How to download videos from YouTube and how to convert YouTube videos to 3GP mobile phone, PSP, iPod, Zune, iPhone, etc. with Xilisoft YouTube Video Converter? Just follow this easy step-by-step guide.

1. Download Xilisoft YouTube Video Converter and run it on your computer.

   

2. You can input "Name" and "Registration Code" then click "Register" or click "Remind me later" to get to the main interface. The unregistered version has some conversion limitations.

   

3. Set tasks before downloading videos.

   Click "Tools" > "Settings" to open "Settings" dialog, and then set "Temporary file location" or "Maximum simultaneous tasks" etc.

   

4. Open http://www.youtube.com/, and choose the video you want to download and convert. There are three ways to do so.

   (1) Drag the video thumbnail to the Drop Zone or the Video List View.
   (2) Copy the video URL into the "URL" input box.
   (3) Right click on video thumbnail to choose "Download with Xilisoft YouTube Video Converter".

   

5. Then a "New Task" dialog pops up. The software allows setting different output formats, and you can select output format, path or rename the video.

   

6. Click "OK" button to start download. While the file being downloaded, you are also allowed to stop or delete it.

   

7. After downloading completed, the file will be automatically converted into the format you set. During converting, you can pause, stop or delete the file if you like.

   

8. Now you can preview it by clicking "Play"button on the top right.