Comments on: ClipGrab – Download videos from online video sharing websites

By: Richard Steven Hack

Richard Steven Hack — Mon, 09 Feb 2009 02:42:02 +0000

Only problem is that the list of supported sites is woefully small. The DownloadHelper Firefox extension supports dozens of sites – but invariably never the one I want to download from. The fact is, a properly designed site will simply have the file stashed somewhere and the direct URL simply will not appear on any Web page. Fortunately many sites aren’t well designed.

By: dicktater

dicktater — Wed, 21 Jan 2009 19:39:25 +0000

Thanks for fixing the typo!

I also recommend keepvid.com where you can add a bookmarklet for Keepit. Hit the Keepit bookmarklet and it will grab the video giving achoice of possible formats.

Google GetYoutube for another javascript bookmarklet that grabs only as mp4.

“You do know that downloading content is a violation of terms-of-service for these
websites (youtube in particular)?”

Other than terminating a user account, what can Youtube reasonably do? Sue? Where’s the signed contract? Silly, really, because when I view a Youtube video, it is downloaded to cache. So, by merely viewing a Youtube video, I have violated their TOS.

Lawyers. Bleh!

By: AB

AB — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 21:35:17 +0000

You do know that downloading content is a violation of terms-of-service for these
websites (youtube in particular)?
Having said that you can legally do it, if (and only if) you have permission from the
copyright holder

By: admin

admin — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 10:29:15 +0000

I think it is. ill fix it now

By: dicktater

dicktater — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 03:49:58 +0000

Is there a typo here?

“Click this one-click installer supported on openSUSE 11.0/11.0/10.3 from packman to install ClipGrab.”

Does the installer support 11.1, too?