Download Videos From Online Video Sharing Sites Like Youtube Myspace - All possible methods listed

Online video sharing sites like Google’s Youtube and Google Video, Blip TV etc. have videos embedded in a page in flv format but don’t feature any link of downloading it, alltough it provides the link for the video. Here we will provide various methods and tools, using which you can download those embedded flv format videos from video sites like youtube, blip tv, google videos and from every where. we have divided the download type to web based download system, firefox extensions, freeware desktop apps, online converters and we have provided more than one options under each head. Just you need to know the youtube or other video sharing site’s video link and rest would be done for you.

This post is not youtube specific, rather we have mentioned softwares for all videosharing sites like Google Videos, Daily motion and all. Every sites have videos embedded in flv format. If you want to download streaming medias like streaming videos, online videos, webcasts, then this is the post for you. This post is not meant for the streaming sites with videos in windows media format or real media format as older websites have.

FIrefox Extensions (firefox and flock browser):-

Video downloader
If you are using a firefox or flock browsers for browsing, then firefox extension Video Downloader integrates with your browser by adding a toolbar button and a status bar icon to the main firefox or flock window.

Download Video Downloader Firefox Extension

Download Video Downloader Extension For Flock browser.

Using this tool you can download videos from video sharing sites like Angry Alien, Blennus, Blip.tv, Break.com, Dailymotion, Double Agent, eVideoShare, Free Video Blog, Google Video, Grinvi, iFilm, Keiichi Anime Forever, MySpace, Metacafe, MySpace Video Code, Putfile, Totally Crap, vidiLife, vSocial, AnimeEpisodes.Net, Badjojo, Blastro, Bofunk, Bolt, Castpost, CollegeHumor, Current TV, Dachix, Danerd, DailySixer.com, DevilDucky, Double Agent, EVTV1, FindVideos, Hiphopdeal, Kontraband, Lulu TV, Midis.biz, Music.com, MusicVideoCodes.info, Newgrounds, NothingToxic, PcPlanets, Pixparty, PlsThx, Revver, Sharkle, SmitHappens, StreetFire, That Video Site, VideoCodes4U, VideoCodesWorld, VideoCodeZone, Vimeo, Yikers YouTube and ZippyVideos.Vidtaker
What’s special in this is it’s coolness-Just open the video page of any sites like youtube and right click any where in background of that page (but not on the video) and select the option “Download video as AVI DIVX” (this option appears after installing and activating this extension). This opens a pop up where you have to select the file type of video and download. Download and install this extension from vidtaker homepage. Also it saves the flv videos from youtube and others in divx formats and there is no need of furher conversions. It supports video downloads from all sites like youtube, myspace videos and many adult sites too.

Download embedded
Just go to any page and it’ll help you to download either all or selected embedded objects in that page and save them to disk. Embedded objects include any videos, images, mp3s, flash animations.So go to any video page like youtube and use it to download embedded flv videos. Select what ever you have to download. Download embedded firefox Extension.
Other firefox extensions for this purpose are :-
Youtube IT
Video Download
KeepVid
Ook? Video Ook!

Free softwares for downloading youtube videos (batch download supported):-
Orbit Downloader
Adds a download button titled “get it” to the videos which appears on hovering mouse over the video. Many other features too….. It also takes much less system resources like memory,space. Besides youtube it also supports many embedded dowbnloads and supports many video sharing sites. Download here.
YouTube Downloader
Features easy to use interface where u copy-paste youtube video link and it would do all works starting fro downloading and conversion of the video to popular video formats like mpeg-avi and others. Get it from softipedia.
KeepV Flash Converter
Download flv videos (from youtube, daily motion, ifilm, google, myspace, metacafe and lot more..) and get them converted in to popular video formats like avi(for windows), mov(quicktime format for mac and windows), mp4(psp & ipod), 3GP(series 60 and other mobiles). Download free from home page.

VDownloader
This freeware downloads flv videos from the link pasted into it. It converts those downloaded videos to mpeg or avi formats and it supports video sharing sites like youtube, google videos, grinvi and others.Download from softipedia.

Youtube Grabber
Download to disk the streaming flv video by specifying the youtube link to this software. Download from softipedia.
Replay media Catcher
Grabs not only flv videos from youtube and other video sharing sites, it also can download videos frompremium sites like CNET.com, NBC.com, ABC.com and many more.

Linux Specific Freewares to Download Youtube Videos:-
youtube-dl command line youtube downloader tool for unix box, windows, mac.

Get YouTube video right click on youtube link or background of the video page and choose the coresponding action for downloading.

All firefox and flock extensions specified above also would work here.
Online Webbased Download System:-
Video Downloader also offers an online download method for all youtube and other site’s videos. Just copy the youtube or any video’s link(note: open that video and link appears in the adressbar of the browser i.e. where we type adress of websites) and paste it in the box provided at that site and select from a list if it’s a youtube or any other video and then click of download button to start downloading the flv video. you can see the animated help for details on how to download you tube videos from their site.

Keepvid Here also you have to add .flv extension and save the file. supports google videos, Daily motion, Myspace videos and many others.
Youtubex Cool and simple but you have to name the files you saves and provide .flv as extensions.

Techcrunch copy-paste youtube only link to get it saved to disk as flv.

Download Youtube Videos

KissYoutube In the form paste youtube video link and click on the button….

DownloadThisVideo! Supports downloading from many video sharing sites like youtube, google video, metacafe, daily motion, vimeo and others.

Online converters (convert & download youtube & other online videos):-
These first convert the youtube videos to mpeg or other popular format as selected and then the converted files are downloaded to disk.

Kcoolonline Simple and supports conversion + download of videos from plenty of video sharing sites.

Vixy.net Just provide link to any flv videos like that of youtube videos or others it would convert them to formats like avi, mov, mp4, 3gp anmd also mp3 for audio only purposes.

Now How To View Those Downloaded Videos:-
Some of above tools auto convert the flv videos to popular formats that are viewable by windows media player and others.
If you have downloaded the flv videos to disk then you can use freewares like VLC Player and Free FLV Player to view these flv videos.

And you may convert the flv videos to popular formats like mpeg and avi free by using tools like Replay Converter. Here’s a site with tutorial on how to convert flv video using ffmpeg tool that’s not very easy.

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Know any other download site, any other software any other way of downloading converting then please comment here.