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T

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Mar 13, 2019, 9:04:08 PM3/13/19
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Hi All,

Are there any working downloaders for youtube?

-T

Andy

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Mar 13, 2019, 10:43:49 PM3/13/19
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Peter Boulding

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Mar 13, 2019, 10:46:37 PM3/13/19
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On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T <ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid>
wrote in <mailman.328.155252544...@lists.mozilla.org>:

>Are there any working downloaders for youtube?

I'm not aware of any Firefox add-on that hasn't pretty much given up the
fight but the online converter/downloader <https://y2mate.com/>, although
somewhat kludgy, still seems to work (although not always reliably at all
resolutions).

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Jean-David Beyer

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Mar 14, 2019, 12:15:52 AM3/14/19
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https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-download-hd-download/?src=search

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Dmitry Alexandrov

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Mar 14, 2019, 9:47:06 AM3/14/19
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T <ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid> wrote:
> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?

Does your question imply that it has to be implemented on top of the Mozilla’s browser? If yes, why? If no, then youtube-dl(1) is _the_ downloader¹ for youtube.com and hundreds (!) other proprietary video and audio hostings and private collections.

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¹ Link extractor, actually, as nothing prevents you to watch the stream without waiting until it is downloaded. It is the tool mpv(1) uses to play the fenced media from the Web.
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T

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Mar 14, 2019, 2:17:50 PM3/14/19
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On 3/13/19 7:46 PM, Peter Boulding wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T <ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote in <mailman.328.155252544...@lists.mozilla.org>:
>
>> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?
>
> I'm not aware of any Firefox add-on that hasn't pretty much given up the
> fight but the online converter/downloader <https://y2mate.com/>, although
> somewhat kludgy, still seems to work (although not always reliably at all
> resolutions).
>

Does nothing when I click on the start button

T

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Mar 14, 2019, 2:19:31 PM3/14/19
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I would like it in Firefox, but I am not picky.

T

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Mar 14, 2019, 2:20:02 PM3/14/19
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On 3/13/19 9:15 PM, Jean-David Beyer wrote:
> On 3/13/19 9:03 PM, T wrote:
>> Hi All,
>>
>> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?
>>
>> -T
>
> https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/youtube-download-hd-download/?src=search
>

Did that before posting. I could not get any of them to work.

T

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Mar 14, 2019, 2:23:53 PM3/14/19
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Rats! No RPM support for Video DownloadHelper Companion App 1.2.4

s|b

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Mar 14, 2019, 5:01:44 PM3/14/19
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On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T wrote:

> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?

Yes.

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EnDeeGee

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Mar 14, 2019, 5:25:36 PM3/14/19
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Very helpful.
Thank you. :-)

Marc Codron

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Mar 14, 2019, 6:42:44 PM3/14/19
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Hi Andy,

Try these ...

y2mate.com

onlinevideoconverter.com/youtube-converter

convertinmp4.com

Marc


Le 14/03/19 à 22:01, s|b a écrit :
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T wrote:
>
>> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?
> Yes.
>

Peter Boulding

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Mar 14, 2019, 7:17:12 PM3/14/19
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On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 11:17:40 -0700, T <ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid>
wrote in <mailman.343.155258746...@lists.mozilla.org>:
Yeah. Kludgy.

You use the start button only if you've entered a search term. Don't; enter
the URL of the youtube video (and, for speed, insert "pp"--without the quote
marks) between "youtube" and ".com". Available options appear automatically;
click on the relevant download button.

Wolf K

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Mar 14, 2019, 8:23:42 PM3/14/19
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Youtube Downloadhelper, Youtube Downloader, but videos can be protected
against downloading.

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Roger Fink

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Mar 14, 2019, 8:30:36 PM3/14/19
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I use ClipGrab. It works, and it couldn't be easier to use. But there
are issues which I'd strongly suggest checking out in Wikipedia before
trying it out.

Roger Fink

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Mar 14, 2019, 8:40:03 PM3/14/19
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On 3/14/2019 2:19 PM, T wrote:
At the end of the Wiki article there is this link,
https://www.wat-not.com/best-youtube-to-mp3-converter/ which reviews 7
options for downloaders, ClipGrab is one of them.

Mark Lloyd

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Mar 15, 2019, 3:52:56 PM3/15/19
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I just downloaded a video from Youtube, and it plays fine. The FF
addition I use is called "Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express" and it
is limited to 720P resolution.

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T

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Mar 15, 2019, 6:00:52 PM3/15/19
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On 3/15/19 12:52 PM, Mark Lloyd wrote:
> On 3/14/19 4:25 PM, EnDeeGee wrote:
>> On 14-Mar-2019 17:01, s|b wrote:
>>> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T wrote:
>>>
>>>> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?
>>>
>>> Yes.
>>>
>> Very helpful.
>> Thank you. :-)
>
> I just downloaded a video from Youtube, and it plays fine. The FF
> addition I use is called "Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express" and it
> is limited to 720P resolution.
>


YIPPEE !!!! Thank you!

Just downloaded:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=RABBxkfBA6U

Played on VLC perfectly

Geoff Realname

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Mar 27, 2019, 8:47:01 AM3/27/19
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Late to the party here, but 3D Youtube Downloader is good, and will also
(sometimes at least) get vids from Vimeo. https://yd.3dyd.com/home/ ,
portable option available.

Geoff

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Peter Boulding

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May 23, 2019, 5:07:35 PM5/23/19
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On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:46:24 +0000, I wrote in
<mailman.326.155253159...@lists.mozilla.org>:

>I'm not aware of any Firefox add-on that hasn't pretty much given up the
>fight but the online converter/downloader <https://y2mate.com/>, although
>somewhat kludgy, still seems to work (although not always reliably at all
>resolutions).

Gotta withdraw that recommendation: the site has acquired a nasty infection
that keeps trying to con you into downloading executable malware.

Jean-David Beyer

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May 23, 2019, 6:45:06 PM5/23/19
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On 5/23/19 5:07 PM, Peter Boulding wrote:
> On Thu, 14 Mar 2019 02:46:24 +0000, I wrote in
> <mailman.326.155253159...@lists.mozilla.org>:
>
>> I'm not aware of any Firefox add-on that hasn't pretty much given up the
>> fight but the online converter/downloader <https://y2mate.com/>, although
>> somewhat kludgy, still seems to work (although not always reliably at all
>> resolutions).
>
> Gotta withdraw that recommendation: the site has acquired a nasty infection
> that keeps trying to con you into downloading executable malware.
>

I use this one that works on almost everything.

YouTube Download Helper 3.5

2018 updated downlaod helper for YouTube. Download any video from
YouTube to MP3, MP4, WEBM, M4A or 3GP. Subtitles and thumbnails also
available for download with a single mouse click!

When that does not work, sometimes this one does:

http://www.fnvfox.com/

Flash and Video Download

Flash and Video Download
Download flash games and videos with a single click.

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Mark Lloyd

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May 24, 2019, 2:49:59 PM5/24/19
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On 3/13/19 9:46 PM, Peter Boulding wrote:
> On Wed, 13 Mar 2019 18:03:57 -0700, T <ToddMarg...@invalid.invalid>
> wrote in <mailman.328.155252544...@lists.mozilla.org>:
>
>> Are there any working downloaders for youtube?
>
> I'm not aware of any Firefox add-on that hasn't pretty much given up the
> fight but the online converter/downloader <https://y2mate.com/>, although
> somewhat kludgy, still seems to work (although not always reliably at all
> resolutions).

Given up? "Easy Youtube Video Downloader Express"
(https://www.yourvideofile.org/) worked fine just now. Latest update was
on the 7th of this month.








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