Freemake Video Downloader
| Freemake Video Downloader | |
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| Developer | Ellora Assets Corporation |
| Initial release | 1 July 2010 |
| Stable release | 4.1.14[1]
/ 17 January 2022 |
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| Written in | C# |
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| Operating system | Windows Vista or later |
| Size | 13.59 MB |
| Available in | 18 languages |
List of languages English, Brazilian Portuguese, Chinese (Traditional), Chinese (Simplified), Czech, Dutch, French, German, Greek, Hungarian, Italian, Polish, Russian, Slovak, Slovenian, Spanish, Turkish, Vietnamese | |
| Type | Download manager |
| License | Crippleware |
| Website | m |
Freemake Video Downloader is a crippleware download manager for Microsoft Windows, developed by Ellora Assets Corporation. It is proprietary software that can download online video and audio.[2][3] Both HTTP and HTTPS protocols are supported. Users must purchase a premium upgrade to remove Freemake branding on videos and unlock the ability to download media longer than 3 minutes in length. The program contains adware.[4]
Features
[edit | edit source]The GUI provides several modal windows that help to access different program features, including download progress, download queue, output file saving options, download history, program settings.[5]
Technical capabilities
[edit | edit source]- Batch downloading support for downloading multiple files
- Flash and HTML5 video download from sites like YouTube and Google Video[6]
- Pausing and resuming downloads
- Video conversion of downloaded files into list of predefined formats which are supported by the program
Premium Pack
[edit | edit source]Users may purchase (communicated as a "donation" in the software's dialog) a Premium Pack to unlock features such as full-speed downloading and disabling of the added Freemake branding in all downloaded media.
- Download videos longer than 3 minutes in length
- Removal of Freemake branding in all downloaded videos
- Download speed control (limited in the free to try version)
- Download via proxy connection
- Automatic file export to Apple iTunes
Technical requirements
[edit | edit source]- OS: Windows 7 and above
- Processor: 1 GHz or higher
- RAM: 1 GB or higher
- Disk space: 30 MB
- .NET Framework 4.5
Criticism
[edit | edit source]Freemake Video Downloader is criticized for toolbar and web search engine installation. Freeware offers to install sponsored software upon installation changing default search engine and browsers homepage.[7][8] Users may opt-out of sponsored software, but it has been criticized on several pages.[9][10]
See also
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