Downie alternatives for Mac
Downie — Downloads videos from different websites — is installed 392 times a month through Homebrew. These are hand-picked alternatives that occupy the same slot, ordered by how comparable their user base is.
Run
brew install --cask downie to install Downie itself.- OBS16.7× the installs
- HandBrake4.4× the installs
- LosslessCut737 installs/mo
- ffmpeg367.7× the installs
- IINA18.3× the installs
- Permute4.0× smaller user base
- Audacity9.1× the installs
- Shotcut525 installs/mo
Full comparison
| Downie | OBS | |
|---|---|---|
| Type | GUI app | GUI app |
| Category | Video & Audio | Video & Audio |
| Open source | Not declared | Not declared |
| Licence | Not declared | Not declared |
| Apple silicon | Universal | Universal |
| Latest version | 4.13.3,5273 | 33.0.0 |
| Dependencies | 0 | 0 |
| Installs (30 days) | 392 | 6,535 |
| Install command | brew install --cask downie | brew install --cask obs |
How we picked these
The list comes from a hand-maintained set of same-purpose apps, not from keyword matching. Alternatives are removed automatically when Homebrew no longer carries them. Ordering reflects 30-day install volume, not paid placement. Data updated 2026-10-26.