YouTube is the most popular site to watch online videos, but there's a problem. If you want to save favorite videos on your computer, you will not have the option of downloading them directly. But there is nothing to worry about; we're talking about some easy methods of downloading videos from YouTube.

keepvid.site is a web-based video download manager. Maybe you are using a computer where you do not have permission to install software. It's never that you do not have the time or desire as your new software install, so you can use it to download the video. It's also easy to download using this. Just copy the URL of the video that you want to download and paste it in the empty area and then click on the Download button. A link will appear which allows you to download the video in .flv format or .mp4 or .avi (HD) format.

Another good way to download YouTube videos is to add a “ss” to the link that you want to download. Then you will get the link to download. If the link to the video is http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldwLwlmFijM; you will add "ss" before the word "youtube" and it will look like http://www.ssyoutube.com/watch ? v = ldwLwlmFijM. This link will take you to a site called www.saveform.net and here you will get options to download the video in multiple format like mp4(720p), mp4(360p), 3GP etc.

“www.flv2mp3.by” is a web-based download manager as well as a video converter. Actually .flv format videos cannot be played on many popular media players like Windows Media Player or Real Player. So if you want to change the format of the download while you download. Here you can download as AVI, 3GP, and MOV or mp3. Copy and paste the link of the video and select the format you want to download.  Then click on Start button and the download will start.

You can also use different software for download. YouTube Downloader is a free download manager from Download.com website that allows you to use it for free. Just copy and paste the link of the video in the text box and it can be downloaded different formats.

The best way to download videos from any web site is to use Download Helper Add-ons of Mozilla Firefox. It is used to download videos from hundreds of web sites. If there is a media file in any website that can be downloaded, an icon animation will start running next to the address bar. If you click there, the download will start. You can see an icon next to the video files on YouTube, where you will find the download options.

In addition to these there are many methods and software to download YouTube videos for free. You can use them even after collecting them.