With 15 Billion videos viewed each month, YouTube has become an irreplaceable resource for every one of us. However, people seldom realize that there is more to YouTube videos than just watching and posting comments. Hundreds of tools have been developed to edit, convert, download and optimize YouTube videos. We went over a variety of them to choose the ones that serve a unique purpose:

1. ListenToYouTube

ListenToYouTube helps in converting YouTube flash video to Mp3 audio. No hassles. Just Type the URL of your favorite video in the given space and the server will automatically send you a link to download the audio file.

2. YtDub

YtDub is an exciting tool that allows you to dub one Youtube video with another Youtube video. All you need is the codes of the videos you want to mix and the tool will do everything from dubbing to mixing.

3.YouTubeTime

If you want to create a link for a specific part of any Youtube video then YouTubeTime can do the job for you. Just choose the start time of the actual Youtube video and a URL will be automatically generated.

4. KickLight

KickLight helps in adding visual effects to your YouTube videos. A kick exists outside the actual frame of the video and can be a simple picture or a complicated miniature application. You can choose kicks from existing libraries or create your own.

5.YtPodcaster

YtPodcaster helps in converting videos from Youtube site to Video Podcasts. These videos are converted to an MP4 format so you can easily access them on your Ipods, Zune and other multimedia devices.

6.Video-Alerts

Want to get notified by email whenever a new video on your favorite topic is uploaded on Youtube?Subscription to Video-Alerts will do the job for you and help you in keeping updated.

7. TubeChop

TubeChop allows you to easily chop out an interesting section or portion of any Youtube video. Once you are done editing, it creates a new URL for your chopped video that you can use to share it with friends.

8. YouTomb

YouTomb allows you to see which videos have been taken down from YouTube for alleged copyright violations. It is a neat tool developed by MIT students and it also tells you when the video was taken and how long had it been active for.

9. BubblePly

BubblePly is a fun tool through which you can create a layer of bubbles on YouTube videos without disturbing the actual content. You can put comments and share your thoughts on these bubbles.

10. GeoBestOfYouTube

GeoBestOfYouTube allows YouTube fans to see which videos are popular in different geographical locations ofthe world. You can easily access the regional YouTube sites just by clicking the region.

11. Alarm Tube

Alarm Tube let’s you wake up to your favorite YouTube video. It is a cool creation that will allow you to set an alarm to any YouTube video that you want.

12. MixMasterTube

MixMasterTube helps in mixing music videos with the others, discovering latest music videos and sharing your playlists with your friends on youtube.