YouTube is the largest video hosting service in the world.
Millions of users around the world use it every day.
And its free; you’re able to watch videos and upload them to the service.
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Officially, you cant and dont have the right to download videos as a regular video files.
However, users have long found a way to fix this using programs like YouTube-DL.
Recently, however, more and more users have complained that YouTube-DL doesnt work well.
Videos are too slow to load, and it can take a long time to download a small video.
This is usually due to problems on users devices.
Either way, there are some quick and easy fixes to help you solve these problems.
Lets take a closer look at how it works and what youll need to do.
What is YouTube-DL, and why might it be slow?
Lets first understand what YouTube-DL is and how it works.
That will help you understand why you might have problems with it and whether you need this tool.
YouTube-DL was created back in 2006 by developer Ricardo Garcia.
In the beginning, the tool only supported YouTube video hosting.
But as the program evolved, it also began to support other video-sharing sites.
It is currently one of the most popular projects on the GitHub service.
It has over 100,000 stars on GitHub, and many other packages and repositories depend on it.
The main problem with YouTube-DL is that it has problems with video upload speed.
This is usually due to problems on the users own devices.
For example, system errors or problems with the Internet.
Lets take a closer look at possible fixes for this.
How to fix YouTube-DL too slow?
Lets break down each of them.
Try other services and websites and see how fast they are.
I also advise you to check the connection quality via Speedtest.
You should contact your internet service provider if you have internet problems.
This solution is most suitable for Linux users.
Install yt-dlp
you might install yt-dlp.
Its a fork of YouTube-DL, based on the now-defunct youtube-DLC.
In this project, the developers focused on fixing bugs and problems with the YouTube-DL service.
Many users have noted that it works like an improved YouTube DL.
Cleanup your surfing app caches
Also, clearing your browsers cache can help.
This should solve the problem.
Try another YouTube downloader.
If it did not go well with previous fixes, you should try using a different YouTube downloader.
The recommendation I have most often found is to use CleverGet.
It is an easy-to-use and effective service with even more tools than YouTube-DL.
