Youtube downloader is not working

jamesm

Since I installed the latest patch today I have not been able to download from youtube. It was working fine before this latest patch.

Germania

No changes for me - see here

and note posting #2 in this thread

By the way, you are allowed to use the search ..
.. there are a lot of topics on Youtube

Anyway, I don't feel like writing everything five times.

jamesm

No it still does not work. I thought the issue may be related to a problem I had when I first used this program in that I had to create a new gmail account. Just tried that but it did not fix it. But that issue was fixed a few patches ago when it logged me out and cleared the my login (which I could remember as it was only for streamfab). I can still download from Rumble and Netflix, but not videos from youtube.
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jamesm

Okay I did some more experimenting in v6.2.0.9. When I was logged any gmail (my normal one and the new I created when this issue started) I could not download any videos. However, when I logged out of gmail I was able to download using the analyse tool and copying url. It seems that this issue is related to being logged in gmail. If you need my log I can e-mail it to you.

Germania

when I logged out of gmail I was able to download
jamesm

Please read before writing - that was already written a few days ago (see post #2)

SF + YT don't work anymore if logged-in ..
.. so no Videos with DRM or age-restriction works anymore.

Video dl works (for me) only if not logged in:

if logged-in always only Audio (or video fails)
Germania

That's exactly why I hate the fact that searching and reading has gone out of fashion ..
.. and everyone thinks they have to create a new topic about a known problem !
Germania

noydov111

What's going on?.What's the outlook?. When can we download from YouTube again?. In previous versions, the download worked, so why not bring back what worked? This shouldn't be a big problem.

Wilson.Wang

Please wait for the new version of this week and try again.

Wilson

MrKrawk

What version did you install. Give us an example of what you cannot download. I just tried several videos, no problem.

MrKrawk

This is apparently a 6209 problem, go back to 6208.

captnvideo

This is apparently a 6209 problem, go back to 6208.
MrGrackle

This problem has resulted from some change in youtube, not SF. I tried 3 versions prior to 6209 and I am still unable to download video from YT no matter which method I tried.

MrKrawk

This problem has resulted from some change in youtube, not SF. I tried 3 versions prior to 6209 and I am still unable to download video from YT no matter which method I tried.
captnvideo

I am still able to download with 6208, signed into my account as of today. Just got several 4K videos actually.
When SF breaks and I need to download though, I use "Open Video Downloader". It will not add the cover.jpg but otherwise it works great.

Stan001

I use "Open Video Downloader". It will not add the cover.jpg but otherwise it works great.
MrGrackle

I tried telling people before there are at least 10, more likely 100, YouTube downloaders, people can even google free GUI YouTube downloaders.
The only reason to buy SF for YouTube, back when SF worked, was getting the DRM video from YouTube Movies & TV section.
I have a YouTube downloader that downloads most times so fast I barely can count the time it's so fast wish I could talk the people into supporting DRM from YouTube, but wishing is meaningless.
Why the DRM has gone unfixed in SF from 6202 on has not been explained. 6200 & 6201 stopped working, on YouTube, because of the old browser interface.

ALSO, again for some no reason given people still refuse to save the older installers to SF, so I guess some can't go back if they updated to 6209, I have both 6208 and 6209 on my system. Unless they get the extended download service.

Cats4U

I tried telling people before there are at least 10, more likely 100, YouTube downloaders, people can even google free GUI YouTube downloaders.

You hit the number right on the head according to VideoHelp, https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/video-streaming-downloaders, 100. There used to be more, but I guess they got tired of the competition. Most are based on the use of YT-dlp and/or FFmpeg.
SF is an absolutely terrible non-DRM downloader. I've found that it fails more than half the time. For YouTube and other non-DRM downloads, the thought of using StreamFab doesn't even enter my mind. I use Tubedigger and Internet Download Manager (IDM). They are the best non-DRM downloader that I've found after searching many years. Together, they cost you $50 for lifetime use. Meaning, they are only $25 each. Tubedigger will also act as a very good screen recorder, if you want, in addition to a regular downloader.

Sebastian001

You hit the number right on the head according to VideoHelp, https://www.videohelp.com/software/sections/video-streaming-downloaders, 100. There used to be more, but I guess they got tired of the competition. Most are based on the use of YT-dlp and/or FFmpeg.
SF is an absolutely terrible non-DRM downloader. I've found that it fails more than half the time. For YouTube and other non-DRM downloads, the thought of using StreamFab doesn't even enter my mind. I use Tubedigger and Internet Download Manager (IDM). They are the best non-DRM downloader that I've found after searching many years. Together, they cost you $50 for lifetime use. Meaning, they are only $25 each. Tubedigger will also act as a very good screen recorder, if you want, in addition to a regular downloader.
Cats4U

@Cats4U try this one for non DRM stuff https://jdownloader.org/

Cats4U

@Cats4U try this one for non DRM stuff https://jdownloader.org/
Sebastian001

I did, awhile ago. I thought it was more complicated than it needed to be. Maybe it has been simplified since then, but I doubt it. If I get a chance, I'll give it another go.