CNET Editors' review
Free YouTube Download is an easy-to-use program that allows users to download YouTube videos and save them in a variety of formats. Although we've seen similar programs with more features, this program is a good choice for users who need a basic YouTube downloader.
The program's interface is somewhat sparse, but it's still pretty intuitive. Users simply go to YouTube, copy the URL of the video they want to download, and then paste it into Free YouTube Download. Users select the output folder and name, and then choose from among AVI, MP4, and FLV file formats, each of which is available in two different quality levels. Click the Download button and the program saves the video to the specified destination. The program is quite quick and easy to use, and is appropriate for users of all levels. We do wish that Free YouTube Download had a Help file, as there are some features, such as the proxy server options, that may not be familiar to everyone. But for basic downloads it works fine. Our only other complaint is that we've seen similar programs that allow users to download videos from a variety of Flash video sites, such as Hulu and Dailymotion, in addition to YouTube. Some users may wish to seek out programs with more versatility, but if a YouTube downloader is all you need, Free YouTube Download is a good choice.
Free YouTube Download installs desktop icons without asking but uninstalls cleanly. We recommend this program to all users.
Publisher's Description
From DVDVideoSoft:
Free YouTube Download is one of the programs on the web to download YouTube videos, single videos as well as whole collections such as complete playlists and show lists, user channels all videos from personal playlists (History, Liked, Favourites, and Watch later).
Free YouTube Download combines simplicity of usage as well as advanced downloading features. Download videos in original YouTube quality or convert them to AVI, MP4, and WMV, enjoy multistream downloading, customize output name easily, save and load links from external text files, save download history, import videos to iTunes automatically, download videos which require YouTube authorization via Firefox, Internet Explorer and Google Chrome, and enable compatibility with screen reading software.
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Version: Free YouTube Download 3.1.27
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"Good, but takes for ever to load."
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