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How To Download YouTube Videos (Non Copyrighted Content ONLY!!!!)

Version 7.1 by djarvi@remc1_org on 2017/09/25 12:34

This is a guide on how to download YouTube videos using the VLC Media Player.

  1. Copy the URL for whatever YouTube video you'd like to download.

    Youtube URL display

  2. Open VLC Media Player.  There should be an icon on your desktop.

    Image result for vlc

  3. Go to Media > Open Network Stream, paste the URL of the YouTube video, and hit Play.

    VLC, Media, Open network stream display

  4. Go to Tools > Codec Information.

    VLC Tools, Codec information options display

  5. In the box Location, right click the block of text and click Select All.  Copy this text to your clipboard.

    VLC Tools, Codec information options, Location box display

  6. Head back to your web browser and paste this text into the address bar.

    Pasted URL display

  7. Right click the video and hit Save video as... and the video will download.