In the modern world, the majority of multimedia content can easily be accessed online thanks to the variety of specialized services, such as YouTube. However, a download option is missing with most services, but grabbing clips is still possible. This is done with the help of applications like Free YouTube Download.

All you need in order to make the application properly do its job is an active Internet connection. You might also want to keep a web browser open on YouTube to be able to grab the links of interest, since the program is devoid of a browser. On the other hand, a link inside the clipboard is inserted when pressing the paste button, or enable the option to automatically paste.

Multiple links can be added before the download session starts. Additionally, you can choose to download the entire channel, but be sure to have enough disk space in the destination folder. There’s also the possibility to preview videos, but this is only done after a video is downloaded.

You get to choose the output format from a drop-down menu, with a variety of presets for popular devices. Additionally, the application can automatically convert a downloaded video to MP3. you can specify the location to save downloads and to choose the quality of the video. This is done in the options panel.

More than that, the application can be set to automatically download once a link is pasted, skip download of existing video, keep original YouTube files after conversion, save video thumbnail, convert video to maximize compatibility, or add output files to new iTunes playlist.

The application allows you to define a name format for output files, which can include numbering, original title, download state, resolution standard, as well as custom prefix and suffix. Your computer can be turned off once a session is over. Download sessions can be performed through a custom Proxy connection.

All in all, Free YouTube Download manages to get the job properly done overall. Multiple videos can be automatically grabbed from clipboard, downloaded and converted to a preferred format. You can download via Proxy, and save new files under custom names, all with this app and an active Internet connection.