Video hosting "YouTube" (YouTube) is one of the most popular in the world. The site does not initially provide the ability to download videos from YouTube to a computer. However, this can be done using some Internet portals and specialized programs.
Instructions
Step 1
If you found an interesting video on the YouTube video hosting and wondered how to download a video from YouTube to your computer, but did not find a special button under the content you liked, do not despair.
Step 2
To become the owner of the clip, you can use special applications. These include VideoGet, DownloadMaster, USDownloader and others. You can download the programs for free from the developers' sites. They are also quite easy to use. To download a video to your computer, just click on the file download button, having previously inserted a link from youtube.com into a special line. The saved file can be used at your own discretion, but it is worth remembering that you cannot violate the rights of its author.
Step 3
You can download videos from YouTube to your computer without installing programs. First, they take up extra space on your hard drive. Secondly, the installation of such applications from third-party sites can be dangerous due to viruses and spyware getting into the system with the archive. Thirdly, searching, downloading, setting up takes time. Therefore, it is much easier to use a browser extension that allows you to download videos from the "YouTube" site or one of the many Internet services.
Step 4
The former includes, for example, SaveFrom.net. To install the add-on for downloading videos from YouTube without programs, you need to open the browser settings and select the menu item through which the plugins are loaded. In Opera, for example, it is called “Download Extensions”. Through the search, you should find a plug-in for downloading files from a video hosting, for this you need to enter the inscription “Youtube” in the window. One of the video transfer add-ons is called “Youtube Downloader”. After adding it to the browser add-ons, you can download the desired video files.
Step 5
When choosing plugins, it is better to rely on the rating and reviews left by users, as well as the description of the add-on itself. After installing the extension, a “download” button will appear under the video on youtube.com.
Step 6
The second way to download videos from YouTube to your computer without using programs is to use specialized sites. It is very convenient to use savefrom.net. To copy a video, you just need to copy the URL of the link on YouTube and paste it into a special field. adding the letters ss and a period to it. When saving a file, you can select the resolution, as well as the folder in which the desired video will appear later.
