10 Best YouTube Apps for Windows 10 That Add More Features

Although the official YouTube website allows users to watch videos, you might want to get more options or features to enrich the experience. For one, you need a browser to make it work. And what to do if you want to download a video,a small clip as GIF, covert a video, or extract audio? YouTube apps for Windows 10 could help alleviate some of these issues allowing you to do everything we discussed and then some more right on the desktop.

Best YouTube Apps for Windows 10

All the YouTube apps we listed are available for free on the official Microsoft Store except one, and they are fully compatible with the latest build of Windows 10. There is a third-party app that you should check out for a cool feature.

1. FizzTube

GetFizzTube

2. Player for YouTube

Player for YouTube is a handy yet straightforward Windows 10 YouTube app that comes with minimum options. Although the video player uses in-built Windows 10 icons, there is a useful option to manage the video quality. However, you have to choose the quality in the beginning if you want it to work. you may’t change it on the fly like in the YouTube web app. Apart from that, the search options and filters work perfectly to help you find videos, channels, and playlists within moments.

GetPlayer for YouTube

3. Audio Player for YouTube

Although the user interface Audio Player for YouTube app for Windows doesn’t look good, it does a decent job. At times, you might want to just listen to the audio instead of watching the video. In those situations, you may use this app. It has almost all the essential options to manage the audio playback. For example, you can pause/play/resume, loop, check playlist, etc.

GetAudio Player for YouTube

4. YouTube Converter

As the name defines, YouTube Converter app for Windows lets you download and convert a YouTube video or just extract audio from YouTube video to your PC. Upon launch, it will ask you to enter the YouTube video’s URL before you’re able to download the content as per your needs. Although it does take some time to display various options, it works perfectly in terms of downloading videos or audio.

GetYouTube converter

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5. Awesome Tube

Awesome Tube is one of the best YouTube apps for Windows 10 with few minor quirks. Talking about the features, you can find almost anything except the option to change the video quality while watching a video. That is because it has hidden that option in the settings menu. Apart from that, you canturn on or off Autoplay, change themes, fonts, etc. It also lets you enable or disable Restricted Mode and Live tiles to customize the UI.

GetAwesome Tube

GoTube is a handy YouTube app. The best thing is that it fetches the original YouTube plays and shows that. In other words, you’re able to find all the options the official YouTube app offers. However, if you do not like the official YouTube video player, it might be a problem for you. On the other hand, it lets you download videos, but that is limited to 480p if you are a free user. That being said, a subscription can help you download videos in up to 4K.

Although it takes a lot of time to load the video, myTube doesn’t have any other problem so far. The best thing is that you’re able to find all the comments on the right-hand side so that you can keep watching the video while reading the comments. It has a better search function allowing users to find videos, channels, and playlists separately. Unlike GoTube, myTube allows you to manage subscriptions. Just connect your Google account.

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8. Smart UTube

GetSmart UTube

9. iTube Player

iTube Player is a simple YouTube app for Windows 10 that doesn’t offer anything else except ability to watch YouTube videos. The user interface of iTube Player is pretty managed, and that is why you won’t face trouble finding a particular video, channel, or playlist. The only problem with the app is that it sometimes shows irrelevant search results. For example, it might show a different channel name even if you search for a specific one. There is also no way to change video quality.

GetiTube Player

10. 4K Video Downloader

4K Video Downloader is an app that lets you download videos in 4K, but you have to purchase a paid license to do that. It offers a trial/free version that is limited to 30 downloads/day. It doesn’t have an in-built video player but instead, you have to paste the YouTube video link in the app to start downloading. If a link is copied to the clipboard, it can fetch it directly once you click thePaste Linkbutton. Following that, it asks you to choose video quality, location to save the file, etc.

Get4K Video Downloader(Free, $15)

Wrapping up: Best YouTube Apps for Windows 10

There are mainly two types of YouTube apps on Windows – one lets you watch videos while another helps you download it to your PC. Once downloaded, you can convert or do whatever you want to do with it. However, if you need both the features, most apps will fulfill your demands. Some of the handy YouTube apps are Smart UTube, myTube, etc.

Sudip is a freelance writer who has over nine years of experience in content writing. He loves to write about almost anything related to PC and mobile apps, how-to guides, tricks, and more.

10 Best YouTube Apps for Windows 10 That Add More Features