So you have finally got the video on YouTube and now want to keep it in your collection. But how to download YouTube videos when there is no obvious way to do that?

Even though YouTube doesn’t make it easy for you to download the videos, there are many ways to view them offline. So, stop scratching your head and go on finding the favorites; we will give you tech support for downloading them.

Our computer support team can help you embed YouTube Videos in a presentation and do video mixing as well! To be honest, there are various free applications available online to get the job done in a jiffy. Our technicians just make your way easier.

Search for the free RealPlayer software on YouTube. You will find a downloadable version for Windows XP and Vista. KeepVid, YouTube Downloader, Javimoya, Savevid, DVD Video Soft are some other similar applications available for the purpose. In fact, these applications can help you do more than just the basics.

Now, if you don’t want to add or download free utilities in fear of getting malicious threats, we can suggest other way to download YouTube videos, which is little geeky. You need to right click on the video and select the “View Source” from the menu and search for “player2.swf”. You will get a HTML link there; replace the “player2.swf” part of that link with “http://www.youtube.com/get_video”. Now as you paste the link on browser and click enter, it will prompt you to save the video in Flash Video Format.

Ended up successfully? Let us know how our instruction worked. If you have done through some other ways, share your knowledge here.