Download YouTube Videos

YouTube does not provide an option to download the video to your computer. I recently stumbled upon one Firefox extension that lets you do this. In addition to be able to download from YouTube this extension allows you to extract the FLV file from the Flash Player embedded inside your browser, from any site that plays videos (eg. Google Videos, MetaCafe etc.)
How to download videos:
Step 1: Download & Install Firefox(from here) if you have not already done that.
Step 2: Goto Install page of http://www.downloadhelper.net/ (from within Firefox)
Step 3: Follow simple steps to install the DownloadHelper Extension.
Step 4: Restart your firefox browser.
And you are done.

Now whenever you visit any video site(YouTube, Google Videos, MetaCafe etc.), you’ll be able to see a flashing icon of DownloadHelper in your browser’s address bar. Click on this animated icon and then click on the filename you want to download. The .flv file of the video will be downloaded on your machine so that you can view it later in any FLV player.

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Published:: 1.15.08 / 5am

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I have over 6 years of experience in architecting and developing web applications.

I am currently working at Akamai Technologies as a Sr. Software Engineer responsible for gathering/conceptualizing requirements and architecting the “Media Analytics” product, which is part of the Akamai HD Network. Previously at Akamai, I was working in the portal development team for the “Performance Analytics” suite of products, responsible for feature development and usability enhancements. At Akamai, I have gained an in-depth understanding of the business of online “Analytics”, and building & using large-scale software for it.

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Ashish.[n]opc0de 4.11.08 / 9pm

alternatively u can try cacheviewer
just a wrapper app for about:cache in firefox . for ppl who don’t wanna do ctrl-f on it..

as for youtube i prefer using unplug
and use wget on the link.. works gr8..other times using the about:cache u don’t even have to download the file.. just pick it up from the disk cache.

Joey 5.9.08 / 3pm

Kapil, Realplayer 11 has a recorder plugin which could be used to download youtube movies.

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