YouTube is a free video sharing service that Google provides, which allows users to browse, upload, and share videos from anywhere in the world. It is available for a number of browsers such as Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, and Firefox, as well as platforms such as smartphones, PSPs, and game consoles. YouTube allows users to sign in via their YouTube or Google account in order to rate and comment on videos that they watch and even allows users to embed videos into third party websites and social networking profiles.

 

What are YouTube Video Converters?

A YouTube video converter is a type of software that allows users to download YouTube videos and convert them into a variety of other video formats. Since YouTube is based on Flash and uses the .FLV extension, media players can rarely read it. To combat this defect, YouTube video converters allow users to convert videos into other common formats such as AVI, MP4, and HDV.

 

How to Download YouTube Videos

Although YouTube itself does not allow users to download videos, YouTube video converters allow users to download videos in a variety of formats by entering a specific YouTube video’s URL. YouTube video converters are available in browser based versions such as ClipConverter.cc and OnlineVideoConverter.com as well as desktop based versions such as Xilisoft YouTube Video Converter, all of which are free.