XVST is a free open source tool that can download videos from almost 76 popular video websites and convert them to the most popular video and audio formats. The list of supported websites include YouTube, Yahoo Videos, Google Videos, Metacafe etc. The application being an open source one, promises to achieve better results as development goes on. If you are a developer, you can even extend its utilities by using your own JScript plugins.
Features:
1. Download multiple videos simultaneously.
2. Drag and drop video links to start download.
3. Search, download and play videos within the application window.
4. Supports almost all popular formats like AVI, MPEG1, MPEG2, MP4, MP3, 3GP etc.
5. While working in background mode, it sits in the notification area without wasting screen space.
6. Provides download history, so you can get a log of downloaded videos.
7. You can pause running downloads and resume them later.
8. Download videos via HTTP and RTMP protocols.
9. With children protection you can disable video downloads from adult websites. You can choose the allowed websites as per your requirements.
10. Available for Mac, Windows and Linux.
11. Schedule downloads for any desired time.
12. 14 languages are supported.
13. Proxy server support is available. However this feature is still in beta.
Techie-Buzz Verdict:
There are tons of other applications that can download videos from Youtube and may be one or two sites supported by XVST. That is just a part of what XVST promises. Be it the long list of supported websites or supported media formats or simply the child protection, the usefulness of this tool is undeniable. However I encountered errors while downloading videos from Metacafe and Google Videos. Maybe that’s just me. As a whole, I liked it and I recommend this tool.
Techie-Buzz Rating: 4/5 (Excellent)
