Usually when you want to download a video from a popular site such as YouTube, Gametrailers, Facebook or Twitter, you need to put at least some effort into it. You could for instance install a browser extension like Download Helper for the Firefox web browser or the desktop application Video Cache View which displays cached [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

When it comes to downloading video from the Internet, I have reviewed a great deal of tools in the past. From how to download YouTube videos to general browser extensions such as Download Helper for the Firefox web browser to desktop applications like Free YouTube Download which can download whole playlists, favorites and user videos [...]

Categories: Linux, Mac, Software, Windows

I personally like desktop applications that combine video searching, playing and downloading. Why? Because these programs tend to have advantages over browser based solutions. Among the important ones are the ability to search multiple video portals directly, better download management and a download history. SVDownloader has been developed by the same company that brought your [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

The inclusion of an extension engine in Opera 11 has opened new possibilities for developers and users of the web browser. Users can now make use of extensions to aid them in tasks and activities on the Internet. Download Media Bar is an unobtrusive extension that can be used to download media from supported websites. [...]

Categories: Browsing, Opera

Firefox users have a great number of add-ons at their disposal if they want to download videos from video portals. Some of these add-ons are very specialized and only compatible with one video website while others support dozens if not hundreds of different video sites. The comparison in this article will concentrate on the top [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Many Internet users like to download videos from Google’s Youtube video portal. Download Youtube Videos was a popular article about a week ago and YouDown would have made it if it would have been released back then. YouDown is a software program for the Windows operating system that can be used to download videos that [...]

Categories: Software, Windows

There is definitely not shortage of video downloaders for the Firefox web browser. There are basically three types: Firefox add-ons that offer the video downloading functionality, Greasemonkey scripts that offer the functionality on specific video portals and programs that run on the operating system and integrate with the Internet browser. NetVideoHunter (via Firefox Facts) is [...]

Categories: Browsing, Firefox

Web video is so popular that Internet Providers throughout the world are feeling the network bandwidth increase and trying to find ways to lower the bandwidth consumption. The popularity of web video caused a strong increase in web video downloaders and converters that download videos from video portals to the local computer. TubeMaster (via Download [...]

Categories: Operating Systems, Software, Windows

I was rather skeptical of Adobe Air when it was first announced thinking of just another desktop application that no one would ever need or want. Surprisingly though this is changing quite dramatically with the release of some very cool and useful applications for that plattform. The latest gem is called Mooflair, a desktop video [...]

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