All video downloaders that I have seen on GOTD have been very poor in comparison to Ant Download Manager.

This one looks to bridge the gap between the worst and best.

It has an element of browser integration in having the ability to have websites displayed within the program interface, although you lose all functionality with regards to browser extensions that you might ordinarily use. But you can, with a single click of a video, invoke the downloading process.

You can choose a variety of resolutions to convert to (as long as the resolution is supported on Youtube), although if you wish t change it, you have to do it within the main interface. There is no on the fly option.

It also offers a variety of formats and codecs, including HEVC(H265), which ANT doesn't.

It also states that 10000+ sites are supported and although there is a pretty good list of supported sites in their website, it doesn't look like being close to 1000 to me. But still a potentially useful checklist.

Supports both Windows and MAC, which will be good for some.

But then we come to the problems, firstly the minor marketing ones.

The price on GOTD is shown as $59.95, which would be crazy for a one trick pony.
But on the actual website, a lifetime price is $29.95.
So some will be put off before they even try.

The website also shows a list of some of the supported sites but decides to proudly show 3 porn sites, which is not the greatest marketing if your goal is to entice all people to purchase.

But the greatest problem is the most fundamental.

Whilst download speeds are initially good, I consistently found that it would get so far and then appear to stop, despite showing a fast download speed and show an ever changing countdown time. Sometimes it would complete but only after an unreasonable wait and other times it is just not worth it, so I kept having to cancel.

I tested out dozens and none would complete efficiently and only about 25% would do so after a reasonable wait.

Testing the same URL's using ANT suffered no issues at all.

So whilst some features have advanced, when the key functionality is fundamentally flawed, then sadly, it is just not going to get many sales.

I also found that over the hour of testing, whilst in use, general PC performance would be affected far more than I would expect and even after closing down the program, more general lag was present, requiring a reboot to correct.

Bill Freeman  –  2 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+30)

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Made 3 attempts to register, completely uninstalling between attempts. Error code when attempting registration. Message to check code and try again. I copied and pasted your code from 'read me', making sure I copied code for windows machine. Tried a 4th time using the exe file listed in read me file. Goes to your site, downloaded from there and attempted to register again. Same results. Unable to register. Uninstalled with Revo uninstaller. Very disappointing.

Sam  –  2 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+18)

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Cant even open up their website, both browsers i use and TotalAV class it as a "Low Trust Website". Some will say disable, well i stick to my guns and trust my AV and browser prompts!

I've used Applian Video Capture suite for over 3 years now and still say its one of the best out there for the price (cheaper) and no license renewals to worry about.

Mo  –  2 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+9)

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IDM is the best to capture.
Whats the benefit of install a 6 month trial software

huhh!  –  2 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+8)

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Will not give me access to install on my PC. Message "A required privelege is not held by client."

Any suggestions?

IDH  –  2 years ago  –  Vond je deze reactie nuttig? ja | nee (+6)

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