Below is some tool that I’ve collected to help you download your favorite youtube videos. Most of them are free and also workable with other video sites like google video.

1. YouTubeX - Just copy and paste the url and its done.
2. Videodl - a quick AJAX application that helps to download the online video.
3. DownloadHelper - firefox extension that captures video and images.
4. Video Downloader - another firefox extension that helps you do the job
5. TubeSock - grabs YouTube videos and copies them to your video iPod, Mac, or PlayStation Portable.
6. Youtube Grabber - a free tool that downloads FLV files from youtube.

7. KeepVid - Download videos DIRECT from most video sites, just fill in the link and you’re good to go.
8. Download YouTube & Google Video clips via bookmarklets - all-in-one bookmarklet supports YouTube, Google Video and other video sites.
9. GooTube FLV Retriever - Input the video page URL and get the video.
10. YouRipper - a small, easy to use utility which enables the end-user to download videos from the major video sharing websites such as YouTube.
11. Capturing Google and Youtube videos with one command - saving them as AVI files encoded in the MPEG4 format
12. Save YouTube Videos - paste the youtube video url and download the video.

Visitors suggested tools

TubeFetch - the site allows you to download your favourite videos from YouTube directly to your computer.

last updated 3.April.2007