Reviews for Video DownloadHelper
Video DownloadHelper by mig, Paul
4,036 reviews
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13257966, 4 years agoChanged from a useful app to a cash grab. Uninstalling.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Abel, 4 years agoDespués de horas descargando un video para quitarle el ruido y poder oir bien la conferencia resulta que te pone una marca de agua y ahora lo que no puedo hacer es verlo bien. Vaya perdida de tiempo...
Además es incomodo de usar. - Rated 1 out of 5by ft, 4 years agoflashgot was my all time favorite download addon, but firefox new architecture killed it (for sure to much efforts to implement. i still was happy, cause this time was spend to noscript, an other project from the creator of flashgot).
then this video downloadhelper addon was heavily promoted on firefox addon website, even if it was just a dim light compared with its bright predecessor. i installed it cause for lack of alternatives and most of the time, it did its job, even if it had sometimes issues and wasnt as compfy as flashgot.
and now it demands money (30$/20€) to remove a watermark, that itself has encoded in the downloaded video.
the new art of blackmailing! time to move on.. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15171676, 4 years ago1.) This is not a complete app—it requires another "companion app" in order to function. This other app is not available through the Firefox extensions page and requests more access permissions. If I were a computer programmer/app developer, I could perhaps review for myself the source code for specific evidence of nefariousness, but I am not.
2.) I would have given 2 stars, but the .mp4s I was able to download were corrupted. Downloading and converting at the same time requires the companion app, and another, third app, as well. I will not be downloading two further apps from a website I don't know just because of the presence of this half-functional app on the Firefox extensions page.
Hence, 1 star, and uninstalling. - Rated 1 out of 5by vin, 4 years agoAVOID!!! Do not waste your time on this add-on.
Downloaded a video, took 9 hours after converting to "aggregate," and after all that - they had the NERVE to add a big ugly QR code on the video, and tell you you need to purchase the premium version.
At least they could have warned you before downloading (or better yet, just disable it altogether so people don't waste their time).
Find an alternative - there are plenty out there that will be more upfront and work better.
Pity I can't give it zero stars, but at least it does work for some videos, so maybe it still earns this one star. - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15831726, 4 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by hosa, 4 years agoAlright here is my situatiation, I would gave this addon 5 stars if it werent for this issue.. Im on Waterfox (windows 7 x64) and I have got installed the latest VDH addon and Companion app.. BUT EVERYTIME I WANT TO DOWNLOAD A VIDEO USING COMPANION APP IT TELLS ME TO INSTALL IT AGAIN!!
IT DOESNT DETECT IT WHATSOEVER!!
PLS SOMEONE HELP!
I also need to mention that your "support" page is broken - Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13799138, 4 years agoWorthless. Downloads have watermark. Asks money to remove watermark.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Billy, 4 years agoDo not works with most sites. Requires to install another program, then asks to pay money to actually get any video.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15849282, 4 years agoRequires to install another program, then asks to pay money to actually get any video.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Janusz Kołecki, 4 years agoThis program shouldn't be rocommended at all. It is not freeware, but share-ware or nag-ware. Why do you give no information about the rules??? I spent a lot of time trying to downolad one interesing video from facebook. First time this program didn't summarize without visible reason. I have been trying several times and to the end decided to install it on another, newer OS, but the internet on it is not fast at all. So the video was dowanoaded, then summarized, about 60 minutes. And now, only now, after over 3 hours, I am getting information, that I have to pay for video without watermark. About 30 USD? This is usual price for such kind of software. Why are you deceiving people by saying that it's free?
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 12817472, 4 years agoLeider läst sich der Download Convert Web videos nicht instalieren ,weil dann die Meldung kommt, Nur in Firefox-laden Sie Firefox jetzt herunter. nur ich habe ja das neuste Firfox, warum dass so ist für mich unlogisch, und wer sich das ausgedacht sollte mal mit einem Gummihammer auf sein Hinterkopf hämmern.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 13967229, 4 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by xSaKage, 4 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by BoilingOil, 4 years agoThis add-on is neither easy nor complete. Whenever I actually try to download a video, I'm told that additional - non-specified - extensions or plug-ins are required. None of that is mentioned in the description.
- Rated 1 out of 5by chimmuru, 4 years agoNeeded to download in full 720p60, choose that option as is, still finds the completed file as 360p/480p video. Dissapointed.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14593392, 4 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by cpm, 4 years agoWow just wow... Go through all the trouble of downloading the companion exe file... then download the video I was trying to get off you tube... then at the end they happily tell you they have added a watermark image to the video... But dont worry if I pay $18 it can be removed.
- Rated 1 out of 5by Frank, 4 years ago
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 14304314, 4 years agoI can't download it because it says "Download failed. Please check your connection." There's nothing wrong with my connection. Anyone know how to fix this?
- Rated 1 out of 5by Firefox user 15442493, 5 years agoIt's a nice extension. But the thing is that it can't convert any of the videos in any profile. It gets stuck to 0% after downloading it.