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Version 4.5.14.712 · DVDVideoSoft Ltd. · Windows 7 / 8 / 10 / 11 · ranked #109 in the library
A long running video grabber that has outlived most of its competitors, handling single clips, playlists and channels with a conversion step built in so the file is usable on arrival.
Read the installation section below before you start. The order of the steps matters on this release.
About this release
Overview
This is one of the oldest tools in its category still being maintained, and it has stayed useful by being small and doing one job. Paste a link, pick an output, and it downloads. The interface is a list of jobs with a progress bar each, and everything else is in a settings panel you visit once. It runs on hardware far older than most current software will start on.
The conversion step is what separates it from a bare downloader. Instead of leaving you with a container that half your devices refuse to play, it can transcode on the way out to a chosen format and resolution with presets aimed at phones, tablets, televisions and older media players. Audio only extraction with metadata is included, which covers the other half of what people use these tools for.
Batch handling is the premium part. Whole playlists and channels queue up in one action with a naming template applied, several downloads run in parallel with a configurable connection count, and the queue survives a restart. The premium tier removes the item caps and the advertising the free build carries, and unlocks the highest available quality tiers including high frame rate output.
What it does
Feature breakdown
Single link, playlist and channel downloads
Queue one clip or several hundred, with a naming template applied across the batch and the queue surviving a restart.
Built in conversion
Transcode on the way out to a chosen format and resolution, with device oriented presets so the file plays where you intend to watch it.
Audio extraction with metadata
Pull the audio alone with title, artist and cover art written into the file rather than an untagged blob.
Parallel downloading
Configurable simultaneous connections and simultaneous jobs, tuned to the connection rather than fixed at one at a time.
Quality selection up to the source maximum
Highest available resolution including high frame rate variants, with the premium tier removing the free build restrictions.
Proxy support and scheduling
Route through a proxy where needed and set a queue to start at a chosen time rather than immediately.
Changed in this build
Version 4.5.14.712
- Extraction logic updated for the current player and stream layout.
- Faster conversion using hardware encoders where the machine has one.
- Queue persistence rewritten so an interrupted batch resumes rather than restarting.
- Advertising components removed entirely from the premium build.
- Fixed a fault where a channel download would stop at the first private or removed item.
Installation
Follow these in order
- Extract the archive.
- Disable real time protection while the licence step runs.
- Run the installer as administrator, declining any optional bundled offers.
- Apply the included premium licence component before first launch.
- Open the application and confirm the premium tier in the about panel.
- Set the output folder and default format, then restore protection.
Release notes
From whoever packed it
- Decline the bundled extras during setup. They are unnecessary and add startup entries.
- Keep the updater disabled. An update reinstates the free tier limits and the advertising.
- Conversion is optional. Leaving it off downloads the original stream unmodified and is much faster.
System requirements
Minimum and recommended
| Operating system | Windows 7 service pack 1 through Windows 11, 32-bit or 64-bit |
|---|---|
| Processor | Any x86 or x64 processor, faster helps with conversion |
| Memory | 1 GB minimum, 2 GB recommended when converting |
| Graphics | No specific requirement, hardware encoder helps conversion speed |
| Storage | 300 MB for the application plus space for downloads |
Questions about this release
Answered before you ask
- Does it handle playlists?
- Yes, and channels, with the premium tier removing the item count restriction.
- Can it download audio only?
- Yes, with metadata and cover art written into the output file.
- Why did a download suddenly stop working?
- The site changed its player. Wait for a build with updated extraction logic.
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