Youtube one of Biggest and Best video files sharing website which has giant collection of videos library. So you can get almost any song, music video or even movies to watch or better, download them.

Though there are many softwares, userscripts and online services to download Youtube videos, hardly any of them work to the par.

So, here are 15 tried and tested resources to download Youtube videos.

Web Services / Bookmarklets for Downloading Youtube Videos

1. SaveVid: with this service online, download videos from YouTube is a real snap. You type the address of the movie to download, you click on the “Download” button and you’re done. Can also be used via bookmarklet (a bookmark special) and allows you to download the video in HD.
2. KeepVid : Download and save videos directly from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, Putfile and more. Simply copy and paste.
3. KeepHD.Com to Download High Definition Videos from Youtube.
4. Vixy: Another very practical service on the Web that lets you download videos from YouTube and convert on the fly them. It can create AVI with audio to mp3, mov for Mac, MP4 for portable players and 3GP cell phones.

Youtube Video Download Applications (Windows)

1. Orbit Downloader: popular download manager for free. Among its many features is also the one that lets you download videos from YouTube with just one click. It performs its job very well and integrates with all major browsers.
2. Real Player: the historian multimedia player in the latest versions can also download videos from YouTube quickly and easily, directly from your browser.
3. Keepv is a desktop downloader as well as a converter, which can convert the downloaded videos from flv to avi, mov, mp4, or 3gp formats.
4. VideoSlurp: very practical program with built-in browser that allows you to download movies from YouTube with just one click.
5. VideoGet boasts being able to download video clips from more than 100 video sharing websites. We haven’t tested all of them, so we’re just going to take their word for it. It’s a deskop application with a nice, simple interface, and a solid number of options.

Firefox Addon Extensions to Download Videos from Youtube

1. Video Download Helper: a must-have. Not only allows you to download videos from YouTube but also to convert them to flight and to download any media item on the webpage you visit.
2. 1-Click YouTube Video Download: The name is eloquent enough, no?
3. Fast downloads YouTube: very practical for downloading videos from YouTube, including by the results of research and when videos are embedded on other sites.

UserScript (Greasemonkey) for Downloading From Youtube

1. YouTube Enhancer: script that allows you to not only download videos from youtube, but also to change the size of the player online, to disable the Autoplay and very Grim.
2. YouTube Video Download: script in Italian, as its official description says, will get any videos from YouTube.com, including people with 1080p (high quality ‘) and is designed to be lightweight and unobtrusive. It works without contacting any external site.
3. YouTube Video Download: allows you to download videos from youtube in various qualities, up to HD (when available), with a single click.

Which tool do you use? Tell us via the comments below!

1. Easily Download YouTube High Definition Videos
2. Transfer YouTube Videos To Your iPod
3. Download Any Video From Any Site
4. YouTu.be Helps You Shorten Your YouTube Links
5. Easily Compress Videos Without Losing Their Quality