Macabolic
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Macabolic, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Macabolic's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Macabolic | Free | No ads · No tracking · No subscriptions |
The facts
Each one read from Macabolic's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Browser extensions
- The maker offers Chrome and Firefox extensions for starting downloads from supported sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Device platforms
- macOS,Chrome,Firefoxchecked 22 Sep 2026
What it does
- Distribution limitation
- The maker says the app is not notarized and provides instructions for opening it on first launch.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download engine
- The project README describes Macabolic as a macOS frontend for yt-dlp.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download features
- The README lists subtitles, metadata and thumbnails embedding, SponsorBlock integration, playlist downloads, and concurrent download management.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Formats and quality
- The README lists MP4, WebM, MP3, Opus, FLAC, and WAV support, with video resolution up to 4K (2160p).checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended users and use
- The maker describes the app as intended for personal, educational, or research use and says users are responsible for complying with copyright law and platform rules.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Languages
- The README says the app supports English and Turkish and automatically detects the system language.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The project is licensed under GNU General Public License version 3.0.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Menu bar and notifications
- The app can manage and start downloads from the menu bar and send native notifications when downloads finish.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- MP4,WebM,MP3,Opus,FLAC,WAVchecked 22 Sep 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Purpose
- Macabolic is a native macOS app for downloading video and audio from YouTube and thousands of other sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
- Supported sites
- The maker lists YouTube, Vimeo, Twitter, Instagram, and thousands of other supported sites.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,Vimeo,Twitter,Instagram,and thousands of other supported siteschecked 22 Sep 2026
- System requirement
- The README lists macOS 12.0 or later as a build requirement.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Updates
- The README says Macabolic automatically manages yt-dlp updates to maintain compatibility.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 22 Sep 2026
The company
- Maker
- The project is maintained by the GitHub user alinuxpengui.checked 12 Oct 2026
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