Free Vimeo Downloader

Free Vimeo Downloader is an easy-to-use software program that enables you to quickly download videos from the Vimeo video sharing website and save them to your computer. It features just a couple of options that can be easily figured out.

Pay attention to the installer

The setup procedure doesn't take long. However, because it's ad-supported, Free Vimeo Downloader offers to download and install third-party components that it doesn't actually need to work properly. These offers can be declined to make a clean setup, though, provided that you don't rush through the wizard steps.

Simple interface and options

Based on a small horizontal window, the interface is user-friendly and contains just a few buttons. You can type or paste the Vimeo link, preview the thumbnail in the main window, as well as specify the preferred quality level and output destination before initializing the downloading procedure.
This task doesn't take a long time, after which you can click a link to open the output directory without leaving Free Vimeo Downloader's interface. As far as general options are concerned, you can input your Vimeo authentication details (user name and password), as well as apply a proxy configuration for connecting to the Internet.

Evaluation and conclusion

The utility didn't put a strain on the overall performance of the machine in our tests, as it needed low CPU and RAM to work properly. However, it prompted an error several times, notifying us that it failed to parse the given link. We must also take into account the fact tat Free Vimeo Downloader hasn't been updated for a long time, and it likely has compatibility issues with the current Vimeo URL protocol.