Wiki source code of How To Download YouTube Videos
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1.1 | 1 | This is a guide on how to download YouTube videos using the VLC Media Player. |
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| 3 | 1. Copy the URL for whatever YouTube video you'd like to download. | ||
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4.1 | 4 | \\[[image:attach:image2016-10-7 16:9:31.png||alt="Youtube URL display" title="Youtube URL display"]] |
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| 6 | 1. Open VLC Media Player. There should be an icon on your desktop. | ||
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5.1 | 7 | \\[[image:url:http://images.videolan.org/images/icons-VLC/vlc.svg||alt="Image result for vlc" title="VLC Media player Icon" height="150"]] |
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1.1 | 9 | 1. Go to Media > Open Network Stream, paste the URL of the YouTube video, and hit Play. |
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4.1 | 10 | \\[[image:attach:image2016-10-7 16:15:34.png||alt="VLC, Media, Open network stream display" title="VLC, Media, Open network stream display" height="250"]] |
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| 12 | 1. Go to Tools > Codec Information. | ||
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4.1 | 13 | \\[[image:attach:image2016-10-7 16:18:44.png||alt="VLC Tools, Codec information options display" title="VLC Tools, Codec information options display" height="250"]] |
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| 15 | 1. In the box Location, right click the block of text and click Select All. Copy this text to your clipboard. | ||
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4.1 | 16 | \\[[image:attach:image2016-10-7 16:21:6.png||alt="VLC Tools, Codec information options, Location box display" title="VLC Tools, Codec information options, Location box display"]] |
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| 18 | 1. Head back to your web browser and paste this text into the address bar. | ||
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4.1 | 19 | \\[[image:attach:image2016-10-7 16:22:51.png||alt="Pasted URL display" title="Pasted URL display"]] |
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| 21 | 1. Right click the video and hit Save video as... and the video will download. |