DownloadHelper Version History

Download videos and images from many sites


Version: 4.5

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  • Uploaded 8 months ago
  • Works with Songbird 0.7.0 - 1.2.*

From version 4.4.1 to 4.5

    * Here is an improvement that has been requested by many users for a long time: getting a meaningful default file name instead of just a serie of digits that you get from most sites. Details about the Smart Naming feature are there: http://www.downloadhelper.net/smartname.php.
    * Filtered out some special characters in file names when using the Capture from YouTube link(s) method.
    * Updated locales.

From version 4.4 to 4.4.1

    * Fixed broken gallery capture.
    * Fixed YouTube widget menu: the menu attached to the widget was misplaced, due to a bug in Gecko (Firefox layout engine), revealed by a change in YouTube page structure. This was causing the Quick Download service to be started immediately instead of giving the menu choice.
    * Fixed exception in converter path setting (this could occur on non-Windows platforms only).
    * Updated locales.

From version 4.3 to 4.4

    * Extended download menu: when you move the mouse over the videos in the download menu, you can see a sub-menu giving direct access to all possible actions you can take on this media (Download, Download & Convert, Copy url to clipboard, ...). Note that you can still click the main entry as it was before, with your configured quick keys. If you prefer the old way menu, you can easily switch back from the extension preferences, section General, tab Behavior, parameter Extended download menu.
    * The History feature now also tracks MP4 files, not only FLV.
    * Added Czech locale.

From version 4.2 to 4.3

    * Ever been annoyed getting video ads triggering DownloadHelper notification ? The new black list feature allows to filter out some media hosting sites. Check the preferences, section Capture, tab Black list, or hold CTRL when clicking on the video to launch the Add to black list service.
    * Added video search from within the extension system menu (right-click on the DownloadHelper icon).
    * Many minor fixes and improvements in the user interface.

From version 4.1 to 4.2

    * All known YouTube high quality formats are now handled. See the YouTube preferences help page for details on the configuration.
    * MP3Tunes services, such as sending a video directly to your mobile phone, are fully integrated with the capability to upload the audio track and/or the full video. See this page for details and demo videos.
    * Added mobile phone 3GP pre-defined conversion format. Click here to add this format to your list of configurations. For details about embedded video conversion, visit this page.
    * Fixed 'Media' sub-menu disappearing suddenly in the Tools and context menus.
    * Added Russian locale.
    * Several minor fixes.


Version: 3.5.1

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  • Uploaded about 1 year ago
  • Works with Songbird 0.7.0 - 1.0.*

* Added a safe mode to enforce child protection. When you switch DownloadHelper to this mode, it becomes impossible to access explicit content sites from either the extension or our web site. More details here.
    * Added a pre-defined mode for converting to iPhone. This mode is directly accessible for new installations, otherwise you can load the iPhone mode from this page.
    * Fixed an issue causing some videos to be missed when using YouTube bulk downloads from selected links.
    * Removed some error console warnings displayed when in 'strict' mode.
    * When in a YouTube page, if the video has a high-quality version, a new entry (HQ) is automatically shown in the download menu to get directly this video version.
    * When using the YouTube bulk download (select a set of links to YouTube pages, right click, choose Download video(s) from YouTube link(s)), the high-quality version of the videos are downloaded if available.
    * Default video conversion format is for Windows Media Player.


Version: 3.2.2

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  • Uploaded about 1 year ago
  • Works with Songbird 0.7.0 - 0.7.*

* New conversion configurations have been added: regular MPEG and WMV
* Video conversion to iPod has been fixed
* The height of the DownloadHelper icon in the status bar has been fixed
* Vietnamese locale added


Version: 3.2.1

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  • Uploaded about 1 year ago
  • Works with Songbird 0.7.0 - 0.7.*

Updated compatibility to songbird 0.7.*


Version: 3.2

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  • Uploaded about 1 year ago
  • Works with Songbird 0.5 - 0.7pre