SaveFrom Review | Best FREE Online Video Downloader Reviews

SaveFrom is a well-known online video downloader service. There are over 14,000,000 videos downloading per day using SaveFrom. You can download videos, TV shows, sports games, audios and photos from up to 18 music, video sharing sites and social networks easily using the copying-pasting online video downloading service, the browser extension, the short URLs or the Android app.

Sites Supported:

sendspace.com

youtube.com

dailymotion.com

vimeo.com

yandex.video

facebook.com

vk.com

odnoklassniki.ru

soundcloud.com

twitter.com

instagram.com

bilibili.com

hotstar.com

openloadmovies.net

streamago.com

tiktok.com

tune.pk

viu.com

Pros:

1. It’s totally free.
2. Super easy to use.
3. You are not required to either install an app or a plugin to download an online video if you use the online service.
4. Different downloading methods available for various platforms.
5. Up to 18 platforms are supported.
6. The browser plugin can be run in almost all browsers.
7. It’s easy for webmasters to integrate the online download service to their sites, which makes the visitors directly download videos from the sites possible.
8. Save a large number of TikTok video clips at once.
9. Download TikTok videos without watermark.
10. Download TikTok song in MP3 format.

Cons:

1. Videos cannot be downloaded in batch.
2. The resolutions and formats are limited for choosing from.
3. Annoying ads appear almost everywhere.
4. The app is not available on iPhone, iPad and iPod touch.

StreamFab All-In-One is highly recommended if you need to download videos and audios from paid streaming services such as Amazon Prime, Netflix, Hulu, Disney Plus, HBO, Paramount Plus, U-NEXT, Apple TV Plus, AbemaTV, ESPN Plus, Funimation, R18 (adult), FANZA (adult), and other over 1000 other streaming websites like YouTube, Facebook, Audible, Twitter, Instagram and Vimeo. It’s not free but allows you to at one time download a whole season TV shows in 1080p MP4 video and EAC3 5.1 audio format with chosen audio tracks, remuxed subtitles and full metadata info but without ad at high speed.

SaveFrom.net online video downloader service

Note: The Service of SaveFrom in the United States was terminated as of April 28, 2020 due to the strenuous attacks by certain US copyright holders. However, you can still use SaveFrom service in other countries. It seems that the site uses IP addresses to identify the locations of the users, thus the visits from US IP address will be redirected to the Discontinuation of Service in the United States page.

How to download online videos:

Method 1:

1. Copy a video URL;
2. Get back to SaveFrom;
3. Paste the URL;
4. Choose the target format and resolution from the list.
5. Download the video.

Method 2:

1. Add “savefrom.net/” or “sfrom.net/” before the URL that you wish to download in your browser address bar;

e.g. sfrom.net/https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w

2. Press Enter to visit the site.
3. Choose the wanted format and dimension.
4. Click Download to download the video.

Method 3:

1. Directly add “ss” ahead of the “youtube.com” part of the video URL in the browser address bar.

e.g. https://www.ssyoutube.com/watch?v=XqZsoesa55w

2. Press Enter to go to the site without pasting the video URL.
3. Pick a video format and the dimension.
4. Start to save the video with the “DOWNLOAD” button.

Pros:

1. It’s super easy to use, 3 steps are enough: copy, paste and download. All are done in seconds.
2. You can disable ads on the site by settings in the browsers.
3. Download video at 10X faster fast speed.
4. No limited on the OS of your computer or device. As long as you have a browser, you can use the free online downloader service on any computer or device, iOS, iPadOS, Windows, Mac and more.
5. Compared with Android app and browser extension, it’s the most secure method.

Cons:

1. In YouTube Music channel, only 360p MP4 and 720p WebM videos are available for free download. Videos of other resolutions are only downloadable without audios.
2. You cannot download MP3 files from YouTube.
3. Ads appear frequently on the site. Besides big banners and popups, annoying fixed ads also appear again and again.

 



 

4. Some ad appear right away after it’s closed.
5. You may be led to other sites when the video downloading starts.

Savefrom.net helper online video downloader browser extension

Browsers supported:

Chrome, Mozilla Firefox Firefox Mobile (version 24.0 and later), Yandex.Browser, Opera, Safari, Chromium-based, Microsoft Edge

Sites supported:

YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Facebook (videos in user pages, news feeds, and even comments), VK (mp3, video and albums with user photographs), Odnoklassniki.com (ok.ru) (music and videos), SoundCloud, Moy Mir, Instagram, Rutube, Tiktok

Key Features:

1. There are no limitations on the location of the visitors. Even if the visitors come from US, they can still use the extension freely.
2. One click to download the files on the current page without going to savefrom.net.
3. Download all the audios files on a page.
4. Generate and download the playlist consisting of links to audio files.
5. Download all the pictures on the current page.
6. Handle links to mediahostings.
7. Choose to display or hide partial formats or parameters.
8. Enable or disable the JS plugin on a site.
9. Hide Ummy button and tips for Ummy Video Downloader.
10. Manage and sort downloaded files by directories according to formats.
11. Decide whether to use converter for ffmpeg (alpha version) or not.
12. Advanced download mode is supported.
13. Choose to enable or disable Cheap Flights Advisor.

How to install the browser extension:

For Tampermonkey Users:

1. Install and enable Tampermonkey extension;
2. Visit this page: https://download.sf-helper.com/chrome/helper.user.js?ts=1625322725;
3. “Install” the userscript in the new tab.

For OrangeMonkey Users:

1. Find OrangeMonkey in Chrome Web Store;
2. Install and enable OrangeMonkey;
3. Go to https://download.sf-helper.com/chrome/helper.user.js?ts=1625327779;
4. “Confirm installation” in the new tab.

Steps to download a video with the browser extension:

1. Visit the page which you want to download the video from.
2. Click the download button under the video.
3. Choose a video or audio format to start the download.

Pros:

1. Subtitles and lyrics may be available for downloading when you are using the browser extension.
2. 720p/360p MP4, 128kbps AAC audio, 48/128/256kbps OPUS audios and WebM and MP4 videos of various resolutions are downloadable.
3. The majority of browsers are supported.
4. Download all music tracks from a VK page in batch.
5. Clips of YouTube live streaming videos can also be downloaded with this plugin.

Cons:

1. The Chrome extension downloaded is an .exe file. It’s actually a JS userscript, which needs the extension OrangeMonkey or Tampermonkey to work properly.
2. It takes minutes to install the userscript to the Tampermonkey plugin. It seems that the installation gets stuck on certain interface.
3. You have to close the browser to finish the installation.
4. Some other extensions may be disabled after the installation, and you have to enable them one by one manually later.
5. With the extension, only 128 kbps AAC, 48/128/256 kbps Opus audios files, and 720p/360p MP4 videos can be downloaded for free. MP4 and WebM videos of other resolutions are only downloadable without audios. Furthermore, other video and audio formats are not supported.
6. MP3 is not in the supported list of free download format.
7. The loading of the download options may delay or even fail.
8. Ads are also seen at the top of the download options of the browser addon.
9. Cheap Flights Advisor is enabled by default.
10. The option “Show tips for Ummy Video Downloader” is activated by default.

SaveFrom Helper App

Downloadable at: https://en.savefrom.net/apk

Sites supported:

YouTube, Facebook, Instagram, Vimeo, SoundCloud

Steps to download a video with the Android app of the online video downloader SaveFrom Helper:

1. When you are browsing a video in a browser or an app, click on the Share button of the video.
2. Choose Savefrom Helper (arrow button with green background) from the list of options to open the video in the SaveFrom Helper App.
3. When the red DOWNLOAD button or blue DOWNLOAD MP3 button appear, pick the one you want.
4. The download status may appear at the bottom of the screen later.

Pros:

1. You can download the apk file directly to your Android phone or tablet.
2. View documents, videos, audios, images, downloads and other files directly in the app. Besides, you can also delete, rename and share the files in the app.
3. The videos can be downloaded as either .mp4 or .mp3.
4. The browsing history is listed on the main interface so that it’s easy to find the visiting records.
5. You can open the videos in the SaveFrom Helper App app either by clicking on the Share button in a browser or in a corresponding app (e.g. YouTube) to open the same URL in the app.

Cons:

1. The apk file is not available on Google Play Store, which may increase security risk of your device.
2. You need to allow the installation of apps from unknown resources before installing the app.
3. It takes minutes to fully run the app. The loading of file lists in the app is also rather slow.
4. You can see ads on almost every interface of the app, from small banners to full-screen popups. A full-screen ad appear at the very first time when the app is launched.
5. Only 2 download options to choose from: DOWNLOAD and DOWNLOAD MP3.
6. When the DOWNLOAD MP3 is tapped, the downloading file is still an .mp4 file.
7. Sometimes, when a DOWNLOAD button is tapped, no download starts, instead, the page refreshes.
8. You cannot see the download buttons if you are using the app with a US IP.
9. You cannot adjust the resolution of the saved videos as wish since only 2 options are available: Max quality and Max speed.
10. The app fails to install a later version for at least 2 times without showing any possible reasons on my phone.
11. Videos have to be downloaded one by one instead of in batch. Even if you are visiting a (non-copyright) playlist or a channel page, which the site claims to support, you still have to download the desired videos one by one.