- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: October 21, 2009
- Total Downloads: 97,790
- Downloads last week: 2,602
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 33 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on May 27, 2009
Capturing Flash files is extremely easy, thanks to this handy download manager. Unfortunately, in order to play any of the files, you'll have to install additional programs.
FlashCatch installs a drop-down menu icon on your Internet Explorer toolbar. Simply pay a visit to your favorite video-sharing site, navigate to a video page, and the program grabs the file for download. Once we selected the video file from the drop-down menu, it was instantly saved to our location of choice. However, in order to play the program, you have to install either the publisher's video converter to convert the file to a MPEG or AVI file, or install the player. Luckily, both of these other programs are free. Options for the program include setting specific file sizes for the program to ignore, displaying recent files, and animating the icon when a Flash file is recognized. Help for the program is available as an FAQ on the publisher's Web site.
If you're not too keen on downloading an extra program, then you might want to look for a download manager that allows you to play the video files using its own built-in capabilities or your own default player. But if you don't mind the extra installations, this easy-to-use download manager is suitable for all user levels.
Publisher's description
From Level 9 Technology :FlashCatch is a Flash/FLV video downloader plug-in for Windows Internet Explorer and FireFox that lets you instantly download streaming HD videos from most Web sites, like YouTube, Break, and CNN. With FlashCatch you'll never have to wait for videos to download or buffer. Simply click on the Flashcatch toolbar icon to begin downloading a video directly to your hard drive.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.0.3 has new features and adds support for high definition videos and Mozilla Firefox 3.5.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.3 stars out of 33 votes
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Version: FlashCatch 1.0.3
"Useful, but Extremely SLOW!!!"
Pros: Easy to use interface, relatively cheap
Cons: Extremely slow
Summary: I played with trial version and it seemed worth to spend $20 to be able to download my favorite videos from web. However, I hoped I had contained my impulse! The utility seems to be good (and possibly the only one in market so far) ... but it is rea... read more >>
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: FlashCatch 1.0.3
"This downloader fits my needs perfectly!"
Pros: Sweet and simple and free
Cons: Can't think of any
Summary: I recently decided to download my favorite music videos from YouTube and most if not all are in the .flv configuration. Since my Media Player 11 won't play .flvs, I needed a downloader and a .flv player for my collection. I found the perfect, simple... read more >>
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Version: FlashCatch 1.0.3
"Works every time and for every site!"
Pros: Great program. Works every time and for every site!
Cons: The free version has some limitations, but I guess that's true of most software.
Summary: Great program. Works every time and for every site!
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Version: FlashCatch 1.0.3
Pros: This software would be amazing if it didn't have limitations.
Cons: If the flv is larger than 10mb you have to purchase.
I hate when you only find out after downloading. I wouldn't mind if I knew before hand.Summary: This software would be amazing if it didn't have limitations
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