Fast Video Download

Pros

• The program is easy to use
• It has support for dozens upon dozens of video sites
• The Adobe Playlist download option is cool
• It has many HD-quality download options for a range of devices

Cons

• The look of the program could be better
• Multiple downloads may cause lag
• Errors sometimes occur in retrieving the video links

With a program like Fast Video Downloader, you can keep and convert any streaming video from a wide range of sites and play them back on devices ranging from your PC and PlayStation to your tablet and phone.

The Fast Video Downloader

Downloading videos from streaming vid sites can be done in multiple ways via the modern Internet, including from a host of download-specific websites. But most of these sites and other standalone programs only offer downloading support for a few sites. Fast Video Downloader stands out above the competition by offering support for a long list of websites, and that’s just the tip of the iceberg.

Fast Video Downloader is a completely free program that's very compact and light given what it can do. It was developed by FastPCTools and has a size of only 1.2 MB, so practically any type of PC can operate the program without issue. It also has support for Windows 7.

Features of the Fast Video Downloader

The first feature to stand out with Fast Video Downloader is actually a long list of features, and that’s the many sites the program supports. You can download videos from BlipTV, YouTube, Vimeo, Break, Yahoo, Adobe, Flickr, Blinkx, IMDB, eHow, and many similar sites. Newer versions of the software also show up occasionally with support for even more sites.

Another cool feature of the program is its easy-to-use interface. You can search for any type of media you want on these sites and then simply copy-paste the link into Fast Video Downloader and hit the “Download” button. Even better, you can download more than one video at a time. That’s a common setback of similar programs; you can find plenty of videos with high-quality options, but you can only download one video at a time. Fast Video Downloader has support for multiple videos.

There are also more download options available than with other programs. If, for example, you wanted to scale your video for your iPhone or PSP, there are specific download options for that. Not only do you get an HD-quality video that's perfectly tailored for your small device, but the file size of the videos is also a lot smaller.

When downloading multiple videos, be aware that the speed may suffer. If you start downloading a handful of files, the bandwidth seems to be shared. Whether or not that’s a personal connection issue or an issue with the program is unclear.

Pros

• The program is easy to use
• It has support for dozens upon dozens of video sites
• The Adobe Playlist download option is cool
• It has many HD-quality download options for a range of devices

Cons

• The look of the program could be better
• Multiple downloads may cause lag
• Errors sometimes occur in retrieving the video links