Youtube downloads

spiegs26

I can’t download youtube videos, I click the download button, but all it does is analyze the video. Any additional help would be appreciated.

TANGd878

Had same issue, but then realized, as of several days ago (even with free Youtube videos), you must first log in in order to bypass youtube’s new “bot check sentinel”. Same thing when using ytdlp.

But I also tried this last night, with a few long free playlists, and… after the 12th video in playlist, downloads started to fail again, with the response suggesting I needed to log-in again. But when I hopped back to the YT homepage, I was still logged in. So, not quite working 100%.

Stan001

I think I get lucky as have not had to log in to get just standard YT videos.
But if users have trouble, it can only help to log in.
Also, with YT the more you download in a short time the more chance it will say, are you a bot.

Woowoo2

It hasn’t been working for months now! I have been messaging support constantly about it but nothing is being done to fix it! Paying for this crap as well!

3689743564

Woowoo2. same problems

MrGrackle

YT doesn’t work on Nvidia Shields any more either. Google be messing with their security enforcements that it is now breaking legit avenues.

Woowoo2

Support keep on trying to tell me that the YouTube Downloader is fixed when it is not! It’s exactly the same bloody problem no matter what updates they release!

Stan001

Woowoo2 Support keep on trying to tell me that the YouTube Downloader is fixed when it is not! It’s exactly the same bloody problem no matter what updates they release!

Are you referring to standard YouTube videos? Then yes, it’s working.

If you are talking about movies with ads or rent/buy, it’s touch-and-go.
They use the YouTube Movies downloader.
A large amount of movies w/ads, are, at best, shown in 480p on YT.
YT keeps changing things. Try clearing temp folder can help.

There is more info needed to see why some are having issues.
https://forum.dvdfab.cn/d/433509-how-to-post-issues-in-the-streamfab-section

Woowoo2

Well it’s not working for me and it’s not working for others.

Stan001

I don’t know what all went on with you and SF support. You can wait till 7002 comes to see if there is a fix.
Or try what is suggested below:

What would be needed if you want to get help here in the community…
It’s not much more than what SF support would need.
Much also is listed here > https://forum.dvdfab.cn/d/433509-how-to-post-issues-in-the-streamfab-section
What is SF doing or not doing? Using a VPN?!
Needed: StreamFab Version, Platform, and OS; EX: v7001, Win x64, Win11Pro.
Region/Country: Canada, Native or USA, Spoofed (dns4me)
Steps to reproduce the issue.
IF MAC: The last version was posted on, November 24, 2025, so YouTube may not work.

Open SF and note the locations of your log folder and temp folder.
Close SF, delete all log files in the log folder. Delete everything in the temp folder.
Open SF and analyze a YouTube video. If/when an error shows, or it gets stuck in analyzing, then close SF.
Attach the newly made streamfab.log here in the forum, and someone can see what the issue may be.

Without this info, no one here can ever help.

Woowoo2

For some weird reason, if I sign into another google account on YouTube from within the StreamFab browser, it analyzes videos and I can download. But if I’m signed in to my main account, it just endlessly analyzes and so cannot download anything.

Why would it not work on this particular account? I’m totally puzzled.

Stan001

Woowoo2 For some weird reason, if I sign into another google account on YouTube from within the StreamFab browser, it analyzes videos and I can download. But if I’m signed in to my main account, it just endlessly analyzes and so cannot download anything.

Why would it not work on this particular account? I’m totally puzzled.

I can’t really say. I can try to guess.
Maybe more changes are coming to YouTube? And one account only got the changes?
Do the videos play in streamfab, on the not working YouTube account?
As maybe YouTube put a temp block on the one account that don’t work?
I would say log out and back in but you woud need to do that switching accounts.
You could clear streamfab cookies, just know that will log you out of all providers.
Might just be bad cookies left over.
Other then that get what you can on the working YouTube account.
I have multiple YouTube accounts just in case one don’t work.
If I am not downloading any video that requires logging in, I stay logged out of YouTube.

Won’t be another update now for at least a week as 7002 just came out. If both accounts stop, come back and include a log file.
Whenever including a log, delete the old log, open SF, go right to YouTube get it to where it don’t work, wait maybe 15-30 seconds, then close SF and attach the streamfab,log. Let’s just hope it not more changes by YouTube coming,

gamulation.123

I am unable to download a movie I boght from Youtube, is there a fix for this?

Germania

gamulation.123 I am unable to download a movie I boght from Youtube

“I am unable to download” is not an error message
from which any conclusions can be drawn.

Does playback work?
Does analysis work?
Does the dl start ?

If only the last one is negative: Try with 480p
If more negative attach your StreamFab.log
(Cannot promise that the cause will be apparent)

gamulation.123

Germania Sorry. I created a specific topic about it, as it was youtube movies related, however normal youtube videos also are stuck on analyzing, which is annoying as I want to download Pokemon, as they have the norwegian version just available for free on YT. I have attatched the log of me trying to download that here.

streamfab.log

132kB

Germania

gamulation.123 I created a specific topic about it

I’ve seen … but in log is only:
YouTubeDL: error - ""
perhaps because:
[AdServiceDispatcher]: ad process: could not found the ad at position ..

gamulation.123 normal youtube videos also are stuck on analyzing

Looks like an account problem - try again after logout

gamulation.123

Germania Hmmm. i have premium, but I can try it logged out.

gamulation.123

gamulation.123 Nope, still stuck on analyzing even when logged out. Could it be a country specific thing? I am in Norway.

Germania

gamulation.123 Nope, still stuck on analyzing even when logged out

Then your IP is probably blocked.

gamulation.123 Could it be a country specific thing? I am in Norway.

Also no problem in NO

gamulation.123

Germania That is weird. I can play it in 1080P even perfectly fine.