Yoink It

7.0easy start · #90of 137
in Video Downloaders

Free to practise onyes
Free trialno
Well documentedyes
Runs where you workno

Runs on Browser, Mac, Windows.

Yoink It is ranked #90 of 137 in video downloaders on The Geeks Club. It runs on Browser extension, macOS, Windows. There is a free plan.

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Yoink It Free Free to use · optional contributions yoinkit.media · 12 Oct 2026

Compared on video downloaders

Free plan: Yes
Maximum video quality: 4k
Supported sources: YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, Twitch, Rumble, and roughly 1, 800 more sites via yt-dlp
Output formats: MP3, M4A
Device platforms: macOS 11+, Windows 10/11, Google Chrome

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The record

Product: Yoink It is a free, local-only video downloader built on yt-dlp and ffmpeg.
Site support: It names YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, Twitch, and Rumble, plus roughly 1,800 more sites through yt-dlp.
Download options: The popup supports video quality up to 4K and audio-only MP3 or M4A downloads.
Transcripts: It exports timestamped Markdown transcripts from captions or local Whisper speech-to-text when captions are unavailable.
Queue: The popup includes a live download queue with progress bars.
Integrations: A Manifest V3 Chrome extension communicates with a local helper through Chrome Native Messaging.
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.
Extension access: The extension says it accesses only its supported sites and does not request all-URLs access or track users.
Login cookies: When enabled, yt-dlp reads local Chrome cookies and presents the session only to the source site.
Platform requirements: It requires current Google Chrome and supports macOS 11 or newer and Windows 10 or 11.
Notable limits: Twitch support covers clips and VODs but not live streams; Reddit support covers video posts.
Installation: The Chrome extension must be loaded manually in Chrome Developer mode after installing the helper.
Support: The site provides troubleshooting instructions and directs users to inspect and share the helper log when downloads fail.
Intended use: The maker describes Yoink It as a personal local-use tool and says users are responsible for the legality of downloads.
Price from: Free

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Best Video Downloaders in 2026#90 of 137

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yoinkit.media· checked 12 Oct 2026