Download YouTube Shorts
Built specifically for vertical Shorts links — paste one, get MP4 or MP3, no popups.
Why a separate Shorts page
Shorts links (/shorts/VIDEO_ID) and a creator's Shorts tab are easy to confuse. This page is scoped to a single Short at a time, with troubleshooting written for that specific mistake, instead of the broader YouTube video flow.
Supported inputs and outputs
Paste a link that looks like youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID, copied from the app's Share sheet or the browser address bar. A regular youtube.com/watch?v=VIDEO_ID link to the same video also works — under the hood, Shorts and standard videos go through the same YouTube video pipeline, so either form of the link resolves to the same file.
Video output
MP4 in the vertical resolution the Short was uploaded at.
Audio output
MP3 at 128, 256, or 320 kbps, if you only want the sound.
Why Shorts sometimes offer fewer resolution choices
Shorts are frequently uploaded, re-encoded, or exported by creators at a single working resolution rather than the multi-resolution ladder a landscape video typically gets, since vertical mobile video is usually recorded and edited at one fixed size to begin with. NoBsDL lists exactly what YouTube's player provides for that specific Short — it isn't a NoBsDL-imposed limit, and a Short with only one available resolution is normal, not a bug.
How it works
- Open the Short and tap Share → Copy link (or copy the address bar URL on desktop).
- Paste it above and select Extract Formats.
- Choose MP4 or an MP3 bitrate.
- The file downloads directly to your device.
What this page can't do
- A channel's Shorts tab or handle URL — this is treated as a channel, not a single video, and is rejected.
- Multiple Shorts in one batch — paste one link per download.
- Private, age-restricted, or members-only Shorts — the same sign-in restrictions that apply on youtube.com apply here.
- A Short that's still live or mid-upload processing on YouTube's side.
Troubleshooting
"This looks like a channel"
You likely pasted a creator's profile or Shorts-tab link. Open one specific Short and copy that video's own URL.
Video plays sideways or cropped
NoBsDL saves the file exactly as YouTube encoded it — Shorts are vertical by design, so this is expected, not an error.
Only one resolution is offered
Some Shorts are only ever encoded at one resolution by the source — see "Why Shorts sometimes offer fewer resolution choices" above.
Privacy & temporary files
No account is required and nothing you download is retained afterward — files are automatically deleted from our servers within about an hour of processing, though some delivery paths extend this slightly to keep a download link valid. See the Privacy Policy.
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