Youtube Downloader HD v3.4.0 Updated
billon on 22 Jan 2021 Change history
- 28MB (uncompressed)
- Released on 22 Jan 2021
- Suggested by boloyoung
Youtube Downloader HD saves videos to your computer for playing outside a browser or offline viewing. The videos can be downloaded in Flash video format (FLV) or, where available, MP4 formats (playable by iPhone, iPod etc.). The program can also convert files to Xvid format, compatible with most video players.
Functionality is limited to YouTube. Although there is no batch download, multiple instances can be opened concurrently in order to simultaneously download multiple videos.
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| Runs on: | Vista / Win7 / Win8 / Win10 |
| Writes settings to: | Application folder |
| Stealth: ? | Yes |
| License: | Freeware |
| How to extract: | Download the "Portable Version" ZIP package and extract to a folder of your choice. Launch YouTubeDownloaderHD.exe. |
| Similar/alternative apps: | 3D Youtube Downloader, YouTubePal |
| What's new? |
See: https://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/features.html#whatsnew |
39 comments on Youtube Downloader HD
Midas
2020-12-09 10:06
@aazard: in my brief testing, "FSS Video Downloader" depends on both 'MSVCR100.dll' and 'youtube-dl.exe', which significantly increase its size footprint; but even after manually downloading those dependencies to place them in program folder, FVD fails to download anything from YouTube in Windows 10, with a "The application was unable to start correctly (0xc000007b)" error...
v3.3.0
aazard
2020-12-07 19:10
I suggest FSS Video Downloader as a lighter and more "universal" alternative
its only 755kn and EASILY competes with this tool (Youtube Downloader HD) & VideoFrom Video Downloader
https://freesmartsoft.com/Home/Details/?name=FSSVideoDownloader&lang=en
v3.3.0
MoisheP
2015-12-08 06:12
According to VirusTotal, the file at http://www.youtubedownloaderhd.com/files/youtube_downloader_hd.zip is clean... but check before using.
v2.9.9.26
MoisheP
2015-12-08 06:08
Once again, the installer has malware/adware. Web of Trust rates the site with poor reputation in Trustworthiness and Child Safety. The application itself should be OK, but neither the installer nor the download link above is safe.
v2.9.9.26
webfork
2015-07-16 02:10
mukhi: Please post about possible virus/malware issues in forums. Thanks.
v2.9.9.23
mukhi
2015-07-13 16:45
youtube_d.zip file is reported to be malicious by my chrome browser. did anyone else get the same warning?
v2.9.9.23
__philippe
2015-05-14 10:08
The more, the merrier... ;-)
might as well take a gander at leaner (1Mb) http://www.ravib.com/youtubepal/
(requires .NET Framework 3.5 SP1)
v2.9.9.23
Midas
2014-12-10 15:19
Since we're debating preferences here, let me point out 3D Youtube Downloader (http://www.portablefreeware.com/?id=2634) as another excellent alternative...
v2.9.9.18.3
After further testing, I was able to determine the error I reported was caused by "FSS Video Downloader" improper bitness detection -- it downloaded 'youtube-dl.exe' alright into '%LOCALAPPDATA%\FSSComponents' but, as this is a 32-bit program running on a 64-bit OS, it was unable to run.
Problem solved after downloading the right 32-bit dependencies and placing them in program folder, after which it ran fine -- with two caveats, no M4A option and extreme slowness compared to Youtube-dl itself. Moreover, it downloads to "My Documents" by default and gives the user no choice about it.
v3.3.0