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Question: "How do I download YouTube videos?"

YouTube is one of the most popular video search engines on the Web. You can find all sorts of videos at YouTube, music videos, movie trailers, viral videos, and many more. Sometimes you might come across a video that you want to download onto your own computer for playback later - how do you download YouTube videos?

Answer: You don't necessarily have to download YouTube videos onto your computer for playback later; YouTube has a handy Quicklist feature that lets you tag all the videos you want into one easily accessible playlist, good for anytime you want.

In order to download YouTube videos, you're going to need a download utility that will get them onto your computer, burn them to a DVD, or convert them to a more user-friendly file type. There are quite a few free download tools out there, including:

Note: As with any downloads, be sure to use proper caution when downloading videos onto your computer.

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