

There are five qualities to choose from and the default quality is 128kbps. You can also change the default mp3 quality from the add-on options page. Javascript:if(!document.Simply click on the in-page button (see the screenshot) to download the mp3 file. Javascript for YouTube download MP4 bookmarklet Right click this icon and select “Save Link As”. A icon “Download as MP4” will appear in the video information panel. To use the bookmarklet, find the YouTube video you want to download (invoke or add the HQ comment/line to the URL as needed), then open your bookmarks and click “YouTube Download” (the name you gave it in step #2 above). Copy and paste the following (below) javascript into the “Location” properties of a bookmark.ĥ. Enter a name (YouTube Download for example)ģ. Right click on Firefox’s bookmarks and select “New Bookmark”Ģ. Here’s how to install and use it.īookmarklet that places an “Download as MP4” on YouTube video information panel just below the “embed” area.ġ. This bookmarklet doesn’t install anything and you can delete it anytime. What the bookmarklet does is place a download icon in the video additional information area. Note: This bookmarklet will only work with Firefox version 3.0 and above. In order to save the high quality version as an MP4, we’ll use a real nice bookmarklet. Step 2: Saving the higher quality MP4 version To verify that you have the higher quality version, you should be able to see the “HQ” icon appear in the lower right corner of the video playback control area. Click your “Go” button or press enter to reload the better quality version. This invokes the 16:9 widescreen feed if available)ģ. &fmt=22 (That’s the “and” symbol-uppercase 7 followed by fmt=22. &fmt=18 (That’s the “and” symbol-uppercase 7 followed by fmt=18. At the end of the URL (the line of text in the address bar), add one of the following: Find the YouTube video you want to saveĢ.

Also, one noted improvement is that there will be less audio/video sync issues.ġ. Although some of the older files don’t look much better, saving this MP4 version will almost always be better than the standard “FLV” or Flash version.

YouTube for some time has been converting most of its content to higher quality MP4 versions. Step 1: Changing the standard FLV version to MP4 This will explain two steps to get the best quality and save it to your computer. A lot of people want to save YouTube videos, but either find the process frustrating or wind up saving poor quality versions.
