Downloading YouTube videos without having Flash

[Starfox]

I didn't install Flash on my 2011 MBP, probably never will - I use YouTube5 Safari extension to watch their videos. Is there a way to download youtube videos with this setup? Would love to have them as H.264.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

www.keepvid.com or ClickToFlash (though Flash may be needed) does allow downloading YT videos.

 

[GGJstudios]

How to: Download YouTube videos in Safari

 

[Starfox]

www.keepvid.com or ClickToFlash (though Flash may be needed) does allow downloading YT videos.

I'm not willing to install Flash for this, sorry.

 

[Starfox]

How to: Download YouTube videos in Safari

Yup, found that while googling but it doesn't seem to work when using YouTube 5.

 

[simsaladimbamba]

I'm not willing to install Flash for this, sorry.

When you have Flash installed and ClickToFlash, Flash object will not be executed unless clicked on, thus Flash takes no CPU cycles unless needed.

Btw, to quote someone, just press the

button.

To quote several posts, use the

button (multi-quote).

To edit your posts, use the

button.

All these buttons are on the bottom right of the posts.

Minor Problems

6. Sequential posts.
Combine your comments into one post rather than making many consecutive posts to a thread within a short period of time.

 

[Sergeant Pepper]

Go to Window > Activity. Under the heading for the YouTube page there will be two sections titled "about:blank." Expand the first one, and double-click while holding the option key on the link that looks something like this:

http://v15.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Calgorithm%2Cburst%2Cfactor%2Coc%3AU0hPSVRLV19FSkNOOV9MRUFH&fexp=903809&algorithm=throttle-factor&itag=18&ipbits=0&burst=40&sver=3&signature=0D67D3B81049BF7C42101403CB50C5FB8217F50C.5497AFB6D4CC82930CEDC082DF1C5386FFDD0B6B&expire=1304409600&key=yt1&ip=0.0.0.0&factor=1.25&id=5054da5e91720807

The mp4 file should start downloading right there. I use the YouTube5 extension and this method has never failed me.

 

[Starfox]

When you have Flash installed and ClickToFlash, Flash object will not be executed unless clicked on, thus Flash takes no CPU cycles unless needed.

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Btw, to quote someone, just press the Image button.

To quote several posts, use the Image button (multi-quote).

To edit your posts, use the Image button.

All these buttons are on the bottom right of the posts.

Thanks for the multiquote tip! Didn't know about that.

I used to have click to flash on my old MBP, but ideally I just don't want to bother with it, at all. I have found another way, however, to dl youtube videos.

Go to Window > Activity. Under the heading for the YouTube page there will be two sections titled "about:blank." Expand the first one, and double-click while holding the option key on the link that looks something like this:

http://v15.lscache3.c.youtube.com/videoplayback?sparams=id%2Cexpire%2Cip%2Cipbits%2Citag%2Calgorithm%2Cburst%2Cfactor%2Coc%3AU0hPSVRLV19FSkNOOV9MRUFH&fexp=903809&algorithm=throttle-factor&itag=18&ipbits=0&burst=40&sver=3&signature=0D67D3B81049BF7C42101403CB50C5FB8217F50C.5497AFB6D4CC82930CEDC082DF1C5386FFDD0B6B&expire=1304409600&key=yt1&ip=0.0.0.0&factor=1.25&id=5054da5e91720807

The mp4 file should start downloading right there. I use the YouTube5 extension and this method has never failed me.

Gotcha, thanks. I found this Safari 5 extension that seems to do a great job:
http://www.howtogetviews.com/download-youtube-videos-free/