VidBee is a modern, open-source video downloader that lets you download videos and audios from 1000+ websites worldwide. Built with Electron and powered by yt-dlp, VidBee offers a clean, intuitive interface with powerful features for all your downloading needs, including RSS auto-download automation that automatically subscribes to feeds and downloads new videos from your favorite creators in the background.
VidBee is currently under active development, and feedback is welcome for any issue encountered.
Feel free to try it using the following methods:
After downloading and installing VidBee on macOS, you may encounter a "file is damaged" error when trying to run the application. This is due to macOS security restrictions on applications downloaded from the internet.
xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/VidBee.app/This command removes the quarantine attribute that macOS applies to applications downloaded from the internet, allowing VidBee to run properly without the "file is damaged" error.
For a more convenient downloading experience, you can install the VidBee browser script to add a quick download button directly on supported video websites.
Installation:
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Install a userscript manager extension:
- Tampermonkey (Recommended)
- Violentmonkey
- Greasemonkey
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Install the VidBee Quick Download script:
Usage:
After installation, when you visit supported video websites (YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, etc.), a download button will appear on the page. Click the button to quickly send the video URL to VidBee desktop app for downloading.
Supported Sites:
The script works on popular video platforms including:
- YouTube, Bilibili, TikTok, Vimeo, Dailymotion
- Twitch, Twitter/X, Instagram, Facebook
- Reddit, SoundCloud, Niconico, Kick
- Bandcamp, Mixcloud, and more
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Download videos from almost any website worldwide through the powerful yt-dlp engine. Support for 1000+ sites including YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Twitter, and many more.
Modern, clean interface with intuitive operations. One-click pause/resume/retry, real-time progress tracking, and comprehensive download queue management.
Automatically subscribe to RSS feeds and auto-download new videos in the background from your favorite creators across YouTube, TikTok, and more. Set up RSS subscriptions once, and VidBee will automatically download new uploads without manual intervention, perfect for keeping up with your favorite channels and creators.
VidBee supports hundreds of video and audio platforms through yt-dlp. Here are the most popular platforms:
| Video Platforms | Audio & Other Platforms |
|---|---|
| YouTube | YouTube Music |
| TikTok | SoundCloud |
| Mixcloud | |
| Bandcamp | |
| X (Twitter) | |
| Vimeo | |
| Dailymotion | |
| Twitch | |
| Tumblr | |
| Niconico | |
| Kick |
💡 Note: VidBee uses yt-dlp under the hood, which supports 1000+ sites. For the complete list, visit the yt-dlp supported sites documentation.
You are welcome to join the open source community to build together. Please check our Contributing Guide for more details.
This project is distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for details.
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