- Quick specs
- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows 2000/XP/Vista
- Date added: October 26, 2009
- Total Downloads: 26,894,311
- Downloads last week: 470,456
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1311 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 1311 votes
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
"easy to use, fastens my downloads"
Pros: it's simplicity makes it stand out
Cons: Not as fast on my laptop as I had hoped for
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
"Its a Beast Dwonloder to Youtube"
Pros: Yes Its a Beast Dwonloder to Youtube
Cons: No sam no whats
Summary: I Haev no experience ofter but i realy good filing if dis
the product, focusing your comments on the product's features and functionality, and your experience using the product. Th... read more >>
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
Pros: Simple and easy to use interface
Cons: Perhaps a little limited in options
Summary: Accomplishes its designed task with minimal guidance from the user.
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
"Wouldn't work for me. Deleted after 2 downloads."
Pros: Haven't found any yet
Cons: as above. would have given zero rating, but not possible.
Summary: Dialogue box was 'squeezed together', making choices very dificult. By every attempt to download from U-Tube I was asked to log in, then received error message. Deleted, then downloaded again, same problem. If someone can explain this to me, I would... read more >>
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Version: YouTube Downloader 2.5.3
Pros: Does exactly what it is designed to do. Very simple to learn and use.
Cons: Nothing yet.
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