xVideoServiceThief (xVST)

xVideoServiceThief (xVST) is an application designed to help you download your favorite clips from popular video sharing services.

Besides the fact that it provides support for a wide array of well-known websites, xVideoServiceThief also boasts a powerful video conversion feature that automatically converts downloaded clips to a user-defined format.

While the interface is very clean and intuitive, a very good thing is that xVideoServiceThief comes with drag and drop support, which means you can easily drag a link over the main window to instantly start a new download.

And speaking of the main window, it displays the video name, size, progress, time and speed, along with some other stats such as videos count, downloading and download speed. Plus, there are dedicated buttons to manage the downloads, including the typical start, pause and cancel, as well as a special field to configure downloads folder.

Another good thing about xVideoServiceThief is the fact that it comes with plugin support, which means support for new websites can be added with ease.

Plus, in case you wish to restrict download from adult websites or any other supported online video sharing service, there's a special screen in the “Options” menu to configure the blocked content and set up a password.

As for conversion, the supported formats include AVI, WMV, MPG, MP4, 3GP and MP3, each coming with special settings for video resolution and frame rate, audio sampling rate and output quality.

xVideoServiceThief does a very good job when it comes to downloading and converting video files, but the download speed also depends on your Internet connection, so it may take a while to get the job done.

Overall, xVideoServiceThief is a very easy to use online video downloader, offering an easy to use interface and support for an impressively large collection of websites. A portable version is available (just download the ZIP version).