# Downie changelog

> Download video from YouTube and over a thousand other sites on a Mac.

- Vendor: Charlie Monroe Software
- Category: Media
- Platforms: macOS
- Official site: https://software.charliemonroe.net/downie.php
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## Releases

### 4.12.14 — Version 4.12.14

- Date: 2026-08-28
- Version: 4.12.14
- Original notes: https://software.charliemonroe.net/trial/downie/v4/rnotes.html
- Permalink: https://whatsnew.fyi/product/downie/releases/4.12.14
- Labels: Platforms: macOS

- **added** — Add support for premierleague.com
- **changed** — Improve brightcove.com, instagram.com, ted.com, tiktok.com, youtube.com
- **changed** — Improve detection of download failures due to lack of free space
- **changed** — Improve douyin.com, facebook.com, iqiyi.com, kick.com, xiaohongshu.com, youtube.com
- **changed** — Improve HTTP header detection in case of custom integrations using resource detection
- **fixed** — Fix an issue with multipart downloads where all parts could end up being the same
- **changed** — Improve ceskatelevize.cz, itv.com, kick.com, mediadelivery.net, youtube.com
- **fixed** — Fix fc2.com, instagram.com, weibo.com, youtube.com
- **changed** — Improve HLS Stream parsing
- **fixed** — Fix AV1 in MP4 experimental option to select AV1 renditions when the Force MP4 Downloads option is enabled
- **changed** — Improve drive.google.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, radiofrance.fr, svtplay.se, vrt.be, youtube.com
- **changed** — Enable SABR Streaming for 10% of users and get automatically enabled when Downie detects YouTube requiring it
- **changed** — Improve arte.tv, instagram.com, telequebec.tv, twitch.tv, youtube.com
- **changed** — Improve facebook.com, linkedin.com, soundcloud.com, tubitv.com, vk.com, youtube.com
- **fixed** — Fix an issue with SABR and live streams
- **added** — HLS Stream parser now supports root manifest variables and inheriting variables
- **added** — Add experimental SABR support for YouTube
- **changed** — Improve 10play.com.au, miguvideo.com, sbs.com.au
- **changed** — Improve bbc.co.uk, douban.com, douyin.com, x.com

Charlie Monroe Software - Downie - Release Notes
Downie 4.12.14 25. 8. 2026
- New: premierleague.com
- Improved: brightcove.com, instagram.com, ted.com, tiktok.com, youtube.com
Downie 4.12.13 18. 8. 2026
- Improved: Detection of download failures due to lack of free space.
- Improved: douyin.com, facebook.com, iqiyi.com, kick.com, xiaohongshu.com, youtube.com.
- Improved: HTTP header detection in case of custom integrations using resource detection.
- Fixed: An issue with multipart downloads where all parts could end up being the same.
Downie 4.12.12 4. 8. 2026
- Improved: ceskatelevize.cz, itv.com, kick.com, mediadelivery.net, youtube.com
Downie 4.12.11 21. 7. 2026
- Fixed: fc2.com, instagram.com, weibo.com, youtube.com.
- Improved: HLS Stream parsing.
- Fixed: Other minor bug fixes and improvements.
Downie 4.12.10 11. 7. 2026
- Fixed: If the AV1 in MP4 experimental option is enabled, Downie will now select AV1 renditions when the Force MP4 Downloads option is enabled.
- Improved: drive.google.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, radiofrance.fr, svtplay.se, vrt.be, youtube.com.
- Changed: SABR Streaming is now enabled for 10% of users and gets automatically enabled when Downie detects YouTube requiring it.
Downie 4.12.9 29. 6. 2026
- Improved: arte.tv, instagram.com, telequebec.tv, twitch.tv, youtube.com.
Downie 4.12.8 18. 6. 2026
- Improved: facebook.com, linkedin.com, soundcloud.com, tubitv.com, vk.com, youtube.com.
- Fixed: An issue with SABR and live streams.
Downie 4.12.7 11. 6. 2026
- New: HLS Stream parser now supports root manifest variables and inheriting variables.
- New: Experimental: SABR support for YouTube. This needs to be enabled in Settings > Experimental.
- Improved: 10play.com.au, miguvideo.com, sbs.com.au.
Downie 4.12.6 1. 6. 2026
- Improved: bbc.co.uk, douban.com, douyin.com, x.com.
- Fixed: Worked around macOS issue that wouldn't remember your choice whether you would allow Downie to read Permute's preset data or not.
Downie 4.12.5 26. 5. 2026
- New: Experimental option to allow AV1 in MP4. This requires M3 or later for native playback.
- New: ardsounds.de
- Improved: aetv.com, douyin.com, servustv.com, sooplive.com, tf1.fr, tv5plus.ca, twitch.tv, urplay.se, vrt.be, xiaohongshu.com, youtube.com.
- Changed: If the User-Guided Extraction window is not blocking the view of the main window, adding a link into the queue does not activate the main window.
- Fixed: An issue where multiple copies of Permute could have been launched.
- Fixed: An issue where Downie could displayed an old cached preview image.
- Fixed: An issue where incompatible subtitles in the downloaded video could have caused a conversion failure.
Downie 4.12.4 29. 4. 2026
- New: You can now schedule start of recording for live streams.
- New: You can now specify a custom title when using the automation URL.
- Improved: bbc.co.uk, instagram.com, orf.at, radiofrance.fr, sbs.com.au, soundcloud.com, today.com, youtube.com.
Downie 4.12.3 14. 4. 2026
- New: Experimental feature to add wait period between download preparations.
- Improved: apple.com, knowledge.ca, mujrozhlas.cz, nytimes.com, ok.ru, telequebec.tv, tiktok.com, youtube.com.
Downie 4.12.2 8. 4. 2026
- New: You can now set Downie to add a delay between downloads in Settings > Experimental. Requires macOS 13 or later.
- Improved: naver.com, orf.at, spiegel.tv, tiktok.com, xinpianchang.com, youtube.com, zoom.us.
- Improved: Improvements in header detection for content extracted via the User-Guided Extraction.
Downie 4.12.1 25. 3. 2026
- Improved: bbc.co.uk, olympic.com, radio-canada.ca, sbs.co.kr, sendvid.com, urplay.se, univision.com, youtube.com.
- Fixed: Subtitle parsing for certain YouTube formats.
Downie 4.12 11. 3. 2026
- New: Support for Permute 4 beta.
- Improved: arte.tv, x.com, youtube.com.
Downie 4.11.14 3. 3. 2026
- Improved: kaltura.com, radio-canada.ca, youtube.com
Downie 4.11.13 24. 2. 2026
- Improved: bloomberg.com, kick.com, tf1.fr, youtube.com, zype.com.
- Fixed: An issue wh

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