A beautiful, native macOS app for downloading videos from YouTube and other platforms.

• Easy to Use – Just paste a URL and click download
• Auto-Paste – Automatically detects video URLs in your clipboard
• Dynamic Quality Selection – Shows available qualities for each video (4K, 1080p, 720p, etc.)
• Smart Prefetch – Loads video info in the background while you decide
• Playlist Support – Download entire playlists or select individual videos
• Multiple Formats – Video (MP4) or Audio-only (MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC)
• Parallel Downloads – Download multiple videos simultaneously
• Native macOS Design – Built with SwiftUI, feels right at home on your Mac
• Fully Signed & Notarized – No security warnings, just download and run

Paste a URL, choose quality, and download – it's that simple

Track your downloads with real-time progress

Playlist detected? Choose how many videos to download

1. Go to Releases
2. Download ClipSwifty.zip
3. Unzip and drag ClipSwifty.app to your Applications folder
4. Open the app – no Gatekeeper warnings, it's fully notarized!

• macOS 14.0 (Sonoma) or later
• Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) or Intel Mac

1. Copy a video URL from YouTube, Vimeo, TikTok, or many other sites
2. Open ClipSwifty – the URL is automatically pasted
3. Select quality – choose from available formats (4K, 1080p, 720p, etc.)
4. Click Download – that's it!

ClipSwifty supports thousands of websites including:

• YouTube (videos, shorts, playlists)
• Vimeo
• TikTok
• Twitter/X
• Instagram
• Facebook
• Dailymotion
• Twitch
• And many more...

Please read this carefully before using ClipSwifty.

Only download content you have permission to download. Respect copyright laws and the terms of service of content platforms.

This app is intended for downloading content for personal, non-commercial use only.

You are solely responsible for how you use this app. The developers are not liable for any misuse.

This app uses yt-dlp, an open-source tool. ClipSwifty is not affiliated with any video platforms.

By using this app, you agree to use it responsibly and in compliance with applicable laws.

# Clone the repository
git clone https://github.com/akeschmidi/ClipSwifty.git
cd ClipSwifty

# Open in Xcode
open ClipSwifty.xcodeproj

# Build and run
# Press Cmd+R in Xcode

# Run the automated release script
./scripts/release.sh 1.2.0

This will build, sign, notarize, and publish to GitHub automatically.

ClipSwifty is built on the shoulders of giants. Huge thanks to these amazing open-source projects:

The powerful command-line tool that makes video downloading possible. yt-dlp is a fork of youtube-dl with additional features and improvements. Without this incredible project, ClipSwifty wouldn't exist.

License: Unlicense

The Swiss Army knife of multimedia processing. FFmpeg handles all the audio/video conversion magic behind the scenes.

License: LGPL/GPL

• The entire yt-dlp community for maintaining such a fantastic tool
• The FFmpeg team for decades of multimedia excellence
• Apple for SwiftUI and making native Mac development a joy
• All contributors and users who help make ClipSwifty better

Did ClipSwifty save you from sketchy download websites full of ads and pop-ups?

Did it rescue your offline movie collection from extinction?

Is your Downloads folder now suspiciously full of "educational content"? 😏

Your support helps keep the developer caffeinated and the app updated! 🚀

Every coffee ☕ = One less bug 🐛 (probably)

Contributions are welcome! Feel free to:

• Report bugs via Issues
• Submit feature requests
• Open Pull Requests

ClipSwifty is released under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.

Made with ❤️ in Switzerland 🇨🇭

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