Download YouTube Desktop App For PC [How to]

If you’re looking to download a YouTube app for PC, you might face certain challenges, but there are a few methods that you can use to bypass them, and this guide will show you how to do it.

Is there a YouTube app for Windows 10?

You can’t download a YouTube app for a PC from Microsoft Store, since the dedicated app doesn’t exist.

How do I download YouTube app for PC?

To make sure the solutions below work, confirm you have an active internet connection and are logged in with a Microsoft account that has admin rights. Now let’s get to it.

1. Install YouTube web app

1. Open Chrome or any other Chromium browser.
2. Visit YouTube.
3. Click on Install YouTube in the address bar.
    
4. Click on Install to confirm.
   
5. Now a new window running YouTube will appear.

While this method doesn’t download an actual YouTube app, it allows you to run YouTube web app independently on your PC. 

2. Use an Android emulator

1. Download LDPlayer.
2. Once installed, start it and open LD Store.
3. Then, use the search bar in the top left to find to find and install YouTube.

You can also download YouTube app apk for PC and drag and drop it to install it, if you don’t want to use the store.

While this method allows you to run YouTube on your PC, you will always have to start an Android emulator before running it.

We also have a guide on how to download YouTube on Windows 7, so you might want to check it out.

There are also YouTube apps for Windows 11 that you can use but they aren’t made by Google if you encounter playback ID issues, so you might experience issues while using them. Moreover, you can learn how to get Celtx on Windows 10.