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Download YouTube Videos in Just Two Clicks

Downloading YouTube videos is easy. There are tons of browser plugins, web apps and websites that are offering the same service. If you’re having trouble choosing from the long list of YouTube video downloaders, here’s a couple of recommended tools that you can use in order to download YouTube videos quickly:

The Get YouTube Video Bookmarklet

HowToGeek is hosting a bookmarklet that you can grab which will allow you to download any YouTube video in just a couple of clicks. The bookmarklet used to be posted at the Google Operating System blog. Since it has been removed, HowToGeek was kind enough to provide us with the bookmarklet.

All you need to do is grab the bookmarklet from HowToGeek and place it on the bookmarks toolbar of your browser. Whenever you come across a YouTube video that you want to download, simply click the bookmarklet while you’re on the YouTube video page and you’ll see the download link appear on the YouTube page near the embed codes. (See Image Below)

You can choose to download a Standard MP4 file or the High Quality HD 720p version if it’s available.

KickYouTube

For those of you who are not a fan of bookmarklets and want to keep your browser clean and free of the bookmark toolbar, you can use an alternative method. You can simply add the word kick on front of the video URL of the YouTube video that you want to download. It will read as kickyoutube.com/videourl. Using this method will redirect you to the KickYouTube page where you can choose which format to download. You can choose from MP4, FLV, HD, AVI, MPG, 3GP, iPhone, PSP, MP3, OGG or GIF.

The Get YouTube Video Bookmarklet is faster easier to use than KickYouTube. You do not need to transfer to another website in order to begin your download. The download happens right on the YouTube page. KickYouTube however supports more format than the bookmarklet. Whichever you choose to use is up to you. It’s just a matter of which of the two suits your need.

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TubeOke: Sing Along with YouTube Videos

Tired of watching music videos online and searching for the lyrics at the same time? It can be such a pain when you want to see the video play while singing along to it and you and you just can’t seem to remember the lyrics. You’ll have to search for the lyrics on another browser window and place it side by side the playing video, or else you’ll only hear the music while reading the lyrics.

TubeOke is an online solution for people who are looking for music videos and lyrics at the same time. You can watch the video play and get an instant copy of the lyrics on the side. Use the site as you normally search YouTube. Enter the artist or the song title and hit return/enter. Choose from the video thumbnails and you’re all set. You can sing and watch the video at the same time.

The site is very simple and easy to use. If you’re expecting to see a Video Oke style presentation, then you are mistaken. It only displays the lyrics along the video. You don’t get to see streaming lyrics that plays along with the video timeline. That being said, it will still save you some time if you wish to sing along to a music video on YouTube. No need to search for the lyrics on other websites.

Tags: Lyrics, songs, tubeoke, videos, youtube

Tube2Tone: Convert Videos to RingTones

Tube2Tone is an application that allows you to convert any video (YouTube) into a Ringtone or to extract the audio from an online video file. If you happen to find a YouTube video with a tune or sound that you like to hear on your phone as message or ringtone, this app is what you should use.

To use Tube2Tone, simply paste the URL of the YouTube video you want to extract the audio from. You can convert the entire audio or just a portion. When the video starts to play, just press the record button to capture the sound you want to convert into a ringtone.

You can download the tone in a format that is supported by your mobile phone and upload it from your computer. You can get the MP3, iPhone, MMF-Helio, AAC or WAV format. You can also send the tone to yourself or a friend through email or SMS. If the mobile phone supports web, you can include the link of the tone in your SMS message. Simply choose from Tube2Tone’s supported carriers and enter the mobile number in order to deliver the ringtone.

Tube2Tone doubles up as an audio extractor. Instead of downloading the whole video file and editing it using a thirrd party desktop application to get the audio portion that you need, you can simply use Tube2Tone to easily extract any audio portion from a particular video. To top all that, you can easily send the extracted video as ringtones through SMS and email.

Tags: Audio Extract, RingTones, Tube2Tone, youtube

PupilTube: Find the Best Tutorial Videos, Instructional Videos and How To Videos

There are tons of videos on the web that teaches us about something. The problem is that sometimes finding them from millions of YouTube videos alone not to mention thousands more from other video sites can be a real pain. Sure, there’s a this thing you call search, but what if a group of people already collected the best ones for you to enjoy.

PupilTube is a website that promotes knowledge by collecting and sharing How-To videos, Tutorials and Explanatory videos online. You can browse them by categories or use their search bar to further narrow your quest.

Same as with any other video sites, you can upload and share your own videos. Just make sure that the ones that you’ll upload are appropriate for the site. You can also help the PupilTube community by rating videos that you have seen. It will help others on locating quality tutorials and not waste any more time viewing the crappy ones.

Creating a site that contains the best tutorial videos available is something useful. This eliminates the need to dig deep into YouTube and other video sites just to find what you are looking for. It somehow narrows the search further for instructional videos without having to deal with distractions brought by other unrelated videos.

Tags: How To, Instructional Videos, PupilTube, tutorials, videos, youtube

GifSoup: Create Animated Gifs from YouTube Videos

Creating animated images are getting easier and easier. There are several online tools that you can use to make animated images or animated GIFs. Most of them can be used by simply adding images as frames for your animated GIF. But what if you want to create an animated image (GIF) with frames taken from a video.

GifSoup is a special tool that you can use to convert your YouTube videos into an animated GIF file. With this tool, you won’t have to screen capture portions of the video just to create a frame for your animated GIF. You can simply find a YouTube video you want to convert into an animated GIF, paste the YouTube URL of that particular video on GifSoup and begin converting immediately.

You can add a title for your animated GIF and include it in its proper category. The processing takes a couple of minutes to finish. The duration of the conversion will depend upon the length of the video that you chose. Once the processing is completed, you can choose the Start Time and End Time of the animated GIF that you’ll grab from the video. You only have a 10 second limit on the time length so choose your timeline carefully. You can preview your animated GIF and save it when you’re satisfied.

GifSoup is great for converting short videos into animated GIFs. You can simply upload your video clip on YouTube and use GifSoup to make the conversion for you.

Tags: animated gif, GIF, GifSoup, youtube

Im In That: IMDB for YouTube Videos

Im In That is a service that helps user created video enthusiasts to let people know the story behind the videos that they created. It’s like an IMDB site for user created YouTube videos. People will be able to have quick access to their favorite videos and the people involved in them. It is also a gateway into discovering other projects that your favorite video producer is involved with.

Our goal is to help those who put the time into filming and uploading these videos to be able to let people know who they are, what they do and what other projects they’ve been involved in.

The site can also be considered as a valuable resource for video producers. They can simply use the site to discover the work of other creators and collaborate with them in creating new projects.

If you love creating videos and uploading them in YouTube, check out the site and let people know the stories behind your videos. It’s a great way to be noticed by other video enthusiasts and a great way to provide additional information for your fans.

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