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How can I download a video from YouTube?

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Stan Kats is a Professional Technologist and the COO and Chief Technologist for The STG IT Consulting Group in West Hollywood, California. Stan provides comprehensive technology solutions to businesses through managed IT services, and for individuals through his consumer service business, Stan's Tech Garage. Stan holds a BA in International Relations from The University of Southern California. He began his career working in the Fortune 500 IT world. Stan founded his companies to offer an enterprise-level of expertise for small businesses and individuals.

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While there are some third party programs that will let you download YouTube videos, you must be careful as they may contain adware or breach YouTube's terms and conditions. If you subscribe to YouTube Premium, however, you can download the videos you watch and save them to your devices or computer.

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How do I download a video from Chrome?

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Try using Video Downloader Professional. Go to the Video Downloader Professional extension page and click on the option to add it to Chrome. Then, click to add an extension. Go to the page where you want to download a video and click the Video Downloader Professional icon, which looks like a green arrow. A menu will pop up with a list of videos on the page you can download. Simply choose the one you want to download and you're all set!

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How do you download videos on Firefox?

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You can definitely download videos using a Firefox browser, and your best bet is to use an add on called Video DownloadHelper. Go to the Video DownloadHelperpage in Firefox. You can also open the Firefox menu (☰) and click “Add-Ons” to search for Video DownloadHelper. Then, choose the option to add it to Firefox and click install. Once it's installed, go to the page that has the video you want to download and click on the colored dots that represent the Video DownloadHelper icon in the upper right corner of your screen. A menu will pop up with a list of videos you can download. Choose the one you want and it'll be downloaded and saved to your computer or device.

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How do you save videos on Windows?

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Try using a program called Freemake Video Downloader. It works great on Windows and is an easy way to download and save videos. First, go to the Freemake website and download the Video Downloader program. Open up the program once it's finished installing and then go to the page that has the video you want to download. Copy the page's URL and paste it into the Freemake Video Downloader window. Choose the quality you want and then click on the option to download. Choose a location to save the file and click download again and it'll be saved to that location.

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