How to Download Music from YouTube to USB

Streaming services have taken the music industry by storm. In the streaming music field, companies large and small are all battling for your ears. To counter other popular streaming services like Apple Music, Spotify, and Tidal, YouTube Music, Google's music entertainment arm, thus manages to stand out from the pack with rich resources of song releases, music videos, and interviews.

It attracts many people's eyes quickly, and many of you are wondering about how to download music from Youtube for offline listening, and to put them on a USB stick. Howerer, if you search for music from YouTube, you'll find no option of downloading music directly and storing it on personal drives for offline use. A little frustrated, right? Don't worry. In this passage, we will show you the tutorials on how to download music from YouTube to USB. Now continue reading to learn more.

Part 1. How to Download Music from YouTube to USB with TunesKit YouTube Music Downloader

As a powerful audio recording tool, TunesKit Audio Capture can grab any sound on your computer, including music from YouTube, movie soundtracks, streaming music, in-game sound, etc. whether from web players or media programs. Besides, the smart tool can easily convert YouTube music to MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, WAV, etc. while retaining the original audio quality. Once converted to your computer, you're available to put or copy YouTube music to your USB drive or any device at ease.

Before the conversion, click the Download button placed above to install the right version of the TunesKit program. Then follow the steps below to learn more details.

Step 1Launch TunesKit and Adjust the output format

From its interface, you can choose to select a browser to access the YouTube website or tap the + icon to add the YouTube Music app from the desktop. Then hit the Format drop-down arrow at the bottom left corner to customize the audio parameters according to your needs. In the pop-up window, you're available to adjust the audio format. To specify the output path, you should click the top three-lines icon and select Preferences.

Step 2Start to capture YouTube music

Now go back to the website or media program you've selected and search for music tracks you want to transfer to your USB drive. Just play the YouTube music track and the program will immediately begin to tackle the recording task.

Step 3Save downloaded YouTube music

After that, click the Save button to export the recorded YouTube Music tracks to the specified folder on your computer. Then locate the captured audio files by clicking History button and Open icon to browse all converted YouTube music tracks.

Part 2. How to Transfer Music to USB from PC

After you get the downloaded YouTube music on your computer, you can transfer those downloads easily. You should prepare a USB drive in advance. Here is the tutorial about how to transfer music to a USB stick from YouTube.

Step 1: Open the target folder that saves your downloaded YouTube music on your computer.

Step 2: Insert your USB flash drive and let it be detected.

Step 3: Copy the downloaded YouTube music tracks you want to transfer and open the USB drive folder.

Step 4: Right-click to paste the dowaded YouTube music and wait to complete the transference.

Part 3. Online Ways to Download YouTube Music to USB Free

If you don't want to install any software for downloading music from YouTube, there're still many free online YouTube converters available for you. Here we will show you some reliable YouTube to USB converters online for free, then you can easily download music from YouTube to USB.

1. YTMp3

YTMp3 is a free and easy-to-use online YouTube to music converter, which allows you to download YouTube to MP3 and transfer them to your USB.

The Way to Download YouTube to MP3

Step 1: Copy the YouTube video URL into the converter

Step 2: Choose a format and click the Convert button

2. ListenToYouTube

ListenToYouTube is one of the most convenient online application for converting YouTube flash video to MP3 audio. This service is fast, free, and requires no signup.

The Way to Use ListenToYouTube

Step 1: Insert YouTube video URL and hit GO

Step 2: Click the Download button to start YouTube MP3 download

3. 9XBUDDY

9XBUDDY is a free YouTube video to audio online downloader that allows you to convert and download music from YouTube videos to MP3 and helps you listen to YouTube music offline, whenever you like.

How to Use 9XBUDDY

Step 1: Paste YouTube URL into the search box.

Step 2: Click to "Download" button.

Step 3: Select the "MP3" option to download.

Part 4. Comparison of YouTube Music Converters

	TunesKit YouTube Downloader	YTMp3	ListenToYouTube	9XBUDDY
Bulk Download	√	×	×	×
Input Format	Any Audio	YouTube Video	YouTube Video	YouTube Video
Output Format	MP3, M4A, M4B, AAC, WAV, FLAC	MP3, MP4	MP3, MP4	MP3, MP4, M4A
Ads	×	√	√	×
Success rate	Stable and very high success rate	Some bugs and errors often occur	Some bugs and errors often occur	Some bugs and errors often occur
Price	$14.95 1 PC/month	Free	Free	Free
Extra Features	Built-in audio editing features	×	×	Comes wiht a simple audio editor

Part 5. FAQs about Downloading YouTube to USB

The following are some questions related to YouTube to USB that most people are concerned about. You can get quick answers here.

Q1: How can I download music from YouTube to USB?

To download YouTube music to a USB drive, first, you need to download YouTube songs to your computer with the help of a YouTube downloader (you can refer to the programs above) and then copy or transfer YouTube song downloads to your USB drive.

Q2: How to download YouTube music to USB for free?

The above three YouTube to USB online Converters all work well to help you download YouTube music for free and put them to your USB stick. And you can refer to part 2 for more details.

Q3: How to download YouTube video to USB flash drive?

To download YouTube video to USB flash drive, you can utilize TunesKit Screen Recorder. All you need to do is just insert yout USB flash drive to your computer and set the target the your USB flash drive, then you can downoad YouTube video to your USB flash drive.

Q4: How can I download music from YouTube to my phone?

Firstly, you should download music from YouTube to your computer with a YouTube-to-Audio converter like the tools recommended above; and then you can transfer the downloaded music to your phone with necessary tool like iTunes. You can refer to this article to learn how to transfer music to your iPhone: Download Music from YouTube to iPhone.

Q5: Which audio formats are best for downloading music from YouTube?

The MP3 format is the most commonly used and widely compatible audio format. It balances sound quality and file size well, making it ideal for music playback on most devices. Other formats like AAC or WAV may offer higher quality but could require more storage space.

Conclusion

In this passage, we explored several possible ways about how to download music from YouTube to USB. You can try all these tools mentioned above and then decide which suits you best. Compared with YouTube to USB online converters, TunesKit Audio Capture cannot only help you get music from YouTube, but also enables you to download music from other popular streaming music services. Once paid, it will be your best assistant for life. Just get one and have a nice recording trip!