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Extract URL To Direct Download YouTube Video

Copyright © Walker 16 Mar 2008 09:27

Almost one month ago, I posted a wonderful trick to extract the direct download links of (any) YouTube video. Have you found it useful?
The answer is yes and no. (There is always two end, where a solution couldn’t satisfy all people needs)! For sure, users who are only prefer mouse-click will not buy that idea – that’s why you will find YouTube downloader freeware or Firefox add-on.

Now, here is another choice to get the direct download link of your favorite YouTube video!

The YouTube Video Extractor, is a simple ‘web application’ created by one of my talented programmer friend, outputs a link to directly download the flash video that embedded in a YouTube page URL.

How to use YouTube Video Extractor

It’s very simple to use, just ‘copy-paste-click’! The detail could be in four steps, but I’m sure it’s as easy as one step! Here we go:
  1. Copy the URL of any YouTube video pages that showing the flash video,
  2. Paste the copied URL on the text box provided below,
  3. Click the Submit button to generate the YouTube Video direct download link!
Enter YouTube video URL here and click Submit button

And click your YouTube Video direct download link at here:



In some cases, the YouTube Video Extractor might not able to retrieve the direct download link. This could be a result of ‘bug’ or simply because you’ve gave it a wrong URLs (only YouTube video page URL and not any other URLs).

If you find a bug, please leave me comment via the comment form below. Enjoy watching and (downloading) your YouTube video!



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  1. Joon Kang March 20th, 2008 1:39 AM

    The user uploaded the following video and removed I was wondering if it was still in YouTube’s Cache and how to extract it?

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4dCLuW1U9zc

  2. Walker March 20th, 2008 10:03 AM

    I wish I know where is ‘youtube cache’…
    (And I wonder does this exists???)

  3. Kris July 3rd, 2008 3:22 AM

    This is the REdirect download link extraction for the FLV file. Not really a direct FLV file location

    I was wondering how could the actual http://……………..com/…somevideofile.flv be located. I am searching backwards and forward,, and can’t find enything constructive about it.

    Would you have an idea on how to extract the actual FLV url?

  4. Walker July 3rd, 2008 10:59 AM

    Ha, if you find one, please share it here with me and the rest of readers too.
    Thank you very much.

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  6. Andy Gowland January 9th, 2009 4:43 PM

    Doesnt work for this one mate –

    http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=Cgf8tSiYdG8

  7. nanze January 11th, 2009 7:20 AM

    Thank you very much!!!!!!! nanze

  8. Bis June 21st, 2009 2:30 PM

    Does not work for me dude…
    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qUWzGWa6qEY

  9. Krystal December 11th, 2009 5:01 AM

    Unable to extract this URL…

    http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WOrjcLJ2IE0

  10. Walker December 12th, 2009 9:34 PM

    Update:

    This trick is no longer now, as YouTube has changed the underlying HTML source code.

  11. faisal March 13th, 2010 1:18 PM

    error hppt 403 accurs again and again