Its value will change to false and you’re set. Type 'about:config' in the address bar, press Enter, click through any warning message and search for 'webm'.įind and double-click .enabled. If you’re getting WEBM audio files instead of MP4 from YouTube (webm can only be played in a browser), disable your browser’s WEBM audio support, then YouTube will send the audio in MPEG4 format. It’s actually pretty easy and quick to do so (even with programs like the outmoded Windows Movie Maker). If you want both the video and the audio, look for both with the steps above and put them together using any default media editor you have in your computer. The video or audio will open, right-click on the page and select 'Save As' to save the file.Ĩ. Paste the URL in the address bar, remove the range parameter in the query string and press Enter.ħ. Once you found a request with the wanted media type (it’ll be of the domain), click on it, and copy the full URL from where it appears.Ħ. Note: If you’re using a browser that doesn’t segeregate requests (like IE) or doesn’t list the requests made to the audio & video files in YouTube under 'Media' (like Chrome), just search the term 'audio' or 'video' in the search bar in the Network tool.ĥ.

If you want the video, then look for 'video/mp4'.

If you want the audio, look for 'audio/mp4'.

Hover the cursor over the Type column of each request in the tool and look at the media type: You’ll start seeing the requests made by the YouTube page to the audio & video files in the Network tool.Ĥ. Browse to a YouTube video you want to download.

While your video is playing, go to Tools and then Codec Information. In the VLC Media Player, go to the Media Menu and select Open Network Stream and paste the URL. Click Media in the Network tool so that you’ll see only the HTTP requests made to media files, like audio and video files.ģ. To start downloading, fire up the VLC Media Player on your computer and follow the below instructions: Copy the URL of a YouTube video.

Open Developer Tools in the browser and go to Network tool, or if you’re on Firefox press Ctrl + Shift + Q.Ģ. Read more How to Download Youtube Mediaġ. There are times when you really like a video on Instagram and want to save the video to. How to Download Instagram Videos (Tools and Tips)

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