Getting around in Downie

Downie is a powerful application for downloading videos from all over the Internet, including YouTube. You can view sites with explicit support in Preferences.

Main Window

Main Window

After opening Downie, you are presented with this main window. The main window in its initial state is empty and contains 2 major sections that are described below. Additionally, you are offered a menu bar icon which can be turned off in Preferences > General.

Drop Zone

The most obvious part is the drop zone (the part with the Downie icon) which allows you to drop links onto the main window. Using drag&drop to add downloads to Downie can be quite tedious, however. There are several ways that you can add downloads to Downie:

After sending the link to Downie, it will start processing the link(s). See Processing Help for more information.

Status Bar

The lower part is a status bar, which can optionally be hidden from the View menu in the menu bar. In the middle, Downie displays statistics about downloads and on the right, it displays several buttons:

Menu Bar Item

Menu Bar Item

Downie 3 introduced a menu bar item that's displayed along with other utilities in the right part of your menu bar. You can optionally turn this off in Preferences > General. The menu bar item allows you to quickly interact with your downloads from any application you are currently using. You can also drag and drop links directly onto the menu bar icon.