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Download YouTube Video - GreaseMonkey UserScript

Download YouTube Video - GreaseMonkey UserScript is a script that will add a link to all the videos in YouTube that will let you download the video to your Hard Disk.

Have you ever seen a cool video on YouTube that you wanted to download? A lot of people wanted to do this - unfortunately YouTube did not provide this option(none that I know of, anyway). So scripts were created that will do this for you. These scripts include...

And now...

A GreaseMonkey Script
A Bookmarklet

Install Script

Download YouTube Videos

To install, you must have the greasemonkey extension for firefox browser. If you have it, click the link and choose "Install".

Screenshot

Download YouTube Videos

Bookmarklet

Download YouTube Videos

If you are using the bookmarklet version of this script, follow these instructions to download a video...

Go to the page with the video(Eg. Internet Help Desk)
If you have the FlashBlocker extension, you should click on the 'f' to enable the video.
Now run the bookmarklet - this will insert a link called 'Download this Video' below the video.
Right click and chose 'Save Link As...'
Make sure that the file you are saving the video to has a flv extension.

Comments

Anonymous at 06 Nov, 2006 06:19

Because I can't figure it out.

Binny V A at 07 Nov, 2006 03:20

Some players that are able to play this flv file format are...
VLC Media Player
Flash Movie Player

If you are working on a Linux system, mplayer works fine for me.

Anonymous at 01 Jan, 2007 02:26

what converter should i use

Anonymous at 01 Jan, 2007 02:26

xilsoft 3gp converter works

Anonymous at 11 Feb, 2007 09:21

I use SaveTube to save any youtube videos.

Anonymous at 12 Dec, 2009 08:36

you are genious!

Anonymous at 07 Mar, 2007 07:55

Thanks for producing this. And just download an FLV player or run it into Win-media player if you have the right codecs, to see the file! Cheers.

Anonymous at 29 May, 2007 08:36

will this work with microsoft internet explorer (v. 7.0)?

Binny V A at 29 May, 2007 10:09

You will not be able to use the GreaseMonkey version as GreaseMonkey is a Firefox extension. But I think the bookmarklet version will work in IE. Try.

becu at 01 Jul, 2007 04:45

http://boomvid.com
You can also download YouTube Video, Google Video, Dailymotion, ifilm, Break, putFile, grouper, MySpace, That Video Site, Grinvi,...all in one page in one click. Check out this site: http://boomvid.com

Enjoy!!!

Boomvid.com

Anonymous at 08 Aug, 2007 08:38

It doesn't work anymore: you download 5 megs then it stops...

Binny V A at 09 Aug, 2007 07:02

I am sure that it is not the problem of this script.

Noki at 10 Aug, 2007 12:16

:)~~~~~

I like using ZillaTube to download youtube videos - very fast downloading. i highly recommend it. On top of that, it can play and convert those youtube videos into other good quality videos formats such as windows avi, mpg, mp3, and many more types.

Hope this will help. By the way, it's at http://www.zillatube.com

Anonymous at 21 Aug, 2007 11:17

ok

Anonymous at 31 Aug, 2007 04:59

free youtube video downloader script here

need the source? ask to mitm

Enjoy

interjeras at 07 Sep, 2007 12:08

goog script. Thank you very much

Anonymous at 08 Sep, 2007 04:38

thank you ive been looking everywhere the youtube to me script doesnt work anymore but this one does thank you :)

mitm at 10 Sep, 2007 01:00

tnx guys,
script sources now available

free youtube video downloader script here
source code here
sample page here

mitm:
<----
cstsigma.sytes.net [mitm home]
cstsigma.sytes.net/YouTube.php [sample]
cstsigma.sytes.net/YouTube.php.txt [source]
---->

Enjoy! (*nix rulez!)

aCidfaCe at 21 Sep, 2007 03:33

Seems Youtube changed their code a little.
I took the time to fix the script and like to share it...

---
// ==UserScript==
// @name Download Youtube Videos
// @description Adds a link to download the FLV file under every video in Youtube. Make sure that you name the video file 'something.flv'(The extension must be 'flv')
// @namespace www.openjs.com/
// @include http://youtube.com/*
// @include http://www.youtube.com/*

//by Binny V A (http://www.openjs.com/)
// ==/UserScript==

(function() {
if(document.getElementById('playerDiv') && document.getElementById('playerDiv').getElementsByTagName('embed')[0]) {
var url = document.getElementById('playerDiv').getElementsByTagName('embed')[0].getAttribute("flashvars", 0);
var query = url.split("&")[2];
var link = document.createElement('a');
link.href="http://cache.googlevideo.com/get_video?" + query;
var txt = document.createTextNode("Download this Video");
link.appendChild(txt);
document.getElementById('playerDiv').appendChild(link);
}
})();
----

Binny V A at 22 Sep, 2007 01:16

Thanks for notifying me - I will make the necessary modifications.

Tubedownloader at 23 Sep, 2007 06:47

I suggest to www.tubedownloader.info/ it's a free online (you don't have to download any software) tool to save your favourite youtube videos.

PopMan at 15 Oct, 2007 09:46

How do I convert these?

Vidmetro at 24 Oct, 2007 08:04

Here is another site you guys can use you can download videos from youtube and many other websites, Youtube Video Download

Anonymous at 05 Nov, 2007 10:03

Try E.M. Youtube video download tool.
It 's easy to use and very powerful.
search,download,convert,repair and play any youtube video.
www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm

Anonymous at 12 Nov, 2007 12:52

this script no longer works - youtube updated their system to include an "origin" link on some videos

Binny V A at 18 Nov, 2007 02:27

The script has been fixed - it should be working now. Let me know if you run into any issues.

Anonymous at 17 Nov, 2007 01:01

Thanks for the heads up about this being broken.
I was having trouble all night trying to download with this!

Anonymous at 08 Jan, 2008 01:45

Here is a nice web site where you can search, view and download YouTube videos.

www.ilikeyoutube.com/

Enjoy.

youtube at 13 Jan, 2008 03:47

thanks very good.

Anonymous at 26 Jan, 2008 08:45

The script doesn't work anymore also all the sites In the post gives errors like can't download video and stuff. I find Youtubeloader Thats the only one I found who still works

Anonymous at 28 Jan, 2008 06:36

Thank you. Very interesting script.

YouTube at 01 Feb, 2008 10:10

thank you very interesting script

YouTube at 01 Feb, 2008 10:11

very good

youtube at 01 Feb, 2008 05:51

xilsoft 3gp converter works

şiirler at 01 Feb, 2008 05:52

thank you.

Anonymous at 03 Feb, 2008 02:08

Download youtube videos with one click

Tube Leecher at 03 Feb, 2008 02:09

Download youtube videos with one click

Tube Leecher at 03 Feb, 2008 02:09

www.tubeleecher.com

Anonymous at 04 Feb, 2008 01:45

I prefer YoutubePick from www.popusoft.com . Just copy the url link and it download and convert video all-in-one. It can convert youtube video to avi,mp4. I watch flash video on my ipod classic now. :-)

kraloyun at 10 Feb, 2008 02:13

thankss

youtube at 11 Feb, 2008 12:58

thanx for www.youtube7.net

Youtube Download at 11 Feb, 2008 08:17

Try this Youtube Downloader

Anonymous at 14 Feb, 2008 02:16

thank you ive been looking everywhere the youtube to me script doesnt work anymore but this one does thank you :)

Chat at 17 Feb, 2008 06:43

Web Dating sites It can convert youtube video to avi,mp4.

Anonymous at 19 Feb, 2008 01:05

Well, I am using YoutubePick to download and convert youtube video. It works well. It include a flv converter. You can download it from www.popusoft.com

umre at 22 Feb, 2008 05:45

thankss for every things

Anonymous at 29 Feb, 2008 06:27

thanks man

Anonymous at 04 Mar, 2008 10:28

The script doesn't work anymore also all the sites In the post gives errors like can't download video and stuff.

Istvan at 12 Mar, 2008 08:43

I would like to suggest www.tubedownloader.info

It is a free online tool so you don't have to download and install any software on your computer. On the site you can find also detailed instructions and a video-tutorial.

Youtube at 14 Mar, 2008 06:19

The script doesn't work anymore also all the sites In the post gives errors like can't download video and stuff.

dojoTemplates at 16 Mar, 2008 12:46

To have YouTube Video Download Tool at your website copy code below and insert in your page.

<span style="color: #003366"><iframe src="http://www.dojotemplates.com/youtube.php" style="border: 0px solid " border="0" height="110" width="90%"></iframe> </span>

go to www.dojotemplates.com to get the code

Anonymous at 01 Apr, 2008 10:13

k-lite megapack works magic with flv files

Anonymous at 05 Apr, 2008 12:57

The script doesn't work anymore also all the sites In the post gives errors like can't download video and stuff.

Youtube at 10 Apr, 2008 10:31

k-lite megapack works magic with flv files

video watch at 18 Apr, 2008 10:22

thank you ive been looking everywhere the youtube to me script doesnt work anymore but this one does.

Anonymous at 19 Apr, 2008 04:25

This script used to work for me earlier. However, now it has stopped working. Looks like youtube changed something. Hopefully the script is updated soon.

Anonymous at 09 May, 2008 07:49

NOt Too good.

Try E.M. YOutube video download tool.

It works really very well!

(1)Download (flv, mp4, mov)video automatically;
(2)Convert flv video to any audio include mp3, wma,wav,ac3,mmf,amr,ogg,aac..., to any video formats include 3gp,avi,wmv, mpg,mpg4,asf,swf,h264,mov,jpg, that can be supported by PSP,iPod,iPhone,Apple TV video,iTune,mp3,mp4,Zune,Cellphone,Digital

U can download it here:
www.effectmatrix.com/Youtube_video_download_tool/index.htm

youtube at 22 May, 2008 06:03

i definately loved this thank you for the post it was very informative

Anonymous at 22 May, 2008 11:31

thanx for www.youtubeline.com

download youtube video at 19 Sep, 2008 02:36

im using savevid.com.its very usefull tool.

Anonymous at 27 Oct, 2008 11:14

Really sad that this is not working anymore.. I really need this :P

Anonymous at 13 Nov, 2008 06:59

someone please recode this script,
as you tube must have changed its codeing,
mp4 downloading is disabled now.
i had a great time downloading when that option was there.

ko at 18 Nov, 2008 10:29

well guys u tube downloading is best done using download helper no messy stuff just download plugin www.downloadhelper.net/ full u tube download hi quality flv video

Jed Smith at 25 Nov, 2008 01:34

Change "playerDiv" to "watch-player-div" and fixed.

Binny V A at 30 Nov, 2008 09:49

Thanks! The script is fixed.

Anonymous at 05 Feb, 2009 04:49

thx ive been looking and looking and this one actually works!!!!!!!

sam gorge at 31 Mar, 2009 01:24

Here is a site that more use full than GreaseMonkey

download youtube videos on the fly,in any format

youtubeddl.com

dirict download from youtube server

sradha sadi at 07 Apr, 2009 10:00

Here is a site that more use full than youtubecatcher download youtube videos on the fly,in any format youtubeddl.com dirict download from youtube server

Anonymous at 11 May, 2009 05:11

k-lite megapack works magic with flv files

Anonymous at 08 Jun, 2009 02:37

HI
I use www.vid2pc.com
Maybe the best - I think

getvideo at 16 Jun, 2009 06:59

try this site getvideo.comxa.com . It support many video sites such as yutube, google, yahoo and many more...
and also support to download HD video from youtube...

film izle at 19 Aug, 2009 04:57

The script doesn't work anymore also all the sites In the post gives errors like can't download video and stuff.

Anonymous at 10 Dec, 2009 12:59

Absolutely amazing - ripping Youtube just got even easier! Thanks!

pissed citizen at 12 Dec, 2009 10:11

An error was returned, while getting the file information:

The format of the URL coudn't be recognized!

"Better YouTube" add-on worked perfectly fine with firefox 2.5 (or 2.0 I forget) which is why I never wanted to upgrade to 3.0 because I knew compatibility would be lost. I accidentally pressed install and, this happened.

Can someone point me to a similar add-on please that actually works with the new firefox? I am now reluctant to get 3.5 fearing further fuckups. Besides is it just me or do the icons (backspace, home, stop, reload buttons) progressively become gayer and gayer? Maybe I should downgrade.

Anonymous at 09 Jan, 2010 08:49

this sucks, these people are idiots
whose job is it to exterminate garbage like this?

Anonymous at 03 Mar, 2010 09:44

am receiving this message when i click on 'DOWNLOAD THIS VIDEO'
WHAT SHOULD I DO ABOUT IT?Thanks

Forbidden

You don't have permission to access /watch/index.php on this server.

Additionally, a 404 Not Found error was encountered while trying to use an ErrorDocument to handle the request.
Apache/2.2.14 (Unix) mod_ssl/2.2.14 OpenSSL/0.9.8i DAV/2 mod_auth_passthrough/2.1 mod_bwlimited/1.4 FrontPage/5.0.2.2635 Server at www.linkyoutube.com Port 80

Guy that knows at 04 Mar, 2010 05:17

If you want a good youtube downloader, and can't get this to work, I suggest (When using Firefox) the video downloadhelper, which can download and streaming video that plays in your browser. After you have it and you download, for money, you can get the attached converter, OR you can download the KMPlayer for free on download.com, and it plays .flv files. Cheers, guys.

Anonymous at 12 Mar, 2010 03:47

Binny,

Is it not working now?

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