Reviews for Video DownloadHelper
Video DownloadHelper by mig, Paul
Review by Sage
Rated 5 out of 5
by Sage, 4 months agoThese developers are seriously on top of it and updating their extension all the time. This is by far the cleanest, most effective tool I have found to download almost any video for offline use. Even though we live in an age of heavy DRM restrictions, even for people who have paid good money to see their content, it is developers like these who allow us to do what is just: to have a copy of what you are watching and to be able to view it anytime, anywhere, like the good ol' VCR days! I infinitely appreciate the drive these devs have to help us get what we need. I for one, find myself off grid all the time, so lifting these artificial restrictions is something that I know and feel, is a just cause. Thank you VDH! BLESS UP!!!
31,403 reviews
- Rated 4 out of 5by sabofx, 2 hours agoReally excellent tool that is under continuous improvement. Definitely worth every penny. I would rate it 5* if it would also support downloading videos from on npostart.nl.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18596961, 15 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 13671851, 16 hours ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by obre, 20 hours ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by delta1162, 20 hours agoCreates a watermark you need to pay to remove. My rating is b/c they don't state upfront and i wasted time downloading the video before finding this out.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 16945263, a day ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14968742, a day agoKorzystam z Video DownloadHelper od dawna. Moja domowa filmoteka powstała głównie dzięki niemu. Duże podziękowania dla twórców.
- Rated 1 out of 5by spin, a day agoFreeware version download only the lowest resolution in YT and automatically add big watermark with QR code. In my opinion this extension is completely useless.
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 15764119, a day agoBest video from browser downloader I have ever used. Does what it should, plain and easy.
- Rated 2 out of 5by NanDee, a day agoThe free version seems easier. I purchased the license hoping to download videos directly to MP3 but those options are not apparent. The "help" section of VDH shows screenshots that indicate selecting the output file format as MP3. In reality, what shows up (in my updated Firefox browser) looks nothing like the screenshot in their help section.
The only download format options I get are MP4s and MKV. In addition, if I start the download and realize I want it saved into a different folder, I have to cancel the download, go into settings and change the destination folder. But then the VDH will not allow me to download again from that same browser. I have to close the video, open a new tab and then cue it up again. BIG TIME WASTER.
If you want to download directly to MP3 you have to right click the 3 dots to the right of the "Download" and then "Download Audio" will appear as an option. This was very difficult to figure out.
In other words, the paid version is cumbersome and time consuming.
I did download their open source add but you need to close and re-open your browser, and even then the options to download and convert are not user friendly.
Hope this helps others. - Rated 5 out of 5by Heribert Schneider, a day ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18610416, a day ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 18614914, a day ago
- Rated 5 out of 5by Firefox user 14009098, 2 days ago
- Rated 4 out of 5by Lidija, 2 days ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 16127446, 2 days ago28 dollars is bullshit for what jdownloader does for free. I'd pay $10 for a lifetime license and not a cent more.