YouTube downloader?

Try TubeTV http://www.chimoosoft.com/products/tubetv/

 

I use the web based UI at vixy.net (adds a stupid banner to the end, but it doesnt bother me and I can always remove it with iMovie)

 

RealPlayer 11 is a perfect solution for me. Much as I've generally hated Real's products, 11 is not evil, does not take over the world and your computer, and works beautifully. Install the Downloader agent when it asks you on installation, and then every time you watch a youtube video (works on most but not every flash site, but on more sites than any firefox plugin I've found) in either Safari or Firefox (don't know about other browsers) it runs and there's an unobtrusive dock icon and a window with a download link in it. If you click download it does just that, and saves it as a .flv with no quality loss as far as I can tell. And it's free.

 

Clipnabber and this bookmark.

 

I always use pwnyoutube.com or you can just add pwn after the www. of the youtube video you want.

Here is an example:

http://www.pwnyoutube.com/watch?v=C2Sdcpp07G8&feature=channel_page

You can then download the file as a .flv or .mp4 file.

Handbrake works great after that then if mp4 file is downloaded.

 

I use www.keepvid.com

 

The iCab web browser also has the ability to download YouTube videos. And since it uses WebKit as its rendering engine, its basically Safari with a ton of power user features.

 

Use realplayer 11.... better choice.

 

I use StreamClip, it can download youtube videos and export to quite a few different formats, including mp4 for iPod/iPhone compatability; as well as being able to trim or stitch videos which is a really helpful feature.

The download helper add-on for firefox can be used to download youtube videos as well, and while the initial download is quicker than the streamclip process; it will only save as an .flv file so will need further format coversion if you want to view the video on your iPod/iPhone.

 

Easiest way to download a YouTube vid is to create a bookmark with the URL:

javascript:window.location.href%20=%20'http://youtube.com/get_video?video_id='%20+%20swfArgs['video_id']%20+%20"&l="%20+%20swfArgs['l']%20+%20"&sk="%20+%20swfArgs['sk']%20+%20'&t='%20+%20swfArgs['t'];

Click on the bookmark when you on the page that contains the video you want to download and it will begin downloading to wherever your default location is.

You can then convert it with HandBrake or leave it as is.

 

Interesting, no one mentioned tooble. Download and convert all in one click.