GetTheFile

GetTheFile is a downloader for Mac. It saves videos from YouTube, VK, Rutube, Dzen, TikTok and hundreds of other sites, .m3u8 streams and any file from a direct link. No ads, no accounts, no data collection.

Features

• Video by link: preview, quality up to 8K with estimated size, MP4, WEBM, MP3 and M4A formats
• Any file from a direct link — archives, disk images, documents, installers. Downloads run in several threads (up to 16) and resume where they stopped after a dropped connection, a pause or a restart
• Playlists and link lists from .txt and .md files: pick items, set one quality and format for all, save to a separate folder
• HLS streams (.m3u8): quality selection, separate audio track, AES-128 encryption, assembly into MP4 without re-encoding. For servers that require headers, you can set Referer and Cookie
• A queue of up to four simultaneous downloads, history, completion notifications, dark and light themes
• Everything it needs (Python, ffmpeg, the yt-dlp engine) is installed by the app itself on first launch — no Terminal, no administrator password

Free. macOS 14 or later, Apple Silicon and Intel. The app is signed and notarized by Apple and distributed directly, outside the App Store.

Download

Download the latest GetTheFile (DMG). Open the disk image and drag GetTheFile to Applications. Release notes and earlier versions are on GitHub.

Only download content you have the rights to. GetTheFile is not affiliated with YouTube, VK or any other service mentioned; their names are trademarks of their owners. DRM-protected video is not supported.