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Video DownloadHelper

 287 likes

Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that allows users to download audio and video files from numerous websites. Detects downloadable content automatically, signals with animated icon, and offers convenient download menu. Includes batch downloads and file conversion.

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License model

  • FreemiumProprietary

Country of Origin

  • FR flagFrance
  • European Union flagEU

Platforms

  • Mac
  • Windows
  • Linux
  • Microsoft Edge
  • Google Chrome
  • Mozilla Firefox
3.1 / 5 Avg rating (16)
287likes
17comments
0news articles

Features

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  1.  Video Download
  2. YouTube icon  Youtube integration
  3.  YouTube Downloader
  4.  Microsoft Edge extension
  5.  Download YouTube Playlist
  6.  Convert slideshow to video
  7.  Support for 4K
  8.  Opera extension
  9.  SoundCloud Downloader
  10.  Ad-free
  11.  No registration required
  12.  Dark Mode

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Video DownloadHelper information

  • Developed by

    FR flagAclap
  • Licensing

    Proprietary and Freemium product.
  • Pricing

    One time purchase (perpetual license) ranging between $18 and $29 + free version with limited functionality.
  • Rating

    Average rating of 3.1 (16 ratings)
  • Alternatives

    202 alternatives listed
  • Supported Languages

    • English

Our users have written 17 comments and reviews about Video DownloadHelper, and it has gotten 287 likes

Video DownloadHelper was added to AlternativeTo by LGFN on Apr 21, 2009 and this page was last updated Feb 13, 2025. Video DownloadHelper is sometimes referred to as DownloadHelper.

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Comment summary: Video DownloadHelper is praised for its ease of use, ability to download high-quality videos, and integration with Firefox. However, users express concerns about recent updates, mentioning slower download speeds, the necessity of a companion app, and introducing a cost for features previously free. Some feel it has become less reliable over time and complain about videos being glitchy. Despite mixed reviews, there is appreciation for its past functionality and continuous use by some users.
Top Positive Comment
ugurozturk
Jan 7, 2025
0

On Mac, with FireFox as extension. Amazing ! Liked, thank you.

Top Negative Comment
Michiel
Aug 3, 2018
13

Not free anymore. Depends on a helperapp and aggregates files with a QR code in the corner. After paying for the registered version the QR code will disappear. So; not free or freemium but a rip off ...

Duncan Briggs
Jan 28, 2024
1

Video DownloadHelper is a browser extension –– can anyone recommend a standalone app or website for downloading videos?

https://www.downloadhelper.net/

Duncan Briggs
Oct 29, 2024

"Warning on Chrome extensions and YouTube. Unfortunately, the Chrome Web Store does not allow extensions for downloading YouTube videos so we could not include this feature in the Chrome version of the extension. You can use Video DownloadHelper to download YouTube videos on the Firefox version."

Guest
Jan 12, 2022
-2

It's a good program

Guest
Aug 19, 2021
2

I do not like video download helper. Videos are glitchy and stutter, it is garbage, and now you want to charge for it. NOPE!

Guest
Jul 13, 2021
1

This add-on forces you to download a separate application. No worth.

HIGHTECHDUDE
May 23, 2020
5

It used to be a great plug-in for Firefox but it is now complete junk. Don't waste your money.

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What is Video DownloadHelper?

DownloadHelper is a tool for web content extraction. Its purpose is to capture video, audio, and image files from many sites.

Just surf the Web as you are used to, when DownloadHelper detects it can do something for you, the icon gets animated and a menu allows you to download files by simply clicking an item

For instance, if you go to a YouTube page, you'll be able to download the video directly on your file system. It also works with MySpace, Google videos, DailyMotion, Porkolt, iFilm, DreamHost and others. You can even setup the extension to automatically convert the downloaded movies to your preferred video format.

When you are on a page containing links to images or movies, you can download some or all of them at once. Moving the mouse over the items in the menu will highlights the links directly in the page to make sure they are the ones you want to pick up.

DownloadHelper also allows you to download files one by one, so that you keep bandwidth to surf for other stuff to download.

Because of Google WebStore restrictions, the Chrome version of the add-on does not download videos from YouTube. Use the Firefox version for this purpose.