Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox

CNET Editors' review

There's a ton of great content on YouTube and other video Web sites, but if you're not connected to the Internet, it's inaccessible. Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox is a browser extension that makes it easy to download a wide variety of different types of videos so that you can view them no matter where you are.

The add-on installs easily and appears as an icon to the left of Firefox's address bar. The icon is grayed out when Sothink Web Video Downloader doesn't detect a downloadable video, but it becomes colored and animated when it does. Downloading a video is as easy as clicking the button, selecting the destination location, and clicking OK. The extension then opens a new Web page that shows a progress bar depicting how much of the file has been downloaded. We downloaded several videos in different formats and didn't encounter problems with any of them. Although the FLV format, which is found on YouTube and other Flash-based video sites, is probably the most common format that users will encounter, the extension can also handle MOV, AVI, WMV, and a few other file types. Sothink Web Video Downloader also comes with an optional FLV player, a nice touch since most media players can't play FLV files. Overall, Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox didn't do anything that we haven't seen many times from other browser extensions and applications, but it works just fine for what it is.

Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox installs and uninstalls without issues. We recommend this extension to all users.

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All User Reviews

Results 1-10 of 26

  • 2.0 stars

    "Works OK but won't uninstall"

    December 30, 2011  |   By Larboulois

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.6

    Pros

    It works but nothing special IMO.

    Cons

    Impossible to remove once I decided it wasn't any better than other software doing the same thing.

    I much prefer to use Opera and can download via their utility straight off (for example)the YouTube page, plus I can simply choose to convert from MP4 to MP3 if I wish.

    Summary

    Well, having searched the net for an uninstall solution, I can't find one that works (not even from Sothink themselves) and despite many being happy with Sothink, others have the same uninstall problem and are unhappy.

    I wouldn't recommend it because the uninstallation problem is unacceptable.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "I would not be without this program."

    September 7, 2011  |   By spooox

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.2

    Pros

    Watch videos when you want and store those videos you think may be removed from the web.

    Cons

    The newest version of Firefox does not let the program icon install to the header of the browser window.

    Summary

    I would not be without this program.

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  • 4.0 stars

    "Still fine"

    July 18, 2011  |   By marlem388

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.2

    Pros

    Actually I had not downloaded version 6.2 yet (have done so now), only v. 6.1.
    So am assuming that 6.2 works as well as 6.1

    Cons

    Hardly any I know of yet

    Summary

    This is pretty direct and quite easy to transact according to my usage.

    Updated on Jul 25, 2011

    Nothing more to add--have not used it very much since 2 weeks back when I placed a second review!

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  • 3.0 stars

    "AS pretty good downloader"

    June 25, 2011  |   By marlem388

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1

    Pros

    Seems to do well enough for typical pop sites

    Cons

    Does not seem able to download C-Span programs or Charlie Rose interviews (serious discussion programs)

    Summary

    Don't know if this works any better than Firefox's "Download Helper."

    Updated on Jun 30, 2011

    upgrading my earlier review:
    have found that Sothink video downloader actually works better and more powerfully than I first experienced

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Junk not worth considering"

    March 21, 2011  |   By jsod1

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1

    Pros

    Nothing good about it

    Cons

    redirector, acts like a trojan, brings Firefox to its knees.

    Summary

    Don't do it!

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  • 1.0 stars

    "It did not do any thing."

    March 16, 2011  |   By bmichalski1

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 6.1

    Pros

    It started up.

    Cons

    It wanted to install a bunch of crap on my computer, and after I installed it and when I ran it, it recorded nothing.

    Summary

    Find something else.

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  • 5.0 stars

    "Great program"

    January 9, 2011  |   By GolferJL

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7

    Pros

    Everything that I have downloaded has come through perfectly without a hitch.

    Cons

    None for me at least. A word of caution thou. With the DVD Maker they put a splash screen in front of your movie advertising their professional version. It lasts about 10 seconds. Not a big deal for me.

    Summary

    I use their downloader, than their converter and then their DVD maker and it all went as smooth as silk. Plus I am using a 7 year old computer with XP and the latest Firefox version. The downloads are quick and the other programs are easy to follow and fast.
    For free software and for my purposes I am extremely pleased with what they offer.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Unreliable sniffer, popup frenzy, no filters"

    December 10, 2010  |   By RobsReview

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7

    Pros

    downloaded files popping up playing what you just captured, stable-- somewhat

    Cons

    Catching junk flash content, Notifications popup in a frenzy that bury your intrested content Most of the popups cannot even be closed and re-appear,scrambling extensions, looooooong file names that are being captured..

    Summary

    Need filters to catch only video that ur interested in, Clean up notifications, better trigger mechanism (these issues spans on ALL browsers!)

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  • 1.0 stars

    "The software works well but has 2 major flaws"

    September 24, 2010  |   By RGVBaptist

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7

    Pros

    The software worked EXACTLY as stated and I had absolutely no problems using it. Very simple and very intuitive.

    Cons

    The first major con is that the software crashed every few days even when not being used. It was just random. The second major con is that when I uninstalled it the software did not uninstall. It complete the process but was still there.

    Summary

    Works well if you don't mind random crashes and never want to uninstall it.

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  • 1.0 stars

    "Not Fit For Purpose"

    August 18, 2010  |   By t11rmh

    Version: Sothink Web Video Downloader for Firefox 5.7

    Pros

    None whatsoever

    Cons

    This product does not finish downloads properly. It leaves a temp file full of the video data and a small file with the correct name and format separately even though it states that the download is complete. Nothing it downloads plays. Waste of time.

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