Are there any free programs that will download videos from video sites like YouTube and Google Videos?
There are a number of different options for downloading YouTube videos onto your computer. Realplayer which can be downloaded for free will give you the option of downloading flash videos from sites like YouTube, Google Videos and other popular video sites. When you play a video you will get a “Download this Video” option on top of the video, click on it and your video will begin downloading. A dialog window will appear to show you the downloading progress. You can continue downloading videos while other videos are still in progress which is pretty nice.
Another option for downloading videos on your computer is through a browser plugin. If you are using Firefox download the Video DownloadHelper plugin. This tool will give you a little button next to your address bar, when you play a YouTube video you can download the video by clicking that button.
And the last option for downloading flash videos are through websites like Vixy.net or KeepVid.