Youtube videos cannot be found or downloaded. XDM downloads only a small html file, not a video.

[ThinkALot]

Steps to replicate the issue:

Copy the Youtube video URL In XDM, click File / Add URL In the address field, paste the URL, if it is not already there. Choose a folder Click Download Now

The downloaded file is a small html file, about 430 mb is size. It should be an mp4 file, but it isn't

Alternatively, click File / Download Video With the video URL in the first field, click the Find button Result: The Youtube video cannot be found.

Am I doing something wrong? This XDM app used to work, but it stopped working recently. What does work is youtube-dl.exe but it's not as convenient.

I'm on Windows 10, version 19042. My default browser is Brave.

Thanks.

[zartlike]

I experienced the same. But I grabbed browser xdm extension and have it on so that when on you tube video and others, it triggers number of downloadable on its extension icon and pop-up floating download. I use that floating download pop-up to select which one to download.

[AppTester7]

I too need the ability to also pass URLs to XDM, as i want to use an extention on seamonkey which passes URLs to external- third party apps such as XDM

[BraINstinct0]

Currently mine works.

[B4eva]

I am facing thesame issue. Also, i use to use xdm just well but this time arround instead of downloading mp4 files it downloads an html file. could it be associated to some local configurations on windows 10?

[zartlike]

B4eva, Well, I think it's the source keeps changing the procedures to get their goods. Now I use FireDM that's updating whenever the source changes.