How to download YouTube videos in MP4 format without using any software

by Aditya on June 4, 2009

In case you would like to have a YouTube video downloaded in MP4 format and you do not want to kill your time by using any additional software, you can use this trick. This is a simple trick that lets you download any YouTube video in mp4 format by using a simple javascript code.


To download a YouTube video in mp4 format without using any extra software, just follow these simple steps:

1. Go the YouTube video you wish to download (say http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=IdVwC9KYhdE&feature=popular)

2. When the video starts to buffer, just put the following javascript code in the address bar of your web browser:

javascript:if(document.location.href.match(/http:\/\/[a-zA-Z\.]*youtube\.com\/watch/)){document.location.href='http://www.youtube.com/get_video?fmt='+(isHDAvailable?'22':'18')+'&video_id='+swfArgs['video_id']+'&t='+swfArgs['t']}

3. You will be then seeing a pop-up window saying to save the video in mp4 format.

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4. Save the video to the desired location on your hard drive and enjoy.

About Aditya: Aditya is a 16 year old online entrepreneur living in India. He is the founder and editor of Tech Ravings, a blog sharing latest apps and services from the tech world.Get more from Aditya on Twitter.

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