- Softonic Rating:
- Very good810
- License:
- Free
- Added:
- February 26, 2007
- Updated:
- March 5, 2008
- Publisher:
- Website
- File size:
- 3.1 MB
- Downloads:
- 39,116
- DownloadFree
“Download clips in AVI or MPEG format”
Getting a video out has always been one of the best ways to while away an evening at home. However, these days few people choose to trudge down to the video store, preferring to download a movie, or plunder the near-infinite archives on popular video sharing sites such as YouTube and Google Video. Until recently it's been impossible to obtain movies from these sites without having to stream them online. However, Vdownloader is one of a number of programs changing that, allowing you to download these videos to your computer in AVI or MPEG format.
Essentially what this means is that you don't need to wait an age for popular videos to start streaming and can keep your favourites on your hard drive to watch at any time. This application does the job as simply as you could wish for. The executable makes a very small footprint and although the interface is very barren, it makes it easy to grab videos from YouTube, Google Video, Grinvi or DailyMotion very quickly. Basically all you need to do is copy and paste the link to the video into the box provided and hit ‘download'. Alternatively, you can browse the sites themselves by selecting the portal of your choice from the drop-down menu.
In one sense, the sparseness of the interface is an advantage, as it keeps things as clean and simple as possible. In another respect we were left wanting for extra features and options to help us peruse and download the videos we want. Practically the only setting you can tweak is the via the format dialog, allowing you to specify the format of the saved video (AVI or MPEG), the size of the video and the audio bitrate. We feel that the addition of a built-in video search tool or some video compression utilities would have lifted the program from being a good program to a great one.
Add to the fact that you can't download embedded movies like the ones you find on the front page of Google Video and you can't help feel frustrated that VDownloader doesn't do quite as much as it perhaps could. Having said this, the app is still in the early stages of development and the fact that it is so lightweight makes it prefect for those who want to grab video content with the minimum of fuss.
Languages:
English
OS requirements for VDownloader:
- OS: Win98/98SE/Me/2000/NT/XP
- Lightweight application that doesn’t drain system resources
- Provides an extremely quick way to download YouTube videos to your PC
- No search functionality
- Lacks any form of video conversion or compression tools
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From the publisher of VDownloader
VDownloader can download Google Video and You Tube videos onto your computer in avi or mpeg format. Simply install and run Vdownloader and copy the url of the video you want to download into the dialogue box and click on Download button. Note that to install, both vdownloader.exe and ffmpeg.exe must be in the same directory otherwise, videos won't be properly converted.
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34 ratings- Usability
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- Currently 8/10.
- Stability
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- Currently 9/10.
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- Currently 9/10.
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- Currently 8/10.
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- Currently 8/10.









No longer works for Daily Motion videos
3-30-07 Daily Motion has found a way to disable the ability for vdownloader to retreive videos. It says invalid address or website unavailable.... read more
Problems with V06 and V07
Version .07 has been released at th edeveloper's web site as a doanloadable zip file but appears to be smaller that ver .06x. After unzipping and installing attempts to launch result in red 'x' er... read more
Works on YouTube
about VDownloader - 29 Jun 2008Simple program. Copy the URL (http://www.youtube.com/watch?v....) and not the "Embed" string. Warning, the Adult version is that: For adults with links.... read more
It's a shame
YouTube has blocked it too.... read more
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