YouTube Downloader and YouTube MP3 Converter for Mac OSX
Who doesn’t want to download YouTube videos? Everyone does. And it’s free, too. You can download music, videos, your favorite clippings, and YouTube full-length movies, all this and much more for the price of zero. For Mac, we can download YouTube downloader, which is pretty much like a desktop app to grab YouTube clips.
Here is a useful Mac Video grabber called Get Tube – a free Youtube downloader for Mac OSX which downloads and convert Youtube videos into audio file format and saves them in .MP3 and .MP4 extension.
You can also select .M4A file name for downloading the full video in M4A extension.
The latest version of Get Tube 3.0 is available for Mac OS 10.5 Leopard or later. If you are using Mac OS 10.4 then download Get tube 2.3 version which works perfectly and downloads YouTube videos without any hassle. Paste URL, grab the video, and sit back — relax while the video downloads.
Overall Get tube is an easy YouTube mp3 converter and downloader as it adds flexibility to download and extract only audio songs from YouTube.
Download GetTube v.3.0 For Mac OSX 10.5 or later
Download GetTube v.2.3a For Mac OSX 10.4
Here is a video explaining how to use Get tube on MAC to download and convert youtube videos into mp3 or mp4 files.
Update: The video has been removed. But I can assure you the tool works like a charm on Mac OS. If you have any questions, or if you are not able to download YouTube videos off this tool, please let me know.
If you have Windows installed on your Mac, you can always use YouTube HD downloader.
Written by Sidharth on November 10th, 2008
Self-proclaimed geek, editor of blogote, who loves all things tech.
i can see that im not the only one… it says it downloads, but it doesnt save it in the file i appointed for it… even if i change the destination…
It is clear buy these comments that this was created as some sort of spyware or something and should be avoided.
This program does not work for me ! got a other solution for mp3 dowload from youtube on mac?
I already had this application in my mac com . But after it downloads , i don’t where the video go to . Even if i set the destination .
I will try it
DOESNT WORK
Jezus look at all those comments. This piece of software does not work for me either. The creator of this application failed.
DO… NOT… DOWNLOAD
Seriously this s***ty program DOES NOT WORK……
Why??????
This app is a load of bullocks, make one that actually works.
this program is s***
This is s***! doesnt work
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AyMmgtCKRJ4&feat…
works great except cant find the file … put it in many folders .. but does not show up … makes the noise like it has downloaded … but is no where to be found …
same as edy. you got an answer yet edy ?
when i download the mp3 file, it says [mp3 encoding] and it has a blue bar that fills up instantly and it stops downloading!
any help?
i would have gladly made a donation if the program worked the first time..
Same as Lisa…
It s****!
This app is full of flaws. The downloaded file completely disappears not to be found! This is whether you use Safari or Firefox, tried both. Have tried all the suggestions in the posts above, but it doesn’t actually register as a download at all,as the download box doesn’t activate! Hmm…
I also can’t find it. It downloaded very well, but it isn’t anywhere. Who knows where I can find the downloaded mp3?
I can’t make it work.
When I start the song in YouTube, I open GetTube, choose Safari and click on the song I’d like to download. Then it just say that it had been downloaded, but I can’t find it anywhere?
I cant seem to find where it is supposidly downloading them too, has anyone found a way to sort it yet? I thought by putting the destination in preferences to desktop that it would send them there but I have had no joy with both safari or firefox
doesnt work, even when i put the location to like destop or sumthing it doesnt show anything…
It downloaded fine, and it says it correctly downloaded. but when I go to locate it its not in the specified folder. i chose mp3 also, I am computer relevant so I am not making any mistakes
how can i get the mp3′s on itunes?
Why does my Get Tube disappear when I try to open the app? How do I fix this? Any help is appreciated thanks!
Its still not working for me. I tried downloading them 2 software apps. Maybe there is other ones that I need to download before I can use it. Otherwise I cant think why it just says no connection or video disabled. Please help. If not, please recommend another similiar app. Thanks.
Worked flawlessly for me! Had Safari 4 open to John Mayer playing Human Nature and launched the app. Opened to window of the FF icon and the Safari icon. Clicked Safari. A window popped up saying John Mayer playing Human Nature with a Download button. Clicked it. And it started downloading. clicked on the file in my Downloads folder when done and it was added to iTunes. Suggest editing the preferences first if you are looking for mp3, as the default is mp4, and you can also select to download the HQ version if possible.
Used to work very well for me, but recently it’s been “downloading” videos “instantly” – and then no file pops up – very frustrating as the program thinks its done nothing wrong!
This is awesome! Thank you for making this a free application!
Jason – I doubt you’ll ever come back to this web page, but you have to have the youtube page as your current tab. Then go to Get Tube, click Safari or Firefox, whichever you have or are using (use Safari), and it’ll download. If you want only the music, click the little light switch on the screen with the Firefox and Safari icons and select “mp3 format” and it will download only the music. To get it to your iTunes after the song has downloaded, find the song with your “Finder” and drag and drop into iTunes. Viola! Free songs from YouTube!
this is awesome. for people b*tchin. download. pull up what ever u want to download on you tube. launch. click browser. and find magically in your downloads folder. click settings to change destination and format. that easy….
Who i get the mp3′s on itunes?
this is wack
same as loz…
Fixed all my problems by getting a bunch of plug ins. I downloaded and installed two programs, which fixed most problems I had with my new Mac:
1) http://www.telestream.net/flip4mac-wmv/overview.htm
2) http://perian.org/
Ciao
Get Tube ROCKS! Thanks!!
Same as Saaimen said. It askes for Firefox.
But i didn’t knew that chili pepper video yet. It rocks.
how can i get the music onto my itunes?
What a piece of c***.
Trying to launch and here is what I got:
No Video or Connection Disabled….
its sayin its done it all, but i cnt find it anywhere :S
how can i extract only the audio songs ?
thx
Get Tube 2.3 works for Tiger indeed. But when it lets you choose between FireFox and Safari, and you click Safari, a dialogue asks you where to find Firefox.app…
No workie