
In my last post I have mentioned that we have a bunch of really cool posts lined up, I really meant it. And below is the first of them, it lists a) different tools that let you download desired videos from popular video sharing websites(incl. youtube, googlevideo, metacafe, myspace, dailymotion…), b) flash media players to view and manage these files on your desktop and c) tools to convert these files from one format to another so that you can transfer them to your Ipod, PSP, Mobile phone and whatever portable device you want. Ooh, and most of these tools are free, all non-free ones are clearly specified.
WEBSITES that let you download content from popular video sharing sites: here you simply enter video URL, select source website and press search. Once file detected you’re given direct file download link. Websites listed in no particular order. ‘extra’ refers to additional features available on the website
BROWSER PLUGINS that let you download videos as you browse or streaming them, to my knowledge all below listed plugins work for googlevideo and youtube and most of them support other major video websites as well.
- GetVideo - downloads video (firefox)
- DownloadHelper - downloads videos and images, incl. lots of cool features (firefox)
- Ook? Video Ook! - firefox plugin to download videos (features include downloads queueing, auto-renaming and more…)
- UnPlug - downloads video and audio (firefox)
- VideoDownloader(by Javi moya) - download videos (firefox)
- FastVideoDownload - fast video download(firefox plugin), works with downthemall (download manager/accelerator for firefox) and flashgot (browser plugin that integrates allmost any external download manager into your browser)
- OrbThis - plugin for downloading videos to your mobile, works with Orb 2.0 freeware
- Clipnabber - downloads video (firefox)
- All In One Video Bookmarklet - downloads video (firefox, mozilla, opera browsers). Also lists a bunch of greasemonkey addons with similar features
- Viloader.net - only video(IE, firefox and Opera)
- Greasemonkey scripts - in case you have greasemonkey installed, check out these 2 addons (only for youtube and googlevideo)
- LeechVideo - downloads video( firefox and IE), includes converter
- PimpFish (Basic) - download and share (IE and firefox). Full version $29.95 (lots of features)
PROGRAMS that you can install and use to download desired videos from video websites.
- Youtube-Download - downloader + .integrated .flv player (share videos option)
- Tubesucker - same here, downloader + .flv media player, basic version is free however there is also non-free version with awesome features(ex; unlimited simultaneuos downloads)
- YoutubeGrabber - simple downloader
- YouRipper - downloader + integrated ShoutCast Radio Player(so you can actually use it to listen to radio) and MovieZone (lists movies available for download from youtube, googlevideo, dailymotion and other major sites)
- Downtube - downloader + mpeg converter.(english, spanish and portuguesse)
- DownUtube - downloader + basic file manage options + search feature
- Media Suite - downloader + VLC media player
- Online Video Downloader - downloader with an option to save files as .avi OR .flv
- VideoDetect - only download
- OrbitDownloader - downloader with integrated download accelerator
- TubeSock - downloads youtube videos and store them on iPod, Mac, PSP(PlayStation Portable) and iTunes. (MAC only)
- Fireant - downloader + manager + flash player
- Itubes - downloader + mp4 converter (for Ipod and PSP) Non-Free ($15)
- Nuclear Coffee - complete suite(downloadeer,player, converter and much more….) Non-Free ($12.99)
- Quivic - downloader + converter (Ipod, iTunes, PC…) Non-Free ($9.99)
- VidVac - downloader + flash media player. Free version doesn’t work for Youtube and full version costs approx. $10.00
- Movies Extractor Scout - download + some more features. Non-Free ($14.95)
- FLVDownload - download tool. Non-Free ($9.99)
Free FLASH MEDIA PLAYERS to play and manage downloaded videos from your desktop:
VIDEO CONVERTERS that you can use to convert(encode) video files from one format(ex; flash) to another (iPod, PSP, 3GP for mobile phone, etc)
- AVS Video Converter - convert videos between all popular formats
- Mediacoder - convert to and from any audio/video formats (avi, PSP, Ipod, mobile phone, PDA…etc)
- Vixy - FLV converter - web based video converter from .flv to avi, mov(Mac), 3GP(mobile), MP4(ipod, PSP) and mp3 formats
- Total Video Converter - convert video to popular formats(avi, mpg/mpeg,..) from allmost any other format, includes cool media player with lots of supported formats incl. flash
- PSPVideo9 - convert regular PC videos to PSP video format
- SUPER - very good converter + media player
- LeechVideo - convert for Ipod, PSP and Cellphone
- Podtube - encode videos for Ipod, includes ‘add to Itunes’option. (MAC only)
- ffmpegX - integrates 20 powerful Unix open-source video and audio processing tools, including ffmpeg fast video and audio converter (MAC only)
- Replay Converter - straightforward and user-firendly video converter. Non-Free ($29.95).
- Augart Video Converter - convert video between all popular formats. Non-Free ($27.95)
- Replay Converter- audio/video converter. Non-Free ($29.95)
- Windows Media Recorder - record video as you stream. Non-Free ($29.95)
- wmRecorder - same as above, incl. lots of advanced features. Non-Free ($49.95)
Updates:
YoutTubeCrazyVideos - Free windows application bundle to enhance Youtube experience. Browse, search and play Youtube videos directly from your desktop. Download and convert videos to any popular format. Extract background music. And more …
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Right nifty list o’ goods you have there! -Awesome!
TUBESUCKER ROCKS.
I LOVE IT
IT IS ABSOLUTELY KILLER.
I’VE TRIED THEM ALL AND IT IS THE BEST
I’ve been using clipnabber.com for a while and it works pretty well. Thanks for the great post!
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Another *NEW* tool for this list would be VIDEO ACCELERATOR - This new tool accelerate the viewing&downloading of youtube movies. Its running all in the background and just improve the current browsing!!!!
Its a MUST, for YouTube funs.
check it out on http://www.videoaccelerator.com
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This is a fun way to browse youtube videos:
http://www.coverpop.com/pop/youtube
also check out this one:
http://www.coverpop.com/pop/yt_hotties
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[...] Boomp3 - web-based, no login required, MP3 sharing application. Unlike most of the other file sharing applications this one lets you browse through shared MP3s and listen to whatever you want. Add couple of firefox or greasemonkey addons and you’ll be able to get them on your PC [...]
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KeepV Flash Converter is a free and powerful utility software that converts Flash/FLV files - http://www.keepv.com/keepvconverter.aspx
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Nice site!
Me I use http://www.savetube.com, i love how simple it is.
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Here is a youtube video downloader that is working for 2007:
http://www.downloadyoutube.biz
FLVDownload 1.0 from Zbusoft .
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@Pedia
Thanks
Pls add: http://www.baixayoutube.com to download youtube videos.
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Here is a nice site where you can search, watch and download YouTube videos. You can also download from other sites such as dailymotion :
http://www.ilikeyoutube.com/
Enjoy.
http://www.drbatter.com/smoothtube - free YouTube downloader and post processor, able to smoothe out some of the compression artifacts from downloaded videos.
I use another Flash Player:
Flash Movie Player - freeware flash .swf standalone movie player
from:
http://www.eolsoft.com/freeware/flash_movie_player/
Take YouTube Videos with you
YouTubeRobot.com today announces YouTube Robot 2.0, a tool that enables you to download video from YouTube.com onto your PC, convert it to various formats to watch it when you are on the road on mobile devices like mobile phone, iPod, iPhone, Pocket PC, PSP, or Zune.
YouTube Robot allows you to search for videos using keywords or browse video by category, author, channel, language, tags, etc. When you find something noteworthy, you can preview the video right in YouTube Robot and then download it onto the hard disk drive. The speed, at which you will be downloading, is very high: up to 5 times faster than other software when you download a single file and up to 4 times faster when you download multiple files at a time.
Manual download is not the only option with YouTube Robot. You may as well schedule the download and conversion tasks to be executed automatically, even when you are not around. Downloading is followed by conversion to the format of your choice and uploading videos to a mobile device (if needed). For example, you can plug in iPod, select the video, go to bed, and when you wake up next morning, your iPod will be ready to play new YouTube videos.
Product page: http://www.youtuberobot.com
PimpFish = bullsh|t
they spam the interweb to provide nothing special for money!!
UP
Another site that is good for this is the one I just made
http://clipkeeper.co.cc it has support for about 30 different video sites.
It also has video downloader search bars that integrate with both FireFox 2.x and Internet Explorer 7.x-11.x Search Bar feature.
In addition it allows you to add Download links with videos you embed online with a single line of code and no javascript which allows use of the links on MySpace and other sites that do not allow javascript.