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Save a YouTube video to your iPhone as an MP4 with Safari alone, then move it to Photos. Why Shortcuts tricks break and what Premium offline gives you.

Where YouTube hides its own transcript on desktop and mobile, what it cannot do, how to get a copyable transcript with timestamps, and how to make notes.

Save an Instagram Reel or video post as a real MP4, not a bookmark. Copy the link, paste it into a browser downloader, move it to Photos. What does not work.

Save a TikTok with the app's Save video, or copy the link for an MP4 or MP3 in a browser. What "no watermark" really means, and what cannot be downloaded.

Save a YouTube video as an MP4 on Mac, Windows, Android or iPhone in under a minute with no software, what YouTube Premium gives you, and what to avoid.

Two separate questions. Why some downloader sites are risky, a six-point checklist for judging any of them, and what the law and YouTube's terms say about it.