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Downie

Video download for OS X. Downie supports at this moment over 1,000 different sites. Created by Charlie Monroe

Commercial
Mac

Video downloader for OS X with support for YouTube and other 1000 sites.

Key Features

Supports many sites - currently supports over 1,000 different sites (including YouTube, Vimeo, etc.) and the number is rapidly growing.

4K video YouTube support - unlike many other YouTube downloaders, Downie supports HD video on YouTube, up to 4K.

Postprocessing - need your video in MP4 for iTunes? Or want just the audio track? No problem, Downie can handle this for you automatically! More Info »

Quick support - I respond to emails usually within 24 hours and often add support for requested sites in the next update.

Frequent updates - Don‘t wait weeks for new sites to be supported, or bugs to be fixed! Downie is updated about once a week with new features, sites supported, etc.

International - not only that Downie supports country-specific sites, it is localized into various languages. If your language is missing, contact us - we can offer you a free license in exchange for a translation.

Downie is listed in

MyBestOfTheBest, macOS Loadout, Utilidades, and Quality macOS-only apps

Links to official Downie sites

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Pricing Information

One time purchase (perpetual license)

Feature

Drag n drop Add a feature

Category

Tags

video-downloading youtube-downloader

Downie was added by elik in Jan 2016 and the latest update was made in Jan 2019. The list of alternatives was updated Jul 2019. It's possible to update the information on Downie or report it as discontinued, duplicated or spam.

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