Features
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License:
Free to try; $25.00 to buy
- Editor's Rating:
- Average User Rating:
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Downloads:
24,030
- Operating Systems:
Windows Me, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows NT, Windows 98
- Additional Requirements:
Windows 98/Me/NT/2000/XP/2003 Server
- Limitations:
30-day trial
- Date Added:
April 25, 2007
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Publisher's description of URL Helper
To download windows media streaming, realmedia streaming, flash video and other streaming, you need to know the url(the file name and server address) of you want to download. Unfortunately, some links to streaming audio and video that you come across on the Web are hidden behind javascript or activex scripts. Because of this, it is sometimes very difficult to figure out the actual urls that correspond to the streams being played. URL Helper provide a one-step solution to finding the URLs for all streams. It does this by searching files and watching network traffic and identifying potential urls.
Editor's review of URL Helper
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- "URL Helper"
- Version reviewed: URL Helper 2.91
This program has no problems detecting URLs, but it could use some assistance with its filtering options and user guidance.
URL Helper's functional interface requires you to select the correct adapter for your Internet connection from a drop-down list, which may throw the novice user off track. Once you select the right adapter, however, you simply hit Sniff Network. URL Helper begins listing URLs as soon as you start surfing. You can easily start or stop the monitoring process, but a single page can still produce numerous links.
URL Helper allows you to apply filters, but the descriptions for the six options aren't very helpful. Other settings to exclude file types and color-coded formats like Windows Media files in the results window aren't intuitive, and the bare-bones Help file doesn't explain these features.
There's a short seven-day trial limitation. URL Helper can reveal hidden URLs, but it doesn't seem to offer the most user-friendly way of getting there.
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Version: URL Helper 2.91
Pros: ...on YouTube vids and Myspace mp3s. Its Download center lets you download the direct FLV or mp3 straight to your PC. It works for other websites as well.
Cons: Sometimes, "URL sniffing" needs to be restarted and web pages reloaded in order for it to catch URLs.
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