Use the Letters SS to Download Youtube Videos
Not really related to WA. But it's handy to know and something I'd never heard of before. I always used an add-on to the browser to do this. But there is a far simpler way.
SS
They are the magic letters. And all you need to be able to download any Youtube video
Take a Youtube video - e.g. this one which is a compilation of Superbowl ads : https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=HPR3PB_VGVs
Now add the two letters between www. and youtube . . .
https://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=HPR3PB_VGVs
And away you go.
You'll be taken to a download page. Click the yellow download button.
You then see the options available for the video quality you want to use. Click the one you want and it's downloaded onto your PC. It'll probably be in a .mp4 format, so you know it's just a video file with no malicious adware or crapware.
Easy.
BUT . . there's always a catch.
Take care NOT to install the 'Ummy Video Downloader' that is offered. That's the sort of thing that will probably start messing with your computer.
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Sounds pretty neat. :) This may be a silly question, but will downloading a bunch of things make my computer slow in loading the page and finally give up and say server not available? Been having a bunch of this happening today. Thanks in advance.
It probably isnt your computer itself but if you are downloading several things at once then that will be keeping your internet connection busy , so when you try to look at regular websites they might load slower than normal or not be able to load. Should go back to normal once you finish downloading.
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Thanks for sharing this tip. But what is the difference between you method and just sharing a youtube video link on your web page?
He said it was not necessarily a WA thing, just a convenient way of downloading and keeping videos for yourself.
You'll use the link if you want to embed a video on your site, for others to watch online. But sometimes there's good videos on Youtube that you might want to save offline - in which case downloading them onto your computer / tablet / phone etc can be very handy