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Downie

Name: Downie
Rating: 4.7 (3 reviews)

20 likes

Video downloader for macOS with support for YouTube and other 1200 sites.

Cost / License

Pay once
Proprietary

Application typeApplication types

Origin

Czechia
EU

Platforms

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Features

User-guided extraction
Video Download
YouTube Downloader
Drag and Drop

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Slitherin added Downie as alternative to ClipHearth
7 days ago
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about 1 month ago
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about 1 month ago
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2 months ago

Comments and Reviews

Top Positive Comment

Dylan Hull

★★★★★

Nov 16, 2017

I really love the fact that it's a stand-alone app versus solely a browser extension, even though it does give you the option to install an extensions for any/all major browsers as well.

Downie supports an incredibly long list of compatible video hosting sites. My favorite part is the built in search function. I searched for a band I liked on youtube, found the latest concert recording, and Downie immediately started to download it, in the highest possible definition, by default! It's perfect for all my video-downloading purposes. It also supports 4k!

Mojosam

★★★★★

Feb 12, 2024

This is one of the easiest downloaders, and it's able to download from almost any site. Most of the time it is able to figure out how to download the video automatically. When it can't figure it out, it has the User-Guided Extraction mode. In that mode, it opens its own browser and lists the video feeds that it sees. You select the one you think is correct. You can try several times until you find the correct one. The browser also allows you to log into a site if the video you want is behind a paywall.

FYI, it can't download Netflix videos or anything similarly encrypted, but I don't know of anything that can.

Guest

★★★★★

Jul 1, 2020

Works always well. Excellent to use Downie with Permute, of same Developer. Good Support from Charlie Monroe!

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Install from the command line

brew install --cask downie

Be careful what you paste into a terminal. Check what a command installs before running it.

What is Downie?

Video downloader for macOS with support for YouTube and other 1200 sites. Ever wished you could save a video from the Internet? Search no more, Downie is what you're looking for. Easily download videos from thousands of different sites.

Key Features

Supports many sites - currently supports over 1,000 different sites (including YouTube, Youku, Bilibili, 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!

History Synchronization - sychronize Downie history over iCloud between your devices.

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.