iTubeGrabber

Name: iTubeGrabber
Rating: 3 (1 reviews)

1.0.3

14 February 2010

Capture audio and video streams.

Overview

iTube Grabber enables you to capture almost any audio and/or video stream.

Most video streams are in Flash Video format and cannot be played with QuickTime by default. If wanted iTube Grabber can automatically convert to several formats and presets (iPod, iPhone, MP4, MPEG, ...)

With the very intuitive user interface you can browse and capture with ease.

What's new in iTubeGrabber

Version 1.0.3:

Fixed issue when quitting.

iTubeGrabber Screenshots

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Duo test with iTube Grabber and iTubeX Did several tests with both utilities and this is what I came up with: * Both capture most stream videos with no problems from the leading video sites. * Both can convert the downloaded flv videos to several codecs. However, iTube Grabber can do this automatically and without the need to install 3th-party packs. iTubeX needs the Perian pack to do this. Not a big deal but some people do not like to install extra stuff. Worth mentioning. * Both have a very good integrated browser detecting a full acid test. * I like the iTube Grabber interface more then the dull Safari like iTubeX. It goes without saying this is a personal preference. * iTube Grabber has a neat stream history. Incredibly handy to catch hidden streams on some pages. This said, multi streams on one page is not very common but if it is there you can make the best of it. iTubeX does not feature this. * iTubeX does not have a visible indication if there is a stream found. iTube Grabber tells the user this by a red grab button. * iTube Grabber lacks a browse history. * iTube Grabber has a "true" OS X interface. iTubeX has some issues (no correct Safari button behavior, no correct preference window, no correct about window, refreshing does not work correct - you have to press it twice, there is no shortcut to close windows and some more tiny bity annoyances) * iTubeX has multi language support. iTube Grabber not. My verdict: Both utilities do what they advertise namely grabbing videos and they both do a very good job. iTube Grabber has a advantage of doing some operations automatically such as converting, a stream history and having a "true" OS X interface. This gives iTube Grabber a small overall advantage for me. iTube Grabber is still in beta so I guess we can expect some more improvements. Therefore it is fair to rate iTube Grabber one star more then iTubeX.

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Version 0.9.2b

This version won't download anything.I get an error message that an error has occurred no matter what I select.

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Version 1.0.3

Ahem... My computer is probably cursed by some voodoo wizard, but none of the versions I tried of iTubeGrabber, iTubeX Ultimate and some other grabbers have ever worked for me without crashing or else... Until I discovered Tooble today! (thanks to ROBERTCOOGAN2 who mentionned it, see iTubeGrabber's reviews) It's not a viewer and its interface is not very stylish, but at least it wooooorks! (and nevertheless, it's free!) As for the browsers/viewers, you might try MacTubes or Minitube. (I still have to try Youview and FLV Spider)

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Version 1.0.3

2 answer(s)

Aargl

19 March 2010

Ok... I have to answer myself: MacTubes can also download movies, but you have to dig a little to find the function and then to try which codec it can download. As for a browser only app, Minitube is very efficient and simple. Youview is not bad but to have the download working you have to pay! (Waow, what a freeware! ;-)

Version 1.0.3

Aargl

27 March 2010

Yet another self-reply... ;-) Ok, after trying all that I could find around, here's my verdict: Minitube is the best for browsing but doesn't download. Tooble is nice but lately there's always this "Pro" ad at start... So I came back to MacTubes, which is probably the best compromise and FREE. It's absolutely insane that paying apps such don't work while free ones do!!!

Version 1.0.3

Nice that the app works so well...but why pay for something when others do the same identical thing for free?

Version 0.9.27

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Gregm

16 January 2010

Name them, please. I have tried a few with poorer results.

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Version 0.9.28

ben-marko

17 January 2010

Tooble, YouTube Downloader, FLV Play, MacTubes. Just from doing a search here on MacUpdate. Others are probably out there as well, I didn't do a Google search. I personally use an older version of iTube X, works very well (and was still freeware back then). Also bringing up Safari's Activity window, finding the file, and then pressing the Option key while left-clicking on the YouTube movie file in that window will download the same movie, and QuickTime will play the movie.

Version 0.9.28

Bousozoku

17 January 2010

I'm not sure why you're knocking this one when the one you use the most has gone through a similar transition from free beta to paid version. It would be nice if all the houses, cars, and food were free also, but people have to make a living somehow. If you weren't paid for your work, would you be happy?

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Version 0.9.28

ben-marko

18 January 2010

Then you missed the point completely... I was pointing out all of the freeware apps that are available that do the same thing. The same thing...so hence the reason I still use a freeware version. Why pay for something when you can get it for free? And why does a developer devote time and energy to an app, expecting to charge for it, when so many other options are out there for free? This is not a house, or car, or anything else of that nature. It is software. Didn't you see the other FREE alternatives I listed? Besides, if you saw a car being offered for a set price, and saw another care that had the same features for free, you would go for the free car, no?

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Version 0.9.28

PorkPieHat

25 July 2011

Robertcoogan, here's the fault in your argument: If you actually try all those apps you'll discover that many of them work only on certain (crappy) sites, and the rest — which are designed to be omnivorous — only really work maybe 20% of the time. I think I've tried around 70% of them over the last 5 years, retrying selected ones from time to time, and the only one that nearly always works for me is CosmoPod — another shareware app. But despite the existence of so many free ones (that don't work), CosmoPod is well worth its price of only $11.90 (don't tell the dev this, but I'd pay even more than that as long as it keeps kicking the competition's collective keisters!). But alas, for the first time in at least 2 years, Cosmo is currently at odds with both Safari 5.1 and Lion, so I'll just have to wait for an update — which its devoted dev has already promised will be ready for his adoring fans in a day or two. Though I haven't tried the free xVideoThief in a while....

ben-marko

25 July 2011

Ha ha, good one pork. I too have tried many of the same apps and about half actually don't preform up as well as advertised. But there are still many free alternatives. The fault in your argument is that you missed the point completely. There are still stable, free alternatives available. My all-time favorite is still Window / Activity, then option+click the file. Free movie saved, playable by QuickTime, VLC, etc. Easy. Try and do a more thorough read next time.

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Nice app. But two upgrades within a single 24-hr. period is one too many.

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Version 0.9.26

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Bousozoku

03 January 2010

It's a beta test release. Bugs are found and fixed. Maybe, the developer should leave the bugs there and fix them a month later, by which time you'll have posted that you didn't like that the developer didn't do anything about the bugs?

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Version 0.9.26

I am using this from day one and it has grown to a very nicely crafted application. Always thought it would be free but the low asking price is reasonable. I would gladly pay $7 for this great software. Gets a full 5 stars from me.

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Version 0.9.23

Something tells me 0.9.21 is going to stop working pretty soon, forcing us all to upgrade to the commercial version.I hope the developer will at least be straightforward when it happens by warning us before we download and delete the beta that worked fine. It's also VERY frustrating to have to read that the free version stopped working due to the sudden appearance of "...an unspecified bug in the Mac OSX operating system."

Version 0.9.23

4 answer(s)

Itb-Dev

21 December 2009

Some things to clear out: - Every public Beta version has a expire date. Mostly about 3 weeks after it was released. - The initial release 1.0 will cost about $7 or $9 (most probably $7). This asking fee is merely for maintaining my server costs and will encourage me keeping this up-to-date. I am not into making big money with iTB. :-) - All active beta testers who helped me out will receive a free registration.

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Version 0.9.23

kosovarnye@yahoo-com

21 December 2009

Some things to clear UP: 1.) I beta tested your unfinished software. Pay me $7, or better still just leave the beta ersion functional. 2.) Not all beta versions of software expire. I have used certain beta pre 1.0 software for years. 3.) You don't agree? Fine. I've already downloaded the free Tooble version 2.6.4. C'est la vie! or is it "Hasta la vista?"

Version 0.9.23

Itb-Dev

22 December 2009

About expire date: I was refering to the iTB betas. This to make sure everyone was always using the latest beta so I do not get bug reports of older versions. If you do not want to pay a small fee there are tons of free alternatives. No problem. Peace

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Version 0.9.23

Itb-Dev

22 December 2009

@KOSOVAR1: All active beta testers did send me a lot of mails. If you did ... you will receive a free registration too. No worries.

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Version 0.9.23

The support by the developer is outstanding: a problem submitted on a Saturday evening about an exception of class NilObjectException not being handled and requiring the app to be shut down, was solved within a few hours.

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Version 0.9.23

A must download for people who love to capture streaming movies. This one really does what it advertises. The bonus to convert to multiple codecs is a great addition I did not found on other capture utilities. One question though, will it be free at initial 1.0 release? I would pay if needed but free is always nicer. ;-) ;-) Kudos to the developer to make the beta public.

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Version 0.9.21

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Younkint

20 December 2009

From the developers web site: "The initial release will probably cost about $9. This beta is fully functional and free." $9 is about right, especially considering how many folks have run the beta which must have greatly aided development. $20 would be way too much. The developer will have to decide whether to sell a few at a high price, or sell many at a lower price. You'd think that choice would be easy; how many Wal-Marts are there compared to the number of Macy's?

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Version 0.9.23