Downie 4 brings many new features, main being listed here:

• Updated UI - the UI has been revised and updated, offering more options at the tip of the mouse.


• Major speed improvements - several links can now be loaded at once and YouTube videos get prepared for downloads about 6x faster than in Downie 3 (based on time required to process a 30-item YouTube playlist on iMac 27'' (2019)).


• Sandbox - Downie 4 is now sandboxed for better security.


• Metadata Improvements - the metadata that Downie gathers can be written into an external JSON file for further custom processing.


• Improved User-Guided Extraction - the UGE window now has history, allows saving favorites and much more.


• Customizable Postprocessing - you can now write your own shell script to handle custom postprocessing.


• Option to Go Menu-Only - the long-awaited ability to run Downie just in the menu bar has finally arrived.


• Much, much more! - many minor improvements, like custom naming schemes, option to force MP4 downloads, better cancellation, priority flags, etc..

Compatibility: macOS 10.12.6 or later 64-bit

Homepage: http://software.charliemonroe.net