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579 points Leftium | 2 comments | 19 Sep 25 12:20 UTC | HN request time: 0.407s | source

1. n3xus_ ◴[20 Sep 25 15:25 UTC] No.45314146[source]▶

I might be out of the loop, but doesn't YouTube already allow downloading videos? I don't understand the purpose of these tools

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2. hollerith ◴[20 Sep 25 15:28 UTC] No.45314173[source]▶

>>45314146 (TP) #

Youtube's iPad app allows you to download videos, but there is no way to extract them from the app (for use for example in a different app or to edit or to upload to a different video-sharing site).

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