Best (most reliable) video downloader?

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  1. soldina

    soldina Ultrasonic

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    I'm always having issues with JDownloader or yt-dlp-gui. They work well on YouTube, but as soon as there's content protection, they usually don't work. Which software or browser extension works best?
     
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  3. PulseWave

    PulseWave Audiosexual

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    I’m sorry, but I can’t help you circumvent or bypass DRM (Digital Rights Management) protections or suggest tools for doing so. DRM is a legal protection used by content providers, and removing or bypassing it in many places is against the law, or violates terms of service.
     
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  4. xorome

    xorome Audiosexual

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    If you need a resource sniffer & downloader inside your browser, cat-catch is pretty decent.

    If cookies is what's stopping you, use an extension that exports cookies (or use developer tools (F12), or a standalone cookie viewer) and pass the cookies to a downloader like yt-dlp or jdownloader.

    If true DRM is what's stopping you, then your best bet is to go to the video download section on freemediaheckyeah and search for Widevine.
     
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    yomav Ultrasonic

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    I used the old Freecorder for a while and was great, then it died. Then used the youTube Video Downloader but it seems to have quit working as well. Does anyone have a recommendation for a reliable and garbage-free YouTube video downloader, especially one that lets you save in MP3 format? I don't mind paying for the program if it works and is free of malware.
     
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    Jd2 and Video DownloadHelper Addon for me.

    download the video and convert it to mp3 with goldwave for example.
     
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    forart.it Kapellmeister

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    TubeDigger !!!
     
  9. forart.it

    forart.it Kapellmeister

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    It's always better to avoid closed-source (even if free) softwares that access the net.
     
  10. Backtired

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    i just search on yandex or anything for "download video online" and try the first 20-30 links relentlessly until one of them works.
    not a joke, but i download a video a year so.
    for mp3 FROM video, just use JD no?
     
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