About this release
This is a purpose built capture tool rather than a general download manager that happens to handle media. You paste a page address in, it analyses what is embedded on the page, and it presents the available streams with their resolutions, frame rates, codecs and file sizes so you pick the one you actually want instead of accepting whatever comes down by default. Segmented streams are reassembled into a single playable file rather than left as a folder of fragments.
Throughput comes from parallel connections, the same approach a download accelerator uses, applied to media specifically. A stream that would trickle down at a fraction of your line speed arrives at the full rate, and the queue keeps several downloads running at once with a configurable cap so the rest of your connection stays usable. Interrupted downloads resume from where they stopped rather than starting again.
Around the core there is a set of conveniences that matter once you use it regularly. Whole playlists and channels can be queued in one action, an optional conversion pass writes the result to a different format or an audio only file as it finishes, subtitles are fetched alongside the media where the page provides them, and a clipboard monitor picks up addresses as you copy them so a batch can be assembled just by browsing. Downloads can be scheduled and the machine shut down when the queue empties.
What it does
- Page analysis presenting every available stream with resolution and size
- Reassembly of segmented streams into a single playable file
- Parallel connections for full line rate throughput on a single item
- Batch queue with a configurable concurrent download limit
- Whole playlist and channel queueing in one action
- Resume support for interrupted or paused downloads
- Optional conversion pass to another format or to audio only
- Subtitle retrieval alongside the media where the page provides it
- Clipboard monitor that picks up addresses as you copy them
- Scheduling with a post queue action including machine shutdown
Changes in this version
- Updated extraction handling for current page player implementations
- Faster reassembly of long segmented streams
- Reworked queue view with clearer per item progress
- Better subtitle format handling on pages offering several tracks
- Fixed a stall when a playlist contained an unavailable item
What the package contains
- Any Video Downloader Pro full installer
- Conversion components for the supported output formats
- Browser extension for one click capture from a page
- All interface languages
- Readme with the install order written out step by step
Installation notes
Follow these in order. Most reports of a failed install come from skipping a step rather than from the package itself.
- Close every browser window before you begin.
- Disconnect from the network.
- Extract the archive to any folder, the package is small.
- Run the installer as administrator and finish the wizard.
- Apply the included activation step before first launch.
- Launch it, allow the browser extension prompt, then reconnect.
System requirements
| Operating system | Windows 7 or newer, 32-bit or 64-bit |
| Processor | Any dual core or faster processor |
| Memory | 2 GB minimum, 4 GB recommended when converting |
| Graphics | Optional, a supported GPU speeds up the conversion pass |
| Storage | 400 MB free plus room for what you download |
| Display | 1024 by 768 minimum |
Things worth knowing
- Turn off the automatic update check if you want the install left exactly as it was set up.
- Very high connection counts get throttled by some servers, eight is usually the practical limit before it stops helping.
- Protected players will not produce a stream list, which is a limitation of the page rather than a fault in the tool.
Questions about this title
Does it work on every site?
Can I choose the quality?
Does it get subtitles too?
Why is my download slow?
What people are saying
Queued a whole playlist and left it running. Came back to a folder of named files.
Picking the exact stream instead of accepting whatever it decides is the reason I use this one.
Clipboard monitor builds the queue while you browse. Barely have to touch the application.
Listing information
This entry is catalogued under Internet & Downloaders and carries the tags below. Language coverage is Multilingual, 12 interface languages, and the supported platform list is Windows 7, Windows 8.1, Windows 10, Windows 11. Version 10.4.11 is the current catalogued build, last checked 4 days ago, and the entry has been in the index since it was added 3 years ago.