Windows 10 and 11 · free to start
Paste a link from YouTube, TikTok, Instagram and more. The video lands on your computer in the quality you pick, the text is ready for your AI, and the file comes out in the format your editor asks for. Your files never leave your PC. No account, no ads.
When you open the installer, Windows will say it "protected your PC". That's because we don't pay for Microsoft's code-signing certificate, not because anything is wrong. Click "More info" and then "Run anyway". Why it appears and how to verify the file →
Turn lectures, interviews and podcasts into text and paste it into your AI with a prompt already on top: summarize, key ideas, study questions.
Transcripts from the captions the video already has, or transcribed on your PC when it has none. No cost beyond 1 credit.
Grab whole playlists, cut the exact clip you need, save thumbnails and keep an eye on the channels you follow.
Playlist / Mix, second-precise clips, Thumbnails and Watch.
Convert what you download, or any file, to ProRes 422 HQ, DNxHR HQ or WAV and edit without hiccups in Premiere, DaVinci Resolve or Final Cut.
Local converter with editor presets up front.
Paste the link and that's it. Everything runs on your PC with yt-dlp and FFmpeg, the same engines millions use, and the app updates itself when YouTube changes something.
One video in the quality you choose (up to 4K), thirty links in one go, or a full YouTube playlist or Mix with its titles.
Playlists: ProThe text of any video, or of a file of yours (a recorded class, a meeting, a voice note), as a .txt that starts with the prompt you pick (summarize, key ideas, questions) plus the .srt on the side. With captions it is instant; without them, it is transcribed on your PC, nothing uploaded.
1 creditFrom 1:53 to 3:53, exactly. The video downloads in full and the cut happens on your PC, with its own progress bar.
ProMP4, MKV, WebM, MP3, WAV, JPG, WebP, HEIC… plus the editing presets: ProRes 422 HQ and DNxHR HQ with 24-bit PCM audio.
1 credit per fileThe video's cover at its real size, saved to its folder. Free, no cap.
Follow YouTube channels; every six hours the app checks and the menu flags how many have something new. Videos and Shorts, with download or transcribe one click away. Nothing downloads by itself.
Everything downloading, with phases and real percentages; everything downloaded, with cover, type and extension, ready to search and open.
Looks for new versions, downloads them in the background and applies them with no windows or questions. Release notes live inside the app.
Transcripts
With captions it is instant; without them, it is transcribed on your computer with an engine that gets ready by itself the first time. The .txt starts with the prompt for your AI and the .srt comes on the side. 1 credit per transcript, 5 free a month.
YouTube, TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, X, Twitch. Paste the link; if it has no captions, the app grabs the audio and transcribes it on your PC.
How it works →
The Zoom mp4, the Teams recording, the WhatsApp voice note. Drop it and get the text, without uploading it anywhere and with no length cap.
How it works →
The Study questions or Summary prompt goes at the top of the .txt; paste it into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini and get your notes.
The method →
All the transcription guides, including the comparisons with TurboScribe and Otter →
Watch · free, no cap
Paste a YouTube channel link and the app checks it every six hours. When they upload something, the menu flags it; you open it, see what it is, and download or transcribe what you want.
Watch is in Free, Pro and the pass, with no limit on channels.
Video download sites live off ads, cap quality at 720p and break every time YouTube changes something. An app on your computer has none of those problems.
Free means credits: 5 a month, and each video, batch, transcript or converted file costs 1. Monthly only, or a one-week pass. Nothing yearly, nothing lifetime. Cancel from inside the app, whenever you want.
| What's included | Free5 credits a month | 7-day passUSD 3.99 once | ProUSD 8.99 a month |
|---|---|---|---|
| Single-link downloads | 1 credit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Batches | 1 credit (up to 10 links) | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Full playlists and Mixes | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Transcripts (with or without captions, or from a file of yours) | 1 credit | Unlimited | Unlimited |
| Cut clips | — | ✓ | ✓ |
| Convert (ProRes, DNxHR, WAV, MP3…) | 1 credit per file | ✓ | ✓ |
| Thumbnails from any platform | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Follow channels (Watch) | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Library, Queue and updates | ✓ | ✓ | ✓ |
| Computers | — | 1 at a time, movable | 1 at a time, movable |
| Cancel | — | No need: it expires on its own | From the app, anytime |
Your code arrives by email instantly. Prices show in your currency at checkout (dollars, euros, pesos, reais…). Free: 5 credits on the 1st of every month (they don't pile up); when you hit 0, the app lets you claim 1 more every 48 hours, good for a day.
Yes. Free comes with 5 credits a month: 1 credit is one video, one batch of up to 10 links, one transcript or one converted file. When they run out, the app lets you claim 1 more every 48 hours (good for a day). Thumbnails, Watch, Library and updates don't use credits. Pro removes credits and unlocks playlists and clips for USD 8.99 a month; the 7-day pass gives the same for one week for USD 3.99, no renewal.
Only when it is needed, and only on your PC. If the video has captions, the app takes them and turns them into clean text: no AI involved. If it doesn't, or if you prefer, the app uses a speech-recognition engine (Whisper) that runs on your computer, on your graphics card if you have an NVIDIA one; nothing is uploaded anywhere and there are no AI credits to pay. The app doesn't write the summaries: the .txt comes with a prompt on top for you to paste into ChatGPT, Claude or Gemini.
Yes. In the Transcript tab, drop the file (mp4, mkv, mov, webm, mp3, m4a, wav, ogg, opus…) or pick it, and it comes out the same way: a .txt with the prompt and an .srt with timestamps, named after the file. It costs 1 credit, like a video.
Yes. AppGrabbit uses yt-dlp, an open-source project that adapts to YouTube's changes almost daily, and the app updates it on its own. If YouTube asks your network to 'confirm you're not a robot', the app explains it and it usually passes within hours.
YouTube (videos, Shorts, playlists and Mixes), TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Pinterest, Twitch, SoundCloud and many more through yt-dlp. Vimeo is out because it requires signing in.
Your files are processed on your PC and never uploaded anywhere. The app only contacts our server for the license, your credits and anonymous usage counters. The 'Windows protected your PC' notice appears because the installer doesn't carry Microsoft's paid signature; click 'More info' and 'Run anyway'.
One at a time. If you switch computers or reinstall Windows, move it from the app (up to 3 times every 30 days) and the previous one goes back to Free.
From the License section in the app, with 'Manage subscription': cancel, change your card or see your receipts. You stay Pro until the end of the month you already paid. The 7-day pass doesn't renew, so there's nothing to cancel.
No, on purpose. Watch checks the channels every six hours and flags in the menu which ones have something new; you open it, see the video and decide whether to download or transcribe it. It never grabs whole channels or downloads automatically, and it does not use your YouTube account.
One installer with everything inside. No Python, no dependencies, no admin rights.
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Adds a button to every video that sends it to the app without copying the link. It is optional: the app works the same without it.
Version 1.4.0: now named AppGrabbit, in English, Spanish and Portuguese, and it pairs in one click. If you had 1.3.0, remove it before loading this one.
