Download whole playlists, channels and profiles

Updated October 7, 2026 · tested with version 2.0.0

Top Video Downloader 2.0 downloads whole playlists, YouTube channels and TikTok or Instagram profiles to your computer. Paste the link and the app lists up to 1,000 videos; tick all, none or the first N, set one quality cap, and each video counts as one download. Free accounts get 10 a day up to 720p.

Opens as a list

YouTube playlists and channels, TikTok profiles, Instagram profiles (login needed)

List size

up to 1,000 videos per link; Instagram profiles up to 300 video posts

Your own list

a .txt file (also .csv, .list, .m3u) or several links pasted at once, up to 1,000 links and 2 MB

Cost

one download per video; 1 credit each above 720p; unlimited on a subscription or lifetime plan

At the same time

1 to 5 downloads (3 by default); the rest wait in line

How to download a YouTube playlist or channel, step by step

1. 1

   Paste a playlist link (youtube.com/playlist?list=…) or a channel link (youtube.com/@name) into the app's address bar.

2. 2

   Click Download. Instead of the quality picker you get a list of videos with titles and lengths, in seconds even for a big channel.

3. 3

   Tick what you want: All, None, or a number in First (it starts at 10) followed by Select. Rows can be ticked by hand too.

4. 4

   Choose one quality cap for the whole list, from up to 2160p down to 360p, or audio only. Each option shows a Free or 1 credit badge.

5. 5

   Pick a folder. Save into a folder named after the playlist puts the files in their own subfolder.

6. 6

   Click Add N to queue. The videos start as slots in the queue free up.

Paste a video opened from inside a playlist (the address has &list=) and you get the normal picker for that video, plus a link to show the whole playlist. Handy when you want one episode, not the season.

Which links open as a list?

For your own list, use Import a list of links (.txt) next to the address bar. The app takes every distinct http(s) link in the file and ignores the other text, so an exported notes file works.

How many credits does a playlist use?

Every video in the list is its own download. Quality is a ceiling: with "up to 1080p", a video that only exists in 720p downloads in 720p. The ceiling is what gets reserved and charged, so the app defaults to the best cap that costs you nothing (720p on a free account, 1080p on a subscription). Pick a paid cap and it spells out the cost, for example "20 videos × 1 credit = up to 20 credits".

What a playlist looks like in the queue

A list doesn't start all at once. The app runs as many downloads as set in Settings (1 to 5, 3 by default), and the queue shows "N more waiting — they start as downloads finish". Each video is reserved just before it starts, and a failed or cancelled download gives its reservation back.

Any row can be paused; Resume picks up from the same byte while the next video takes the free slot. If the app closes or crashes mid-list, the next launch offers to resume. In the background you get one "20 downloads finished" notification, not twenty.

Limits worth knowing before you start

• 1,000 videos per link. For bigger channels the app says "Showing the first 1000 — the list is longer." Get the rest through the channel's playlists.
• Instagram profiles need a login. The app lists up to 300 video posts through Instagram's web interface with your saved login, pausing between pages to go easy on the account. Single posts and Reels work without one. This is new and wasn't tested on live accounts before launch.
• Private playlists and members-only videos need your login to that site under Platform logins. Those cookies stay encrypted on your PC.
• No clips in lists. Cutting by time is a single-video feature.
• Desktop only: Windows, macOS on Apple Silicon, Linux x86-64.

Want new uploads to arrive on their own? Use the Subscribe button under the list; see subscriptions. Only download what you have the right to; see is it legal to download videos.