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Video, audio, transcripts and thumbnails from a link. Paste one or a whole list, and the files are yours, on Mac, Windows and Android.

Free for Mac, Windows and Android. iPhone coming soon.

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Films: Spring, CHARGE and Sintel by Blender, CC BY

Get Grab

Free. Each version does the downloading on your own device, so nothing goes through anyone's servers.

Mac

macOS 13 or newer, Apple Silicon or Intel. Up to 32 downloads at once, and it lives in your menu bar too.

Download for Mac Version 1.2.1 · 1.7 MB

Windows

Windows 10 or 11, 64-bit. Installs like any Windows program and adds Grab to your Start menu.

Download for Windows Version 1.1.0 · 185 MB

Android

Android 11 or newer, 64-bit. Share a link from YouTube, Chrome or most apps straight to Grab.

Download for Android Version 1.1 · 60 MB

iPhone

Grab for iPhone and iPad is coming.

Coming soon

Four ways to save it

Pick one before you press Download. The file names below are real downloads Grab made from the films on this page.

A frame from Spring

Video

The whole thing as an MP4 that plays anywhere. Best, 1080p, 720p or 480p.

Spring - Blender Open Movie.mp4

Audio

Just the sound, as MP3 or M4A. For music, podcasts and talks.

CHARGE - Blender Open Movie.mp3
You're a jerk, Thom.
Look Celia, we have to follow our passions;
...you have your robotics, and I
just want to be awesome in space.
Why don't you just admit that

Transcript

Everything that's said, as plain text you can search and quote.

Tears of Steel - Blender VFX Open Movie.txt
A frame from Sintel

Thumbnail

The cover image on its own, as a JPG.

Sintel - Open Movie.jpg
  • Paste a whole list at once
  • Trim to the part you want
  • Whole playlists
  • Several downloads at a time
  • Keeps its download engine up to date

Install

Grab isn't in an app store, so each system asks you to allow it once.

Mac

  • Unzip the download and drag Grab into your Applications folder.
  • Open it. macOS says it can't verify Grab. Click Done, then open System Settings > Privacy & Security and click Open Anyway.
  • Click Set Up so Grab can fetch its download engine (about 200 MB, one time).

Windows

  • Open Grab-Setup.exe from your downloads.
  • If Windows says it protected your PC, click More info, then Run anyway.
  • Grab installs for your account and opens. It's on your desktop and in the Start menu.

Files save to the Grab folder inside your Downloads folder.

Android

  • On your phone, tap Download for Android.
  • Open the file. When Android asks, allow your browser to install unknown apps, then go back.
  • Tap Install, then Open. Grab is now in your share menu.

Chrome may warn that the file could be harmful. It says that about every app from outside the Play Store.

Good to know

A site stopped working

Sites change often. Grab updates its download engine once a day. To update right away, use Update the downloader in the app, or Update Download Engine in the Grab menu on Mac.

New versions

Grab tells you when a new version is out. Download it from this page and install it over the old one. Your saved files stay where they are.

iPhone

Grab for iPhone and iPad is coming. For now, Grab runs on Mac, Windows and Android.