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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 95, Windows Me, Windows NT, Windows XP, Windows 2000, Windows 98
- Date added: October 20, 2006
- Total Downloads: 872,787
- Downloads last week: 5,203
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 104 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Many popular video Web sites obscure video links to prevent downloading, but this freeware cuts through the jungle to find the proper URLs. VideoDownloader's sparse interface is simply a button on your browser status bar.
Navigate to any of the more than 60 video sites supported by VideoDownloader to find a video you want to download. Just click the status bar button and this utility searches the Web page for the video's true URL. A dialog box opens with the link. You merely right-click it and save the file to your system.
This application doesn't help you view the files, but players are easy to find. Installing this utility isn't a familiar operation, but users experienced with installing Firefox tools should have no trouble. One improvement would be the ability to download the file immediately by pressing the status-bar button. Still, we can easily recommend this application for any level user looking to download videos.
Publisher's description
From Javi Moya :Download videos from Youtube, Google, Metacafe, iFilm, Dailymotion, and a growing list of more than 60 video sites. You can also download all embedded objects on a Web page directly. VideoDownloader add a small icon on the status bar at the bottom of your Firefox window and a toolbar button. Just click the button to download the video you are watching.
Version 1.1.1 may include unspecified updates, enhancements or bug fixes.
CNET Editor's Note: The Download Now link will prompt a local download of the Firefox extension. To install the extension directly, open the file using your Firefox browser.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 2.9 stars out of 104 votes
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: VideoDownloader 1.1.1
Cons: After I download it I realized it has xpi extention, the name of the file is : videodownloader-1.1.1-fx.xpi
I don't know how to install it.
O comeon man, I don't know how to install it, that means I cannot try it at all. How can you be that careless by uploading such extention without no manuals of how to install it.
Summary: null
Yeah can you please tell us which one is better than this one
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6 out of 6 people found this review helpful
Version: VideoDownloader 1.1.1
Pros: Excellent at downloading Youtube videos, works every time.
Cons: Often fails at downloading from Google, also it doesn't download the video with the name it has on the embedded webpage. just downloads it as 'get_video' without an extension. You have to rename it yourself and give it the .flv extension, which can be a bit annoying if you want to download a lot of videos.
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0 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: VideoDownloader 1.1.1
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3 out of 5 people found this review helpful
Version: VideoDownloader 1.1.1
Pros: it works , but there are better
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4 out of 4 people found this review helpful
Version: VideoDownloader 1.1.1
"Does just what it says on the tin"
Pros: Great little tool. Took me a while to find the button but that was because I was looking in the taskbar. It is just above the system clock. Thanks
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