YouTube Logo T he steps required for downloading and watching YouTube videos on your computer for free are here. Caution: These services can be used to save any flash videos online and can be used to save adult related videos, which unfortunately means when viewing these pages you may be subjected to adult related content . Getting the YouTube file to your computer Below is a short list of some of the more popular free websites. http://www.savevid.com/ http://keepvid.com/ Below is a brief description of how to save a video using Savevid. These steps are often very similar with other services used to save YouTube and other flash videos online. Go to the YouTube video page and copy the URL of the video you wish to save. For example, below is a URL to a video on YouTube.