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The different ways to scrape youtube videos

Richard Brown 38 Stories

Tuesday July 17, 2018 , 3 min Read

How to scrape multiple YouTube or DailyMotion videos? It is one of the major questions that is asked by various webmasters, data analysts, and programmers. Whether you want to scrape YouTube videos for offline use or want to create an outstanding YouTube remix, you would have to opt for a reliable YouTube scraper. There are various options on the internet, but the coolest YouTube scraping software are mentioned below.

1. SaveVid

SaveVid is an easy-to-use YouTube scraper and has a user-friendly interface. You can download this tool directly from SaveVid.com and can use it to target multiple audio and video files. You just need to copy and paste the URL of a YouTube video you want to scrape and click on the Download button. While the downloading is carried out, SaveVid will ask you to choose the format of the output file. There are a number of options and features that make this application better than other YouTube scraping software. In addition to YouTube, you can scrape video files of DailyMotion, Break, Metacare, MySpace, Veoh, Facebook, Revver, Vimeo, Blip.tv, Funny Or Die, and Megavideo with this scraper.

2. KeepVid

Just like SaveVid, KeepVid is an interactive video scraping service. Both of these tools have similar features and options and make it easy for you to scrape YouTube videos with just a few clicks. You would have to copy and paste or insert the YouTube URL into its search field and would have to choose the file format and quality. Once this information is inserted, KeepVid will instantly download or scrape the YouTube videos and will not compromise on quality.

3. Zamzar

It's safe to say that Zamzar works differently from the above two tools. It is capable of converting the video files into different file types and is widely used to scrape YouTube and DailyMotion files. You just have to copy and paste the URL into the provided area and select the file format. The best-supported file formats are MOV, MP4, WMV, and FLV. You can choose any of these formats depending on your requirements and insert your email ID where you want to receive the output. In the final step, you should click on the Convert button, and Zamzar will scrape your YouTube or DailyMotion video in a matter of seconds. The scraped file is then sent to the user's email address and can be downloaded instantly.

4. VideoDownloader for YouTube (A Chrome Extension)

VideoDownloader is a perfect YouTube scraper for the Chrome users. It is best known for its user-friendly interface and is easy-to-install. Plus, this extension is compatible with all operating systems. You just have to download and install it and insert the URL of your YouTube video. In the next step, you would have to click on the Download button, and the scraped video will be saved to your hard disk.

5. VDownloader

Last but not the least, VDownlaoder is a free service that is compatible with all web browsers. It is one of the most powerful and famous YouTube scrapers and allows you to download the scraped content, images, and videos from Facebook, Vimeo, Veoh, YouTube, DailyMotion, Blip.tv, and Megavideo.

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