Downloading a Youtube video using only Safari 5

To download a Youtube video, there is a plethora of plugins, extensions, javascript...

But why do we need such softwares in order to simply download an internet ressource? In this article, I'll explain you how to achieve this with nothing more than your standard-issued web browser!

Go on the webpage of the video you want to download.

Display the Web Inspector. This option is located under the Developer menu, which must be activated in Safari's preference panel.

The Web Inspector gives you a detailed output of the webpage, along with the location of every element of the page.

Now it shouldn't be any problem finding an element named videoplayback.flv who weights a lot more than every other element on the page. This is the video you want to download.

A simple drag'n drop will give you the address of the resource to get.

The .flv file is readable with VLC, or can be easily converted to the format you prefer.