- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows Vista, Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 26, 2009
- Total Downloads: 21,723,196
- Downloads last week: 499,568
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1167 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: Seth Rosenblatt on November 07, 2008
This simple freeware application works pretty well, given how basic the interface is. It has two main features: to download FLV files from YouTube, and to convert them to most major formats. If there's a YouTube URL in your clipboard, it will automatically paste it for you when you click on the dialog box. From there, just hit OK and the downloading will commence. One more left-click is all it takes to load the file in the converter, which supports iPhone, iPod, PSP, cell phone, AVI, MP3, WMV, and Xvid. Surprisingly, there's also a basic video editor for cropping videos by time stamp. You can also cut out the sound when converting.
This is one of the lightest editors around, but the simplistic interface belies its functionality and it performs exactly as advertised. We'd like to see support in future editions for hunting down missing codecs, and version 2.1.5 and earlier won't work because of embed code changes on YouTube itself. Still, the YouTube Downloader is proof that not only is video-making accessible to everyone, so is video downloading and editing.
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Publisher's description
From Biennesoft :It's software that allows you to download videos from YouTube, including HD and HQ videos, and many others and convert them to other video formats. The program is easy to use, just specify the URL for the video you want to download and click the Ok. It also allows you to convert downloaded videos for iPod, iPhone, PSP, Cell Phone, Windows Media, XVid and MP3. Allows you to access YouTube videos for which you need to be 18+ years of age. Now, plays videos downloaded.
What's new in this version:
Version 2.5.3 fixes downloading after the October 21, 2009 YouTube site update.
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User reviews
- Average user rating: 3.7 stars out of 1167 votes
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
Pros: Downloads and labels with correct names
Cons: no problems
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
"This product is everything you need to download."
Pros: I like everything about it.
Cons: There is nothing I dislike.
Summary: I like the product because it gives me the oppertunity to do all I like to do.
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
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Cons: mmnnbbvvcc
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
Pros: SOO easy to use
Cons: converter is slow compared to FormatFactory, but if you have a modern pc u wont noticed any difference.
Summary: Best youtube downloader ever!!
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
"best thing ive downloaded!!!"
Pros: i cant seem to choose its all great.
Cons: um i like everything so far no conplaints.
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