Yoink It
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Yoink It, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Yoink It's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Yoink It | Free | Free to use · optional contributions |
The facts
Each one read from Yoink It's own pages, with the date it was checked.
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- macOS 11+,Windows 10/11,Google Chromechecked 21 Sep 2026
- Platform requirements
- It requires current Google Chrome and supports macOS 11 or newer and Windows 10 or 11.checked 12 Oct 2026
What it does
- Download options
- The popup supports video quality up to 4K and audio-only MP3 or M4A downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Extension access
- The extension says it accesses only its supported sites and does not request all-URLs access or track users.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Installation
- The Chrome extension must be loaded manually in Chrome Developer mode after installing the helper.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- A Manifest V3 Chrome extension communicates with a local helper through Chrome Native Messaging.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Intended use
- The maker describes Yoink It as a personal local-use tool and says users are responsible for the legality of downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Login cookies
- When enabled, yt-dlp reads local Chrome cookies and presents the session only to the source site.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Maximum video quality
- 4kchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Notable limits
- Twitch support covers clips and VODs but not live streams; Reddit support covers video posts.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Output formats
- MP3,M4Achecked 21 Sep 2026
- Privacy
- The maker says downloads run on the user's computer and nothing is uploaded to its servers, of which it says there are none.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Product
- Yoink It is a free, local-only video downloader built on yt-dlp and ffmpeg.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Queue
- The popup includes a live download queue with progress bars.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Site support
- It names YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, Twitch, and Rumble, plus roughly 1,800 more sites through yt-dlp.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support
- The site provides troubleshooting instructions and directs users to inspect and share the helper log when downloads fail.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- YouTube,X,Instagram,TikTok,Reddit,Facebook,Twitch,Rumble,and roughly 1,800 more sites via yt-dlpchecked 21 Sep 2026
- Transcripts
- It exports timestamped Markdown transcripts from captions or local Whisper speech-to-text when captions are unavailable.checked 12 Oct 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 21 Sep 2026
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