Ummy Video Downloader

Pros

• Simple YouTube download
• Well-optimized
• Supports multiple formats

Cons

• No concurrent downloads

Ummy Video Downloader makes it simple to download HD videos from YouTube.

Ever want to download a video from YouTube so that you could archive it or just watch it later without Internet access? Ummy Video Downloader lets you do just that. The developer’s goal with this app is to make YouTube downloading simple for the average user. That means that it’s not the most sophisticated video downloader on the block, but it achieves what it sets out to quite well.

The user interface is a big reason why Ummy Video Downloader is so simple and convenient. Use your favorite web browser to peruse YouTube and find the videos you want to keep. Copy the URL, and then, paste that text into the URL box at the top of the program. That’s all there is to it. Ummy Video Downloader also provides you a page of thumbnails so that you can easily keep track of your downloads.

Ummy Video Downloader also supports a queue, and it’s very seamless. You can keep adding YouTube links and pressing the download button even when the program is working. If a file is currently being downloaded, the program will simply add the latest request to the next spot in the queue, and it will keep working until all of the downloads you have requested are completed.

Perhaps the most impressive aspect of Ummy Video Downloader is how well-optimized it is in terms of system requirements. Downloading a video is even less stressful than watching a video on YouTube, so that gives you a good idea of how well this application will run on your system. In our experience, it got the job done even on some older systems that would struggle with other YT downloaders.

Ummy Video Downloader also supports a fairly wide range of video formats. It defaults to MP4 for video and MP3 for audio, but you can choose AVI, FLV, MKV, MOV and more. You can also dictate the resolution of the video download within the confines of the options that YouTube offers for that video.

The goal for Ummy Video Downloader may work against it depending on your perspective. If you want to convert a video to another format, for instance, you’ll need a separate editing app. The program can be a bit slow at times, and what exacerbates this is that it doesn’t take full advantage of its queue. All downloads are performed sequentially, and so it doesn’t put fast connections to good use.

Pros

• Simple YouTube download
• Well-optimized
• Supports multiple formats

Cons

• No concurrent downloads