# pixel-point/media-downloader

Beautiful native macOS video downloader. Download and trim in one app.

Repository: https://github.com/pixel-point/media-downloader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/pixel-point-media-downloader
Language: Swift
License Family: other
Last push: 2026-05-07T20:32:32+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 67/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 81, release rhythm 83, longevity 8
- inputs: {"age_days": 119, "days_push": 118, "days_rel": 118, "gap_med": 0, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: young, no_license
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1191, forks 66 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:56.123598+00:00)

## What it is
A native macOS app for downloading videos from thousands of yt-dlp-supported sites via a Spotlight-style interface. It converts downloads to MP4, trims clips, copies files to the clipboard, and keeps a local download history.

## Use cases
- download videos from youtube tiktok instagram on mac
- trim a downloaded video clip quickly
- save social media videos as mp4
- paste a url and download a video
- keep a history of downloaded videos with thumbnails

## When to choose
- you want a polished native macOS GUI instead of the yt-dlp command line
- you need download and trim in one app
- you want downloads auto-copied to clipboard or saved to a chosen folder

## When to avoid
- you are on Windows or Linux
- you need batch scripting or CLI automation
- you require a permissively licensed dependency - the repo has no license

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, file-upload, gui
- domain: media, desktop-applications, developer-tools
- platform: -
- tags: yt-dlp, video-downloader, video-trimming, spotlight-style, native-macos, ffmpeg, mp4, video, macos, swift, desktop

## Member repositories
- pixel-point/media-downloader (main) score 67

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.123598+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:22:43.025561+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/pixel-point/media-downloader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:56.123598+00:00, sha 484b712857eb)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.