Computer Tips From A Computer Guy

Posted: 28 Jul 2009 03:26 AM PDT

Ever want to download a video from the Hulu website? If you don't know what Hulu is yet, it's an awesome site for watching TV shows and movies online for free. However, it only allows you to stream content to your computer, kind of like how YouTube works.

Of course, there are a hundred tools to download YouTube videos, but nothing for Hulu, until now! Hulu Video Downloader is a free program that will save Hulu videos to your PC and convert them to popular formats such as AVI, MPEG, FLV, WMV, etc.

Overall, the app is not the best looking or most easy to use app I've ever worked with. Actually, it has some strange quirks that might frustrate some!

To start off, you simply copy and paste the URL of the Hulu video you want to download. Before you press the Add button, make sure to click on one of the empty slots in the table below.

Once you hit the Add button, you should get a message a few seconds later with some kind of script error. At this point, click YES and the video should begin to download.

The program comes in a free version and a paid version. The free version only allows you to download up to three videos per session. If you want to download more, you have to close the program and open it again.

Also, the paid version allows you to download the Hulu videos in a higher quality format.

The program also supports other popular online video sites, such as YouTube, Vimeo, and more. Enjoy! [via LifeHacker]