Freemake Video Downloader is a

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for Microsoft Windows, developed by Ellora Assets Corporation. It is

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that can download online video and audio. Both

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and

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protocols are supported. Users must purchase a premium upgrade to remove Freemake branding on videos and unlock the ability to download media longer than 3 minutes in length.

Features

The

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provides several modal windows that help to access different program features, including download progress, download queue, output file saving options, download history, program settings.

Technical capabilities

* Batch downloading support for downloading multiple files *

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and

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video download from sites like

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and

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* Pausing and resuming downloads * Enables

playlists, favorites, charts, channels download * Video conversion of downloaded files into list of predefined formats which are supported by the program

Premium Pack

Users may purchase (communicated as a "donation" in the software's dialog) a Premium Pack to unlock features such as full-speed downloading and disabling of the added Freemake branding in all downloaded media. * Download videos longer than 3 minutes in length * Removal of Freemake branding in all downloaded videos * Download speed control (limited in the free to try version) * Download via

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connection * Automatic file export to

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Technical requirements

* OS: Windows 7 and above * Processor: 1 GHz or higher *

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: 1 GB or higher * Disk space: 30 MB *

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Criticism

Freemake Video Downloader is criticized for toolbar and web search engine installation. Freeware offers to install sponsored software upon installation changing default search engine and browsers homepage. Users may

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of sponsored software, but it has been criticized on several pages.

References

External links

* {{Download managers 2010 software Freeware Windows multimedia software Download managers