Use Y2Mate to Save YouTube Videos to Camera Roll: Step 1. Head to the YouTube web browser to find the video you want to download, and copy the video link. Step 2. Go to Y2Mate. Paste the video link to Y2Mate's search box and press the Start button. Step 3. The online tool will then analyze the link and show you several download links in different video resolutions. Step 4. Choose your preferred video resolution, and click the Download button. Once the download process is done, you can check the file that stores the video and move the video to your camera roll.