how do I download youtube videos?

[Matt L.]

how do I download youtube videos?

[Zeus's Uncle]

youtube does everything it can to make it difficult to do that. You can often find the video file in your "temporary internet files" folder. They are flash though, so pretty difficult to convert and usually not the best quality. Your best bet would be to see if google videos have a copy of the available for download, as their application actually lets you download many of their videos which are in divx format and more easily converted.

[caliaa]

if you use firefox, try the videodownloader (https://addons.mozilla.org/firefox/2390) extension

[MaxSt]

I use http://keepvid.com for that.

[Zeus's Uncle]

been using videodownloader on firefox, works fine for me. i like that keepvid link though, it doesn't matter what browser you're using for that one.

[sillyrabbit]

I use: http://dubayou.com/mytube/

and play it with
http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/article/flv-player-updated
or
www.videolan.org/vlc/

[ewinsk]

For Internet Explorer (PC) users

Find a favourite video clip, copy the url link which is located right below the video you've chosen and paste it to the “URL:” box from the site (http://wish.kuso.cc/youtube/) . After clicking on the “search” button, [Download Link] would be showed. You only need to right-click the [Download Link] and save the file.
http://www.soft29.com/images/guides/download-video-from-youtube-1.GIF

Note: rename the file extension from *.php to *.flv when saving it. So, the FLV video file was saved to your computer.The FLV file isn’t widely used, so you need to download a special player to play the file. Freeware FLV Player is highly recommended. Download FLY Player (http://www.soft29.com/download/freeware/flvplayer_setup.exe)

For Internet Explorer (Mac) users

Search your hard drive for a file called "get_video". You can use Spotlight to find the file.
http://www.soft29.com/images/guides/download-video-from-youtube-2.jpg

Copy it to your Desktop. Rename the file extension from *.php to *.flv.
http://www.soft29.com/images/guides/download-video-from-youtube-3.jpg

Convert the FLV file

There are many programs to convert the FLV file. Mac users may look at iSquint. It's a free application. It can be downloaded at the site (http://www.isquint.org/). PC users has the FLV Converter. It can convert FLV to AVI, FLV to MPEG, FLV to WMV, SWF, iPod, PSP, MP3, M4B, M4A, etc. Get FLV Converter (http://www.soft29.com/dvd_video/video_converter/flv-converter.html).