razz Posted April 5, 2017 Share Posted April 5, 2017 Has anyone used any of the Freemake programs, for example "Freemake Video Downloader" ? If so, just wondering what your opinion is. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators hazelnut Posted April 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 Sorry razz, I've never used any of their products. Support contact https://support.ccleaner.com/s/contact-form?language=en_US&form=general or support@ccleaner.com Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 I have back when they were relatively new a few years ago, they used to be good but now it's an adware minefield so I would completely avoid them. All of their software runs extremely heavy on a system with high resources which will tax a system and your system fan(s) will be screaming loudly to cool your CPU, even their video downloader has the same results which I don't understand whereas it's sort of understandable for their video converter since that is a system taxing process but still very heavy running programs. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted April 5, 2017 Author Share Posted April 5, 2017 they used to be good but now it's an adware minefield so I would completely avoid them. That can't be good, so no Freemake for me! Actually, the reason I was wondering is I've been trying to figure out an easy way to download videos and music from YouTube. As far as MP3s is concerned, I found an easy option ( http://www.youtube-mp3.org/ ). You just copy the URL into the field and it converts the video to MP3 in about 1 second and then you download, which takes about 3 seconds. Now I just need to find an easy way to download videos. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 5, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 5, 2017 (edited) The only non-adware way I know of that works is a Russian software called YouTube Downloader HD. If you use it I recommend that portable ZIP version found here. Edit: It's also lightweight, doesn't use much RAM or resources at all and just plain works! Edited April 5, 2017 by Andavari Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 It's also lightweight, doesn't use much RAM or resources at all and just plain works! I just downloaded it, grabbed 2 videos I wanted and it worked great - thanks for the recommendation! A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
login123 Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 I tried them with Powershadow running. Makes them easy to get rid of if they are no good. These are the notes I kept. Sorry, don't remember a thing beyond what I wrote then. my notes aug 2016 - phones out at install and startup- runs very heavy, about 81% of CPU- adds branding to beginning & end of vid ??- no options about installation- CAREFUL has opencandy ??- doesn't like wmv files- CAREFUL, installer has OpenCandy in terms of service agreement- outpost warns 3 times about phoneouts- CAREFUL Avast pops on "Freemake Audio Converter 1.1.8" the full version ??my notes dec 2014: - CAREFUL, conduit toolbar The CCleaner SLIM version is always released a bit after any new version; when it is it will be HERE :-) Pssssst: ... It isn't really a cloud. Its a bunch of big, giant servers. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
Moderators Andavari Posted April 6, 2017 Moderators Share Posted April 6, 2017 I just downloaded it, grabbed 2 videos I wanted and it worked great - thanks for the recommendation! I always grab the 720p HD (and rarely the 1080p HD) MP4 extension since the PlayStation 3 which I only use as a video player now plays the videos flawlessly. Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
craigathus Posted April 6, 2017 Share Posted April 6, 2017 If you use Avast AV > Avast safe-zone browser has a built in video down-loader extension that works well with youtube video's > (mp4) 720p HD http://www.piriform.com/ccleaner/builds http://www.piriform.com/docs http://www.postimage.org/ Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 - CAREFUL has opencandy ?? - CAREFUL, installer has OpenCandy in terms of service agreement - outpost warns 3 times about phoneouts - CAREFUL Avast pops on "Freemake Audio Converter 1.1.8" the full version ?? - CAREFUL, conduit toolbar Thanks for the info login. Your notes support Andavari's comment : "it's an adware minefield". A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 I always grab the 720p HD That's what I grabbed too. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
razz Posted April 6, 2017 Author Share Posted April 6, 2017 If you use Avast AV > Avast safe-zone browser has a built in video down-loader extension that works well with youtube video's > (mp4) 720p HD Thanks craigathus, good to know if I go back to using Avast in the future. A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on MajorGeeks A-Z Freeware Launcher Plus on Softpedia Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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