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A review of YouTube downloaders found

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I am often of YouTube, and have found there are videos that I keep going back to for the kids and reference. In video Jug once you are a member you can download videos, YouTube nada.

So I decided to look at YouTube downloaders. I run Vista, with 1Gb RAM, otherwise nothing special.

I decided to document the results of the quest, the results were revealing, none of the downloader I found seem to do the job, and some of the ones claiming to be free are NOT.

I did a simple test went to 3 videos, one from the home page of YouTube the others a muppets, and a coffee related video

Firstly the ones that worked

  • Chrome Extension Chrome YouTube Downloader - 1.5.7 by FlavioBayer, after restarting Chrome, clicked update now under chrome://extensions, still nada, then I noticed that there was a download button added underneath the video on the YouTube sites, and it works like a dream, you can select the quality an the video type.
  • Chrome Extenstion: Loudtronix YouTube Downloader Extension, said it was installed, added "buttons" under the YouTube video, which I clicked, took me to loudtronix.com website, then it allowed me to select the video quality, and it downloaded. Uninstalled since it is also remind me and pay me ware, or guilt ware.

Secondly these did not

  • Any Video Converter did not download, not free, just has a free version that they use to lure you in.
  • Cudeblabs: YouTubeVideo Download & Convert – crashed
  • MediaProSoftFreeYouTubetoAVIMPEGConverter – nothing downloaded, use their DVD to AVI works well, and I am very happy with it, and it is free
  • Keronsoft's Video VAC: VideoVAKR, it installs WinPcap (which allows programs to capture and transmit network packets bypassing the protocol stack, sounds risky). It is trialware, so I will probably not use it. Also wants to be run in Administrator mode so did not even run it. Took I while to uninstall too.
  • Apowersoft YouTube Downloader 2.0.1,
    they claim freeware, but it is not and it also did not work. Found it complicated to use.
  • Free YouTube Downloader Converter 1.2, asks for registration. Did not download and created 0 size files
  • Wondershare Free YouTube downloader, worked and then hung. Re ran and still hung, infact it could not even force quit.
  • MiniDVD's Super Free Youtube Video Downloader, started downloading then did nothing
E.M. Free Youtube Download Tool, nada
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LoudTronix said…
What did you mean by "remind me and pay me ware, or guilt ware"?
March 17, 2011 at 10:19 PM
Wassa said…
@LoudTronix: I mean that it reminds you, that you have not paid, and please do. That is the guilt part.
March 17, 2011 at 10:57 PM
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