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Download YouTube Videos Easily And Quickly

There are dozens of different ways of downloading YouTube videos but this free web service is one of the simplest as it requires no special software which means it can be done on any computer. As a bonus you have a wide choice of download formats.

KickYouTube is a free web based application that makes downloading YouTube videos a breeze. If you can type the word "kick" then you can download videos in a few steps.

1. Load the page for the YouTube video you want in your browser.

2. Add the word "kick" between the www. and the youtube.com section of the URL and hit enter.  Example:

Original YouTube URL:  http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=RLq7Aqd_H7g

Modified YouTube URL: http://www.kickyoutube.com/watch/?v=RLq7Aqd_H7g

3. The page will re-load, this time with the KickYouTube toolbar towards the top of the page. From the toolbar select the format you want.

4. Click the Go button on the right side of the toolbar.  When it  changes from "Go" to "Down" right click it and select "Save as.."

The home page for this application has a video with more details how to use the service.

KickYouTube  Web based

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Rhiannon 

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by Macel (not verified) on 14. January 2012 - 23:30  (87183)

Anupam I just realized what the problem is-The Firefox add-on HTTPS Everywhere! Disabled it and all is good. Thanks

by Anupam on 15. January 2012 - 5:57  (87197)

Great! :)

by Macel (not verified) on 13. January 2012 - 23:42  (87144)

Which downloader for videos in addition to ones from YouTube is recommended? I wish to later transfer these videos to a DVD. THanks

by Macel (not verified) on 14. January 2012 - 4:01  (87151)

Sorry if my first post was unclear.I meant which downloader is recommended for downloading videos from sites other than YouTube in addition to of course, YouTube...

by Anupam on 14. January 2012 - 7:23  (87161)
by Macel (not verified) on 14. January 2012 - 20:41  (87178)

Thanks Anupam. I tried it and and with every video I attempted to download I was unable. A notice popped up stating "invalid URL." Did you have this experience before you had it work correctly?

by Anupam on 14. January 2012 - 20:44  (87179)

I have downloaded videos with it from YouTube, and Vimeo, and did not have such problem. From where were you attempting to download videos from?

You can also try this one :

http://www.freemake.com/free_video_downloader/

Although, I was not able to download some Vimeo video with the above, but it can download videos from number of video sites.

by Macel (not verified) on 14. January 2012 - 23:25  (87182)

From YouTube.The URLs used were identical to the videos on YT as I simply cut and pasted them so I am puzzled as to why the difficulty.

by ginger (not verified) on 18. October 2011 - 20:11  (81670)

This is working for me. Didn't think that it would at first. It's worth a try though its kinda slow..Thanks a lot!!!!

by rhiannon on 18. October 2011 - 20:30  (81673)

@ginger; It's always slow for me when I download videos - doesn't matter what I'm using. There are some good recommendations in the comments if you want to try something else. :-)

by Patrik (not verified) on 12. August 2011 - 0:52  (77507)

doesn't work with the geolocation based blocked videos on youtube. you just don't get the download links. and even if you do, all you get to download are 0 byte files. not the actual videos. instead, my antivirus goes nuts about the website.. great -.-

The only website i found so far which actually lets me download a video that youtube says is blocked in my country is Savevideo.me
The WebM links don't work, but that's probably because the videos i've tried simply don't have WebM versions.. (i think?!)

plus you don't have to run any non-certified java applet crap and grant it full friggin access to your computer.. that just screams "abuse" IMHO..

Patrik

by connor7 (not verified) on 1. January 2011 - 8:39  (63649)

The method now seems to be not working in firefox in a way you said.
please update article.

by Jojoyee on 14. March 2010 - 7:52  (45534)

Another way is to go to this site KeepVid, paste the YouTube URL and download it, without the need to amend the URL.

by Anonymous on 21. March 2010 - 23:13  (45968)

looks like www.keepvid.com went over to a payware download tool.

by Anupam on 22. March 2010 - 6:34  (45985)

If you are referring to the banner of AVS Video Converter, with a download button... it is a sponsor banner. I think keepvid is still free.

by Anonymous on 3. March 2010 - 8:56  (44919)

hey man it sounds so cool but that is not giving any chance to type in the url address... plzzzzzzz send some alternative or the way how i can type in between that url

by rhiannon on 10. March 2010 - 19:44  (45325)

1. In your browser, go to the page where the YouTube video you want to download is.

2. In the address bar of your browser, use your mouse cursor and click inside the address, after www. The mouse cursor should now be positioned after the www.

Type in the word kick after www. where your mouse cursor is blinking. Hit enter on your keyboard.

There is a video showing exactly how to do this at http://kickyoutube.com/.

That's it.

by Anonymous on 30. September 2009 - 4:29  (33583)

why cant you download the mp3 i just want the song not the video

by rhiannon on 30. September 2009 - 5:29  (33589)

Try asking at either of these categories, they know much more about capturing mp3 than I do.

Best Free Audio / Video Format Conversion Program

Best Free Streaming Media Recorder | Gizmo's Freeware

Also have a look at the site forums, lots of good information and knowledgeable, friendly folks.

by Anonymous on 4. July 2009 - 19:25  (24644)

This looks good, thanks!
I'm looking for something to download Pandora. Got any recommendations pls? Not being in the US I use Hotspotshield as a proxy, if that makes a difference.

by Anonymous on 29. June 2009 - 0:12  (24485)

Anyone know how to download TOS Star Trek from youtube?

by Anonymous on 27. June 2009 - 15:17  (24423)

I have been using this firefox extension and it really couldn't be any easier. It puts the download links right on the web page to the right of the video (in the video description box).

You can download in FLV, 3GP, MP4 and HD as MP4 if available.

https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/10137

by meatlump on 13. October 2011 - 18:36  (81351)

I also use the Firefox addon "Easy YouTube Video Downloader". It is still free but the new version 5.6 just released it has two versions, slower mp3's with no adds, or fast mp3's with ads. Have loved being able to select video quality or audio only. Going to try the ad supported version.

by rhiannon on 13. October 2011 - 19:37  (81357)

@meatlump; I haven't tried that one, I'll have to give a whirl. Thanks for the suggestion. :-)

by Anonymous on 24. June 2009 - 21:27  (24340)

An alternative to kickyoutube is kissyoutube. This takes you to another downloader site. Youtube videos can be downloaded in HD (if they exist)

by Anonymous on 24. June 2009 - 14:21  (24322)

I am not familiar with the current music scene. Could somebody tell me who was singing the piece "Bringing Me Down" (guessing) on the instructional video?

by Anonymous on 24. June 2009 - 13:06  (24319)

Did anyone mention "pwn", which works exactly liked "kick"? In Instruction_2 above, just put "pwn" instead of "kick".

by Anonymous on 15. May 2009 - 3:27  (21607)

Does anyone know how to download (High-definition) HD Video content from YouTube?
Thanks in advance :)

by abbas on 24. June 2009 - 12:12  (24316)

if you are using firefox
the grease monkey script called yousable tubefix will help you download any type of video you want

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