Video sharing sites like YouTube encode all uploaded movies into FLV format and then embed them on the website. If you need to download these videos for offline viewing then you need to use workarounds.
There are so many options available on the internet for saving such video files. We select the best amongst these options. Moreover, we will only include options which can download from maximum video sharing sites such as YouTube, Google, DailyMotion, MetaCafe, MySpace, etc. and not from just one or two sites.
Saving a video from the browser’s cache
The easiest way to save a video after watching it in your browser is to save it from the browser’s cache. If you do not know how to save the file from your cache, you can use VideoCacheView to extract the video file from the cache and save it on your hard disk. It automatically scans the entire cache of Internet Explorer and Firefox and finds all video files that are currently stored in it.
Remember that to use this method you need to have watched the complete video in your browser first. And sometimes it’s quite possible the file can disappear from your cache. Hence, we recommend that you try this method last.
Using Browser Plugin (Firefox only)
If you are using Mozilla Firefox as your browser then your job is easy. Firefox has a wonderful add-on called Video DownloadHelper which integrates in your Firefox browser and allows you to download videos from hundreds of video sharing sites.
Video DownloadHelper also allows converting the video to a format of your choice (version 3.1 and above)
Using Websites
There are several websites such as KeepVid, VideoDownloader, Ripzor and Savetube that let you download content from popular video sharing sites. Here you simply enter the video URL, select source website and press enter. The website provides you with the direct file download link.
Using Installable Software
You can install Orbit Downloader which is additionally a download accelerator to download videos from video sharing sites.
Disclaimer: It may not be legal to download videos from all video sharing services. Check the terms of your video sharing provider before downloading via any of these methods.
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