Save individual videos from a YouTube playlist directly to your Google Drive. Browse the playlist on YouTube, paste the link of each video you want into TubeDisk — each lands in Drive in seconds. Clean MP4s, no screen-recording, no double-download.
Honest upfront: what we do (and don't do) with playlists
A lot of «YouTube playlist downloader» tools promise «paste the playlist URL, get all 200 videos zipped». Most of them deliver something worse: half-broken downloads, malware-laced installers, or 720p MP3s labeled «4K MP4». TubeDisk takes a different approach.
What we do today (Phase 1):
- Paste any video URL from inside a playlist → it transfers to Drive at original 4K-with-audio quality.
- Queue many videos in a row — the dashboard supports parallel uploads.
- YouTube «Watch Later» links work the same way (queue each one).
What we don't do today (Phase 2 roadmap): a single «paste playlist link → batch all videos» button. We're being explicit about this because it's the question every visitor asks first. The batch feature is in development — sign up for our newsletter on the homepage if you want to know when it ships.
What we never do (won't be supported): downloading DRM-protected YouTube Movies/Premium content from a playlist (Widevine encryption — legal no-go), members-only videos requiring your YouTube login.
The video-by-video workflow that actually works
1. Open the playlist on YouTube
Whether it's your own «Watch Later», a public playlist, or a curated collection from a channel.
2. Right-click each video → Copy link → Paste into TubeDisk
TubeDisk's dashboard accepts multiple links in a row. Each video gets its own queue entry with status, progress, and download estimate.
3. They all land in your chosen Drive folder
Set a default folder like «YT Playlist Backup» — all queued videos land there with proper filenames including video title, channel, date.
Why bother with TubeDisk vs. just downloading each one?
- Direct cloud upload — no local hop. Your device never sees the file bytes. On a 200-video playlist that's hundreds of GB of traffic you save on your local network.
- Original 4K with audio in one MP4 — YouTube stores audio and video separately (DASH protocol). Most other tools give you broken files (silent 4K, or low-res with audio). We do server-side muxing.
- Parallel queue — 5+ videos transfer simultaneously instead of waiting for each to finish.
- Survives YouTube link rot — once the file is in your Drive, the channel can take the video private or delete it and you still have the backup.
- Telegram-bot bridge — friends send you videos in Telegram chats? Forward them to our bot, they end up in the same Drive folder. Bot accepts forwarded files; URLs go through the web dashboard.
Honest limitations (so you don't get surprised)
- No single-click full-playlist batch yet — see «honest upfront» above.
- No subtitle download. Roadmap item.
- No live-stream recording in real time — only finished VOD replays.
- «MP3 320 kbps» is a myth — YouTube physically stores audio at max ~160 kbps Opus. We give you the real original; we don't inflate file size for marketing.
Pricing
Free tier: limited daily transfers (works for small playlists). Pro tier (from $2.99/month): higher daily limits, parallel queue, priority processing — recommended for 50+ video playlist projects. See pricing.
Accepted: Telegram Stars, USDT (TRC-20), bank cards.
FAQ
How many videos can I queue at once?
On the free tier, the queue cap is small (intentionally — prevents abuse). On Pro, the parallel queue is much wider. The dashboard shows remaining quota and active jobs in real time.
What if the playlist is private?
If the playlist requires YouTube login to view, the individual video URLs inside it likely require login too — and we don't ask for your YouTube account credentials. Public playlists work fine.
Will YouTube notice and ban me?
We don't operate as your YouTube account — we process URLs through anonymous backend nodes. YouTube cannot associate the transfers with your personal Google account. The Drive uploads use a scoped Drive OAuth token, which is also unrelated to YouTube.
Can I save to a different cloud (Dropbox, S3)?
Yes. The same workflow supports Google Drive, Dropbox, and S3-compatible storage (AWS S3, MinIO, Backblaze B2, Wasabi). Pick the destination in your dashboard.
Are filenames sensible?
We use «Video title — Channel name — YYYY-MM-DD.mp4» format by default, sanitised for filesystem-safe characters. You can edit the template in dashboard settings.
See also
TubeDisk
Save individual videos from a YouTube playlist directly to Google Drive — browse the playlist, queue what you need, watch them land in your cloud. Honest take: no auto-batch yet, just clean one-by-one workflow.