FLV downloader Mac

Download and install FLV downloader

To acquire YouTube videos only, you need to download the Free Video Downloader for Mac.

• Download Mac version

Launch the installer for this free app installation. After that, it will run automatically.

Note: In order to install this free app successfully, you need to quit Safari and uninstall iTube Studio for Mac if you've had the full version installed.

Find and play YouTube videos in Safari

Open YouTube in Safari to find YouTube video you want to download. And then play the YouTube video.

Download YouTube videos

When the YouTube video is playing, this free app will automatically detects the video, displaying a download icon on the top left of the video. Directly hit the download icon to download YouTube video.Or drag the URL to this app dock icon to start downloading or go to Download menu and choose Enter a URL, and then click OK.

Note: This app allows you to download multi videos on one go and let it run background. After downloading, you can play the downloaded YouTube videos using a build-in player and add FLV videos on Mac into this app for management.

Download and install FLV downloader Mac

To download FLV videos from more video-sharing sites other than YouTube, you have to download and install iTube Studio for Mac.

• Download Mac version

After that, launch the downloaded installer to let a wizard guide you through the setup process. This app will automatically run when the installation is finished.

Note: In order to install iTube Studio smoothly, you need to quit Safari.

Download FLV videos in Safari

What you need to do next is to find and play FLV videos you want to download in Safari, and then choose one of the methods below to download FLV videos.

a) Directly click the displaying download icon on the upper left corner of the video once the FLV video is detected automatically by the downloader.

b) Drag the URL to the downloader dock icon to start downloading.

c) Go to Download menu and choose Enter a URL, and then click OK.

Note: This app supports multi videos downloading synchronously. And you need to keep the FLV video pages open whether you let them run background or not.

Play and convert the downloaded FLV videos on Mac

Double-click the FLV videos you want to play in this app's library for playback. If you have many FLV videos on Mac, you can go to "Library" menu and choose "Add flv files to Library" to manage these videos.

Note: This charged version also supports video conversion that the free version doesn't have. You can convert FLV videos to most popular formats and put them on more portable devices.

To download FLV videos, just choose the right FLV downloader according to your needs, Free Video Downloader for Mac or iTube Studio for Mac.