MiniTool Video Converter Review: the best free video converter?

Video conversion is something we do frequently for different purposes; sometimes, we convert videos to make them compatible with a specific media player, other times, people may convert their movies to make them handy and save on digital storage devices. A free video converter software is a handy utility for everyone.

Minitool Video Converter

The Minitool Video Converter promises a lot of features, support multiple formats, and flaunts a user-friendly interface. It is a convenient video software that is available for free and comes with an online video downloader tool. This video converter can convert multiple videos at a go; plus, it supports audio conversions, too.

Tech Specs and System Requirements

• RAM: at least 4GB Ram
• HDD space: at least 400MB free space
• OS: Windows OS 10, 8, and 7
• Supported formats; all video and audio formats
• CPU: Intel Core i3 processors and above

Features of Minitool Free Video Converter

The Minitool Free Video Converter software comes with a couple of impressive features for its users.

Free Video Downloader

A free video downloader tool is available on this software; it helps to grab and download videos from YouTube. Interestingly, with this free (extensive) feature of the Minitool Video Converter software, you can download 4K Youtube videos and playlists.

Intuitive Interface

One of the best things a software app can offer is an intuitive, user-friendly interface. Well, this Minitool free video converter flaunts a clean, easy to navigate interface that’s worth talking about. The interface lets you access every tool this is available for use.

Converts Videos and Audios

Whether you’re looking for a video converter or an audio converter software, this Minitool video converter offers both services. It is a multimedia conversion software, supports over 1000 video and audio formats. This includes MP4, MOV, MKV, AVI, WMV, M4V for video and MP3, WAV, M4A, WMA, AAC, FLAC, AC3 for audios.

Batch Video Processing

You can upload multiple videos to this free video converter and process/convert them at a go. This is possible because the software supports bulk/batch video or audio conversion. Plus, it process the files quite at a commendable fast speed.

Drag n Drop Interface

The interface of Minitool Video Converter allows you to upload files by simplying dragging them to the software window. There are equally others ways of uploading your video or audio files.

Minitool Free Video Converter Review

The first thing I checked was for a built-in video editor or video player, but unfortunately, there is no such tool on this software. I’ve pretty used a bunch of video conversion software applications, and virtually all of them support a built-in video editor or video player. However, this isn’t a complete turn off for this software as it is really fast in uploading your files and applying settings.

Also, I love the dark-themed interface, which is pretty intuitive and easy to understand. You are presented with two tabs – “Video Convert” and “Video Download;” The former is for video conversion, while the latter is for downloading YouTube videos.

One of the interesting things I love about this software is the fact that it doesn’t opt you to buy a pro version; it appears free for lifetime. Now, that’s a big “Thumbs UP” and for me, this compensates the absence of a built-in video editor.

More so, you can change the name of the video, customize the output formats; like, you can change the settings of the formats by clicking on the “edit” icon that lies beside the name. The simplicity and flexibility of this software makes it an excellent choice for almost everyone in need of a video conversion software.

There are lots of formats you can convert to, and you can upload as many files as possible at a go. Minitool Free Video Converter is perfect for the need and you don’t have to pay for what you get.

How To Use Minitool Free Video Converter

First things first, you need to download the software from the official Minitool website. Then, you should install the software and launch it to start converting bulk videos for free.

First Step:

When you launch the Minitool Video Converter, load your video files or folders. Thus can be done by dragging the file/folder to the software interface, or clicking the “Add” buttons. You can upload more than one file.

Second Step:

There is no ritual-process to follow to convert your videos. Simply click on the “Arrow” icon on your video file to choose an output format you want to convert the video to; however if there is more than one video that you wish to convert to the same format, simply click on the “Convert all files to” button at the downside of the software window.

Third Step:

Click on the “Convert” button beside your video to start converting to your specified format. Or, you can click on “Convert All” to convert all the videos at once. The conversion speed is pretty impressive and you will see the progress bar. Also, you can stop the conversion progress if you wish.

You can always pick a folder where the converted videos will be saved. The output folder option is available at the bottom area.

How To Download Videos With Minitool Free Video Converter

Simply launch the software and toggle to the “Video Download” tab. Sign in to your Youtube account and search for the video(s) you wish to download. Alternatively, you can copy the YouTube video URL and paste it on the address bar to search and download the video.

Availability and Pricing

Minitool Video Converter is available for Windows OS computers and it has no PRO version. Thus, there’s no pricing chat for this software – it is free forever.

My Verdict

If you need a video conversion software for any reason at all, this one from Minitool would definitely serve the need. The interface is superb, and the “video downloading” feature works very fine. The one “CON” of this software is the absence of a built-in video editor or video player.

Originally posted on July 16, 2020 @ 10:47 am