I use Real Downloader to download YouTube videos. In normal times, it works fine. However - today, nothing will download. I get a message “Real Player cannot download videos on this page”. It even happens with videos that I successfully downloaded two days ago.
Has YouTube blocked Real Downloader?
I can download videos from other sites with Real Downloader (it works with PornHub )
I can use other dubious software to download YouTube videos - e.g. sstube (put “ss” in front of “youtube” in the video link, and if you’re careful - selecting the right “Download” button, and closing any screens that ask you to download software - you can save the video).
Probably upgrading to YouTube Premium solves the problem, but has anyone else encountered my problem recently?
Haven’t used Real Downloader in eons, but it was one of the many many downloaders I’ve used.
Traditionally, YouTube never made it possible for the videos they host to be downloaded, so it has been a neverending tech fight. Their YouTube Premium thingie may be a capitulation on their end, although they hope to make money on it if they’re gonna allow it.
I would assume they found a way to block the version of Real Downloader you’ve been using; that Real will eventually update their method to get it working yet again; and that YouTube will block that technique as well.
As it is against You Tube Terms of Service to download videos posted there, and doing so could result in a lawsuit. This thread is closed and and suggestions will be cornfielded. Is It Legal to Download YouTube Videos? The Truth Explained
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