YouTube Local Downloader for Mac
Files are fetched and converted on your own machine.
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How it works
Powered by yt-dlp — and proud of it
Every download on this page is performed by yt-dlp, a free open-source command-line downloader maintained by a large volunteer community. It is a fork of the classic youtube-dl project and supports thousands of video sites — not just YouTube. All credit and kudos go to its developers: the people behind it built the engine, this app is just a friendly face on top.
yt-dlp is released under The Unlicense — the work is dedicated to the public domain, free for anyone to use, study, and share.
Why it's safe to run on your machine
Everything happens locally. The helper fetches and converts files directly on your Mac — there are no accounts, no uploads, and nothing is sent to or stored on our servers. Your link goes from your browser to your helper, and the finished file lands in your own folder.
yt-dlp is fully open source and publicly audited by thousands of developers, and you install it yourself through Homebrew — so you can always inspect, update, or verify every part of the chain on your own machine.
Side note: most paid "YouTube downloader" websites use this very same technology under the hood. The only difference is that they host the helper on their own servers — so your downloads pass through their infrastructure — and charge you for the convenience.