Jun. 27th, 2008 | by Abhijeet Mukherjee |
YouTube, the most popular video sharing site on the internet, allows its users to upload and share videos easily but doesn’t provide any way to download them.
So if you are a YouTube fan and would love to download some of the videos to your computer so that you may watch them again, without the need to visit the site again, then here are 4 quick ways to do that.
1. Add a ‘ Kiss ‘
Yes, you heard me right :) You just need to add the word ‘kiss’ to the YouTube video URL and then it directs you to a website where you can download it as a .flv video or convert it other formats as well.
Let’s take the most viewed video of all time - ‘ Evolution Of Dance ‘.
Its URL is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg
Now in order to download it, just replace it with this - http://www.kissyoutube.com/watch?v=dMH0bHeiRNg . Then when you press enter, you’re directed to the website where you can download it. (see the screenshot)
kiss-youtube
2. YouTubeLoader Firefox Plugin
The youtubeloader firefox plugin is a Greasemonkey script, which adds a Download MP4 link below the YouTube video (as seen in Firefox 3)
youtube-loader
Now, after you click on that Download MP4 link, it takes you to a separate page where it gives you more download options. From there, you can finally download it in the desired format.
youtube-loader2
3. YouTube Catcher
YouTube Catcher allows you to copy paste the YouTube video link and then download it. It also offers an FLV player to watch the videos on the PC.
youtubecatcher
4. Tube Leecher
Tube Leecher is a very simple, no-frills YouTube videos download site, which allows you to download the videos in flv format through the YouTube video link. It’s probably the simplest of all the tools mentioned.
tubeleecher
I’m sure there are many more such tools available. If you know about any other tool which you think is better than the above, then mention them in the comments!
Abhijeet Mukherjee is addicted to the internet and loves blogging and freelance writing. He blogs about tech tweaks, blogging tips, productivity hacks at Jeet Blog
