Yoink It

Spec sheet

Product

Yoink It is a free, local-only video downloader built on yt-dlp and ffmpeg.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Free plan

YesRead 21 Sep 2026 · yoinkit.media

Integrations

A Manifest V3 Chrome extension communicates with a local helper through Chrome Native Messaging.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

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.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Support

The site provides troubleshooting instructions and directs users to inspect and share the helper log when downloads fail.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Device platforms

macOS 11+,Windows 10/11,Google ChromeRead 21 Sep 2026 · yoinkit.media

Download options

The popup supports video quality up to 4K and audio-only MP3 or M4A downloads.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Extension access

The extension says it accesses only its supported sites and does not request all-URLs access or track users.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Installation

The Chrome extension must be loaded manually in Chrome Developer mode after installing the helper.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Intended use

The maker describes Yoink It as a personal local-use tool and says users are responsible for the legality of downloads.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Login cookies

When enabled, yt-dlp reads local Chrome cookies and presents the session only to the source site.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Maximum video quality

4kRead 21 Sep 2026 · yoinkit.media

Notable limits

Twitch support covers clips and VODs but not live streams; Reddit support covers video posts.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Output formats

MP3,M4ARead 21 Sep 2026 · yoinkit.media

Platform requirements

It requires current Google Chrome and supports macOS 11 or newer and Windows 10 or 11.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Queue

The popup includes a live download queue with progress bars.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Site support

It names YouTube, X, Instagram, TikTok, Reddit, Facebook, Twitch, and Rumble, plus roughly 1,800 more sites through yt-dlp.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

Supported sources

YouTube,X,Instagram,TikTok,Reddit,Facebook,Twitch,Rumble,and roughly 1,800 more sites via yt-dlpRead 21 Sep 2026 · yoinkit.media

Transcripts

It exports timestamped Markdown transcripts from captions or local Whisper speech-to-text when captions are unavailable.Read 12 Oct 2026 · yoinkit.media

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