![]() Note that once Allavsoft downloads a video to a location you choose, it will create a folder called “Download” and save it there (for example, in the screenshot above, C:\\Download, even though for the purpose of this test I chose to save the video in C:\\). This worked just fine for me, testing on YouTube. Once you’ve started a video download, you can then check the progress of it in the “Activity” tab: Then click the big white down arrow in the blue circle to start the download. Let’s take a look at each of Allavsoft’s 3 main features:ĭownloading videos: Enter the URL of the video you want to download, choose a download quality (“Best Available”, “Normal” or “Worst Quality”) and the place you want the video to save to. But the font/GUI is just a minor complaint: what matters, of course, is if Allavsoft does what it advertises. On my machine at least, it was generally hard to read and gave me a fairly negative first impression. Upon opening it for the first time, it will look something like this:Īllavsoft’s GUI is alright, if a little goofy, but the font they use for all the text is terrible. ![]() The software is around 36MB in size (latest version) and should install fairly quickly. Go to (don’t download from anywhere else) and click the big green button. ![]() Read on or click here to jump straight to my verdict on whether I recommend Allavsoft. For the purpose of this review (and for my own personal use), I brought a 1-month license to Allavsoft, and have used the software extensively (downloading and converting all kinds of videos, some several hours long) since then: In this article, I’ll test out the software and write up a review on whether I like it or not. can't choose mp4 over webm! AntDM is much more granular in choice of exact file(s) to download from youtube but it is possible because it does not use the public domain youtube_dl project for youtube downloading that it will require waiting for a new giveaway or paying for an update if their currently installed youtube engine becomes incompatible with any changes that google/youtube apply to their service to try and foil commercial unauthorised youtube downloaders like these.Click here to go to the latest version of the Allavsoft website (2021) – and if purchasing, use the discount code OUTWITTRADE for a further 10% off.Īllavsoft is a tool for downloading, converting and merging videos. ![]() Allavsoft also does not provide any significant control over which media files of the files on offer by youtube servers will be downloaded with just generic text description of a preference but no actual control. It is possible to create a shortcut or batch file to manually make the youtube_dl.exe file in the install folder self update when needed but it's not built in. SOME of these downloaders self update automatically and do not require reinstallation other like allavsoft does not out of the box. Casedistorted, there are many youtube downloaders out there a lot are completely free or donateware most are based upon the public domain youtube_dl.exe or equivalent set of python scripts the key thing is whether the youtube_dl.exe engine integration has been designed to use the youtube_dl.exe -U self update check and rights management to allow the engine to self update or if that requires the end user to obtain a new complete update of the program dust to obtain a current version of the freely available youtube_dl.exe program. ![]()
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