All Video Downloader

Review by eFreeware

Saving a clip you have found online is rarely as simple as it should be. Many sites give you a player and nothing else, so the choice is to keep a link and hope it stays live, or hunt for a separate utility that handles the file properly. All Video Downloader is one answer to that: a free Android app from InShot Inc. that browses, grabs and stores video, music and pictures on your device.

It is not a small, obscure project. The install count sits above 100 million, and the average rating is 4.7 from 1,088,863 scores, which tells you this is a mainstream tool rather than a niche experiment. It has been listed since July 2018 and was updated in September 2026, so the developer is still working on it. It is free to install, carries ads and offers in-app purchases.

What follows is a look at what the app is built to do, how its main pieces fit together, and the conditions that come attached, so you can judge whether it belongs on your phone.

Browsing and saving in one place

The core of the app is a built-in browser. You use it to visit social networks and video sites, and when a page loads with a video on it, the app detects the media and offers a download button. Play the clip first if you want to check it is the right one, then tap to save it. The same browser doubles as your viewing window, so the whole loop of finding something and keeping it happens without switching apps.

There is a second route for people who prefer their usual browser. Copy the link of a video you like, paste it into All Video Downloader, and it will fetch the file from there. Downloading via video extension links is also supported. Between the two methods, most everyday cases are covered: browse inside the app, or bring a link in from outside.

Bookmarks are included for sites you return to often, which matters more than it sounds. If you follow a handful of channels or pages regularly, saving them inside the app removes a layer of searching every time you open it.

A download manager that behaves like one

The manager is where this app does its real work. Downloads can be paused, resumed and removed, and failed transfers can be picked up again rather than started from scratch. Several files can run at the same time, large files are supported, and transfers continue in the background so you are not pinned to the progress screen. A download bar shows where each job stands.

The app handles more than video. It saves music and pictures too, and the format list is wide: MP3, M4A, MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI and WMV for media, plus DOC, XLS, PDF and TXT for documents. That breadth is unusual for a tool marketed around video, and it makes the app a general-purpose file saver rather than a one-trick downloader.

Downloads run over Wi-Fi as well as 2G, 3G and 4G cellular networks, and files can be written to an SD card. If your phone storage is tight, that last point is the difference between using the app and giving up on it.

Offline playback and a locked folder

Once a file is on your device, the built-in player takes over. It plays saved videos without buffering, which is the payoff for downloading in the first place: your saved clips work on a flight, in a basement, or anywhere the signal drops. You are not dependent on the site staying up or the connection holding.

Saved files can be kept in a password-protected folder. The developer pitches this as a privacy feature, and it is the sort of thing that matters if you share a phone or hand it to someone else regularly. It is a simple idea, but it changes how comfortable you feel keeping personal media on a device others can pick up.

The app is described as simple and elegant in design, made by a team the developer says won a Google Play Best of 2017 award. Design claims are easy to make, so I would treat that as context rather than a reason to install. What matters is whether the browser, manager and player hold together as a workflow, and on the developer's account they do.

What the app asks of you

Two permissions are listed: network access, needed to download files, and read/write access to the SD card, needed to save them. Both follow directly from what the app does. If you are uneasy about an app that both browses and writes files, that discomfort is reasonable, but nothing suggests a broader reach.

The legal position is stated plainly by the developer. The app is not affiliated with or authorized by any social media site, and responsibility for what you download, including re-uploading content or infringing intellectual property rights, rests with you. The app is intended for users aged 13 and older. These are not small print to skim past; they define what you are agreeing to when you tap download.

The commercial side is equally direct. The app is free, it contains ads, and it offers in-app purchases. That combination is common for a tool at this scale, and it is worth knowing before you install rather than after.

The kind of user this fits

This app is built for people who want to keep things they find online. If you follow accounts that post clips you rewatch, or you save music and images as well as video, the combination of an in-app browser, a capable manager and offline playback covers the whole job. The password-protected folder adds a layer of control that a plain downloader would not give you.

It also suits anyone with patchy connectivity. Downloading over cellular or Wi-Fi and then playing back offline means the quality of your connection stops dictating when you can watch something. The SD card support helps if your phone's internal storage fills quickly.

The conditions are part of the decision. You need to be 13 or older, you are responsible for the rights attached to anything you save, and you accept ads and in-app purchases in exchange for a free app. Someone who wants an entirely clean, paid tool with no advertising will find the trade-off here less appealing.

A dependable utility with clear conditions

All Video Downloader does a specific job and does it in a way that covers the obvious gaps: browse or paste a link, let the manager handle the transfer, play the result offline, and keep private files behind a password. The wide format support and the pause, resume and background behavior make it more than a bare download button. A 4.7 average across more than a million ratings suggests the approach lands with a large audience.

The caveats are stated by the developer rather than hidden: ads, in-app purchases, an age floor of 13, and full responsibility on you for what you download and how you use it. None of those are unusual for a free tool of this type, but they are real.

If you want a free Android app that browses, downloads and plays back media without fuss, and you are comfortable with those terms, this is a sensible one to try. If you would rather pay for an ad-free tool or you need no involvement with third-party content rights, the fit is weaker.