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2 easy ways to Import YouTube Videos to iTunes on Mac (Lion included)

YouTube to iTunes MacWe love YouTube, and we can get information, fun etc. from those YouTube video files. Sometime we can find some awesome MV (music video) of our favorite artists. The only disppointing point is that we can't enjoy these YouTube videos offline. And as Mac users, we used to use iTunes to manage our media files including video files. So how to import these YouTube videos to iTunes so that we can put them on iPod, iPhone, iPad, etc. and enjoy them on the go?

This article introduces 2 easy ways to download and convert YouTube videos to iTunes on Macintosh (Snow Leopard, Lion included).

Method 1: Convert YouTube videos to iTunes on Mac

If you already have download YouTube videos to your Mac (Lion included). You might have noticed that the format of your YouTube files is FLV which is not recognized by iTunes, i.e. you have to convert YouTube video to iTunes compatible formats like MOV, MP4 or M4V, if you wanna manage these files in iTunes.

To convert YouTube to iTunes, this professional yet easy-to-use YouTube to iTunes Video Converter for Mac gives you a hassle free experience. It offers you ultra-fast conversion speed, loss-less video quality, extremely easy conversion steps:

Step 1: Directly drag & drop your YouTube videos to the Mac application.

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Step 2: Select an output format from output format dropdown list. If you want to upload the output files to your iPod, iPhone or iPad, you can select the presets offered.

flv to iTunes mac

Note: Have several FLV movie clips and want to combine all of them so that you can enjoy a long movie without interruption? Just check "Merge into one output file". The smart YouTube to iTunes Mac software additionally offers some useful edit functions to enhance your video. Detailed info: User Guide of Video Converter for Mac.

Step 3: Hit the "Convert" button to start YouTube video to iTunes conversion, this FLV to iTunes Video Converter for Mac will get the rest done.

Step 4: Launch iTunes, drag the output files to iTunes library and you can now sync them to your iPod, iPad or iPhone.

Now you can put your favorite FLV movies on your iOS device and enjoy them on the go anywhere and anytime!

Method 2: Download and get YouTube videos to iTunes on Mac

To download YouTube video files and manage them on iTunes, iTube Studio for Mac would be a great helper. It can easily and quickly download YouTube videos on Mac (Lion included) and then convert them to iTunes supported formats, such as MOV, MP4 and M4V. Audio extraction is available, too. To make the YouTube to iTunes Mac conversion easier, presets for Apple iPod, iPhone and iPad are provided, so that you can directly set your output format according to your needs.

Step 1: Launch Safari and go to YouTube.com. The Download button will show up at the top left corner of the video when it is detected on the webpage. Click the button and let the YouTube download wizard to do the thing for you.

YouTube videos to iTunes Mac

Step 2: Click Library on the left side of the iTube Studio window to see the downloaded videos on the right. Check the item(s) you would like to convert, and hit the Convert button at the bottom of the window.

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Step 3Choose MP4 from output format list. MOV and M4V work, too.

YouTube to iTunes Mac

If you want to import the output video to Apple devices like iPad, iPod, iPhone and more for convenient playback, you can choose according to which Apple devices you have. The output videos will be imported to iTunes automatically.

YouTube to iTunes Mac

Step 4: Hit OK and let this smart app to do the rest for you.

Bingo! You did it! Get iTube Studio for Mac for fun! Take any interesting YouTube FLV videos with you and enjoy it on the go!

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  • Aziz  2012-01-20 23:17
    Thanks for the useful information I enjoyed all my favorite youtube on my Mac Thanks again Aziz

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