There are a number of free YouTube capture programs that you can use to capture YouTube videos. The only problem is choosing the right one for you. Most people think that there is a program that reigns supreme when it comes to finding a free YouTube capture program. Hold on, hold on, I know, you can tell why you need to download the program and install it, if you can just convert youtube to mp3 , and you'll be right.

That program is usually thought to be the YouTube Downloader 2.1.7. That is because it can be a free YouTube capture program and a YouTube converter so you will not have to deal with the FLV file format on your computer. Although it can capture YouTube videos and convert YouTube videos it may still be lacking what some other people might want.

Me personally, I use Real Player as my free YouTube capture program. That is because it can do so much more without me having to open another program. You can even burn disc with the Real Player. It has the ability to play files that Windows Media Player can play, and it can play RM files which are exclusive to Real Player. YouTube Downloader 2.1.7 is handy for what it does, but the YouTube Downloader 2.1.7 is pretty much only designed for that.

The YouTube Downloader 2.1.7 can't burn CDs, browse web pages, record true streaming video, or even play any of the videos that it converts. You may think that because it only does that it will save the amount of RAM that is being used up on your PC, but that might not be the case if you have another program open to do something that YouTube Downloader 2.1.7 can't. That is where Real Player wins. The Real Player is a free YouTube capture program that is much more. The Real Player even has its own web browser that seems to operate pretty efficiently when compared to Internet Explorer. Since the browser is pretty much like Internet Explorer, compatibility is almost never a problem when it comes to viewing web pages that have special scripts.

The YouTube Downloader 2.1.7 is for people who use one program at a time because they have an old computer. If your computer is running Windows Vista pretty well then you would probably do better to use Real Player as your free YouTube capture program. There are plenty of other options that become available when you buy the paid version of Real Player, but even as a free YouTube capture program it is really nice.