Did you ever came across movies / films on YouTube, Google Video, MySpace or Break that you wanted to store on your local machine? You can have several reasons for this; Being afraid that the movie / film will get deleted by the host or user, placing the file on your iPhone or an other mobile video player and so on. Of course you can dig through the source code finding the source files, but that's a lot of time-consuming work. Here's a list of services that'll allow you to download any streaming video file from popular websites.

The list is placed in random order and feel free to place any services not listed here in the comments, or which one you liked the most. Of course these services can be used for free.

Download streaming video services

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. iFilm
3. DailyMotion
4. Blip.tv
5. Break.com

Output file

1. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube

Output file

1. FLV

Free Youtube Grabber has a toolbar called Youtube Driver that allows you to download files directly from YouTube & converting them to a normal video format.

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Google Video
3. Bolt
4. iFilm
5. MySpace
6. DailyMotion
7. Blip.tv
8. Break.com

Output file

1. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube

Output file

1. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Google Video

Output file

1. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Google Video
3. MySpace
4. Metacafe
5. Putfile
6. DailyMotion

Output file

1. FLV

Get Video has a bookmarklet that allows you to instantly download a video file by clicking on the boorkmark.

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Yahoo! Video
3. Google Video
4. MSN Video
5. Veoh
6. AOL Uncut
7. iFilm
8. MySpace
9. DailyMotion
10. Blip.tv
11. Break.com

Output file

1. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Google Video
3. iFilm
4. Metacafe
5. DailyMotion
6. MySpace
7. Much, much more supporting websites

Output file

1. Depending on source

Video Downloader allows you to download videos (to your computer) directly (and easily -just one click-) from most video sites. Also has a FireFox extension for instant download.

Convert Flash Video File (FLV)

As you can see, many services give an Flash Video File (FLV) as output file. You can play them with FLV player. For Quicktime there is a plugin available to play these files, or you can play the files with VLC player.

If you don't want a special player, you can convert these files to AVI, MPEG or other media files using the following services.

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Any FLV file

Output file

1. AVI
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3

Supporting websites

1. YouTube

Output file

1. MPG
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. MySpace
3. MetaCafe
4. DailyMotion
5. And much more!

Output file

1. MPG
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. FLV
7. And much more!

You'll need to register first before you can use this service.

Supporting websites

1. No website support, just upload your source file

Output file

1. MPG
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. And more...

Zamzar is a great service, converting almost any file type to another file type. You'll recieve a mail when the conversion is done and where you can download the requested file.

Supporting websites

1. YouTube

Output file

1. AVI
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. WMV
7. WMA
8. AAC
9. FLV

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. Google Video
3. Metacafe
4. Or upload your source file

Output file

1. MPG
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. And more...

YouConvertIt is a great service, converting almost any file type to another file type. You'll recieve a mail when the conversion is done and where you can download the requested file.

Supporting websites

1. YouTube
2. DailyMotion
3. Metacafe
4. Veoh
5. LiveVideo
6. MyVideo
7. Blip.tv
8. Break.com
9. Or upload your source file

Output file

1. MPG
2. MOV
3. 3GP
4. MP4
5. MP3
6. And more

MediaConverter allows you to set other options, such as a specified audio / video codec or bitrange.

Now grab a bag of popcorn & enjoy your downloaded movies.

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