- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2003, Windows Vista, Windows Server 2008, Windows NT, Windows 7, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: November 16, 2009
- Total Downloads: 3,443,969
- Downloads last week: 13,826
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 116 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET staff on February 23, 2009
Despite the lack of user guidance, this video-file downloader is easy to set up and use. VDownloader's interface is on the plain side and no Help file is offered, but it shouldn't take most users long to get the hang of downloading videos from their favorite sites.
The interface contains four large icons: Download, Search, Browser, and Settings. By default, VDownloader is set to monitor the clipboard when it's running, so as soon as we copied the link to a video, the program responded and asked us for Save As information. It's a small thing, but some programs don't allow you to choose a file name up front and it can be hard (without opening each file) to know what video you've downloaded if the file name is auto-assigned. The download began immediately after choosing the file name and location. You also can change this setting and manually paste a video link in to the URL field, but we preferred the time-saving clipboard monitoring step. VDownloader also lets you select the format you want to save video files in, another nice touch. Options include AVI, MP3, iPhone/iPod compatibility, and the original format.
The free program includes two useful extras. The first is the Search capability, which allows you to enter a video name and simultaneously search YouTube, Daily Motion, Google, and Yahoo Video. You can uncheck any of the four sites, but you aren't allowed to add any extras. The second extra is a built-in browser, which doesn't have any of the niceties you'll find in Firefox or Internet Explorer, but does include more than 20 bookmarks to video sites and a quick Download Video button for when you find a file you want to save. We recommend this free, easy-to-use video file downloader for any user.
Publisher's description
From Enrique Puertas :Search for videos in sites like YouTube, DailyMotion, Yahoo, Megaupload, or Google at the same time. You can watch, download, or save videos with just one click. Its embedded meta search engine makes VDownloader different from other download managers. It searches at the same time in the most popular video sites so you will easily find the video you were looking for. Another strong point is the amount of different output formats: It can download and save videos in: AVI, MPG, MP4, iPhone-iPod, PSP, 3GP for mobile phones, DVD-VCD, MP3 (extracting audio from videos). VDownloader is also a powerful video converter with multilingual support (English, Spanish, French, Dutch, Italian, Polish, Czech, Slovak and Japanese.
What's new in this version:
Version 1.12 fixes bug in YouTube parser, supports skinnable interface, adds new languages.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.9 stars out of 116 votes
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Version: VDownloader 1.12
Pros: LOT better than loyote flv converter/you tube
browser NICE touch
nice web sites can log right into yahoo
even xvdownloader free
love the converter w the copy clipboardCons: none really
id love see more sites added on vdownloader and vxdownloaderSummary: MUCH BETTER then koyote's flv downloader version of this
NO upgrade lock outs
NICE BIG PRE VIEWER
more sites needed though in xvdownloader for anime
remember opt out of tool bar
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Version: VDownloader 1.12
"Shows programs as outdated when not updated by CNET."
Pros: Works well.
Cons: It keeps showing programs as old version on some if you do not update from CNET.Otherwise works as it states.
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Version: VDownloader 1.12
Pros: The Program Downloaded as Zip File.
Cons: But a Virus Was Found By The Name Of Trojanclicker:win32/Yabector.B And Was attached to the zip file as microsoft security essentials scanned and Found this file. not sure if anyone else found this but I Did so it is no good to me.
Summary: Not Useful To Me!!!!!!.
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: VDownloader 1.12
Pros: c(est vraiment rapide
Cons: c'est juste qu'il telecharge que des videos
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1 out of 1 people found this review helpful
Version: VDownloader 1.12
"Tries to add additional software"
Pros: Works well.
Cons: Tries to add additional software and triggers spyware/anti-virus
Summary: Good, but shouldn't be included here as it includes spyware.
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