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Package managers
- Homebrew
brew install --cask downie
About Downie
Downie is a video downloader for the Mac. You give it a link and it saves the video from YouTube, Vimeo or one of the more than 1,200 other supported sites.
The current version, 4.13.1, requires macOS 13 or later, and macOS 15 is recommended. The download includes the full version with a free trial. You can buy a permanent licence directly from the developer or get the app through a Setapp subscription. The developer also sells it in a discounted bundle with its media converter, Permute.
Strengths
- Supports more than 1,200 video sites
- One-time purchase with no subscription required
- Free trial of the full version
- Bundle option with the Permute media converter
Limitations
- macOS only
- Requires macOS 13 or later
- Paid after the trial
Details
- Pricing
- PaidA permanent licence costs $19.99 after a free trial, or the app is included in a Setapp subscription.
- License
- Proprietary
- Developer
- Charlie Monroe Software
- Platforms
- macOS
- How it runs
- Downloadable app
- Best suited for
- Mac users who regularly save videos from YouTube and other sites
- Categories
- Video editing, Download managers
- Last verified
- Added
- Provenance
- Facts checked against the developer's own pages and store listings, 1 sources on file.
Alternatives to Downie
Compare allSoftware that can replace Downie for an important use case, and what changes if you switch.
4K Video Downloader Plus
A desktop app for saving videos, playlists and channels from YouTube and other video sites.
4K Video Downloader Plus is a freemium app for Windows, macOS and Linux that saves playlists, channels and subtitles, with some features behind a Premium license.
Parabolic
A desktop interface for yt-dlp with batch and concurrent downloads, subtitles, metadata and a choice of output formats.
Parabolic is a free, MIT-licensed yt-dlp interface for macOS, Windows and Linux with concurrent downloads and audio formats such as FLAC and Opus.
yt-dlp
A command line downloader that saves audio and video from thousands of sites, with precise control over formats.
yt-dlp is free under the Unlicense, supports thousands of sites and runs on every desktop, but works only from the command line.
Stacher
A desktop GUI for yt-dlp that downloads online video and audio and organizes a library.
Stacher is a freemium yt-dlp GUI for macOS, Windows and Linux that manages yt-dlp and ffmpeg and includes a searchable library.
ytDownloader
Open-source desktop app for downloading video and audio from hundreds of websites.
ytDownloader is a free, open-source Electron app for macOS, Windows and Linux that downloads video or audio from hundreds of sites.
Open Video Downloader
A cross-platform desktop interface for youtube-dl that downloads videos and playlists from many websites.
Open Video Downloader is a free Tauri app that wraps youtube-dl for playlists and single videos on macOS, Windows and Linux, with license terms not stated.
JDownloader
A Java download manager that fetches files and videos from many hosting sites through plugins.
JDownloader is a free, open-source Java download manager for many hosting and video sites through plugins, with a denser interface than Downie.
Downie as an alternative
Listings that name Downie as an alternative.
cobalt
Paste a link and save the media, with no ads or trackers.
Downie is a paid closed-source macOS app supporting more than 1,200 video sites, sold as a one-time purchase and requiring macOS 13 or later.
Media Downloader
Download supported online media through a desktop interface.
Downie is a paid, closed-source macOS app supporting more than 1,200 video sites, with no Windows or Linux version.
Video DownloadHelper
Detects and downloads videos from a very large number of sites.
Downie is a paid macOS app supporting more than 1,200 video sites, sold as a one-time purchase with a free trial.
Similar software
Related functionality, not necessarily a direct replacement.
MeTube
A self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads video and audio from YouTube and other sites.
Pinchflat
A self-hosted app that downloads YouTube channels and playlists into your media server library.
Tartube
Desktop front end for youtube-dl that downloads and organizes videos from channels and playlists.
Elmedia Player
A macOS video and audio player with native Apple Silicon support and AirPlay and Chromecast streaming.
