CNET Editors' review
Saving videos directly from YouTube to your hard drive is a widely asked-for feature. One of the possible candidates to satisfy this demand is YouTube Video Downloader Pro. However, even though the thought of saving videos from YouTube directly to your computer with an integrated and seamless procedure seems attractive, this software doesn't deliver.
If you have found YouTube Downloader Pro while searching for the perfect solution, we advise against trying it. The installer asks for permission to change your default home page as well as your search engine. If you opt out of this, which you probably should, the software still installs obscure packages but won't work or even show traces of itself. By the looks of it, this software seems to be an attempt to install adware to your machine without your full consent.
YouTube Downloader Pro doesn't deliver what it claims and should not be considered as an alternative to the handy, simple, and well functioning plug-ins for Firefox or Safari already available.
Publisher's Description
From 583659 BC:
Have you ever wished you could save a YouTube video to your computer? The YouTube Downloader Pro toolbar provides you with one-click access to your favorite YouTube videos. Save YouTube videos directly to your Mac for offline viewing, or save them on mobile devices including cell phones, notebooks, USB drives and CDs or DVDs. With the YouTube Downloader Pro toolbar, you'll never have to worry about your favorite videos disappearing from YouTube. Sometimes a user removes their video. Other times, YouTube will remove content they perceive to violate their terms and conditions. Without your own personal copy, you never know whether a video will still be there when you come back to watch it later. Thanks to the YouTube Downloader Pro toolbar, your favorite YouTube videos will always be available in your own personal video library. You can view them at any time from any device whether you are online or offline. The YouTube Downloader Pro toolbar fits seamlessly into your Safari or Firefox browser. Never before has it been so easy to save YouTube videos directly to your computer or mobile device. Download the YouTube Downloader Pro toolbar, and begin building your own personal video library today.
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"Does Not Download, Something's up here!"
Version: YouTube Downloader Pro 1.0.0
Pros
Nothing good about a non-working application
Cons
Doesn't work
Summary
Simply doesn't work. It says download complete but no application can be found. this product either doesn't work or is a scam. Cnet should know better. Don't they test this stuff before accepting it to their site?
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"didn't work"
Version: YouTube Downloader Pro 1.0.0
Pros
free software
Cons
doesn't work now
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"False Advertising"
Version: YouTube Downloader Pro 1.0.0
Pros
Nothing good about this product.
Cons
Cannot get it to download ANYTHING. Doesn't know anything about being user friendly.
Summary
Don't waste your time!!!!!!!
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"seems like a scam to install spyware"
Version: YouTube Downloader Pro 1.0.0
Pros
none at all
Cons
tries to change homepage and search defaults
Summary
uninstalled
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"Tries to change home page and won't install properly."
Version: YouTube Downloader Pro 1.0.0
Pros
It's free.
Cons
During installation it tries to switch one's home page and to change one's default search engine.
Summary
Why are all of the Youtube downloaders I've ever tried complete disasters? I know it's free software, so-called, but "free' shouldn't mean "at a price".
Just tried to install it again to see if I could bypass the radio buttons, but it simply didn't install when I opted out.
Updated on Feb 24, 2011
