The Best Alternative to Ant Video Downloader for Chrome, Firefox and Safari

Ant Video Downloader is a popular Firefox extension that helps users to download videos from websites like YouTube, Vimeo, and many others. While downloading, the app keeps a record with all the played videos, storing them in a list, so they can be downloaded later. However, for Chrome and Safari users, it is a pity that they can not use Ant Video Downloader, they should find some tools as the alternatives to Ant Video Downloader for Mac. Now, in this article, you can get some information about this.

• Part 1. The Limitations of Ant Video Downloader
• Part 2. How to Download Videos Using Ant Video Downloader Alternative

Part 1. Why Ant Video Downloader Is Limited

It is true that Ant Video Downloader is a cool app. As any add-ons, it is very easy to install, and it will be right there, in your browser, when you will need to use it. However, it is just an extension of your browser, which makes it quite limited. Let's see now why Ant Video Downloader is not the best choice for those who need a powerful downloading tool:

• Ant Video Downloader is an add-on for Firefox and Internet Explorer. If you use any other browser, like Chrome, Opera, or Safari, you won’t be able to install it.
• With Ant Video Downloader, you can download only one video at once. It is true that the app keeps records and you can download later the videos you want, but it doesn't offer the possibility to download multiple videos.
• As a small add-on, Ant Video Downloader is quite limited. It allows you to choose the quality of the video you want to download, but that is all.
• It is not stable. If you are downloading a video and you have a connection error, you will need to start the entire process all over again.

Part 2. Replacement for Ant Video Downloader for Chrome, Firefox and Safari

iTube Studio for Mac is pretty easy to use, but we will show you exactly how to do it, in a step-by-step guide: (For Windows PC users, please download the iTube Studio for Windows. The steps for downloading and converting videos are the same.)

Steps on How to Use Ant Video Downloader for Mac

Step 1. Open Browser and Download YouTube Videos

Open Safari, Chrome or Firefox, and visit YouTube.com. You will see a Download button appearing at the top left corner of the video when it is detected on the webpage. The program provides three methods for you to download YouTube videos:

• Hit the "Download" button and let the YouTube download wizard do the rest thing for you.
• Start downloading by dragging and dropping the URL of videos to the dock icon of the program.
• Copy the URL of the video page, and click the "Paste URL" button in the primary window to capture the video immediately.

Note: This program can run background, so you're able to let it run background to help you finish downloading and conversion tasks so that you can watch more excellent videos on YouTube.com. With a single click, you can add a new task to the download queue. You can activate this program by clicking its dock icon to view the process of downloading or find downloaded videos.

Step 2. Convert Videos to Other Format

To convert a video, you can hit the "Downloaded" tab and then select the target video. Then click the "Add to Convert List" button next to the video thumbnail. In this way, you have imported the videos to "Convert" menu.

Navigate to "Convert" menu, find your video and click the "Convert" icon next to the video. The window for output format will be subsequently activated. Choose a format or a preset for your mobile device according to your needs. When everything is done, click "OK" to start the conversion.