What is 3GP

3GP is a simplified version of the MPEG-4 Part 14 (MP4) container format, designed to decrease storage and bandwidth requirements in order to accommodate mobile phones. 3GP is a multimedia container format defined by the Third Generation Partnership Project (3GPP) used to view, record video at 3G mobile phones etc., it can be played on some 2G and 4G phones.

Why Convert YouTube Video to 3GP

As we know, 3GP video file format is most popular on mobile phone platform. Videos for mobile phones are designed to decrease storage space and minimize bandwidth requirements and 3GP is such a format. Want to enjoy the YouTube videos on your cell phone or any other device? Just try to convert them to 3GP first!

How to Convert YouTube Video to 3GP

If there's an easier-to-use 3GP video converter around, that's Free Youtube to MP3 Converter for Mac. It takes just a few steps to convert videos from AVI, FLV, MP4, WMV, DVD or any popular format to 3GP.

Step 1. Paste URL of YouTube Video

After launching Free Youtube to MP3 Converter for Mac, copy the URL of the YouTube video and then paste it in the box of "Paste Your Video URLs below". To download YouTube videos in batch, just paste their URLs in the box.

Step 2. Choose Output Format

Click "Options - Video" and a list of video formats will be provided in the dropdown menu of "Video Format", choose "3GP" as the output format.

Step 3. Start Conversion

Now, click "Download" to start video download and conversion.

More tools are available to suit your needs:

Playlist: download video playlist and set max download
Output: options for output file name (ASCII, ID, Title)
Subtitles: download subtitle file by language/all available subtitles/automatic subtile file
Filesystem: open destination folder, write description to file, write thumbnail to disk, etc.
Shutdown: choose to shutdown computer when conversion is finished
Authentication: password and username inputting for video sharing websites or videos
Connection: use proxy for connection
Localization: choose localization language