There are other different extensions and some of them add interesting options, but this is the one you may want to try to keep it all simple. The next time that you are browsing through YouTube videos, you will see a download button that will get the video for you. All you need to do is download the one for your browser and that is all. FastestTube is one of these extensions that are available for Opera, Chrome, Firefox, Safari and Internet Explorer. The difference it that by working specifically for the browser, they can run faster. Similarly to the applets, this are just pieces of software that go attached to your browser and are only executed when you needed. So far we have reviewed sites that optionally allow you to download small application to make the video download itself goes smoother, but in the middle ground between a web service and software download, there is a whole different category, and it is the browser extensions.

Audio extraction is also supported along with conversion to other video formats.Ĭons: Again, simplicity takes its toll and removes any possibility to customize the file download, but to keep it fair, there are several options and formats to choose from that will likely work for the situation. Pros: All you need to remember from now on is adding 'ss' before the '' address and it will be ready for download.

After that all you need to do is hitting Enter and the service will automatically extract the video for you.

If you are watching the video on your browser, all you need to do is adding 'ss' before in the address so it should look like ''. You can either just access their website and use as any of the other options we have reviewed so far, or you can simply do a little trick as you browse through YouTube. There are multiple ways to choose how you want to download your YouTube videos, and can make it easier for you.

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