Free YouTube Downloader for Mac Guide
Free YouTube Downloader for Mac enables you to download YouTube videos, standard, HD or HTML 5 videos, within three steps. Let's get down to the task right now!
Try Free YouTube Downloader for Mac
Step 1: Install and launch Free YouTube Downloader
Double-click the .dmg file and follow the prompt to install the Mac free YouTube Downloader. During the process, you can choose "After the installation, launch Free YouTube Downloader automatically". Or after the installation, click the quick start button on the desktop.
Step 2: Download Videos
After you launch the free Mac YouTube Downloader, you should open Safari and find the videos you need to download. Normally, once you begin to play the video, a download button could appear on the top of the video. Then three ways can be used to download videos.
1. Directly press the download button on the top of the video.
2. Click "Downloads" on the Free YouTube Downloader menu, and choose "Enter a URL". Then copy and paste the URL of the video to the box and click "OK".
3. Drag the URL of the video you are playing to the Free YouTube Downloader icon on Dock.
Tips:
1. Make sure the video you need to download is playing. Only in that kind of status, the wizard bulit-in the app is able to detect the video.
2. To download a long video with several clips, you need to drag the play slider to the next clip after you download the first clip. Then click the download button again, in the drop down list you can see the second clip, click to download.
Step 3: Manage and Play downloaded YouTube Videos
To manage existing FLV videos, go to "Library">"Add FLV files to the Library". Then in the Library, you can arrange videos by name, date and time. When you need one specific video, type the video name in Search box.
To play an FLV video, just double-click the video in the Library.
Tip 1: How to share downloaded YouTube videos on Mac
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This Free YouTube Downloader for Mac allows you to share downloaded YouTube videos directly to Facebook and Twitter. All you need to do is go to the Library and find the downloaded videos. In the "Share" column, click facebook or Twitter icon and fill in your account information. That's it! This app could help you upload videos directly to Facebook and Twitter.
Tip 2: How to convert YouTube Videos on Mac
- In Free YouTube Downloader Library, you will see "Convert" buttons for each item. But actually the Free YouTube Downloader is not able to convert any video. You need to upgrade the free version to the paid version. Pressing the "Convert", a pop up could ask you to do the upgrade with $10 off. It means you get the full version of YouTube Downloader for $19.
- What the full YouTube Downloader could do? It can convert downloaded YouTube videos to almost any video format for devices, like iPad 2, PSP, iPod, iPhone and so on. For detailed information, please visit AllMyTube.
Tip 3: How to burn YouTube Videos to DVD on Mac
- After you free download the YouTube videos, you might like to burn these videos to DVD for playback on DVD player. To do that, you can use the DVD Creator for Mac. Here are steps for how to burn YouTube videos to DVD on Mac.
Free download DVD Creator for Mac and install it.
Step1. Launch DVD Creator for Mac and Import YouTube Videos
Launch DVD Creator for Mac, and you can then click "+" to add the YouTube Video files or directly drag them to the program.
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Step2. Edit YouTube Video Files
Highlight a video you need and then click "Edit". On DVD Creator for Mac , you can crop, rotate, split a video to trim unwanted sections, add watermark, set special effects, and apply different movie styles for the DVD etc. All the settings you apply can be seen instantly in the right window.
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Step3. Add Customized DVD Menu
After finishing editing, you can choose to add custom menu for your DVD. With both animated and static DVD menu templates, DVD Creator for Mac allows you to choose custom DVD menu template according to your display specification and your needs. Click "Menu" at the lower right corner of the main interface (step1), you can choose a menu template from the following list.
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Step4. Burn YouTube Video to DVD
Click "Burn" button and select the "DVD" option, it will start to burn YouTube to DVD disc. You can choose to burn YouTube Video to DVD. DVD Creator for Mac also provides you with DVD Folder and ISO file options; you can choose to save your project. Now, you can enjoy the DVD on your home DVD player or share it with your friends.
