Geek: Download Video from Web (YouTube)

So, here comes an interesting topic.

How to download videos from any websites(not only YouTube)?

There are many ways. Below is one of the easiest way:

For this, Mozilla Firefox comes to our help. Using an add-on called 'Video download helper'

1. Download and install Mozilla Firefox browser using below link if you don't have already:

http://www.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/new/

2. Open Firefox and press Alt to see the menu bar. Go to Tools -> Add-ons.

Or

Press Ctrl + Shift + A

3. It opens a new tab 'Add-ons Manager'. In upper right corner there will be a Search bar. Type 'Video Download Helper' and press Enter.

4. It will search for an add on - 'Video DownloadHelper' (see the attached image). Now click on Install button. It prompts a dialogue box - click on Accept Install.

It downloads the add-on of 756 KB.

5. After installation, click on Restart Now.

6. After restarting, in the same 'Add-on Manager' tab, click on 'Extentions'. It shows all the installed add-ons. In DownloadHelper, click on Options button.

Click on 'Services -> Download -> Storage Directory' to set the download location and click OK (see the image).

7. Now open any website and play a video. As the video starts playing, on the left top corner, just before the address bar, the Video Download Helper icon starts rotating. Click on the drop down arrow of it which gives you options to download i different formats.

I would suggest to click on .mp4 format. Select Quick Download from it.(See the image).

8. Your fav video starts downloading now. No need to keep playing the video.

But don't close Mozilla Firefox.