just use youtube-dl to download the file and then play it with vlc, mplayer, xine, etc $ youtube-dl http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=boCRch_9R1Y [youtube] Setting language [youtube] boCRch_9R1Y: Downloading video webpage [youtube] boCRch_9R1Y: Downloading video info webpage [youtube] boCRch_9R1Y: Extracting video information [download] Destination: boCRch_9R1Y.mp4 -- Kathryn http://womensfooty.com US Freedom Signup: http://womensfooty.com/freedom/2011