Note: Malware alerts may be triggered by certain antivirus applications when downloading and installing this app. However, our tests have revealed that these are actually false positives, so it's safe to use Freemake Video Downloader.
Freemake Video Downloader is a powerful Windows application that allows you to download clips from popular video sharing services and either keep them in their original format or turn them into something else, such as AVI, MP4 or MP3.
It sports a handy and intuitive configuration set that can be easily adjusted even by beginners, and features support for a large collection of websites, including YouTube, Faceboook and Vimeo. Even private or age-restricted clips may be seamlessly obtained, simply by specifying the authentication details for logging into the respective websites.
Once you copy the video link to the Clipboard, you can paste it into Freemake Video Download with one click. In the following step, you're asked to fill out some missing information pertaining to the way you want to download media.
Firstly, you can define the quality in accordance with the preferred resolution and file size which are available on the host. Secondly, you can either preserve the original file format and download the video "as is", or turn it into a different file type by selecting an output format from a list. These include AVI, MKV, MP3, iPod/iPhone, Android, PSP and 3GP files.
Due to the fact that the app can download clips from adult websites, Freemake Video Downloader boasts a dedicated feature to lock adult sites, letting you set up a password and turn on parental control. Lastly, it integrates a one-click download mode that aims to speed the entire task by applying the same configuration parameters to all videos after you define them.
Freemake Video Downloader is clearly one of the better tools of its kind and, thanks to its good-looking and intuitive interface, it can be used by both beginners and those more experienced.