Reviews for Video DownloadHelper
Video DownloadHelper by Paul, mig
664 reviews
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16873662, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by nicolas, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16863885, 4 years agoDe laatste tijd weigert de VDH stelselmatig opnames te maken
- Rated 2 out of 5by leetNigthshade, 4 years agoThis extension largely requires you to install a third party companion app to do most of anything. Very fishy. I downloaded an alternative extension which can download things without needing a companion app. This extension is useless without installing it's suggested companion application.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 15737324, 4 years agoSix years ago, we used to be able download any 720p video (and even some 1,080p) virtually unrestricted, using this app and ONLY this app. Alone! Unsupported by any other app. Today, we are now required to download ANOTHER app (?!), a so-called "companion" app, even to download a video the size of a smartwatch (160x120)!
This app is THISCLOSE to being on the outs for me. What good is this so-called "most complete tool" if you have to download ANOTHER tool for it to work the way you EXPECT it to? To say nothing about the QR codes being slapped on videos that are downloaded with the secondary app, amid other things never mentioned in the app's overview. - Rated 2 out of 5by harl windwolf, 4 years agoWhy does the "downloadhelper coapp" start automatically (even re-starts when it's killed) and then ominously transmit tiny amounts of data every few seconds (to a Dutch IP, port 8088).
There's nothing to be downloaded, processed or otherwise and I didn't even touch the button or visit a relevant webpage to begin with.
5 stars for the add-on itself for being able to download videos from pages that don't provide a native way to download their videos (or streams).
It works well altogether, but the co-app's behaviour seems very suspicious at times.
Edit (2021/07/06): The VdhCoapp also not just starts seemingly randomly, but is also started whenever a "streamed" video is on the webpage, whether it is needed or makes sense at all or not.
The only situation the coapp should be started is when downloading (and converting) a video (or stream) *actually* needs it, but certainly not when the webpage is rendered.
There should be an option to force VDH to completely ignore the coapp even when it's installed and recognised. - Rated 2 out of 5by siyangqiu, 4 years agoNow a "license" is required or a big QR code is slapped on the video. This is a recent change. I normally don't mind paying for stuff, but at $30, that's really steep.
- Rated 2 out of 5by caltrop, 4 years agowindow bottom can't be seen unless full screen or switch to external monitor
fewer & fewer sites can be downloaded
no longer works with X/Twitter - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16813147, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by NomDeFox, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Rainer, 4 years agoBraucht ewig lange und dann permanent dieser Barcode in der Ecke...
Da gibt es Besseres. - Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 12580071, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13652526, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16677111, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 13966151, 4 years agoes stürz immer ab und kann keine MP3 konvertieren
- Rated 2 out of 5by Marc, 4 years agoThe App would be nice if they warned clearly that they add a HUGE QR code in every video you download, unless you pay.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16677742, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 16612093, 4 years agoSince 2 or 3 weekes it is not working properly on Raiplay website. I can only download the video but not the audio. Result: I have a mute video! It is impossible to contact the support team of Video DownloadHelper. / It was a great tool to dounload videos but now is full of bugs. / Depuis quelques semaines sur certains site (ex. Raiplay) télécharge seulement la vidéo mais pas l'audio. On se retrouve avec une vidéo muet. Dommage, il fonctionnait très bien avant. Il est presque impossible de contacter le soutien.
- Rated 2 out of 5by Firefox user 15027747, 4 years agoIt's was the best Add on to download Video, but since 1 week now. The video only stay in "waiting spool list" and do not download anymore. What is happening???
- Rated 2 out of 5by Sam, 4 years ago
- Rated 2 out of 5by Petersson, 4 years agoEdit 2023: I hardly use it anymore. Whenever I would want to use it to download a YT video it striaght-up does not work. Modern internet sucks.
Kind of works, unless you have to deal with ADP or Full HD Videos. Will take forever to convert/merge/whatever the video after initial download. Unfortunately, not that useful anymore if you want Full HD videos.