Downie 4.7.29 Multilingual macOS
A simple download manager that offers you the possibility to quickly save videos from different websites to your own disk drive.
f you are using a poor internet connection, trying to visualize videos streamlined online might not work properly since the content is loaded too slowly. Downie is a simple Mac app that can help you download those videos to your computer, and then watch them by using your default media player.
User friendly video downloader featuring support for drag and drop actions
Working with Downie is extremely straightforward: simply drop the video URL on top of the app’s main window or on the Dock icon. Downie adds the video to your downloads list, so all you have to do next is start the process by pressing the appropriate button. Of course, you can also remove items from the list.
By default, Downie downloads MP4 files and places them in your default Downloads folder, but you can easily change this via the Preferences window. The same area allows you to setup notifications, or post processing actions (convert to MP4 if necessary, or extract audio only).
Effortlessly download videos from a wide collection of hosting websites
Downie provides support for more than 400 different websites that host video content, among which there are the most popular choices, such as YouTube, Apple, LiveLeak, Vimeo, BBC, and so on. If a certain website is not included, within the app you can send a request email to the Downie developers.
Moreover, Downie also provides matching extensions for various popular web browsers, such as Firefox, Safari, Google Chrome or Chromium. The add-ons are not installed by default: open the Preferences window and install only the ones you plan to use.
Straightforward solution for downloading video content hosted online
Downie is a great tool for saving videos posted on various websites to your Mac for offline playback. The application is extremely useful especially if you have a slow internet connection.
Compatibility: macOS 10.12.6 or later
Homepage https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie/
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June 25, 2025 7:33 am
The dev’s release notes must be wrong because this version is NOT compatible with macOS 10.14. Release notes for this version say “This is the last version compatible with macOS 10.14 and 10.15. Future updates will require macOS 11.”
But v4.7.29 can’t be installed on 10.14.16 – it shows the circle with a line through it. The previous version (4.7.28) CAN be installed, but doesn’t work – says “invalid configuration” when trying to download.
I thought perhaps a hidden locked file was to blame, so I deleted all traces of 4.7.28 (including invisible files at root level) and reinstalled it. When opened it displayed this message: “You seem to be running a macOS version earlier than macOS 11.0.0. Please note that this version of OS will soon no longer be supported and future updates may require macOS 11.0.0.”
Still get the error message, haven’t been able to use Downie for about a year, maybe more. But PullTube usually works even though it has its weird quirks that the dev. never fixes. Guess I’ll have to stick with it until I get around to updating to Sonoma+.