IDM is the abbreviation for Internet Download Manager. It facilitates faster downloads and other downloading-related settings on different websites and web browsers. IDM Is available on YouTube as well. On YouTube, users can see all available download quality options and pick the one option that they want. This makes it easier for people to download the videos of their choice and that too in their preferred video quality. However, some users have been complaining that while surfing YouTube, they cannot see the IDM extension. Let us discuss what it means and what are the reasons behind it.
YouTube is a very popular website and app that is used by billions of people each day, Several users use the platform for sharing their content, whereas the others use it to watch videos. On YouTube, you can practically find videos for almost everything, right from food recipes to mathematics-related problems. YouTube videos are extremely entertaining and helpful and therefore several users want to download the videos from the platform to watch them time and again later on. However, IDM is missing from YouTube for quite some time, say users.
Why is IDM not working on YouTube and what to do about it
IDM missing from YouTube isn’t sitting well with the users who frequently downloaded videos from YouTube. If you too can’t use IDM on YouTube, check the points mentioned below.
- IDM downloads a web page instead of an article- this is the most common problem that users face while using IDM on YouTube. If you too are unable to download videos from YouTube using IDM and instead end up downloading a web page, you need to stop downloading via links directly. To solve this problem, open the link and play the video that you want to download and then download the video.
- Download panel unavailable- many users are unable to locate the download panel while using IDM on YouTube. This may be because of restricted protocols that prohibit using some apps on the Internet Download Manager. Check the Exceptions column and see if YouTube is added to the list. If yes, remove YouTube from the exceptions list and try again.
- Error pop-up- many a time, users experience the pop-up of, an error occurred while creating a secure connection. This mostly happens when users are using Windows XP. To fix this you would need to update to Windows 10.
Sometimes, the download manager may not work on YouTube because of app updates as well. In this case, temporary bugs like these are fixed soon by the app developers. If these workarounds do not work for you, install the IDM again and update your app in case there are updates available, and try using IDM on YouTube again. You may also find our article on Vizio Smart TV YouTube App not working in 2022 useful.
