Freemake gone to hell

jonnyvh · 23. Mar 2015, 11:12 AM

I can't believe Freemake , it used to just have Open Candy which was annoying enough , i don't know what they did but it's completely out of control now .

Not only did Eset online scanner find about 8 different things but even Mbam is finding pages full of crap , what a nightmare .

Just thought i would give a heads up

J_L · 23. Mar 2015, 12:56 PM

I've already posted about how they insert a promotional frame for any converted videos longer than ~5 minutes, so they were already crap back then:
http://www.techsupportalert.com/free...converter.html

George.J · 24. Mar 2015, 11:45 AM

Lot of crapware inside a good product doesn't get my vote. Left it ages ago.

Remah · 24. Mar 2015, 07:44 PM

My entire experience with Freemake has been negative.

Every free version has at least one big gotcha that makes the product unusable for real world activities.

ehorwitz1 · 25. Mar 2015, 09:37 PM

I recently installed Freemake on an XP machine and get just about daily system error messages, multiple event log errors and requests to send info to MS.

Those of you who have 'moved on' from Freemake - what are you using instead? I'd like a good alternative.

Thanks!

-E.

J_L · 26. Mar 2015, 06:24 AM

Personally, I use ShanaEncoder, but that may be too complex for some.

George.J · 26. Mar 2015, 06:33 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by ehorwitz1

I recently installed Freemake on an XP machine and get just about daily system error messages, multiple event log errors and requests to send info to MS.

Those of you who have 'moved on' from Freemake - what are you using instead? I'd like a good alternative.

Thanks!

-E.

There are many products from Freemake. What are you looking for?

jonnyvh · 27. Mar 2015, 04:25 PM

I have not found an alternative that works like Freemake (copy paste url) , there does seem to be other offerings but none that are easy and crapware free.

George.J · 28. Mar 2015, 04:56 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by jonnyvh

I have not found an alternative that works like Freemake (copy paste url) , there does seem to be other offerings but none that are easy and crapware free.

It seems you are talking about Freemake Video Downloader. Since I haven't yet reviewed the Best Free Video Downloader category yet, I'm unable to give you the best options in that category.

Although, I used to use xVideoServiceThief which works like Freemake, to copy-paste url and download videos. It was excellent, no adware like Freemake products. It also has a parental filter, where you can disable downloading from Adult websites. Since switching to Windwos 8 it didn't work well but that was a long time ago, and now I rely on download manager itself to download videos for me.

Among the download managers I've tested EagleGet and Xtreme Download Manager had the best video detection and download capability. EagleGet hands down is the best at this field, but a new version of XDM 5.0 beta has been released, and it's getting excellent. Both have portable versions.

If you dont' want to download any software, you might as well try out Keepvid or Savevid.

jonnyvh · 28. Mar 2015, 07:49 PM

Wow, George thats fantastic info , thank you so much my friend.

23. Mar 2015, 11:12 AM	#1 (permalink)
jonnyvh Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 5	Freemake gone to hell I can't believe Freemake , it used to just have Open Candy which was annoying enough , i don't know what they did but it's completely out of control now . Not only did Eset online scanner find about 8 different things but even Mbam is finding pages full of crap , what a nightmare . Just thought i would give a heads up

24. Mar 2015, 11:45 AM	#3 (permalink)
George.J Editor Join Date: Oct 2010 Posts: 1,950	Lot of crapware inside a good product doesn't get my vote. Left it ages ago. __________________ If you seek for attention, do common things in life in an uncommon way!

24. Mar 2015, 07:44 PM	#4 (permalink)
Remah Senior Member Join Date: Jul 2010 Location: New Zealand Posts: 1,741	My entire experience with Freemake has been negative. Every free version has at least one big gotcha that makes the product unusable for real world activities. __________________ Better to light a candle ... than to curse the darkness.

25. Mar 2015, 09:37 PM	#5 (permalink)
ehorwitz1 Member Join Date: Nov 2008 Posts: 1	Best alternatives? I recently installed Freemake on an XP machine and get just about daily system error messages, multiple event log errors and requests to send info to MS. Those of you who have 'moved on' from Freemake - what are you using instead? I'd like a good alternative. Thanks! -E.

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23. Mar 2015, 12:56 PM	#2 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,003	I've already posted about how they insert a promotional frame for any converted videos longer than ~5 minutes, so they were already crap back then: http://www.techsupportalert.com/free...converter.html

26. Mar 2015, 06:24 AM	#6 (permalink)
J_L Co-Author, Best Free Security List Join Date: Dec 2008 Posts: 2,003	Personally, I use ShanaEncoder, but that may be too complex for some.

27. Mar 2015, 04:25 PM	#8 (permalink)
jonnyvh Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 5	I have not found an alternative that works like Freemake (copy paste url) , there does seem to be other offerings but none that are easy and crapware free.

28. Mar 2015, 07:49 PM	#10 (permalink)
jonnyvh Member Join Date: Mar 2015 Posts: 5	Wow, George thats fantastic info , thank you so much my friend.