An Apology
A day or two ago one user has come up showing a dialog that Downie threatened to delete random files on their computer. As this has caused a…
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🕊 Let There Be Peace
I’ve long thought about whether to bring this topic here or just let it go. But most atrocities in the world had happened, are happening and will always…
Send links to Downie from iOS
As many of you may have noticed, Downie isn’t available on iOS – and it won’t be – due to Apple’s review process and guidelines. But now there…
Downie and DRM-protected
Recently, I’ve been asked a few times about DRM-protected content. Please note that this blog post does not take legality of breaking DRM-protection into account, it simply explains…
Safari – Love-Hate Relationship
Safari comes on all Macs as the default browser. And it is great in many ways – I actually enjoy using it. But I hate developing for it……
Downie Browser Extensions
All browser extensions are now open source! We are open sourcing browser extensions to make them transparent, so that you know there is no funny business going on…
Downie 3
With today’s the release of Downie 2.9 it is evident that release of Downie 3 is getting closer! There are still at least 9 updates coming for Downie 2.x…
User-Guided Extraction
User-Guided Extraction (UGE) is a Downie feature that was introduced in Downie 2.2 and allowed Downie to download content it wouldn’t be able to download otherwise as the…
Downie and Supported Sites
Downie now supports almost 1300 sites (as of May 8, 2017). You can access the list via Preferences > Supported Sites. The important thing to keep in mind…