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YouTube Video Downloader

  • 18-07-2015 2:57pm
    #1
    old_aussie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭


    Hi,

    What's the best program for downloading youtube videos to Windows PC ?

    Was using an old version of Freemake, and one of the kids(32 YO who knows everything, or at least she thinks so) decided to update to the latest version of Freemake which is full of malware and ****.

    So now have to find a new downloader that downloads in the default of mp4.

    TIA
    Post edited by yoyo on


Comments

  • #2
    Luckydog69
    Registered Users Posts: 94 ✭✭Luckydog69


    http://download2.freemake.com/FreemakeVideoDownloaderFull.exe Try this one, just when installing untick the additional toolbars etc...works quickly and easily.


  • #3
    excollier
    Closed Accounts Posts: 1,576 ✭✭✭excollier


    youtube-dl

    http://youtube-dl.org/


  • #4
    callaway92
    Registered Users Posts: 14,307 ✭✭✭✭callaway92


    I like clipconverter.cc


  • #5
    Bosh
    Closed Accounts Posts: 414 ✭✭Bosh


    This works too..


  • #6
    STEINBERG
    Registered Users Posts: 248 ✭✭STEINBERG


    If you are using the Firefox Browser the VideoDownload helper add-on does the job for me anytime.

    https://addons.mozilla.org/en-us/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/


    Once you install the add-on there will be an icon on firefox close to the home button with 3 spinning balls, once you choose a youtube vid, the balls will become active and start spinning, click on them and choose your download!!!


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  • #7
    Tuisceanch
    Registered Users Posts: 735 ✭✭✭Tuisceanch


    I simply type www.ssyoutube...etc and am brought to a download page.


  • #8
    wnolan1992
    Moderators, Entertainment Moderators, Social & Fun Moderators Posts: 14,009 Mod ✭✭✭✭wnolan1992


    DVDVideoSoft is a great piece of software. DLs YT videos and has loads of converters in one nice little package.


  • #9
    Gadgetman496
    Registered Users Posts: 8,358 ✭✭✭Gadgetman496


    Free Online YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and many others! Downloader

    http://en.savefrom.net/

    "Everybody is a genius. But if you judge a fish by its ability to climb a tree, it will live its whole life believing that it is stupid."



  • #10
    old_aussie
    Registered Users Posts: 3,410 ✭✭✭old_aussie


    wnolan1992 wrote: »
    DVDVideoSoft is a great piece of software. DLs YT videos and has loads of converters in one nice little package.

    Thanks to all for their input.

    Downloaded DVDVideoSoft, and noticed the download was about 34 MB.

    Before running the setup.exe I scanned it with my AV and all good.

    To stop the nasties(third party offers) from being installed, I turned off the internet connection and installed it offline There were no third party offers on install..

    Seems to have good array of options and I'm now downloading Youtube vids in 1080P and 720P mp4 to check how it performs.

    Wiil give some feedback soon.


  • #11
    Bongalongherb
    Closed Accounts Posts: 3,766 ✭✭✭Bongalongherb


    I don't know why any-one uses software to download youtube videos or just the music from the video when all you have to do is paste the URL in the box here... http://www.videograbby.com/#


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