. Like Ddownr, Loader.to is completely based online, so you can access it from anywhere you’d like, on any device.
When you reach the homepage, you will be greeted with a menu allowing you to choose your format for audio and video and the URL to the video or playlist you would like to download. That is it – it couldn’t be simpler. For folks looking for a quick and easy-to-use way to download a YouTube playlist online, this is one of the best places to start.
5. By Click Downloader (Windows)
By Click Downloader is a software application for Windows computers that allows you to download full high-definition videos or audio from YouTube. You can choose to keep the whole video or convert it to audio-only formats such as .mp3 to listen to later on.
The software is completely free to use but limited to being available on only one platform. If you are coming from macOS, Linux, or a smartphone OS, you will need to look elsewhere. For Windows users, however, By Click Downloader is a solid YouTube playlist downloader that anyone can use and understand.
6. Snapdownloader (Windows)
Snapdownloader is another downloader software application that is only for Windows, which could limit some users. However, for the Windows-faithful out there, you have a great option to grab your favorite videos and playlists from YouTube for later viewing and listening. It supports more than just YouTube downloads, too – you can grab videos from Facebook and other sites in many different qualities, all the way up to 8k.
To make things even easier for you, the application has a built-in video editor of sorts that allows you to trim your videos as you see fit, so if you need to make them a little smaller for simpler storage on low-capacity hard drives, this might be the best option for you to grab those YouTube playlists you love.
Try Filmora to Download YouTube Playlists & Videos and Edit for Free!
Filmora helps to download YouTube playlists without ads and watermark attached, it also possesses with comprehensive editing tools for creating YouTube videos. You can use the AI helpers to add trendy visual effects and popular emojis to re-edit and polish your video.
Download and Edit YouTube Videos Download and Edit YouTube Videos Learn More >
7. iTubeGo (Windows, macOS, Android)
iTubeGo is a family of software applications that take things beyond simply downloading YouTube videos. Supported on Windows, macOS, and Android, you can quickly download playlists and videos from YouTube and thousands of other sites that host videos.
Not only can you download your favorite videos and playlists, but you can also convert them into your favorite audio formats for simple listening at any time you’d like.
8. Videoder (Windows, Android)
Videoder supports Windows and Android and is capable of downloading any of your favorite YouTube videos and playlists quickly and easily. The app sets itself apart with its own built-in web browser and ad blocker, so you can enjoy those videos with fewer annoying commercials.
What’s more, Videoder claims to handle video downloads up to 4 times faster than competing YouTube playlist downloader applications.
9. DVDVideoSoft (Windows, macOS)
DVDVideoSoft is a freeware application for Windows and macOS that allows users to download their favorite YouTube playlists and videos to convert them to any audio format of their choosing or view the entire video if they would like. Similar to Snapdownloader, this application also has a built-in miniature video editor so you can conveniently edit your downloaded playlists and videos to your liking.
To make things even better, the developers of the software have placed a handy FAQ and support page on their website, so you always have a resource you can head to if you have any questions.
10. iTube HD Video Downloader (macOS)
When you want to scoop up those HD videos to watch later on, you want to make sure you use quality software to get it done. With iTube HD Video Downloader , you can grab those playlists and videos up to 3 times faster than some other YouTube downloader applications, and you can be sure that you can enjoy them in high-definition, anytime you’d like.
This application is available for users of macOS.
11. YouTubePlaylist.cc (Web)
YouTubePlaylist.cc is one of the top destinations on the internet to download YouTube playlists and convert them directly into your favorite audio format before adding it to your phone or computer. This is a web-based platform, so you can be sure that you can easily download all of your favorite playlists without having to download a specialized application for the occasion.
Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora
Filmora is a great software application by Wondershare that allows you to edit your YouTube videos with absolute ease. You don’t even need to be a video editing pro to get started because with Filmora’s expert documentation and simple onboarding, anyone can pick it up and start editing videos as soon as they would like.
Filmora owns a lot of AI tools to help you make videos more intelligent! Watch the video to know more.
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Filmora own some new features to make video editing easier for you. Let’s have a look at the new features.
- Effect Plugins: Cooperate with NewBlue & Boris, you can apply Hollywood-style effects to your videos.
- Stock Media: Find the media suitable for your video from Giphy, Pixabay, Unsplash in Filmora.
- Speed Raming: Freely adjust the speed of your video.
- Wondershare Drive: Upload your projects to Wondeshare Drives and share them with your friends or colleagues.
Anyone with a Windows or macOS computer can get started using Filmora right now to edit their YouTube videos to their liking and start racking up the views.
Which YouTube Playlist Downloader Will You Pick?
Now that you know some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader applications around, you are all set to begin downloading your favorite videos and playlists so you can watch or listen to them at any point you would like when you are offline or on the go.
Enjoy your favorite music, shows, and more with the ability to download YouTube playlists anytime, and enjoy being able to take your songs on the go thanks to the YouTube playlist to mp3 conversion feature offered by so many of these applications. It has never been easier to get your hands on the videos and tracks of your choice with the wide selection of downloader apps available today, so pick your favorite and jump on downloading all of your favorite playlists.
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Youtube Playlist Downloader Software
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox is a writer and a lover of all things video.
Follow @Shanoon Cox
Shanoon Cox
Mar 27, 2024• Proven solutions
Plenty of people spends all kinds of time on YouTube organizing their favorite playlists filled to the brim with the songs they love. YouTube has become one of the top destinations for music lovers to check out their favorite artists, but what do you want to do when you want to take those playlists that you’ve painstakingly edited on the go with you?
This is where you might need to think about a YouTube playlist downloader, which is a computer or mobile application that allows you to download a YouTube playlist so you can take them anywhere.
- Part 1: Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders
- Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora - [Free to Use]
Top 11 Best YouTube Playlist Downloaders 2024
When you’re ready to convert a YouTube playlist to MP3 format for portable, simple listening anywhere you go on your computer, smartphone, or tablet, then you are going to need a software application to give you a hand. There are plenty of good options out there for Windows, macOS, Linux, Android, and iOS, but how do you narrow down the best of the best?
It’s simple! Use this handy list to find some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader apps to make downloading your favorite playlists for offline use really simple.
Note: We resolutely oppose all forms of copyright-infringing downloads. This tutorial is only for downloading YouTube videos/audio materials from your own channel.
1. Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader offers the best way to record YouTube playlists, videos or audios in the highest quality. You only need 2 steps to get the downloaded YouTube files. Plus, Filmora owns plenty of AI editing tools to help you re-edit or create YouTube videos.
Download Playlist from YouTube
For Win 7 or later (64-bit)
Secure Download
Download Playlist from YouTube
For macOS 10.14 or later
Secure Download
Step 1: First, download Filmora YouTube Download Software from the button above and launch it. Open the YouTube playlist that you want to download for. Then click the ‘Screen Recorder‘ feature from the launch interface to record the screen. And now, play the YouTube playlist till it ends.
Step 2: You can now save the recorded YouTube playlist in different format diretly, or you can drag-and-drop the downloaded file to the timeline to get rid of the slicence part of the video by using the ‘Slience Detection ‘ function.
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2. Ddownr (Web)
Ddownr is a super simple to use online platform that allows you to download your favorite independent YouTube videos or even entire playlists for free. All you need to do is visit Ddownr’s website, paste in the URL to the video or playlist you want to download, and the website will take care of the rest for you.
Once finished, it will present your download to you so you can easily save it to your device. The best part is that since Ddownr is online, you don’t need to worry about downloading an application for a specific operating system. Simply visit the website, put in the link to your favorite video or playlist, and let the download commence.
3. 4K Video Downloader (Windows, macOS, Linux)
4K Video Downloader is an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that allows you to download entire videos and playlists to watch or listen to later offline. This isn’t just for audio, either – you can download entire videos in any quality, all the way up to 4k.
Want to enjoy that awesome video you were checking out without sacrificing the quality? 4K Video Downloader is going to be one of the best options to choose if video quality matters to you. What’s best is that you can download your favorite videos and playlists on your computer and then move them over to your phone to enjoy on the go, if you’d like.
YouTube Video Downloader & Editor
Filmora YouTube Playlist Downloader & Editor
• Free to screen record every videos, audio, playlist from YouTube.
• Edit YouTube video with popular video templates and effects.
• Change video ratio to match YouTube channel or YouTube shorts.
• Cross-platform supported - (Windows, Mac, iOS, Android)
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4. Loader.to (Web)
Loader.to really couldn’t make it any easier to get the video or playlist you would like to download in almost any format you can think of, without even worrying about downloading yet another software application. Like Ddownr, Loader.to is completely based online, so you can access it from anywhere you’d like, on any device.
When you reach the homepage, you will be greeted with a menu allowing you to choose your format for audio and video and the URL to the video or playlist you would like to download. That is it – it couldn’t be simpler. For folks looking for a quick and easy-to-use way to download a YouTube playlist online, this is one of the best places to start.
5. By Click Downloader (Windows)
By Click Downloader is a software application for Windows computers that allows you to download full high-definition videos or audio from YouTube. You can choose to keep the whole video or convert it to audio-only formats such as .mp3 to listen to later on.
The software is completely free to use but limited to being available on only one platform. If you are coming from macOS, Linux, or a smartphone OS, you will need to look elsewhere. For Windows users, however, By Click Downloader is a solid YouTube playlist downloader that anyone can use and understand.
6. Snapdownloader (Windows)
Snapdownloader is another downloader software application that is only for Windows, which could limit some users. However, for the Windows-faithful out there, you have a great option to grab your favorite videos and playlists from YouTube for later viewing and listening. It supports more than just YouTube downloads, too – you can grab videos from Facebook and other sites in many different qualities, all the way up to 8k.
To make things even easier for you, the application has a built-in video editor of sorts that allows you to trim your videos as you see fit, so if you need to make them a little smaller for simpler storage on low-capacity hard drives, this might be the best option for you to grab those YouTube playlists you love.
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7. iTubeGo (Windows, macOS, Android)
iTubeGo is a family of software applications that take things beyond simply downloading YouTube videos. Supported on Windows, macOS, and Android, you can quickly download playlists and videos from YouTube and thousands of other sites that host videos.
Not only can you download your favorite videos and playlists, but you can also convert them into your favorite audio formats for simple listening at any time you’d like.
8. Videoder (Windows, Android)
Videoder supports Windows and Android and is capable of downloading any of your favorite YouTube videos and playlists quickly and easily. The app sets itself apart with its own built-in web browser and ad blocker, so you can enjoy those videos with fewer annoying commercials.
What’s more, Videoder claims to handle video downloads up to 4 times faster than competing YouTube playlist downloader applications.
9. DVDVideoSoft (Windows, macOS)
DVDVideoSoft is a freeware application for Windows and macOS that allows users to download their favorite YouTube playlists and videos to convert them to any audio format of their choosing or view the entire video if they would like. Similar to Snapdownloader, this application also has a built-in miniature video editor so you can conveniently edit your downloaded playlists and videos to your liking.
To make things even better, the developers of the software have placed a handy FAQ and support page on their website, so you always have a resource you can head to if you have any questions.
10. iTube HD Video Downloader (macOS)
When you want to scoop up those HD videos to watch later on, you want to make sure you use quality software to get it done. With iTube HD Video Downloader , you can grab those playlists and videos up to 3 times faster than some other YouTube downloader applications, and you can be sure that you can enjoy them in high-definition, anytime you’d like.
This application is available for users of macOS.
11. YouTubePlaylist.cc (Web)
YouTubePlaylist.cc is one of the top destinations on the internet to download YouTube playlists and convert them directly into your favorite audio format before adding it to your phone or computer. This is a web-based platform, so you can be sure that you can easily download all of your favorite playlists without having to download a specialized application for the occasion.
Bonus Tip: The Best YouTube Video Editor - Wondershare Filmora
Filmora is a great software application by Wondershare that allows you to edit your YouTube videos with absolute ease. You don’t even need to be a video editing pro to get started because with Filmora’s expert documentation and simple onboarding, anyone can pick it up and start editing videos as soon as they would like.
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Filmora own some new features to make video editing easier for you. Let’s have a look at the new features.
- Effect Plugins: Cooperate with NewBlue & Boris, you can apply Hollywood-style effects to your videos.
- Stock Media: Find the media suitable for your video from Giphy, Pixabay, Unsplash in Filmora.
- Speed Raming: Freely adjust the speed of your video.
- Wondershare Drive: Upload your projects to Wondeshare Drives and share them with your friends or colleagues.
Anyone with a Windows or macOS computer can get started using Filmora right now to edit their YouTube videos to their liking and start racking up the views.
Which YouTube Playlist Downloader Will You Pick?
Now that you know some of the very best YouTube playlist downloader applications around, you are all set to begin downloading your favorite videos and playlists so you can watch or listen to them at any point you would like when you are offline or on the go.
Enjoy your favorite music, shows, and more with the ability to download YouTube playlists anytime, and enjoy being able to take your songs on the go thanks to the YouTube playlist to mp3 conversion feature offered by so many of these applications. It has never been easier to get your hands on the videos and tracks of your choice with the wide selection of downloader apps available today, so pick your favorite and jump on downloading all of your favorite playlists.
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- Title: "2024 Approved Expert Tips for Selecting Lenses as a Video Blogger"
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