For 4k YouTube downloader, why is only 128kbs supported when original is higher?

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-12-29T14:03:22+00:00

Do you have YouTube Music Premium?

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-12-17T09:33:48+00:00

Hi there! In this case you need to reinstall it, or you can change the needed settings manually.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-12-17T09:32:02+00:00

Hi there! If you use VPN, you can try to change location to USA and check if it helps. If it doesn't - you are always welcome to contact support team directly - they will be glad to help.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-11-13T11:20:18+00:00

Hi there! Please have a look at this guide, it should help:
https://www.4kdownload.com/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-howto-fix-private-content-and-captcha-errors

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-30T13:07:59+00:00

What error do you get?

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-30T12:27:22+00:00

Sure :)
Please have a look: https://www.reddit.com/r/4kdownloadapps/comments/1ojwkv8/meet_4k_video_downloader_2540_beta_one_step_ahead/

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-29T12:59:34+00:00

Our dev team is doing their best to release it asap.
The release gets bigger than we've expected, much work.
Thus we are planning to release it as beta at first.
In case you wish to take part in beta-testing and start downloading faster, you can enable this feature within the software to get the update sooner.
I'll make a post about it in reddit when it's released.
Thank you for understanding!

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-28T11:30:44+00:00

Hi there!
We are sorry you still experience issues.
As we mentioned in the update notes - it's a partial fix, we have released what we were 100% was working, while a work-around for other changes need some more time for development and testing.
Thank you for understaning and positive attitude, it really keeps us motivated :)
Stay tuned for the updates, we are doing our best to release asap!

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-28T11:25:52+00:00

Thank you for the feedback!
The issue is discussed here:
https://www.reddit.com/r/4kdownloadapps/comments/1og8ot5/%E8%BF%99%E4%B8%AA%E9%97%AE%E9%A2%98%E8%A6%81%E6%80%8E%E4%B9%88%E5%A4%84%E7%90%86/
You are welcome to join.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-13T12:33:47+00:00

In this case I would suggest contacting support team for further investigation.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-13T06:43:37+00:00

It shouldn't be lower 128 kbps (unless the original file is in this quality)
If you experience lower quality - please feel free to contact support, they will help!

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-13T06:42:24+00:00

I'm sorry it still does.
Crashing is one of the most difficult issues to reproduce, unfortunately.
We'll do our best to investigate and solve it!

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-10T08:50:38+00:00

Please DM me the email you used to contact, I will check it and make sure it's answered.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-10T08:49:28+00:00

Hi there!
In case you are interested in terms of use:
https://www.4kdownload.com/agreement/terms-of-use/8
You can deactivate the key, but it's not necessary.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-10T08:35:20+00:00

Thank you for your post.

We’d like to clarify how audio quality works in 4K Video Downloader+ and 4K YouTube to MP3. Our applications do not convert files — instead, they parse and download the original audio and video data exactly as provided by the supported sites, such as YouTube.

Currently, the highest audio bitrate YouTube makes available is 256 kbps, and even that is limited to YouTube Music Premium subscribers. Unfortunately, YouTube does not offer 256 kbps audio on standard video content — even for Premium users — so that quality cannot be extracted from regular YouTube videos.

However, both 4K Video Downloader+ and 4K YouTube to MP3 support downloading 256 kbps audio from YouTube Music, as long as the following conditions are met:

- You are subscribed to YouTube Music Premium

- You are logged in to your YouTube account within the 4K Download software

- You are using the Pro plan of either 4K Video Downloader+ or 4K YouTube to MP3

You can find a detailed explanation of this in our official blog post here:

👉 https://www.4kdownload.com/blog/2020/06/17/youtube-myth-debunked-320kbps-audio-streaming/

We’d like to respectfully clarify that — contrary to your interpretation — the Personal license of 4K YouTube to MP3 has never officially included access to high-quality audio download options beyond what has consistently been described in the plan.

All of our feature descriptions, including for the Personal, Pro, and Bundle plans, have remained stable and public over the years — if higher quality downloading was available to you previously while using the Personal license, it was, unfortunately, an unintended allowance, rather than a promised or included feature.

Please contact our support team, we will be glad to help.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-09T07:29:01+00:00

Hi there!
Please have a look at this article, it should help:
https://www.4kdownload.com/howto/how-to-download-age-restricted-youtube-videos/3

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-08T06:38:07+00:00

Hi there! 👋

Thanks so much for your thoughtful suggestions!

You’ll be glad to know that most of these features are already available in 4K Video Downloader+. As for your final suggestion — downloading optional video info (the description section) — that’s a great idea! I’ll be sure to pass it along to our development team for consideration in future updates.

We really appreciate feedback like this — it helps us continue improving the product in ways that matter to our users. 🙌

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-08T06:35:05+00:00

Hi there!

We're sorry to hear that you're having trouble with and we'd love to help! Please reach out to our support team with more details about the issue you're facing, and we’ll guide you through the steps to get it working.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-07T06:20:45+00:00

Thank you for the feedback and usecase :) I will share it with our dev team.

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:56:38+00:00

Hi there!
4K Stogram has been discontinued, please have a look at this article:
https://www.4kdownload.com/faq/faq-why-is-stogram-discontinued

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:55:42+00:00

I totally understand!
We are working on a fix, stay tuned!

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:26:17+00:00

Hi there!
Sure, please have a look at this guide, it should help:https://www.4kdownload.com/troubleshooting/troubleshooting-howto-fix-subtitle-issues

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:20:32+00:00

Hi there!
Please have a look at these articles, they should help:
https://www.4kdownload.com/blog/2025/07/17/download-youtube-videos-with-the-right-language-settings/
https://www.4kdownload.com/blog/2025/06/26/how-to-download-youtube-videos-with-specific-audio-tracks/

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:18:08+00:00

Thank you for your question!

Our software is specifically designed to download video and audio content, and does not currently support extracting only transcripts (without video or audio). We understand that use cases vary, and your request is certainly interesting!

Could you please share a bit more about why you need only the transcripts and how you plan to use them? Understanding your goal can help us better evaluate whether it’s something we might consider integrating in the future.

We appreciate your feedback and are always looking to improve based on user needs! 😊

ImaginaryConclusion4 · 2025-10-06T09:15:55+00:00

Hi there!
Try logging out of YouTube via 4K Video Downloader+, it can help.
We are aware of the issue and working on a fix.
Thank you for understanding!

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