[SOLVED]Download YouTube Videos

[gqpolo]

I have already searched google and tried all of the online video converters. I use chrome so there is no plugin. I want to download a video to .mp4 if possible but will convert if needed. Im using mint 9, gnome, chrome...forgive me if i left anything out...any ideas??

Thanks

[SiKing]

http://www.ffmpeg.org/

[gqpolo]

Thanks SiKing but that is for converting the files once you have them correct? I need a way to download them using the chrome browser. Thanks again!

[gqpolo]

Really!? No ideas??

[RichardH]

This used to work very well. Not automatic but functional:
http://bitbucket.org/rg3/youtube-dl/wiki/Home

[gqpolo]

Richard thanks for the tip. I installed it but I keep getting messages like this


youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6U-i4gXkLM
bash: youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=k6U-i4gXkLM: No such file or directory

What am i doing wrong??

[RichardH]

Hi,

Part of the problem is that you must put the file in the same directory as where you execute the command,
or as root, put it somewhere on the path; such as, /usr/local/bin and then execute.

The second problem is that it doesn't seem to work anymore. Back to the drawing board.

[darethehair]

For the few Youtube videos I have downloaded lately, this one has worked for me, and it is fairly easy to remember:

http://3outube.com/

Dare

[linuxviolin]

You could/should try http://keepvid.com, it is quite good...

[gqpolo]

For the few Youtube videos I have downloaded lately, this one has worked for me, and it is fairly easy to remember:

http://3outube.com/

Dare

GREAT!!! Works GREAT!!! Thanks a TON!!

linuxviolin...thanks but it doesn't work for me keeps saying file not found.

[jesica]

VLC

[versys650]

JDownloader,
it ask you what format you want to download your youtube video :mp4 or flv
and you can download only the sound from a youtube video as mp3.

(sorry for bad english)

[gqpolo]

thanks versys650 it is great!!!