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  1. diz13oymike
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    YouTube has been designed to only allow users to watch and view videos on their website. Many users want to save their favorite videos to their computer so they can watch them without being connected to the Internet or so they can watch them on other devices. Below are the steps required for downloading and watching YouTube videos on your computer for free.

    Caution: These services can be used to save any flash videos online and can be used to save adult related videos, which unfortunately means when viewing these pages you may be subjected to adult related content.

    Getting the YouTube file to your computer

    Today, there are several online websites that allow you to enter the URL of the video you wish to save to your computer, and get a link to download the file. Below is a short list of some of the more popular free websites.

    http://www.savevid.com/
    http://keepvid.com/

    Below is a brief description of how to save a video using Savevid. These steps are often very similar with other services used to save YouTube and other flash videos online.

    Go to the YouTube video page and copy the URL of the video you wish to save. For example, below is a URL to a video on YouTube.

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=R3ymHMgFAps
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    Once this address has been copied, visit SaveVid and paste that URL into the URL text field, then click the Submit or Download button.
    If done properly, the page should open a new window or display a link to each of the video formats that can be saved. Savevid will give you the option to save the video as FLV, 3GP, MP4 and WebM format. If you're wanting to watch this video on the computer we recommend saving the video as MP4 format.
    Watching a FLV video on your computer

    Once the .flv file has been downloaded to your computer, you'll need a player that supports .flv files. Below are a few suggestions.

    VLC media player
    http://www.videolan.org/

    FLV Player
    http://www.martijndevisser.com/blog/flv-player/

    Windows Media Player
    Microsoft Windows users also have the ability of playing FLV files in Windows Media player with the right codec. Downloading and installing the CCCP codec will install this codec, as well as many other codecs you'll likely need in the future.

    Converting the YouTube video to a different movie format

    There are dozens of different software programs and online services available that will allow you to convert FLV files into another format. Below is a short listing of some of the free services and products we recommend.

    Media Convert - An excellent online service that can convert FLV files into dozens of other formats.
    http://www.media-convert.com/

    Vixy - Another great online service that allows you to download and save YouTube video files to another format.
    http://vixy.net/

    Additional information

    See the YouTube definition for further information and related links.
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    Hello,
    You can download videos from youtube by installing a simple software named Gemist Downloader.
    link voor download:
    http://www.helpdeskweb.nl/gemistdownloader
    Greetings
     
    misterindia, Jul 7, 2013


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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    I use JDownloader
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    google this Youtube Downloader HD
     
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  5. diz13oymike
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    Thank you guys !!! Just came out from Stone Age :O
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    I use Free YouTube Download by Dvdvideosoft.
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    j downloader
     
    michaelsingh, Jul 30, 2013


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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    freemake video downloader
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    i just use any youtube converter on google
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    What is the best program for mac..in regards to youtube..
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    You can also download YouTube Videos by downloading FireFox and searching for a Youtube downloader app, much more efficient and way less popups =]

    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    and this method is cross platform, works on MAC and Windows.
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    Excellent choice is install internet download manager then play video on any site the download button will appear on video press button and save video to your computer
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    get clipgrap.easy to use software
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    I use realplayer v6.0.2.32, it has a video download plugin for your web browser so all you have to do is put you mouse over any video from any website and hit download.....any higher version of realplayer is hardcoded to note download from youtube.
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    Try, www.mp3fiber.com/ You Convert It To Audio Or Download The Video And It Comes Out In High Quality
     
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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    the youtube video files can be easily downloaded by

    "YTD Pro"

    it is you tube downloader with resume option.

    can be found on
    thepiratebay.se

    thanx
     
    khawar78692, Nov 14, 2013


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    Re: How do I download or save a YouTube video to my computer

    My brother, use this website: www.clipconverter.cc/ I use it all the time lol
     
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