People still ask me how to download YouTube videos. I usually point them to www.keepvid.com. I’m sure there are tons of similar video downloading sites but that’s the only name I can remember. Others who use Firefox or Chrome I try to explain extensions but eventually end up on keepvid again. The next time somebody asks me how to download videos, I’m going to point them to Freemake Video Downloader.
I have used one other software by Freemake – their Video Converter and I loved it. With Freemake Video Converter, the developers have once again showed how to blend usability and aesthetics into one impressive little package.


The software is a no-brainer – just copy the URL of the video page, click on the Paste URL button and then choose the video quality and resolution you want to download. You can even extract only the audio tracks from online videos, and optionally convert the audio and videos formats into those supported by handheld devices - AVI, MKV, MP3, iPod, iPhone, iPad, PSP, Android – in one swoop.

You can enter your YouTube or Facebook account login credentials and automatically download privately shared videos from Facebook friends and YouTube pages that require user login. Have multiple accounts? No problem. Create accounts on Freemake Video Downloader for all of them.

Apart from the two most popular video downloading sites – YouTube and Facebook - Freemake Video Downloader allows you to download videos from over 40 different websites including Vevo, MTV, Dailymotion, Megavideo, Vimeo, Metacafe, ComedyCentral, TheDailyShow, Vh1, Veoh, Break, LiveLeak, Photobucket and a host of adult sites.

To prevent toddlers from downloading videos from the adult sites, parents can put a password into the program. Without the correct password, the software refuses to download videos from adult sites. Downloading videos from other sites are not impaired.