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.
Note: These steps are for saving a YouTube video and not saving only the audio of a YouTube video to an MP3 file.
Saving YouTube video as a video file on your computer
Today, there are many online websites that allow you to enter the URL of the video you want to save to your computer and get a link to download the file. Below is a simple three step process to download any YouTube video.
Note: If you are at a school or job that is blocking YouTube, these steps may not work.
1. Go to any YouTube video page and copy the URL of the video you want to save.
For example, the address below is the URL of a video on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWQPvMuaH8o
2. Once this address has been copied, paste that URL into the URL text field on any of the sites that's mentioned below and click the Download Video button.
SaveVid
KeepVid
SaveTube
3. If done properly, a new window will appear showing a preview of the video (as shown below) with the Download links. For most users, we suggest downloading the MP4 format. Other available formats may include FLV, 3GP, and WebM.
After the file has been downloaded, it will be available in your downloads folder.
Watching a FLV video on your computer
If you saved the file as a .flv file, you need a player that supports .flv files. Below are a few suggestions.
VLC media 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 installs the necessary codec to play FLV files, as well as other codecs you'll likely need in the future.
Note: These steps are for saving a YouTube video and not saving only the audio of a YouTube video to an MP3 file.
Saving YouTube video as a video file on your computer
Today, there are many online websites that allow you to enter the URL of the video you want to save to your computer and get a link to download the file. Below is a simple three step process to download any YouTube video.
Note: If you are at a school or job that is blocking YouTube, these steps may not work.
1. Go to any YouTube video page and copy the URL of the video you want to save.
For example, the address below is the URL of a video on YouTube.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=QWQPvMuaH8o
2. Once this address has been copied, paste that URL into the URL text field on any of the sites that's mentioned below and click the Download Video button.
SaveVid
KeepVid
SaveTube
3. If done properly, a new window will appear showing a preview of the video (as shown below) with the Download links. For most users, we suggest downloading the MP4 format. Other available formats may include FLV, 3GP, and WebM.
After the file has been downloaded, it will be available in your downloads folder.
Watching a FLV video on your computer
If you saved the file as a .flv file, you need a player that supports .flv files. Below are a few suggestions.
VLC media 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 installs the necessary codec to play FLV files, as well as other codecs you'll likely need in the future.
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