YouTube

YouTube for Windows is a web-based platform to offers a huge collection of visual content using your web browser. The free of cost program allows users to search and watch their favorite content more reliably. It is cross-platform to offer compatibility for multiple digital devices.

YouTube is a big hub of videos, including multiple categories such as entertainment, food, sports, gaming, tutorials, and so on. You need to watch your favorite content to connect your device to the network. 

Also available for: Android

What is YouTube?

YouTube for Windows is an official platform developed by Google in 2005 for smartphones. Unfortunately, it doesn’t have an official version for Windows 10 and Windows 11, but it is available as a Progressive Web App, and you can use it with limited options, such as you can’t run it without an internet connection, and the download option is also not available.

YouTube is one of the most powerful video-sharing platforms where you not only watch your favorite videos, but also upload your own content to get smart revenue. It is a cross-platform and free-to-use utility to make your spare time awesome. 

Features of YouTube

PIP Mode

It is an exciting feature that helps users continue their other important activities and watch their favorite videos as well. It is the best solution for working on Office productivity apps such as MS Word, MS Excel, etc, while watching YouTube videos on a mini screen.

You can enable PIP mode by simply right-clicking twice on the progressive video and selecting Picture-in-Picture mode from the drop-down menu. 

YouTube Shorts

It is one of the latest features updated in YouTube that offers short-form videos that are exclusively created, or taken from the long videos, to enhance your subscribers. It becomes the most popular feature within a very short period, and has 1.5 billion active users per month with 30+ billion daily views. The videos on Shorts are up to 15 to 60 seconds, and YouTube offers 45% revenue for creators.

Limitless Content

YouTube is one of the most popular social-sharing programs across the world, while offering limitless visual content divided into multiple categories such as entertainment, food, gaming, tutorials, news, sports, and so on. You have the option to control your screen in the way you can, such as resizing the screen, using miniplayer, or the full-screen option. 

Manage your Library

Click the three vertical lines on the left of the screen to open the panel that includes multiple options, such as Library, Settings, and multiple other related options. You can manage your watching history, watch videos using the “Watch later” option, view offline videos using the “Downloads” section, and so on. You can manage your Settings feature as well.

Create your Channel

You not only watch limitless visual content on the ground-breaking app, but it also offers an awesome option to earn smart revenue. So you have the option to create your own channel, upload your own videos, and get subscribers and views. The channel feature has been redesigned with multiple tabs, including the Videos tab, the Shorts tab, and the Live tab. 

Create & Edit

YouTube also offers a “YouTube Create” feature for creators to create and edit videos to upload to YouTube. On the platform, multiple editing tools such as automatic captions, effects, audio cleanup, filters, and others to create awesome videos.

Community Tab

It is another key feature, specifically designed for creators, for interacting with their audience while using different options such as polls, images, and updates. The creators can enhance their subscriber growth while using any of the options aforementioned. To open the Community tab, you need to have 500 Subscribers and Advanced features enabled on your YouTube account.

Awesome Customization

The users are allowed to customize their channels and videos to make them attractive and eye-catching. So, you can customize the banner and logo of your channel, thumbnails, set videos more accurately, and also add a short intro for your creativity. For this purpose, you can use multiple AI tools such as Canva. 

Create Playlist

You create a playlist to manage your favorite visual content more reliably. In fact, a playlist is used to add your favorite videos according to theme, topic, or series. The videos in a playlist have clickable links under the video title. When anyone clicks the link, the video starts in the playlist, and the next video will be automatically started, and users become a part of this playlist. 

How to Download & Install YouTube APK on a PC

Follow the given steps to install YouTube on your PC using an Android Emulator.

• Download and install the YouTubePC zip File by clicking on the Download Button.
• Unzip this FIle, which has Bluestack with the YouTube APK file.
• Now install the Bluestacks on your PC.
• Navigate to the main screen and click on Include APK file from the YouTubePC folder.
• The list of apps will pop up on your screen.
• Select the YouTube APK file, and your installation starts.
• After 1 or 2 minutes, the installation completes.
• You will see the YouTube icon on the Bluestacks panel. Click to open.

Pros

• Simple user interface similar to a mobile app
• Limitless visual content arranged in multiple categories
• Support Picture-in-Picture mode
• Lightweight, free, and simple to use
• No need for installation or other sign-in process
• Cross-platform compatibility
• Create your own channel to upload videos
• Provide high-resolution videos up to 8K
• Support multiple audio/video formats including MP4, AVI, MOV, and MP3

Cons

• Downloading your favorite videos isn’t available 
• The desktop version has limited features compared to the mobile version