By Cat Ellis
Freemake Video Downloader is much more than a simple YouTube downloader. It supports more than 500 audio and video formats, which helps explain why it has so many users: 93 million and counting. The formats are organised in profiles for specific devices, so for example you can tell the app that you’re making a clip for your Xbox 360 or for a PSP and it’ll pick the appropriate format.
Freemake Video Downloader burns to DVD and Blu-ray too if you’ve got the appropriate hardware. If you’re looking for a do-everything video app, this should definitely be on your shortlist.
Note that you should only download videos when you have the copyright owner’s permission to do so. YouTube’s terms of service explicitly prohibit unauthorized downloading.
User experience
When you install Freemake Video Downloader, you’ll be asked wither you want to install the Chromium browser and Search Manager Extension as well. Select the Custom install option, then uncheck both boxes when they appear if you’d rather opt out.
Once the software is running, simply find the video you want in your web browser, copy the address, then press Alt+Tab to Freemake Video Downloader and click the Paste URL button.
You’ll then be presented with an attractive screen showing …read more
Source:: techradar.com – PC and Mac