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Dec 20, 2018 - 10:22 AM
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MusicMaker
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I have to do this a lot for professional purposes- downloading video or audio-only, and then converting what I've downloaded to various formats with various options.
The best solution I've used (and I've used a lot, both stand-alone and web-based) HANDS DOWN is...
ClipGrab
https://clipgrab.org
ClipGrab is a stand-alone app for downloading from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook, and more. Available for MacOS, Windows, and Linux. Free, well-supported, regularly updated, easy to use, and with no advertising* or malware or anything like that. No registration or clutter- just download and install and use. Can save as .mp4, mp3, .ogg, and other formats, with many conversion options. Can also just rip/save the original format of the source file. Fantastic utility.
*If downloading the Windows version, make sure to click the link "Download version without third-party offers" and not the bigger button. The main button/installer (as opposed to the link I described in the previous sentence) uses an installer software package that includes some commercial offers during the installation process. The smaller text link uses a "pure" installer (with no offers).
**The installers for MacOS and Linux are offer-free.
Hope this helps others out.
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Just put an "ss" between www. and youtube in the address bar. You're taken to SaveFromNet,com It's kinda low res, but it's easy and free.
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Dec 22, 2018 - 7:50 PM
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MusicMaker
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ClipGrab
https://clipgrab.org
Thanks! Is this confirmed safe? No spyware attached to it?
ClipGrab is open-source, non-profit, and very highly regarded.
The app itself is safe (provided you download it from ClipGrab.org and not from some other 3rd-party place).
Also, if intending to use this on Windows, make SURE you download from the text link and not from the main "button." ClipGrab itself is malware-free, but the Windows installer is available in two versions. The first version installer (which is downloaded by clicking the big button on the main page) is a bundle which includes 3rd party offers which are presented during installation. These offers are not ClipGrab offers (they're bundled along with ClipGrab into an installer by a commercial 3rd-party), and I have no idea if they are safe. Instead, use the 2nd (admittedly less-obvious) installer. It contains nothing but ClipGrab, which, again, is perfectly safe. Mac and Linux don't even have the commercial installer- their only option is the "clean" installer.
I have no affiliation with the app or its development community- I'm just a very happy user. For both personal and professional reasons, I'm extremely picky about my computers, my workflow, my applications, my privacy, and my electronic security. Virtually nothing is 100% in life, so I can't give you any recommendation with absolute certainty, but I am very satisfied with ClipGrab. I don't hesitate to recommend it, which I can't say about just about every other converter I've used (both standalone and website-based, and I've used a ton).
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