Web Video Fetcher is an online tool that allows users to convert any audio or video URL from YouTube, Myspace, Google, Facebook or any other site into much more common formats such as Mp3, Mp4, FLV in a few simple clicks.

The very first thing you should do is find the video/audio which you want to convert and save in your computer. Once you find it, just copy the link and paste it into the text-box provided and click the “Search” icon. The website will automatically figure out the format of the audio/video and provide you with the options to download the video/audio in the common file formats.

Features

• Free  and easy to use.
• Requires no add-on or software.
• No need to wait – conversion is done within split seconds.
• Works with YouTube, Facebook and other popular video sharing websites.
• Similar tools: Xenra YouTube Converter, Youtube Playlist Downloader and BYTubeD.

Check out Web Video Fetcher @ www.webvideofetcher.com

Moya’s OWIDIG is a free to use tool that lets you quickly grab images from a website. All you have to do is enter the site’s URL in the provided area and tell the site to grab the images. You can choose the option to omit repeated images from the results. In the results you can click on any image to open it in a new tab or to view its dimensional details and share it on other pages.

The site offers various image filtering options that let you narrow down your search to get images of a specific set of properties.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Grabs images from websites.
• Provides image details and sharing links.
• Lets you filter image searches.

Check out Moya’s OWIDIG @ http://owidig.com (By Umar from AllThatIsApple)

Xenra YouTube Converter is an excellent free to use web service that lets you download YouTube in your desired file format. The site lets you use its conversion services without any registrations. All you have to do is provide the video’s URL to the site’s app and click on the red Download Now button. Next you select your output file format and the video source. Supported output formats include MP3, AVI, FLV, MOV, MP4, 3GP, MPG, MPEG, WAV, WMA, and WMV. The video source will depend on the available sources on the video’s YouTube page.

When your file is converted it is made available for download as a direct link. HTML and BB codes for the file are also provided.

Features:

• A user-friendly web service.
• Lets you download YouTube videos in your desired format.
• Offers various audio and video output formats.
• Lets you select video quality source.
• Offers HTML and BB codes of converted file in addition to direct download link.

Check out Xenra YouTube Converter @ www.xenra.com (by MOin from Thumb Press)

Once you have downloaded and installed the app, you just need to log in to sync your account to the server. To upload to your Rapidshare account, just drag the files to your selected RapidDrive folder. The tool will then create a temporary folder for the upload process to run in the background. You can then check the tray menu to view the progress of your uploads and after uploading, you can also open the file from your RapidDrive.

RapidDrive is pretty limited in what it can do compared to true syncing tools like Dropbox. However, RapidDrivers offers unlimited storage and ease of use for interacting with your Rapidshare account. This tool is useful for people who need to transfer and host large files seamlessly.

Features:

• Store your Rapidshare files locally.
• Run in Javascript.
• Work only on Windows.
• Provides unlimited cloud storage.
• Needs Rapidshare premium account to work.

Check out Rapiddrive @ www.rapiddrive.net

The app also acts like a file manager by letting you zip and unzip files, decompress .rar files, and play iOS supported files in the preview. Meteoric also supports Firefox Sync, hence adding the portability factor. If you are a Dropbox fan, the app lets you quickly upload your downloaded files to your Dropbox as well.

Meteoric also lets you play all sorts of MP3 files right from your iPhone and even create a playlist out of them. The media player functionality greatly complements the download manager of the app and lets you do multiple things without switching to a different application. You can also turn Meteoric into a streaming server and stream files to any device with a web browser.

One of the best things Meteoric offers is to customize the functionality by adding plugins. The app is not free but is worth every penny of the $1.99 you will spend to get these amazing features in a single bundle.

Features:

• Download media files to your iPhone.
• Accelerate, pause, queue and resume your downloads.
• Zip/unzip files and upload to your Dropbox account.
• Play MP3 files and even stream them to another device.
• Supports Firefox Sync.
• Cost: $1.99.

Download Meteoric Download Manager from iTunes

Enter YouTube Playlist Downloader. It will automatically convert every song in your YouTube playlist to mp3 format and gives you each song’s separate download link. Simply enter the playlist ID into the field and click submit. You will get a page with a download link to every playlist song (see image below).

Currently it uses 2 converters for YouTube-to-mp3 conversion. Use the default option “video2mp3″, as it seems to be the one thats working.

Features:

• Automatically converts every song in your YouTube playlist and gives you their download link.
• Uses converters video2mp3.net and freeyoutubetomp3converter.org.
• No registration.
• Similar tool: BYTubeD,

Check out YouTube Playlist Downloader @ www.thedaveloper.co.uk/youtube-playlist

Groovedown offers versions for all desktop operating systems. Once downloaded and installed, all you need to do is make a search query for an artist or song which will then appear in the search list. Click on the song that you like to add to your download list or click “Add All!” to put all songs in the search list to your download list. Once you are satisfied, just click “Download” to save all songs from the download list to your PC.

With Groovedown, you do not need to open Grooveshark or sign up for an account, making it one of the most convenient tools for finding and downloading songs.

Features:

• Free; no sign-up needed.
• Save songs straight from Grooveshark.
• Mass download songs.
• No need to open Grooveshark to use it.
• Similar Tools: Tuneroom and SSMunch

Check out Groovedown @ www.groovedown.me (via tech-buzz.net)

I think this is the first such tool that I’ve come across that lets you back up your tagged photos (ones which your friends uploaded) too. You can also make a selection of the best pictures and then download them.

Features

• Import your photos from Facebook.
• You can also download the pictures you were tagged in.
• A zipped file containing the photos is downloaded to your computer.
• Similar tool: FacePAD.

Check out Pick&Zip @ www.picknzip.com (By Abhijeet from GT Mobiles)

“Download Flash and Video” is a free tool that helps you capture FLV and SWF files from almost any website. The tool comes as an add-on for Mozilla Firefox. With the add-on installed, when you have a website that includes any Flash-based objects, simply click on the add-on’s icon in the bottom right of the Firefox window. A window will pop up detailing all Flash objects.

You can easily recognize the games and/or videos from this list. Click on your desired object and you will be prompted for a saving location on your computer. Using these simple steps, you will have saved the Flash based video or game to your computer.

Features:

• A user friendly web tool.
• Comes as a Firefox add-on.
• Lets you download any flash game.
• Lets you save Flash based videos.
• Similar tools: dmYouTube, ClipConverter, KeepHD, Convertvideotoaudio, BYTubeD and KickYouTube.
• Also read related articles: 4 Quick Ways To Download YouTube Videos Off The Net, 18 Free Ways To Download Any Video off the Internet and 4 YouTube Tools you Probably Don’t Know About.

Check out “Download Flash and Video” @ addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/53003 (via AppSpot) (by MOin from ThumbPress)

To start with, many of these services have restrictions on the size of content you can download at any one time. Moreover, since they are free services many of the files are either corrupted or contain malware. LeechPack is an app that solves these problems by acting as a cloud-based intermediary.

LeechPack gives you cloud storage where you can quickly download files from major file hosting services privately and securely. Once the files are in your LeechPack storage, you can download them to your computer anytime and in any way you want.

LeechPack supports Rapidshare, Megaupload, EasyShare, FileSonic, FileFactory and many other popular file hosting providers. LeechPack also lets you add torrents and download them securely without worrying about the ratio. You can add torrents from a torrent website or simply upload the torrent file from your computer.

LeechPack works with all operating systems and can be used with all major download managers. All downloads are SSL encrypted so you won’t expose yourself to scammers. You can also tag and organize your files for better management and download them from anywhere.

LeechPack has built-in features to let you browse the recently download files, the top downloads and more.

LeechPack is not free but people behind the service were kind enough to provide 25 free accounts with 30 GB of disk space and 30 GB of bandwidth for six months. Invites are given out on a first-come, first-served basis. Simply click here and then use code “MUOinvite” when signing up.

To see how LeachPack works watch demo video below:

Features:

• Download files from popular free file hosting services.
• Download files privately and securely.
• Tag and organize your files in your cloud storage.
• Supports 17 different file hosting services.
• Download torrents without worrying about the ratio.
• SSL encrypted downloads.
• Supports download managers.

Visit LeechPack @ www.leechpack.com