4K Video Downloader
Version 4.33.5 · Open Media LLC · Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 (64-bit) · ranked #73 in the library
A clean single purpose grabber that pulls video, audio, subtitles and whole playlists off the sharing sites at the highest quality the source offers, with none of the clutter the browser based grabbers pile on.
Read the installation section below before you start. The order of the steps matters on this release.
About this release
Overview
4K Video Downloader does one thing and does it without fuss. You copy a link, press paste, choose a format and quality, and it downloads the video. Where a lot of grabbers bury the actual function under advertising and bundled offers, this one keeps the interface to a list of your downloads and a paste button, which is most of the reason it has the following it does. It pulls up to the highest resolution the source provides, including the high frame rate and high dynamic range variants where they exist.
It handles more than single videos. A whole playlist or channel can be queued in one action, with a smart mode that applies your chosen format to everything so you are not answering the same question forty times. It extracts audio only when you want the sound rather than the picture, downloads subtitles as a separate file or burned into the video, and can be pointed at a channel to grab new uploads as they appear.
It is a desktop application rather than a browser extension, so it does not depend on the browser and does not break every time a site changes its player. This build is activated so the limits on playlist length and simultaneous downloads that the free tier imposes are removed, and there is no advertising anywhere in it.
What it does
Feature breakdown
High quality video downloads
Pulls up to the highest resolution the source offers, including high frame rate and high dynamic range variants.
Playlists and channels
Queue a whole playlist or channel in one action, applying your chosen format to every item with smart mode.
Audio extraction
Download the sound only in a chosen format when you do not need the picture.
Subtitle handling
Grab subtitles as a separate file or burn them into the video, in the languages the source provides.
Channel subscriptions
Point it at a channel and it grabs new uploads as they appear.
Clean desktop application
A standalone program rather than a browser extension, with no advertising and no bundled offers.
Changed in this build
Version 4.33.5
- Updated extraction for sites that changed their player recently.
- Faster queueing of very long playlists.
- Improved handling of high dynamic range source variants.
- Subtitle burn-in quality improved on high resolution video.
- Several interface translations refreshed.
Installation
Follow these in order
- Extract the archive.
- Disable real time protection, the activation component is flagged.
- Run the installer and complete setup.
- Apply the included activation step before first launch.
- Start the application and confirm the free tier limits are gone.
- Re-enable protection and add an exclusion for the installation folder.
Release notes
From whoever packed it
- Turn off automatic updates. An update can undo the activation.
- If a site stops working, it is usually because the site changed its player. A later build restores it.
- The application stays functional offline once installed, it only needs a connection for the downloads themselves.
System requirements
Minimum and recommended
| Operating system | Windows 7 through Windows 11, 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Any modern x64 processor |
| Memory | 512 MB, more for very large queues |
| Graphics | No requirement |
| Storage | 120 MB for the program plus space for downloads |
Questions about this release
Answered before you ask
- Does it download whole playlists?
- Yes, and channels too, with smart mode applying one format to every item.
- Can it extract just the audio?
- Yes, choose an audio format when pasting the link and it takes the sound only.
- Are the free tier limits removed?
- Yes, this build is activated, so the playlist length and simultaneous download limits are gone.
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