YouTube is a fantastic source of entertainment. It is full of hilarious videos depicting small snippets of people's day-to-day lives that helped engender a sense of community among its users yet until now it has been very difficult to download these videos to your personal computer and gadgets for your off-line viewing pleasure. Luckily software engineers have devised a way to download videos from YouTube free of charge in such an easy way that we can soon expect to see a mass download to start taking place.

Normally when you go to the streaming video site to watch any latest music video, TV show, preview, trailer or other video, you think of downloading it for watching later or to transfer it into your music player. You can even burn it into a DVD to play it on game consoles or a DVD player.

The process to convert Youtube video is actually a simple one. Many think that the only way to watch Youtube video to channel it through the likes of YouTube or another video sharing site. You actually do have other options. All you need is a video downloader and converter which is a downloadable software application and the second is by way of website that downloads and convert Youtube videos into any format you like.

There are several different ways to achieve this, but most of them involve downloading some form of software to convert the files or by way of website conversion tool. You will have no problems finding this websites and software program since there are plenty of sites that will supply it for free. You will have to be careful in the program that you choose though as many of them are loaded with spyware and viruses. Most of these websites and programs work in much the same manner.

Once installed, you then go to your favorite Youtube site. Search the video you want to be downloaded, you then copy the url or the hyperlink of the video and paste it into the software textfield. You select the output format then hit the download and convert button and it will automatically download and convert your favorite youtube video. Just be patient, the bigger the video file the longer it takes to download and convert it to the format you like.

The given options to download and convert youtube videos to any format though useful also have limitations. If you are using the application software, given the fact that it is free, but requires your time since you will download and install the software into your computer. Some downloaded softwares may contain spywares and malwares that capable of infecting your computer system. However these conversion software can download and convert multiple videos at the same time very much useful when you have many files to be downloaded and be converted.

When downloading and converting is done your next move is to check the file for usability and quality. You must see to it that the file plays the way it should be. Compatibility also plays a role in video conversion. The output format must be compatible with the player or gadget you want to use. If the file plays and sounds good then you are successful in your try. But if it isn't then why settle for less when you can have the best. Go on and search again for software or websites until you got the right one.

After you have read this article, It's now time for you to start downloading your favorite YouTube videos and convert it to any media files you want. Enjoy playing it on your computer, iPod, iPhone, Zune players, Samsung, blackberry, Nokia N & E Series, Sony PSP and most other formats.