Downie 4.12.14

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 where .downiepart file may be left after downloading only subtitles.
• Improved: User-Guided Extraction header detection and file size information.
• New: Option to clear all image results in the User-Guided Extraction. Downie 4.11.12 12. 2. 2026
• Improved: bbc.co.uk, brightcoveedge.com, cbc.ca, iq.com, kijk.nl, orf.at, olympic.com, qq.com, sbs.com.au, sooplive.co.kr, svt.se, vk.com, youtube.com, zdf.de
• Improved: Heuristics for setting headers for direct downloads. Downie 4.11.10 23. 1. 2026
• Improved: 3cat.cat, instagram.com, reddit.com, tiktok.com, xiaohongshu.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.11.9 15. 1. 2026
• New: Custom Integration Wizard (BETA). Have Apple Intelligence create the custom integration for you on macOS 26 or later!
• Improved: youtube.com.
• Downie now supports required YouTube wait time. Downie 4.11.8 13. 1. 2026
• New: If you run Downie in automated mode, it will now show you a list of suppressed actions (macOS 14+).
• New: File name format now supports a placeholder for the download's resolution.
• Improved: 3cat.cat, acfun.cn, arte.tv, box.com, cnn.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, linkedin.com, ok.ru, radiko.jp, srf.ch, svtplay.se, tv4play.se, youtube.com, zdf.de.
• Improved: Metadata extraction.
• Fixed: An issue where per-download postprocessing option might not be correctly restored across relaunch.
• Fixed: Contextual menu for User-Guided Extraction sidebar on macOS 26. Downie 4.11.7 18. 12. 2025
• Improved: allocine.fr, bsky.com, cnn.com, dailymotion.com, dingtalk.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, orf.at, on.cc, rtbf.be, rumble.com, sproutvideo.com, urplay.se, vk.com, vimeo.com, youtube.com, youku.com, zdf.de, zoom.com.
• Improved: Playlist metadata extraction.
• New: VR video support. VR videos are now marked as such in rendition listings. If you are looking for a VR rendition of YouTube video, set preferred client to Android VR in Settings > Supported Sites > YouTube. Downie 4.11.6 20. 11. 2025
• Improved: arte.tv, nbcnews.com, qq.com, tf1.fr, vimeo.com, youtube.com.
• Fixed: An issue where cover image might not have been written properly. Downie 4.11.5 4. 11. 2025
• Improved: aetv.com, facebook.com, history.com, icourse163.org, panopto.com, tvp.pl, youtube.com. Downie 4.11.4 29. 10. 2025
• Improved: facebook.com, nbc.com, novinky.cz, radiko.jp, youtubte.com Downie 4.11.3 22. 10. 2025
• Improved: br-klassik.de, rtbf.be, youtube.com. Downie 4.11.2 17. 10. 2025
• Improved: 10play.com.au, facebook.com, instagram.com, ispot.tv, playsuisse.ch, qq.com., tiktok.com, vimeo.com, wdr.de, youku.com. Downie 4.11.1 7. 10. 2025
• New: Browser extensions now have a new option to close tab after sending link to Downie.
• Improved: podcasts.apple.com, cbsnews.com, cnn.com, documaniatv.com, facebook.com, instagram.com, nhkworld.jp, qq.com, screencast.com, tiktok.com, twitch.tv, x.com, youtube.com.
• Fixed: An issue where Downie could get stuck processing certain links.
• Fixed: An issue where destination folder passed via Shortcuts would not be used.
• Improved: Various other UI fixes and improvements on macOS 26. Downie 4.11 16. 9. 2025
• Improved: macOS 26 compatibility and UI updates.
• Improved: baidu.com, facebook.com, infoq.com, rtvslo.si, sbs.com.au, weibo.com. Downie 4.10.7 29. 8. 2025
• New: playsuisse.ch.
• Improved: adobe.io, orf.at, tf1.fr, tv5unis.ca, vimeo.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.10.6 14. 8. 2025
• Improved: adobe.io, arte.tv, bfi.org.uk, brightcove.com, cwtv.com, douyin.com, gaia.com, ivoox.com, weibo.com, youtube.com.
• Improved: Guessing HTTP headers for downloads from the User-Guided Extraction.
• Fixed: An issue where popup windows could be blank in the User-Guided Extraction. Downie 4.10.5 1. 8. 2025
• Improved: sproutvideo.com, tver.jp, theguardian.com, vimeo.com, wetv.vip.
• Fixed: User-Guided Extraction showing white page in dark mode. Downie 4.10.4 28. 7. 2025
• New: fujitv.co.jp.
• New: Experimental: option to allow HEVC in MP4 files.
• Improved: vimeo.com. Downie 4.10.3 24. 7. 2025
• Improved: 7plus.com.au, dumpert.nl, srf.ch, tv5unis.ca, vimeo.com, youtube.com.
• Changed: Downie now attempts to unify audio titles for all YouTube formats. Downie 4.10.2 21. 7. 2025
• Improved: vimeo.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.10.1 18. 7. 2025
• Improved: brightcove.com, mlb.com, radiko.jp, vimeo.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.10.0 11. 7. 2025
• New: radiko.jp
• Improved: 10.com.au, bloomberg.com, cda.pl, sproutvideo.com, theguardian.com, tiktok.com, vimeo.com, x.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.9.19 27. 6. 2025
• Improved: abema.tv, bbc.co.uk, instagram.com, nytimes.com, pbs.org, sproutvideo.com, vimeo.com, wetransfer.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.9.18 14. 6. 2025
• Improved: bbc.com, cbc.ca, globo.com, instagram.com, tf1.fr, tiktok.com, vimeo.com, youtube.com.
• New: Both User-Guided Extraction and Login Browser show an error page in case there's an error loading the page.
• Fixed: An issue where Downie would not check for duplicates in case the link was passed via Shortcuts.
• Fixed: Other minor bug fixes. Downie 4.9.17 2. 6. 2025
• Improved: eitb.eus, flickr.com, rtve.es, sooplive.co.kr, tv5unis.ca, tvcf.co.kr, tiktok.com, youtube.com, x.com. Downie 4.9.16 13. 5. 2025
• Improved: arte.tv, baidu.com, iqiyi.com, naver.com, sbs.com.au, srf.ch, tiktok.com, weibo.cn, x.com, xinpianchang.com, youtube.com.
• Various bug fixes and improvements. Downie 4.9.15 28. 4. 2025
• Improved: raiplaysound.it, tv5unis.ca, vimeo.com, x.com. Downie 4.9.14 23. 4. 2025
• Improved: bfi.org.uk, bsky.app, mlb.com, youtube.com Downie 4.9.13 Apr 17, 2025
• Improved: ardmediathek.de, foxnews.com, inflearn.com, masterclass.com, nytimes.com, rts.ch, youtube.com.
• Improved: Various minor improvements. Downie 4.9.12 4. 4. 2025
• Improved: dailymotion.com, douyin.com, kick.com, soundcloud.com, youtube.com.
• Please note that you may be seeing two extensions listed in Safari on macOS 15.4 or after installing Safari 18.4 on earlier macOS versions. This is absolutely normal, please see Help > Downie Help > Browser Extensions > Safari in the menu bar for more information. Downie 4.9.11 28. 3. 2025
• Improved: iqiyi.com, nytimes.com, naver.com, tver.jp, vk.com.
• Fixed: Memory leak. Downie 4.9.10 20. 3. 2025
• Improved: arte.tv, linkedin.com, tver.jp, youtube.com, zdf.de Downie 4.9.9 18. 3. 2025
• New: linkedin.com.
• Improved: arte.tv, dailymotion.com, facebook.com, inflearn.com, iqiyi.com, tver.jp, vimeo.com. Downie 4.9.8 Mar 12, 2025
• Improved: dailymotion.com, dropbox.com, pinterest.com, x.com.
• New: dyntube.com
• Fixed: An issue where the Import would ignore custom integrations.
• Fixed: A potential crash during PO Token generation. Downie 4.9.7 Mar 5, 2025
• New: bsky.app
• Improved: cbc.ca, douyin.com, panopto.com, pinterest.com, screencastify.com.
• Improved: Metadata extraction from LD JSON.
• Changed: Custom Integration now defaults to resource detection on macOS 14 or later.
• Improved: Various minor improvements. Downie 4.9.6 Feb 25, 2025
• New: blogger.com
• Improved: ctvnews.ca, dr.dk, frame.io, instagram.com, sohu.com, tf1.fr, vrt.be. Downie 4.9.5 Feb 19, 2025
• Fixed: bbc.co.uk, c-span.org, francetvinfo.fr, instagram.com, mail.ru, sohu.com, tubi.tv, vkvideo.ru, youtube.com. Downie 4.9.4 Feb 12, 2025
• Fixed: bbc.co.uk, bloomberg.com, douyin.com, gaia.com, tiktok.com, tubitv.com, vimeo.com, youtube.com. Downie 4.9.3 Feb 4, 2025
• Improved: cwtv.com, daum.net, getcourse.com, weibo.com, wistia.com, youku.com.
• Changed: Removed option to generate PO Tokens for YouTube. Their generation is now mandatory.
• Changed: Downie will no longer select the audio track marked as default by YouTube, but will use heuristics to select the original one instead. Downie 4.9.2 Jan 30, 2025
• Improved: eitb.eus, france.tv, ixigua.com, panopto.eu, rtve.es, tiktok.com, vk.com, youtube.com.
• Fixed: An issue where Downie might fail to move the file to its final destination. Downie 4.9.1 Jan 22, 2025

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