
Setapp is a subscription service that offers 200+ apps including Downie for a monthly fee.
You can buy Downie and Permute together with a discount.
Currently supports over 1,000 different sites (including YouTube, Youku, Bilibili, Vimeo, etc.) and the number is rapidly growing.
Unlike many other YouTube downloaders, Downie supports HD video on YouTube, up to 4K.
Need your video in MP4 for your iPhone or iPad? Or want just the audio track? No problem, Downie can handle this for you automatically!
Sychronize Downie history over iCloud between your devices.
We respond to emails usually within 24 hours and often add support for requested sites in the next update which is usually released on weekly to bi-weekly basis.
Don‘t wait weeks for new sites to be supported, or bugs to be fixed! Downie is updated about once a week or two with new features, sites supported, etc.
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.
Install a browser extension to send links to Downie from your browser with a single click.
Try the User-Guided Extraction for downloading images and content from sites not supported out of the box.
Set postprocessing to Audio Only to download just the audio.
The short answer is no - sorry. Apple doesn't allow apps that download videos from YouTube on the AppStore. Please use the purchase button on this webpage or directly within the app instead.
For Downie 3.5 or later, select Downie > Forgot License Code...
in the menu bar. If you are running Downie 1.x or 2.x, login to your Paddle account where you can find all your purchases made through Paddle. If you are having any trouble, contact their or our support.
There's a fairly extensive help book available via Help > Downie Help
in the menu bar. That's the best place to start. If you still have some questions, contact us using the Support button located in the bottom-right corner of the main window.
You can download the last v1.x build here: https://software.charliemonroe.net/trial/downie/v1/latest/.
You can download the last v2.x build here: https://software.charliemonroe.net/trial/downie/v2/latest/.
You can download the last v3.x build here: https://software.charliemonroe.net/trial/downie/v3/latest/.
You can still happily use the version you already have, there just won't be any more updates. As Downie integrates with 3rd party services, this can mean that the integrations start breaking. If you wish to upgrade, please go to our Downie discount coupon generator. The upgrade offer does not expire.
As long as you use Downie for personal use only, you can install Downie on all of your devices. Note, however, that we limit your license's activation count to 3 activations - before reinstalling your computer or throwing it away, please, deactivate your license from Downie's menu. If you run into any issues that Downie complains about the license being used too many times, just contact us.
Contact us using the Support button directly in Downie, or using the Support button at the top of the page - chances are we will add the site in the next update.
Send us the link using the Support button directly in Downie, we'll look into it and possibly fix it.
Support for macOS 10.13 was dropped in Sep 2023. Please see this blog post for details. You can download the last 10.13-compatible build here.
Sorry, but we need to keep moving "forward" and maintaining backward compatibility takes a lot of time which could otherwise be used for improving Downie. Please see this blog post for details. macOS 10.12 support was dropped in v4.5.11 update due to Apple's developer tools no longer supporting macOS 10.12. You can download the last 10.12-compatible build here.
Sorry, but we need to keep moving \"forward\" and maintaining backward compatibility takes a lot of time which could otherwise be used for improving Downie. All Downie 3 versions are compatible with macOS 10.11. You can download the last v3.x build here.
Sorry, but we need to keep moving \"forward\" and maintaining backward compatibility takes a lot of time which could otherwise be used for improving Downie. All Downie 2 versions are compatible with macOS 10.10. You can download the last v2.x build here.
Sorry, but we need to keep moving \"forward\" and maintaining backward compatibility takes a lot of time which could otherwise be used for improving Downie. Of course, you can still download the last 10.9-compatible Downie build here.
Sorry, but we need to keep moving \"forward\" and maintaining backward compatibility takes a lot of time which could otherwise be used for improving Downie. Of course, you can still download the last 10.7-compatible Downie build here.