How to download from YouTube

I don't think downloading from Youtube is illegal or something. So i hope this post will be allowed. Anyway, probably many of u know this. I came to know of it just a couple of days back and have used this trick with success. So i felt like sharing it with u guys.

• Go to Youtube and select whatever video u want to watch/download, and when it starts to load,just copy the URL from the address bar. Running the video is not essential. All you need is the URL. So even if you exit the site, it won't be a problem.

• Go to www.keepvid.com

• In the given space, paste the URL of the vid. There's a drop-down button at the end of the space, which you may use to see what all sites are supported.

• Hit "Download" button. It will now generate a download link right below it.

• Hit "Download link"

• It will ask u to save the file. So select a suitable folder and hit "Save"

• Download will begin.

• After the download is complete, you will see a file named "show_video". Just re-name it, according to your choice,but with the extension ".flv". Careful about the extension. Don't forget to do that. Sometimes, if you are lucky you will download the file with .flv extension. It happened to me with one file.

• Now download any freeware flv player, if u don't have it already, and ENJOY.

As easy as ABC.


Source: A very dear friend of mine.


There is one catch, as usual. The flv players display a tiny window, which can't be maximised. So you may want to convert it to mpeg, but the quality in many cases will deteriorate so much, that you will find that its just not worth it. This is something that you will have to live with.


There are other sites which provide similar downloading services. Some of them work and some don't. Anyway, its the same story with all the sites.