GetGo Video Converter Pro

GetGo Video Downloader downloads and converts video from YouTube and many other sites like Dailymotion, though not every site is supported. It has some useful options like proxy settings, sound alerts, and languages. But this freeware video downloader’s most useful (and most-used) controls and options are upfront on a small but well-designed user interface.

GetGo YouTube Downloader is an application with a name that speaks for itself. With its help, you can enrich your multimedia collection by quickly and easily downloading online videos.

Aside from being extremely easy to use, another of its advantages is related to the range of output formats that it supports. During the download process, the videos can be converted to MP4 (compatible with iPhones, iPods, PSP), AVI, WMV, FLV, WebM. Furthermore, if it’s just the song or the soundtrack you are looking for, you can configure the application to extract the audio and save it locally in MP3 format.

Designed with simplicity in mind, the main interface comprises all the options you need in a single window. Here, you can enter the URL of the input video, select the output saving location on your hard drive, choose the output type from a drop-down list and monitor the download progress.

Unfortunately, batch operations are not supported and thus, download queues cannot be created. Although it might be somewhat inconvenient, the application only allows grabbing one video at a time.

As far as the download speed is concerned, GetGo YouTube Downloader manages to provide impressing URL scanning times and saving a file on your computer doesn’t take more than a few seconds.

However, for larger videos, you can configure it to notify you when the process is finished by playing a sound and displaying a pop-up alert window near the system tray. Optionally, the target download folder can be opened when the download is complete.

GetGo YouTube Downloader manages to offer decent download speeds and is capable of connecting to a proxy server to protect your privacy. Furthermore, it can immediately process videos and convert them to popular formats, playable on most devices.

• GetGo Video Converter Pro is a professional and powerful application that allows users to switch between video formats very quickly

PROS

With or Without Conversion: The Output menu makes everything clear by listing some formats Without Conversion, and others with source and target formats.

Automatic: Not sure which format to choose? Select Without Conversion (Automatic), and let the program handle it.

Sounds or silence: We appreciate the ability to turn audible program alerts on and off.

CONS

Unsupported sites: While GetGo grabs video from more sites than just YouTube, we were disappointed that it couldn’t download video from several sites, including public sites like the Moving Image Archive.

A little Help: Clicking the Help button doesn’t open a Help file, although you can visit product pages with system requirements, basic instructions, and support contacts (including forums).