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Topic: Downloading You Tube Videos

User: tom baker, Location: Bremerton, Washington

Asked on: Saturday, April 2, 2011 at 12:53 pm EDT
Answered on: Tuesday, May 14, 2024 at 3:40 am EDT

Question: Does any one have a simple way to grab a video off of You Tube and save it to my computer?

Method 1: Using a Video Downloader Extension Install a video downloader extension for your browser, such as: [Video DownloadHelper for Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/video-downloadhelper/nmaohllgnpniokagpgecacphhkmpnlbm) [IDM Integration Module for Chrome](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/idm-integration-module/ngpampappnmepgilojfohadhhmbhlaek) Visit the YouTube video you want to download. Click the video downloader extension icon in your browser toolbar. Select the desired video quality and format (MP4, WEBM, etc.). Click "Download" to save the video to your local computer.

Method 2: Using a Website Copy the YouTube video URL. Go to a website that allows you to download YouTube videos, such as: [YTDownloader](https://ytdownloader.org/) [SaveFrom](https://en.savefrom.net/) Paste the video URL into the text field on the website. Choose the desired video quality and format. Click "Download" to save the video to your computer.

Method 3: Using Terminal Commands Open a Terminal window. Install the `youtube-dl` utility using Homebrew (Mac):

bashbrew install youtube-dl
Or, install it directly from the Python Package Index (Windows/Linux):
bashpip install youtube-dl
 Navigate to the directory where you want to save the video. Run the following command, replacing `VIDEO_URL` with the actual YouTube video URL:
bashyoutube-dl VIDEO_URL
 The video will be downloaded and saved to the current directory. Flag for review

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