Yes, [@AussiePete] though the Audials setup program is small, it downloads ~900+ MB to complete ( dot net, visual c, ffmpeg, audio and video players, 32- and 64-bit versions, net capture filters, CD wizard, and it has common modules with Audials One, Recorder, Radio, and TV for direct incorporation all together in one user interface if you want to upgrade ), but, considering the benefits of the features, that’s what it takes to make it work and work well – and it does for me.
Alternatives: free AbelsSoft YSD YouTube Song Downloader also downloads support materials ( dot net ), has way fewer features, and for me, almost never has recovered from a lock up, requiring me to manually figure out what was downloaded and what failed, and to manually look for and try the failures again, and it will download the same stuff over and over and over without giving a clue or a warning.
Alternatively, Audials as not only self-recovered from a lock up, but is able to catalog successful downloads, then warn or ignore attempted duplicate downloads, and it finds and downloads way more stuff from way more places out there.
I use each tool for what they are good at
– AbelsSoft for ONE download, usually from a YouTube link I am watching,
– Audials for whole collections of interesting stuff to explore later, occasionally searching for one particular artist in depth.
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Potential uninstall challenges? Why worry?
– why uninstall, it’s great software, it’s an unlimited key to an Internet full of music that I can make my own,
– 1 GB is nothing on a modern drive,
– it has it’s own uninstaller, and there are free uninstallers that cleanup leftovers, no worries.
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So, [@AussiePete], explore, and tell us how it works for you – no speculation, please!
Thanks in advance for exploring this and sharing.
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