Download youtube videos

Youtube, the world’s largest video uploading and viewing website. Hosts user-generated videos. Includes network and professional content. People make their own channels and upload videos, and viewing the videos is free of cost. If you just want to be always online to view the videos, you can now watch them anytime after you download the videos to your computer. Various softwares, tools for browsers like firefox, internet explorer and also some online website tools are available to make the downloading easier.

Here are a few ways how you can download youtube videos.

youtube logoSoftwares -

  1. TubeSock – Grabs YouTube videos from the web and copies them to your video iPod, Mac, or PlayStation Portable. YouTube or DailyMotion videos can be downloaded and both Windows and Mac are supported.
  2. Youtube Grabber – This is a free tool that downloads videos by grabbing from Youtube. Simply copy and paste the URL of a video from youtube into the program, press grab OR enter, and the file will be downloaded into the same directory as the program.

Browser Tools -

  1. Video Downloader – It is a firefox extension that allows you to download videos to your computer from YouTube and most video sites.
  2. YouTubeX – This tool allows you to save and download YouTube videos easily using only your IE or firefox browser.
  3. VideoDL – It is a quick AJAX application that allows you to download online video into your computer. It supports top 3 video sites – YouTube, Google Video, and Break.com.

Online tools -

  1. KeepVid – Download videos direct from most video sites like YouTube.
  2. YouTube Downloader – Just enter url and download YouTube videos.
  3. Capture videos flv – Save them as AVI files encoded in the MPEG4 format, using only one command.t
  4. Save YouTube Videos – paste the youtube video url and download the video.

There are still many more resources but i managed to get these right now. Have fun downloading youtube videos to your computer.

35 Comments

  1. There’s also tubetilla

  2. david cheong says:

    chetan..i just told my friend about the software, he is now downloading files from youtube, unstoppable… actually want to say, thanks for sharing the software links. :)

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  3. Syed Balkhi says:

    This is a very nice resource chetan … I found some new ones that I didn’t know.

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  4. karthik says:

    I am already using keepvid.. Thanks for the other links.

  5. Meethere says:

    http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com/ is also a great site.
    Thanks.

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  6. Shannon says:

    yes, i use that youtube grabber too.

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  7. Great post as always Chetan. Some really useful links you found their.

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  8. Varun says:

    ncie bit info chetan. . . .
    i was just stuck to keepvid din know that there are so many softwares. . . nice job keep on the good work

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  9. Crystal says:

    I tried quite a few of these in the past. Some of them have good qualities, the others, so-so.

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  10. Nitin says:

    lol thanks a lot buddy
    was searching for these softwares since a long time

  11. jembo says:

    my internet connection is not good, i can’t download.. thanks for sharing

  12. Chelle says:

    I will have to check these out someday! Thanks for the list :)

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  13. Puneet says:

    I needed such downloading tools … i knew some sites which supports in downloading videos from Youtube but about the other video sites ??? got them from here ;)

    Thanx for sharing

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  14. Jessi says:

    Are there any legalities to be concerned about with downloading other people’s content from YouTube?

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  15. Youtube Video Downloader…

    A good site for saving Youtube’ s online video is Free Youtube Grabber. In this site, you enter the URL of the page with your chosen video and click“ Get Download URL.” You’ ll then create a URL for the video itself. Click that new link to down…

  16. Amit says:

    Chetan also add Tubeinator, for youtube comment spamming. I personally use the Youtube Ripper to rip videos.

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  17. Phil Benwell says:

    Nice tutorial. I remember a friend of mine going into a meeting and telling the IT manager that this could be done but he refused that it could until my friend game him the name of the software and everything. Wish I was there to see him look stupid infront of the other managers.

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  18. Phil Benwell says:

    Youtube grabber sounds quite easy to use. Might give that one a go.

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  19. Phil Benwell says:

    Just tried it and it really is that simple. Is flv the only format that the youtube video will be downloaded in?

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  20. Chetan says:

    Yep and i think they can be played in flv players like VLC media player.

  21. Phil Benwell says:

    IS it possible to edit this sort of file, like cut a chunk out of the middle or add a soundtrack?

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  23. I found some new softwares here….i am currently using http://www.downloadyoutubevideos.com for downloading youtube videos

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  24. Why not trying pq youtube downloader,it could even play flv videos.

  25. rednimer says:

    Great little list of programs. You should add savingyoutube to the list too. It also lets you save youtube videos to your computer.

  26. Try out the NetVideoHunter Firefox add-on to download videos from almost any site! It’s working well for me:
    http://netvideohunter.com

  27. Really nice list. Makes it easier for those who’ve got used to having to watch their videos online

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