How To Download YouTube Video?

RJSakowski

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OK all YouTubers, what is a safe way to download a YouTube video to my computer. I have a video that I want to save for future reference to be able to access at a location where I don't have internet access. I see multiple methods but in this day and age, I don't want to stumble into a malware trap.
Thanks for any advice.
 
OK all YouTubers, what is a safe way to download a YouTube video to my computer. I have a video that I want to save for future reference to be able to access at a location where I don't have internet access. I see multiple methods but in this day and age, I don't want to stumble into a malware trap.
Thanks for any advice.
Paid YT Premium Membership gives you download capability (I don’t know what happens when you end the membership):
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Alphabet (Google / YouTube) work hard to thwart downloads, so what worked yesterday doesn't necessarily* work today. That said, I use https://ytdl-org.github.io/youtube-dl/ which is a command-line downloader and is usually updated pretty quickly when changes make it stop working.

A second option is to do a screen capture using something like OBS https://obsproject.com/. No way to really keep that from working.

GsT
I can use Toast Titanium to capture some videos, but many videos have embedded code that doesn’t allow this.
 
Paid YT Premium Membership gives you download capability (I don’t know what happens when you end the membership):
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I can use Toast Titanium to capture some videos, but many videos have embedded code that doesn’t allow this.
I don't think there's any code that will keep a screen share / screen cast software from making a copy. There are several, but OBS works great and is free.

GsT
 
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