How to download YouTube videos on Mac Lion?

2012-06-18 10:20 / Posted by Caroel Green to YouTube Video Guides

Do you need to save and watch YouTube movies including YouTube HD Videos and HTML5 videos directly from your Mac and try this out? All things will become easier after you read this article for YouTube fans who would like to download YouTube videos on Mac OS X 10.5, 10.6 or 10.7(Lion). Here's the steps needs.

The easiest and efficient way is to use a free YouTube downloader for Mac - Free YouTube Downloader for Mac is the best choice. No worry about the support of OS X Lion. This Mac You Tube Downloader freeware completely support Mac Lion and YouTube HTML5 video downloading.

Mac OS X Lion — As the world's most advanced desktop operating system, Mac OS X Lion includes new features including Multi-Touch gestures, full-screen apps, Mac App Store, Mission Control and Launchpad, that'll change the way you interact with your Mac.

Process of downloading YouTube videos to Mac(Lion):

1. Download Mac Free YouTube Downloader. Double-clidk the .dmg file to install it on your Mac. During the installation, you can set "After the installation, launch Free YouTube Downloader automatically" or just click the icon of the downloader on the desktop.
   

   Note: If you're a Windows user and want to download YouTube videos to computer for feee, please check Download and burn YouTube video to DVD.

   
2. Download YouTube videos to Mac Lion
   Browse the YouTube videos you want to download via Safari, Chrome or Firefox. When you begin to play the video, a download button could appear on the top of the video. You can directly click the download button to add the video to the download list. Or click "Downloads" menu of the Free YouTube Downloader, and choose "Enter a URL" to download the video you want. The third way is just drag the URL of the video you are playing to the icon of Free YouTube Downloader for Mac on Dock. That's it! The video downloader begins to work.
   
3. Manage Video Library on your Mac
   You can manage your existing FLV videos, go to "Library">"Add FLV files to the Library". Or you can search the videos you want by tping the video name in the search box.
   
4. Share YouTube videos to facebook or twitter
   Thre are facebook and twitter icons in the Library. Just click the icon and fill in your account information to upload the downloaded YouTube videos to facebook or twitter instantly.
5. Convert YouTube videos on Mac
   Although this Free YouTube Downloader Mac could not acomplish the YouTube Converting, it provide channels when you need to convert FLV videos to iPod, iPhone, Apple TV and burn them to discs. You need to lick the "Convert" button to upgrade the free YouTube Downloader to the full version, Wondershare AllMyTube for Mac which is more functional to convert YouTube videos to any format for devices.

That's all! After the burning process complete, you can watch your favorite YouTube videos on big screen of your TV from now on.This solution will charge you only $39.95. But I think it's worth of charge because Wondershare DVD Creator is a so wonderful DVD Autoring software and can be use for all video to DVD converting and burning on Windows platform. Once purchase, lifetime upgrade and technical support!