How to Download Private YouTube Videos (2025)

Private YouTube videos are a type of video that can only be viewed by the uploader and selected individuals. These videos are not accessible through searches on YouTube. If you attempt to access a private YouTube video without the appropriate permissions, you will encounter the following notice as the screenshot shows.

And you are not able to download the private YouTube video using common YouTube downloaders available on the Internet. In order to save private YouTube videos, a specialized private YouTube video downloader is required.

SurFast Video Downloader is indeed a reliable choice when it comes to downloading private YouTube videos. This versatile YouTube video downloader enables you to easily download various types of content from YouTube, including private videos and playlists.

See below for the process of downloading private YouTube videos using SurFast Video Downloader. If you want to download private Facebook videos, SurFast Video Downloader gets you covered as well.

Step 1. Install SurFast Video Downloader on your PC, be it Windows or Mac. Once installed, navigate to the Private tab on the left side of the application.

Step 2. Copy and paste the private YouTube video into the address bar of SurFast Video Downloader. Then log in to your Google account with the requested permission to access the private video on YouTube from its in-app browser.

Step 3. At the bottom of the page, there is a yellow Download button. Click it to save the video. Choose the video format and quality. Then hit the Download button to start the downloading process.

Step 4. Now you just need to wait for the downloading to complete.

That's it. This is how to download private YouTube videos with SurFast Video Downloader. Isn't is very easy? However, this feature is only provided by few video downloaders.

Here we have also shared a post about how to download private YouTube playlists. You can read it if you are interested in it.

At last, you can also download private video from Facebook, Bilibili and many other sites with SurFast Video Downloader.