Stephen Robles

Download Any Video with Downie + Transloader

Ever found a video online that you wanted to save to your iPhone? This guide introduces two powerful apps that make downloading videos from the internet to your iPhone a breeze.

Downie is a versatile app developed by Charlie Monroe Software, enabling you to download a wide range of videos from the internet to your Mac. It supports various websites, including news platforms and social media.

How to Use Downie:

  1. Copy the Video URL: Just copy the website URL hosting the video or the social media post
  2. Selecting the Destination: I recommend saving Downie files to the desktop for easy iCloud syncing. You can set this up in the app preferences.
  3. Choosing from Multiple Videos: Downie lets you select specific videos to download when a page has several. Use the in-app browser to extract the video you want.
  4. Wide Compatibility: Downie efficiently handles downloads from numerous websites.

Transloader syncs your Mac and iPhone, allowing seamless video downloads. Available for $10 on both the Mac App Store and iOS App Store, it uses iCloud for syncing, so no separate account is needed.

Setting Up Transloader:

  1. Install on Both Devices: Run Transloader on your iPhone and Mac.
  2. Configure Settings: Choose preferences like auto-start on login and prevent sleep during downloads.
  3. Automate Downloads: In the Actions tab, set up a link action to send URLs to Downie automatically.

Downloading Videos on Your iPhone Using Transloader

Transloader simplifies the process on your iPhone:

  1. Copy the Video Link: Share and copy the video link from the website.
  2. Open Transloader: Paste the link and select the Mac for downloading.
  3. Sync and Download: The link goes to your Mac, gets downloaded via Downie, and then syncs to iCloud Drive.

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  1. Richie Rich

    Is there a time limit on duration of the video u can download??

  2. Dennis Parrott

    There used to be an app that would download videos. It ran on iOS (pre-iPadOS split) and it worked okay. Have you run across anything like that? There are times I really just want to snag a video because the internet is being flaky… download it and watch in peace without the “hiccups”…

  3. Valerio

    On my iPhone Transloader is not working... it does not connect to my MacBook

  4. MusicFan

    Thank you for your great share. Allavsoft also works great to download online videos and music files.

  5. richard ryder

    interesting. never thought id want to keep local copies of videos i like to watch but this is cool

  6. Joe

    I have a Synology NAS... any workflow that will allow me to download items there from my iphone?

    1. Stephen Robles

      You can use this workflow, use Transloader to send a link from your phone to your Mac, then have Downie on that Mac download the file, then use a Shortcuts automation to move it to your Synology NAS!

  7. José Mourinho

    is it possible to upload the latest Ver, of Transloader here ! I can not find any of its on torrent websites.
    many thanks

    1. Stephen Robles

      It’s in the Mac App Store!

      1. José Mourinho

        thank you very much for responding but meant the crack version!

  8. bubmario

    How does Downie compare with something like yt-dl or an open source app like Open Video Downloader? I feel like I often have bounced from paid app to paid app for media download/ingestion, but Open Video Downloader hasn't failed me yet.

  9. Brendt

    The irony. This video does not work with this process (does not play)