Just like Google Chrome, Firefox does not have a tool which can be used to download videos from websites. But there is a Firefox extension which you can install to add this lacking functionality in Firefox. The extension is called Video DownloadHelper.
How to install it
While using Firefox, go to https://addons.mozilla.org/en-US/firefox/addon/video-downloadhelper/ then click the "Add to Firefox" button. In the next window that appears, click the "Install Now" button. Then click "Restart Now" in the next window. Notice that on the left side of the Address bar of Firefox there is a gray icon containing what look like 3 balloons tied together.
How to use it
Now go to YouTube and choose any video that you want to download. Note how the 3-balloon icon animates when you get to a video page in YouTube. The movement of the icon indicates that the extension is detecting a video it can download on the page/site you are on. If you click the small black triangle to the right of the animated icon, you will be presented with several video options you can choose. Take your pick. Your downloaded video can be found in C:\Users\(your account name here)\dwhelper. You can go to other video-carrying websites to see if this extension supports them. If the icon does not animate it means it does not support the site...which means you have to try another extension or another software to download the videos that you want.
This extension supports so many video sites so it is a valuable addition to your Firefox if you are anyone who likes collecting videos.
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