downie ☆

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Description:
Downloads videos from different websites

Type: Cask | Latest Version: 4.12.4,5169@0 | Tracked Since: Dec 17, 2025

Links: Homepage | formulae.brew.sh

Category: Multimedia

Tags: video-downloader macos multimedia youtube productivity

Install: brew install --cask downie

About:
Downie is a premium video downloader for macOS designed to handle complex streaming protocols and site-specific extraction logic. It supports over 1,000 websites, including YouTube, Vimeo, and BBC iPlayer, offering seamless integration with browser extensions for one-click downloads. The tool handles playlists, subtitles, and 4K/8K video formats efficiently.

Key Features:

Supports downloads from over 1,000 video hosting sites
Integrated browser extension for one-click downloading
Batch downloading and playlist support
4K and 8K video resolution support
Automatic subtitle extraction

Use Cases:

Archiving online video content for offline viewing
Downloading educational tutorials and courses
Extracting video assets for professional editing workflows

Alternatives:

yt-dlp – Open-source CLI alternative with broader format support but requires command-line usage
JDownloader – Cross-platform download manager with broader file hosting support but less video-specific optimization

Version History

Detected	Version	Change	Commit
Apr 29, 2026 4:32pm	4.12.4,5169	VERSION_BUMP	79c32e69
Apr 14, 2026 2:15pm	4.12.3,5163	VERSION_BUMP	02daa8df
Apr 8, 2026 10:06am	4.12.2,5155	VERSION_BUMP	9ee3344b
Mar 25, 2026 6:56pm	4.12.1,5146	VERSION_BUMP	7b702f77
Mar 17, 2026 12:58pm	4.12,5142	VERSION_BUMP	1124348d
Mar 11, 2026 3:57pm	4.12,5138	VERSION_BUMP	67a9b3db
Mar 3, 2026 9:57pm	4.11.14,5129	VERSION_BUMP	3aefe473
Feb 24, 2026 4:01pm	4.11.13,5124	VERSION_BUMP	fd57567b
Feb 16, 2026 9:56am	4.11.12,5119	VERSION_BUMP	1b4544a1
Feb 14, 2026 6:52am	4.11.12,5118	VERSION_BUMP	93be76ed
Feb 12, 2026 6:59am	4.11.12,5117	VERSION_BUMP	91c37365
Feb 4, 2026 6:54pm	4.11.11,5112	VERSION_BUMP	f4f892ec
Jan 30, 2026 6:59am	4.11.10,5110	VERSION_BUMP	c11cd92b
Jan 29, 2026 6:55am	4.11.10,5108	VERSION_BUMP	107cb3eb
Jan 25, 2026 6:54pm	4.11.10,5107	VERSION_BUMP	2b3d7eb8
Jan 23, 2026 9:56am	4.11.10,5105	VERSION_BUMP	6dc860d3
Jan 17, 2026 9:47am	4.11.9,5099	VERSION_BUMP	a8b90d14
Jan 16, 2026 12:56pm	4.11.9,5098	VERSION_BUMP	ffb325ec
Jan 15, 2026 12:56pm	4.11.9,5097	VERSION_BUMP	0888ecf7
Jan 13, 2026 3:58pm	4.11.8,5090	VERSION_BUMP	d94881d0
Sep 18, 2025 6:51am	4.11,5035	VERSION_BUMP	2268e28a
Sep 16, 2025 1:07pm	4.11,5033	VERSION_BUMP	66697767
Aug 29, 2025 1:00pm	4.10.7,5022	VERSION_BUMP	1d55be60
Aug 14, 2025 12:55pm	4.10.6,5016	VERSION_BUMP	8adc700f
Aug 7, 2024 9:38am	4.7.26,4783	VERSION_BUMP	3dea2035
Aug 2, 2024 9:34am	4.7.25,4779	VERSION_BUMP	9642a003
Jul 31, 2024 9:35am	4.7.24,4777	VERSION_BUMP	e1b5e4ff
Jul 24, 2024 3:36pm	4.7.23,4772	VERSION_BUMP	df572e03
Jul 9, 2024 9:36am	4.7.21,4764	VERSION_BUMP	9b779e78
Jul 4, 2024 9:35am	4.7.20,4761	VERSION_BUMP	6bb14278
Jun 27, 2024 6:37am	4.7.19,4756	VERSION_BUMP	3b15b442
Jun 26, 2024 9:34am	4.7.19,4755	VERSION_BUMP	84313723
Jan 4, 2024 6:32am	4.7.2,4663	VERSION_BUMP	5eccecd8
Dec 22, 2023 10:14am	4.7.1,4658	VERSION_BUMP	2efc328b
Oct 30, 2023 10:43am	4.6.33,4639	VERSION_BUMP	232de2ce
Oct 28, 2023 10:20am	4.6.32,4637	VERSION_BUMP	5317cf9e
Oct 27, 2023 8:54am	4.6.32,4636	VERSION_BUMP	b65f0f00
Oct 13, 2023 6:16am	4.6.31,4633	VERSION_BUMP	1ecaa638
Sep 28, 2023 9:03am	4.6.30,4626	VERSION_BUMP	3c08312f
Sep 12, 2023 9:59am	4.6.27,4616	VERSION_BUMP	fa230d72
Sep 5, 2023 9:47am	4.6.26,4613	VERSION_BUMP	5c352923
Aug 1, 2023 9:01pm	4.6.23,4599	VERSION_BUMP	729caf97
Jul 4, 2023 9:46am	4.6.20,4585	VERSION_BUMP	5d7ecdfb
Jul 3, 2023 6:54pm	4.6.20,4582	VERSION_BUMP	d4e411ef
Jun 14, 2023 9:46am	4.6.18,4573	VERSION_BUMP	316a79f4
Apr 12, 2023 5:37pm	4.6.14,4546	VERSION_BUMP	3b4d664c
Mar 30, 2023 8:02am	4.6.13,4542	VERSION_BUMP	4d5c819c
Mar 23, 2023 4:36am	4.6.12,4538	VERSION_BUMP	7049bae9
Mar 18, 2023 4:43am	4.6.11,4533	VERSION_BUMP	1f356b7f