How to Download YouTube Clips on a Mac
The built-in Safari Internet browser that comes on all Mac computers allows the user to directly download flash videos onto a hard drive---downloading YouTube video clips directly to the computer, for example, without any additional plug-ins or other software. With the YouTube videos downloaded onto the computer you do not need to connect to the Internet to view the clips.
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Instructions
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Open the Safari browser by selecting the Safari icon on the dock at the bottom of the screen.
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Navigate over to YouTube.com, then select the video clip you want to download. Select the "Play" button and allow the video clip to begin playing.
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Click the "Window" tab at the top of the screen, then select "Activity."
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Select the "YouTube" tab, then scroll through the list that appears and find the largest file file downloading (the megabyte size is listed on the right side of the screen).
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Press the "Option" button, then double-click the mouse on the downloaded file and the video file downloads directly to the desktop of your Mac computer.
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