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FLV Spider
FLV Spider
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FLV Spider free download for Mac

FLV Spider

Version 3.1.43

Capture and save online video.

3.5
Based on 18 user ratesRead reviews & comments
$29.95
This app is no longer supported by it's developer. You can find similar apps here.

FLV Spider overview

FLV Spider is a simple utility that allows you to capture online videos. So, if you see a cool online video, and would like to save it to your Mac or to your iPod, nothing is easier!

Just launch FLV Spider before you start to surf the Web. FLV Spider will automatically capture all online videos opened in a Web browser. Embedded Lossless Movie Trimmer lets you easily cut-off a portion of captured video, and Lossless Movie Joiner lets you easily join captured video/audio files into one continuous movie. Please read the help manual to learn more about these advanced tools.

Important: Only Flash videos are supported now. SilverLight videos will be supported soon.

What’s new in version 3.1.43

Updated on Dec 12 2015

Version 3.1.43:
  • Youtube videos capturing is bugfixed (no SSL only).
  • MPEG-TS streams detection is bugfixed.
  • Movie Trimmer is improved.
  • Overall stream capture stability is improved.

Information

License

Shareware

Size

18.6 MB

Downloads

34356

App requirements

  • Intel 32
  • PPC 32
  • Mac OS X 10.5 or later
  • Flash Player
  • * Previously available here
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Fariborz
Fariborz
Oct 17 2013
3.1.30
5.0
Oct 17 2013
5.0
Version: 3.1.30
I bought this application today. This is the ONLY program that captures video on ALL sites I've visited so far. I could even capture live streams of the Persian BBC which was not possible before. The DEMO version is very limited and doesn't show all its capabilities. Users who experience partial downloads should know that the demo version doesn't allow complete downloads. Despite a few tiny bugs I think it's the best video capturer I've ever bought. Fariborz AMIRSHAHI - Verona (Italy)
An-onymous
An-onymous
Apr 28 2013
3.1.20
4.0
Apr 28 2013
4.0
Version: 3.1.20
Rejoyce ! Finally, FLV spider can keep recording until the end of the movies (no more partially downloaded films). It makes it, by far, the best app in its category. I must admit that this LVSpider's developers have been working continuously to correct the many limits and drawbacks of FLV Spider. They have now achieved a truly efficient app. Future improvements, won't be so dramatic but they may still be welcome, for instance : - the capacity to start the copy from somewhere in the course of the movie (not necessarily at the beginning) - the possibility to opt for a direct download from a window's link (when available), as with iTubeDownloader or MpegStreamclip Congratulations for the good job. Please ensure that future updates do not ruin the present achievement (a possible issue because FLVSpider's updates automatically destroy the previously installed version).
An-onymous
An-onymous
Mar 17 2013
3.1.20
4.0
Mar 17 2013
4.0
Version: 3.1.20
Still stopping after a few minutes with the same cryptic message "Partially downloaded". It happens even when the site's window where the movie is played stays on top. Grrrrrrrr !
pnn314
pnn314
Mar 13 2013
3.1.20
4.5
Mar 13 2013
4.5
Version: 3.1.20
Hi everybody. Good news from http://home.flvspider.com. The developer upgrades free of charge all promotion versions of FLV Spider (which did not have the update function)! After upgrading FLV Spider to v3.1.20 I found that the program has become more stable. Now it works fine. I think that in terms of ease of use and quality the new version of FLV Spider works better than a program like Wondershare AllMyTube for Mac. In any case, all the sites I tried, I was able to download the video, but the program Wondershare AllMyTube for Mac sometimes refused to download videos.
An-onymous
An-onymous
Feb 23 2013
3.1.17
4.0
Feb 23 2013
4.0
Version: 3.1.17
Works only for some short films and some sites. Stops prematurely when the copy takes more than 15 minutes. It could be due to a failure in FLV's cache management, or FLV'sunability to update the connection when required by the site (including YouTube). Who knows? The error message(s) is totally worthless. In addition, when it stops prematurely FLV Spider cannot restart from where it stopped and - often - cannot even restart from the beginning. Lots of time lost without any hint to face the problem. IShowU is much more reliable but it must remain on top of the screen when it is operated. operating.
vandy
vandy
Feb 3 2013
3.1.17
3.5
Feb 3 2013
3.5
Version: 3.1.17
I'm the techie in my firm where our Chief Investment Strategist frequently interviewed by CNBC. They button up their flash videos and my firm needs a copy of these appearances. FLV Spider is a godsend! Not only is the software functional, intuitive and reliable their tech support is responsive. I didn't read the directions. We used to call that "RTFM" when I was a beta tester. It's sometimes a recipe for frustration but the folk at FLV Spider overlooked it and helped me over my ignorance with patience and understanding. To top it all off, I see from other reviews the updates are free and relatively frequent. All in all, an excellent tool.
Hilbo60
Hilbo60
Sep 22 2012
3.0.9
5.0
Sep 22 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.9
Works pretty darn well. Just a hats off to the author, following a hard drive crash I needed to re-install, emailed the author and received a fairly prompt reply, sorting me out. Makes a nice change from dealing with some of the big boys, who you can wait sometimes days for an answer. Top marks for customer care.
Mauro1
Mauro1
Aug 17 2012
3.0.9
0.0
Aug 17 2012
0.0
Version: 3.0.9
Instruction: Please copy the code above (select all 24 symbols of the code by mouse and then press Cmd+C key combination) and paste it into "Activation Code" input box of the "Activate Now!" dialogue. Then click "Activate" button. My question: Where is the "Activate Now" dialogue?
Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat
Jun 30 2012
3.0.9
2.0
Jun 30 2012
2.0
Version: 3.0.9
Not sure what utility this has. You can capture FLV and a lot of other formats using the DownloadHelper plug-in in FireFox. You get a whole lot more flexibility in what you DL and how. The ability to trim the video is available in the latest QT.
Dr-Mike
Dr-Mike
Jun 22 2012
3.0.8
5.0
Jun 22 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.8
Version 3.0.8 works with youtube.com again! Previous version had some troubles with capture from youtube. So, update is really worth of doing. New version also supports HD videos at vimeo.com. HD videos are saved in MP4 which I can copy to my HD video player without any conversion. It's just what I need.
An-onymous
An-onymous
Jun 13 2012
3.0.8
4.0
Jun 13 2012
4.0
Version: 3.0.8
I have bought FLV Spider pro several years ago and I appreciate its free updates. Some interface improvements have been made, like showing an image of each file being downloaded. However, they have slowed the capture considerably, resulting in a lot of perplexity trying to guess whether the capture is working or not. Unfortunately, FLV's rate of capture failure is still high (about 1/3 in my case). So failures + delayed/incomplete information about the capture rapidly become a pain i.t.a. But there is a domain where FLV is at the top of the "progress" : its anti-pirate procedures. A registred user cannot FLV Spider on two machines, without going through the whole licensing procedure (which includes emails more or less rapidly sent by FLV and more or less accessible by the registrated user). Indeed, FLV checks your machine number (hardware ID), thus making it extremely cumbersome that a same registred consumer changes the machine on which he wants to use his paid licence. So if you plan to use FLV on two different machines (eg a station and a laptop when you travel), be ready to repetitive and sometimes cumbersome registrations). If I had understood that FLV is limited to one machine, instead of one user, I should not have bought it.
Beautifulred1
Beautifulred1
May 1 2012
3.0.7
5.0
May 1 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.7
I have been looking for software to download video from Canadian TV stations (CBC and CTV) for a very long time, and this is the only one I have found that works. And it seems to work well. I would suggest the developer add a tag or statement that it works on Canadian sites, because I am not the only one in Canada searching for this. One small complaint, it cuts off the last second or two of the video, but this isn't a big deal. Very happy with this, thanks very much.
Dr-Mike
Dr-Mike
Apr 3 2012
3.0.7
5.0
Apr 3 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.7
Last version works for MP4 videos, originally recorded by iPhone 4S, supports some advanced MP4 features like frame flipping. And it captures some youtube movies which old version didn't, at least for me.
Dr-Mike
Dr-Mike
Apr 3 2012
3.0.7
5.0
Apr 3 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.7
This tool breaks its competitors, as it is universal flash video grabber. It works with any browser and any flash video web site. I used it at gbtv.com and few other sites with live video. It saves in MP4, which are compliant my hardware video player. This tool really does what it declares! The only I could suggest is to add WMV video capture. Many sites use this format. Therefore I've set four for features.
chris-com
chris-com
Jan 11 2012
3.0.5
1.0
Jan 11 2012
1.0
Version: 3.0.5
I'm giving this product a one-star review. Here's why. FLV Spider allows you to save flash videos, but all the while it saves them in its cache. If you want the video deleted from the cache, it wants you to pay for the pro version! What if you download something that you don't want others to run across? You have to PAY THEM to delete a file from your own computer? I would call this unethical at best. Extortion at worst. If you're in a situation where FLV spider has video files it won't let you delete, do the following. 1. Open terminal and type "lsof" (minus quotes.) 2. Search through the output (You may want to copy the output from terminal into a text editor.) for a path starting with "/private/var/folders/" After that, you'll see what appear to be many random characters, but toward the end, you'll see "/com.mp3flv.flvspider/" At the very end of the path, you'll see ".flv" 3. Copy the entire path. It will probably look something like this: /private/var/folders/5x/n00hxp2rddz0d93ieud50x_h0000gn/T/com.mp3flv.flvspider/cap/templwJi.flv 4. Then, using terminal, type "rm" and paste your whole path to the file. Then press enter. That will remove the cached file that FLV spider wants you to pay to be able to remove. I'm disgusted by this. And I can tell you this: anyone who would make their software work in this manner will never see one penny of my money. >:-(
Adreitz
Adreitz
Jan 10 2012
3.0.5
0.0
Jan 10 2012
0.0
Version: 3.0.5
Capturing RTMP streams isn't working for me. I followed all of the documentation and can see a stream building in Packet Peeper which has the features described in the help file (destination port 1935, source being my computer, etc.) but PP never shows the save dialog title of "Save RTMP Stream As...". It only ever says "Save Stream As...". But even if I did get a valid stream saved, there seems to be no way for FLV Spider to open it. The menu option in the File menu is completely absent. Is this a Pro-only feature? There is nothing to indicate this in the help file and it looks like the Pro features are normally indicated by a grayed-out menu item. Has anyone else tried it successfully?
Mike-Kot
Mike-Kot
Jan 10 2012
3.0.5
5.0
Jan 10 2012
5.0
Version: 3.0.5
Much better vs version 2! Captures live and ondemand videos! Yet to add WMV capture and I will perfectly happy!
An-onymous
An-onymous
Dec 30 2011
2.1.8
4.0
Dec 30 2011
4.0
Version: 2.1.8
BEWARE: this app is proposing an online update that destroys the previous version, then it asks for an activation code that was not provided (at least when purchasing version 2) and is pretendedly sent by email (address not recalled nor modifiable) after typing the reference order number. Then, when this reference is typed, the activation code is NOT emailed (at least within hours) and FLV becomes inaccessible. Once again this developer beats records in terms of security paranoia at the expense of users.
dylan201202
dylan201202
Aug 2 2011
2.1.7
2.5
Aug 2 2011
2.5
Version: 2.1.7
Boilsoft Video Joiner for mac can join AVI, MPEG, MPG, VOB, RM/RMVB, 3GP, ASF, WMV, WMA , MP4, MP4a, MKV or FLV files,etc. to one "non-stop" file on Mac OS.
Mike-B
Mike-B
Mar 24 2011
2.0.4
4.0
Mar 24 2011
4.0
Version: 2.0.4
Replying to all those, who complains for inability of some videos downloading - FLV Spider works with ANY websites, like YouTube.com, where live streaming is not used for the video delivery. You can easily understand if you're watching a live stream or not. Just take a look at the progress indicator of the web player. If you see that downloaded percentage is going ahead of the playback position, then this is not a live stream. In such case FLV Spider can be used. Vast majority of social websites do not use live streaming. As for problems with video capturing in version 2.0.2 and 2.0.3, those problems were caused by new versions of Flash Player, where Flash Video was cached in a different way. Latest Flash Player 10.2 also has changes, which should be reflected in the FLV Spider. New FLV Spider 2.0.4 works with Flash Player 10.2 correctly. FLV Spider was tested with both Safari, FireFox and Chrome and works with all of them. We appreciate any bug/problem reports, they will help us to keep the software up to date. Thanks to all users of FLV Spider!
Fariborz
Fariborz
Oct 17 2013
5.0
Oct 17 2013
5.0
Version: null
An-onymous
An-onymous
Apr 28 2013
4.0
Apr 28 2013
4.0
Version: null
pnn314
pnn314
Mar 13 2013
4.5
Mar 13 2013
4.5
Version: null
Monkeyjunkey
Monkeyjunkey
Mar 12 2013
0.5
Mar 12 2013
0.5
Version: null
vandy
vandy
Feb 3 2013
3.5
Feb 3 2013
3.5
Version: null
Hilbo60
Hilbo60
Sep 22 2012
5.0
Sep 22 2012
5.0
Version: null
Rubaiyat
Rubaiyat
Jun 30 2012
2.0
Jun 30 2012
2.0
Version: null
Veðrfölnir
Veðrfölnir
Jun 30 2012
0.5
Jun 30 2012
0.5
Version: null
Dr-Mike
Dr-Mike
Jun 22 2012
5.0
Jun 22 2012
5.0
Version: null
Beautifulred1
Beautifulred1
May 1 2012
5.0
May 1 2012
5.0
Version: null
Priosantos Jan
Priosantos Jan
Apr 4 2012
1.5
Apr 4 2012
1.5
Version: null
chris-com
chris-com
Jan 11 2012
1.0
Jan 11 2012
1.0
Version: null
Mike-Kot
Mike-Kot
Jan 10 2012
5.0
Jan 10 2012
5.0
Version: null
Davidson69
Davidson69
Sep 18 2011
5.0
Sep 18 2011
5.0
Version: null
LizBo
LizBo
Sep 12 2011
5.0
Sep 12 2011
5.0
Version: null
dylan201202
dylan201202
Aug 2 2011
2.5
Aug 2 2011
2.5
Version: null
Parygot
Parygot
May 10 2011
4.0
May 10 2011
4.0
Version: null
Mike-B
Mike-B
Mar 24 2011
4.0
Mar 24 2011
4.0
Version: null
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