VLC Media Player is one of the popular media player with lots of features. Do you know that you can also play and watch Youtube video in VLC media player. With this way you can watch YouTube Video without any ads and also take the snapshot of your video easily with VLC. Also you can change the playback speed of videos and make it run slower or faster than the normal speed.

All you need the latest VLC media player, you can download VLC media player from here. If you are already usinf the VLC media player then update it with the latest release by clicking on the Help menu and then selecting “Check for updates.” Now follow the Guide to play YouTube video on VLC.

Step 1. Copy the URL of the YouTube video you want to watch. Now open the VLC Player on your Desktop and press Ctrl+N to open the Network URL dialog or Go to Media > Open Network stream.

Step 2. Now a new windows appears on the scree, here paste the YouTube video URL in the “Please enter a network URL” box and press “Play”

Step 3. Once you do the above, the YouTube video should start playing trhe video that you wanna watch.

Step 4. You can capture snapshots from the video also. Go to Video option of VLC and Click Take Snapshot. See the screenshot below for more info:-

That’s it! Now you can enjoy your favorite videos without opening Youtube Page. Do you know there are multiple reasons to watch YouTube via VLC, Here are some of them

1. Play YouTube Videos Without any ads

2. Control the size of the window showing the video.

3. Take screenshots of videos or record videos.

4. Loop videos. Press the Loop button and play the Youtube video in a loop.

Video: How to Play YouTube Video on VLC Media PLayer.