Aevum
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Aevum, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Aevum's own pricing page, checked 11 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Free | Free | Free, open-source desktop app · no account needed |
The facts
Each one read from Aevum's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Cookie handling
- Imported cookies stay in backend memory and temporary copies are cleaned up, though the project says force termination or a system crash can leave a temporary jar behind.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Downloads and setup
- The project offers a Windows installer or portable executable and a Linux AppImage; the app has no installation prerequisites.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Formats
- It supports video up to 4K and audio extraction to MP3, M4A, Opus, FLAC, or WAV.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Aevum uses yt-dlp for downloading and bundles FFmpeg and ffprobe for media handling.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Intended audience
- The maker describes Aevum as a free, ad-free desktop app for people who want to download media they have the right to save.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Local interface
- Aevum serves its browser interface from a local server listening on 127.0.0.1 and says it does not listen on the network.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Login-only content
- For supported login-only content, users can collect cookies from Chrome, Edge, Firefox, Brave, or Zen, or import a Netscape-format cookies.txt file.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limitation
- The Windows builds are unsigned, so Windows SmartScreen may show an unknown-publisher warning on first run.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- MP4,MKV,WebM,MP3,M4A,Opus,FLAC,WAVchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Preview and clips
- Users can preview a video's title, duration, and thumbnail, and download a selected section.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Privacy
- Downloads run locally, and the project says it has no accounts, analytics, or telemetry; opening Settings contacts GitHub for update information.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Aevum is a free desktop app for downloading video and audio from about 1,800 sites supported by yt-dlp.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Queue
- Downloads can be queued, removed from the queue, or stopped while running.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
- Subtitles and playlists
- Aevum can embed uploader-provided subtitles and download playlists into a folder.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Support and security reporting
- The security policy asks users to report vulnerabilities privately through the repository's GitHub Security tab.checked 11 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,Vimeo,Twitter/X,Dailymotion,Twitch,and other yt-dlp-supported siteschecked 21 Sep 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Windows,Linuxchecked 21 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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