Youtube Video Downloader Chrome Extension

YouTube, the popular video sharing site has millions of foot prints every day. While sharing is one option, one might also look to download the videos. Earlier there were download managers or third party tools to download the videos, but this was a cumbersome process. Google Chrome extensions have eased this downloading job by introducing their free YouTube downloader.

How to Download a YouTube Video?

Downloading a YouTube video is very straightforward process with Google Chrome extensions.

• First, download the Chrome YouTube downloader from the website.
• Just select button “+ Add to Chrome” that is shown in picture above, to download it.
• After downloading, install it.
• Now open the YouTube website and play a video of your choice.
• Here, just beside the share button you can now see a download button.
• Upon selecting, a drop down box is displayed with different file formats.
• Select the desired file format and the download starts automatically.

You have now downloaded your favorite video from YouTube. You can start playing it in Windows Media Player.

Available File Formats

This is an exciting tool, since you can download the videos in different file formats, including MP3, MP4, HD – 720p, Full HD- 1080p and FLV formats.

More Specific File Formats

The download is specifically available in the following file formats:

• 240px(FLV),
• 360px(FLV, MP4, WebM),
• 480px(FLV),
• 720px(MP4,WebM),
• 1080px(MP4)
• and Original(MP4)

Applications of file formats

• FLV 240p, FLV 360p, and FLV 480p:  These are the highest quality flash formats available today.
• MP4 360p: This format is available for every video and can be used to play the videos on mobile phones such as android, iPhone etc.
• MP4 720p: This is a High definition format, which can be used in iPads.
• MP4 1080p: This is also a High Definition format.
• MP4 4K: This high definition format is currently available for only few videos.

After you have downloaded the video from YouTube, you can easily embed it any site.

Chrome YouTube Downloader

Download the YouTube Downloader Chrome extension here.