VLC is one of the most popular media players out there for Windows, Mac, Chrome OS, and Linux operating systems. All you need is a media player and a few quick seconds of your time. Instead, we will share a method that doesn’t require any of them. So unless you are savvy enough to know how to vet these programs/plugins to determine if they are safe or not, you’re best bet is to avoid them completely.

There are so many options being offered that are filled with malware and other things you wouldn’t want to download. However, if you still feel that it is necessary to learn how to do this, we will pave the path toward how to accomplish it without using any ripping software or plugins. If you don’t know how to determine this kind of thing, you are best to avoid doing it altogether.

Unless, of course, the video you are looking to download is making use of a license that says it is ok to download or redistribute.

Most of these videos are protected by copyright and ripping them from YouTube does indeed violate policies and copyright law in various ways. First, before anything else, it is important to point out that you likely shouldn’t be ripping YouTube videos.

Capture youtube video with vlc