# What can I use to convert you tube videos to Itunes files? **URL:** \ **Category:** Factual Questions\ **Created:** [February 10, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495 "2010-02-10T23:51:14Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 20\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 10, 2010, 11:51pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/1 "2010-02-10T23:51:14Z")
I’ve been using ViddyUp! for a while to convert YouTube and other flv video files to Itunes videos. But it’s started running into problems and Splasm hasn’t produced an update in years, so I’m looking for other options. Any suggestions? ---
**Author:** ![A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3be4f8/32.png) [@A\_Spoonful\_of\_Awesome](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/A_Spoonful_of_Awesome)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:07am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/2 "2010-02-11T00:07:22Z")
[Behold Keepvid.](http://keepvid.com) Works about 86.3% of the time for me overall (though 100% from Youtube). ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/3 "2010-02-11T00:29:25Z")
That one doesn’t seem to support Mac OS ---
**Author:** ![aceplace57](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/aceplace57/32/3500_2.png) [@aceplace57](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/aceplace57)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 12:46am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/4 "2010-02-11T00:46:02Z")
Replay Media Catcher has worked well for me. 100% on youtube and most other sites I’ve tried. Free Trial > **[Apps for MP3 & Audio](https://download.cnet.com/audio/)** > > Music producer or fan, these audio players and editors help you record, edit, mix, convert, share, and stream MP3s and other audio files. One tip. You need to capture the vid the first time you view. Once it’s already in your cache this kind of software will miss it. You can still close Firefox (to clear cache) and start over. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 1:47am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/5 "2010-02-11T01:47:09Z")
I guess I should have made clear that I’m using a Mac. That one also seems to be a Windows-only application. ---
**Author:** ![Bbusyb](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/bbusyb/32/4580_2.png) [@Bbusyb](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Bbusyb)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:28am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/6 "2010-02-11T02:28:16Z")
If you use firefox, its very easy. As youtube now has M4V (Ipod Compatible ) files natively available, you just need a Add-on which allow you to see those links. I’ve personally used the [Video DownloadHelper](https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/3006) With great success. It just sits on your menu bar, and on supported sites you can just click on the icon to see the vairous formats available. On Youtube you usually see four formats, Flv, Flv HQ, M4v and M4v HQ. Just chose one of the m4v formats and it should be compatible with your iPod. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 6:29am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/7 "2010-02-11T06:29:19Z")
I’m on a mac, and had trouble finding any that worked well and cheaply until I discovered [Tooble](http://tooble.tv/). ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 6:31am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/8 "2010-02-11T06:31:53Z")
For anyone who was using iSquint or VisualHub, the code was given over to an opensource group and is now available as [VideoMonkey](http://sourceforge.net/projects/videomonkey/). ---
**Author:** ![tanstaafl](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/t/ba8739/32.png) [@tanstaafl](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/tanstaafl)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 2:44pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/9 "2010-02-11T14:44:36Z")
Try this. Go to the YouTube video you want, say [![](https://img.youtube.com/vi/tAGdJqaa3ag/maxresdefault.jpg "LOST! Opening Credits (1967)") ](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=tAGdJqaa3ag) Replace the “y” in the url with a “3” like this > **[3outube.com](http://www.3outube.com/watch/?v=tAGdJqaa3ag)** > > Youtube Download,File Download Free,Convert MP4 Video to Avi,Download Youtube Avi,Youtube download,Youtube,You Tube to MP4 Converter,File download Free,Free Video to MP3 Converter,Youtube Video to MP4 You will be given the opportunity to download the video as either a .mp4 or .flv file. You should be easily able to get it to an iPod from there. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:14pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/10 "2010-02-11T21:14:33Z")
Do you actually want to watch the Youtube video on the iPod, or is the objective to just have the music from the video on the iPod? ---
**Author:** ![SanibelMan](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/s/a88e4f/32.png) [@SanibelMan](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/SanibelMan)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 9:34pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/11 "2010-02-11T21:34:21Z")
I just did this yesterday to convert a YouTube video to an MP3 file for my iPod. I just wanted the audio, but this would work for a video too. And this was on my MacBook. First, go to that Keepvid link in the first reply. Download the biggest MP4 file available. Next, download [MPEG Streamclip](http://www.squared5.com/) and drag the video onto the MPEG Streamclip application. Once it opens up, you’ll find a bunch of options under the file menu for exporting the video to a format of your choice. ---
**Author:** ![Autolycus](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/22d042/32.png) [@Autolycus](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Autolycus)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 10:28pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/12 "2010-02-11T22:28:44Z")
DVD Videosoft Free Studio has a few programs that can do this, along with other neat stuff. ---
**Author:** ![njtt](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/n/ecd19e/32.png) [@njtt](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/njtt)\ **Post date:** [February 11, 2010, 11:39pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/13 "2010-02-11T23:39:07Z")
> [@aceplace57](#): > > Replay Media Catcher has worked well for me. 100% on youtube and most other sites I’ve tried. > > Free Trial > [Client Challenge](http://download.cnet.com/Replay-Media-Catcher/3000-2168_4-10644938.html) > > One tip. You need to capture the vid the first time you view. Once it’s already in your cache this kind of software will miss it. You can still close Firefox (to clear cache) and start over. The company that makes this, [Applian Technologies](http://www.applian.com/products.php), produces a whole range of products for this sort of thing. I have not tried _Media Catcher_, but I have been using their _Replay AV_, which should also do what you want, for years now. (I use it mainly for audio stream capture, but it works for video too.) I am not sure what the difference between the two products is, but you could browse their site. ---
**Author:** ![needscoffee](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/needscoffee/32/1076_2.png) [@needscoffee](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/needscoffee)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 12:41am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/14 "2010-02-12T00:41:38Z")
> [@Autolycus](#): > > DVD Videosoft Free Studio has a few programs that can do this, along with other neat stuff. This is what I use, but I can’t tell if it’s Mac-compatible. The website is light on details. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 12:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/15 "2010-02-12T00:50:07Z")
> [@tanstaafl](#): > > Try this. > > Go to the YouTube video you want, say > > [http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=tAGdJqaa3ag](http://www.youtube.com/watch/?v=tAGdJqaa3ag) > > Replace the “y” in the url with a “3” like this > > [3outube.com](http://www.3outube.com/watch/?v=tAGdJqaa3ag) > > You will be given the opportunity to download the video as either a .mp4 or .flv file. You should be easily able to get it to an iPod from there. I don’t just want to be able to play it on my Ipod. I want to be able to manipulate it and sort it with all the other files in my Itunes. As I said in my OP, currently I’m using ViddyUp to convert flv files to items in my Itunes database. > [@needscoffee](#): > > Do you actually want to watch the Youtube video on the iPod, or is the objective to just have the music from the video on the iPod? I want to be able to watch the video. ---
**Author:** ![Arnold\_Winkelried](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/a/3d9bf3/32.png) [@Arnold\_Winkelried](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Arnold_Winkelried)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:56am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/16 "2010-02-12T01:56:33Z")
I have used TubeSock but it’s not free. > **[TubeSock: Download YouTube Videos | Stinkbot LLC](http://stinkbot.com/index.html)** > > Download YouTube videos to your computer, convert them to play back on your mobile devices! ---
**Author:** ![Wesley\_Clark](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/wesley_clark/32/20581_2.png) [@Wesley\_Clark](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Wesley_Clark)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 3:50am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/17 "2010-02-12T03:50:06Z")
Youtube to MP3 converter > **[Free YouTube to MP3 Converter](https://download.cnet.com/Free-YouTube-to-MP3-Converter/3000-2071_4-10665553.html)** > > Download Free YouTube to MP3 Converter for Windows to extract music from YouTube videos. However that is for video to audio conversions. ---
**Author:** ![Acsenray](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/acsenray/32/4519_2.png) [@Acsenray](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Acsenray)\ **Post date:** [February 12, 2010, 1:56pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/18 "2010-02-12T13:56:24Z")
I’m trying Tooble. Seems to be working well so far. ---
**Author:** ![jackdavinci](https://sea3.discourse-cdn.com/straightdope/user_avatar/boards.straightdope.com/jackdavinci/32/3259_2.png) [@jackdavinci](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/jackdavinci)\ **Post date:** [February 13, 2010, 7:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/19 "2010-02-13T07:23:16Z")
> [@acsenray](#): > > I’m trying Tooble. Seems to be working well so far. Go me! 😃 ---
**Author:** ![Iolanthe](https://avatars.discourse-cdn.com/v4/letter/i/7bcc69/32.png) [@Iolanthe](https://boards.straightdope.com/u/Iolanthe)\ **Post date:** [February 14, 2010, 3:23am UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495/20 "2010-02-14T03:23:45Z")
Will any of these work in the opposite direction? As in, I have some itunes video files that I want to convert so I can burn them onto a DVD that is playable in a standard DVD player? [Next page](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/what-can-i-use-to-convert-you-tube-videos-to-itunes-files/528495.md?page=2)