You can see the FVD selection on the top right of this screenshot:. I always use it to download videos from youtube but if you a day would need it for another video from another site it works. Allows you to use differents format and have various functions. Batch downloading - NO. The workflow centers on searching for videos in the YouTube Browser and then downloading them. The Youtube browser "allows you to browse among the most popular, most viewed and most rated videos.
You can search for a video typing a term in the search field at the bottom of the window. To play a video, just double click on it". The program can be launched with one parameter: smtube "A very funny video" to display the result lists.
For more details, have a look at How to download videos with the new SMTube an archive link just in case. I can't believe no one suggested 4K Download. Have some ads but not intrusive at all. KeepVid is a web application that is great for garbing videos from the web. No Advertisements. Supports most available formats as seen in the browser's official flash player , 3D, 2k and 4k resolution.
To download video you need to select a custom player by right-clicking the tray icon, switch. Then instead of seeing the video play immediately in player, a dialog window will appear.
Press NO and the video will start saving to your user's Downloads folder. You can change the target folder if you know how to edit wsf files. Description: Video converter compatible of downloading: mp3, avi, mp4, flv, mov , acc, m4a, m4v.
If you have GreaseMonkey add-on in Firefox, then you can run my " Download any YouTube video from anywhere" script to download videos. On YouTube pages, it will display a list box with download options in various formats. On other pages, it will be able to download whichever video is set currently to play.
Sign up to join this community. The best answers are voted up and rise to the top. Stack Overflow for Teams — Collaborate and share knowledge with a private group. Create a free Team What is Teams? Learn more. Software to download YouTube videos to hard drive Ask Question. Asked 7 years, 11 months ago. Active 5 years, 8 months ago. Viewed 8k times. Don't care much about format being saved as long as Windows VLC can play it out of the box.
I'm not an expert on different formats of YouTube videos; if there are different ones, the software must support them all. Must save both video and audio. I strongly prefer Freeware. Ability to download batches e. Format doesn't matter - could be just a text file on the side.
Furthermore, it would be nice if the tool also considers the following options Download video sets defined by YouTube, e. Ability to remember download history, e.
Skip advertisements. Not an problem if it doesn't. Furthermore Windows platform XP 32 bit compatible preferred but not required All things being equal e. But if a given plugin is better than anything standalone, I'm fine with a plugin. Improve this question. Tom 7, 9 9 gold badges 31 31 silver badges 61 61 bronze badges.
Related: softwarerecs. Keepvid matches the first 4 requirements - I would only provide an answer if it matched at least the first 3 and at least 2 of the strongly preferred — Nick Dickinson-Wilde. Seems worth mentioning that the YouTube Terms of Service expressly forbids downloading videos in this manner: youtube. Are these kind of questions allowed on SE? Downloading from YouTube is illegal, is it not? BCLC It isn't illegal as in breaching a law. It may be illegal as in breaching a contract. If so that's a matter between Youtube, the copyright holder and the user of said software.
Note that the Youtube terms of service vary by locale, so it may be allowed in some countries and forbidden in others. Show 5 more comments. Active Oldest Votes. It supports YouTube channels and many more.
If it finds the downloaded video in the current directory it does not download it again. If it's not finished it continues the downloading. Improve this answer. If you just need to download one video manually, you can use dlvyoutube, just add dlv in front of youtube, e. Having extensively tested this, it seems to be a very good solution.
As YouTube makes changes every few months to break such programs, does it still work? PeterMortensen: Yes, it still works well. Sometimes I have to update due to incompatilbe changes. Around twice a year, not too often while I use it almost every day.
Add a comment. Franck Dernoncourt Franck Dernoncourt Note that you can also configure a preferred format, for example ignore all the. PeterMortensen Yes — Franck Dernoncourt. Two recommendations: 1. Browser's plug in: No plugin. Video Sniffer:. Mohammed Joraid Mohammed Joraid 1, 12 12 silver badges 19 19 bronze badges.
Aside Note for new readers. I personally use EagleGet and it's my favorite Download manager till the moment. What do you mean by "No plugin. Video Sniffer"? A stand-alone application? PeterMortensen So the solution I proposed at the time works as both windows program and a browser plugin. The Video Sniffer is what they called the module of the program that detects "sniffs" videos from URLs and prompts the user to download them.
PeterMortensen The OP asked for a solution by saying "standalone software is preferred " that means, for example, a program. Plugin means you have to have your browser open and download using it. Standalone will let you download videos without relation to your browser.
Hydromast Hydromast 1 1 silver badge 3 3 bronze badges. VLC is supposed to be able to capture a video stream, but I never got it to work. Unsolicited bulk mail or bulk advertising. Any link to or advocacy of virus, spyware, malware, or phishing sites.
Any other inappropriate content or behavior as defined by the Terms of Use or Code of Conduct. Any image, link, or discussion related to child pornography, child nudity, or other child abuse or exploitation. Details required : characters remaining Cancel Submit 4 people found this reply helpful. Is there a way to download a YouTube video to my hard drive? I know there are software programs that can help me, but I hate trying to download off of those tricky sites that download the software, change settings, and are otherwise dangerous from a virus standpoint as well.
I think I once used a program that I didn't have to download first, but I can't remember it. Anyway, that was a few years ago and I'm sure the technology has changed since then. This thread is locked. You can follow the question or vote as helpful, but you cannot reply to this thread.
I have the same question Report abuse. Details required :. Cancel Submit. Shenan Stanley. Select the format from the list of produced videos.
Click on the one you want and save that file. How satisfied are you with this reply? Thanks for your feedback, it helps us improve the site.
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