Quick summary
Converting a YouTube Short to a regular video requires only a simple URL edit — replacing "shorts" with "watch" in the browser address bar. Once converted, you can also download the video by adding "ss" before youtube.com and selecting your preferred file type.
Steps
- Open youtube.com and navigate to the Short you want to convert.
- Click the address bar at the top of your browser to highlight the URL — it will follow the format youtube.com/shorts/VIDEO_ID.
- In the URL, highlight the word shorts and replace it with watch.
- Press Enter to reload the page — the Short will now open in the standard YouTube video player.
- To save it as a regular video, click the address bar and add ss before youtube.com in the video URL, then press Enter.
- Select your preferred file type and quality, then click Download and wait for the video to finish processing before confirming the download.
