Macget
A fast, multi-threaded download manager for macOS — now with YouTube & video downloads.
Universal build · Apple Silicon & Intel · ~130 MB
Features
Everything a download manager should be
Multi-threaded downloads
Splits each file into parallel HTTP-range chunks — up to 16 connections — for maximum speed on cooperative servers, with live per-chunk progress.
YouTube & video downloads
Capture a video page and pick the quality — Macget extracts it with bundled yt-dlp + ffmpeg. HLS / DASH streams are supported too.
Browser capture
A companion extension hands your browser downloads to Macget — cookies and headers included, so logged-in downloads just work.
Add to ChromePause, resume & recover
Stop and resume any download; in-progress transfers auto-resume on the next launch. Range-aware, so partial files never corrupt.
Jumplink filtering
Drops the popunder / redirect / shortener junk movie-proxy sites fire, so only the downloads you actually meant get captured.
Zero setup
yt-dlp and ffmpeg ship inside the app — no Homebrew, no Terminal. Drag it in and go.
Browser extension
Send downloads straight from your browser
The companion Chrome extension hands your browser downloads to Macget — cookies and headers included, so logged-in and gated downloads just work. Installed automatically the first time you open Macget, or grab it from the Chrome Web Store.
Get started
Up and running in a minute
Download & open the DMG
Grab the latest release and open it, then drag Macget into your Applications folder.
First launch
Macget is a free, un-notarized build, so macOS asks once. Open System Settings → Privacy & Security, scroll down, and click “Open Anyway”.
Start downloading
Paste a link, drop a URL on the window, or use the browser extension. For video, click the ⬇ button on the player and choose a quality.
Prefer the terminal for the first-launch step? Clear the quarantine flag instead:
xattr -dr com.apple.quarantine /Applications/Macget.app