Video Downloader

Video Downloader is a browser extension that provides a more comfortable method of downloading Internet videos. It’s compatible with the classic trinity: IE, Firefox and Chrome.

The extra comfort that you’ll find in Video Downloader comes from the fact that you’ll never ever have to leave the browser in order to save your favorite clips locally. The downloads are initiated from your browser of choice, by the press of a button.

It’s recommended that during its installation, you close all of the browser windows that you might have running in order to avoid deployment issues. In just a couple of seconds, you’ll be ready to experiment with it, as it installs very quickly.

Simply open the browser, navigate to the video you wish to download, then look for the small toolbar that it implements above each clip. The ‘Download’ label should appear inside a little box that allows you to initiate the saving of the video.

Once you’ve done this, you should be redirected to a separate window where you can manage your downloads. The source files are listed together with details such as size, status (paused, running), rate (kb/s), remaining time and source path.

The downloads can be paused and resumed at any time or edited for details such as file name and the output folder to which the clip will be exported.

Obviously, download times depend on the file size and your Internet Connection, so if you’re experiencing slowdowns, it might be an issue on your side.

Overall, Video Downloader comes across as a more comfortable approach to grabbing online clips, although its arrays of features cannot compete with that of a complex video download manager. However, it’s ease of use and low impact on the system resources are to be appreciated.