Here is how to download from Youtube without any risky software:
Go to the video u want to download, then in between www.and youtube, type "kiss" (no quotes) so basically it should look like this:
But when you download this way, the video will be Flv, meaning flash video.. Luckily Youtube Offers a FREE FLV Player available for download here
Another great and extremely easy method is http://keepvid.com/ which gives direct avi links(along with regular .flv) for almost all the video sharing sites
It's very cool.
Also, there is this great program called YouTube FLV to AVI easy converter. It will convert flv files into avi with excellent output quality. Avi files can then be played in WMA or other Standard multimedia players. It is NOT Warez and here of some downloads:
Complete List of Youtube Offered Tools Found Here






