Just Download Anything.

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latte is a lightweight, ultra-fast video and audio downloader for macOS that lives entirely in your menu bar. Built natively with SwiftUI, it allows you to download media from thousands of popular websites instantly—without opening a browser tab, dealing with ads, or navigating complex command-line tools.

• Menu bar native — Lives quietly in your menu bar. No Dock icon, no persistent window, no interruption to your workflow.
• Universal support — Supports downloading from over 1,000+ popular platforms including YouTube, Twitch, TikTok, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, Twitter, and major news/sports outlets.
• Browser Authentication — Securely inject cookies from Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or Edge to download age-restricted, private, or login-required content.
• Batch downloading — Paste multiple links at once. The UI automatically collapses to save space while fetching massive playlists or batches in the background.
• Advanced format management — Reorder your preferred video and audio formats (supports modern codecs like AV1, WebM, MKV, FLAC, ALAC). Show/hide formats you don't use to keep your interface perfectly clean.
• Smart Auto-Dismiss & Pinning — Click anywhere outside the app to hide it instantly, or use the "Keep Window Open" toggle to pin it to your screen.
• Post-processing made easy — Automatically embed thumbnails, inject metadata, and burn subtitles directly into your downloaded files.
• Zero-dependency setup — Automatically configures its own fast backend engine (yt-dlp) locally. No manual Python or terminal setup required.
• Premium ambient design — Features a stunning, zero-overhead animated frosted glass interface (choose between Default, Rare Jade, Deep Ocean, or Floral themes).

• macOS 14 (Sonoma) or later.
• ffmpeg is recommended for merging high-quality video/audio formats and converting to specific audio types.
  • Install via Homebrew: brew install ffmpeg

Download the latest .dmg from the Releases page, open it, and drag latte to your Applications folder.

If macOS blocks the app on first launch, run the following in Terminal after installation:

xattr -rd com.apple.quarantine /Applications/latte.app

Note: Your Terminal application may require Full Disk Access before this command works. Grant it under System Settings → Privacy & Security → Full Disk Access, then run the command above.

latte allows you to download private, age-restricted, or login-required content (like private Instagram Reels/Stories or Reddit videos) by securely reading the cookies from your daily web browser.

1. Go to Settings in latte.
2. Select your primary browser under Browser Cookies (Chrome, Firefox, Brave, or Edge).
3. Ensure you are logged into the target website on your browser's Default Profile.

(Note: During the extraction process, macOS may prompt you to enter your system password to allow latte to access the browser's encrypted cookie database).

• Google Chrome is heavily tested and officially verified for the best experience with latte's authentication feature.
• Safari is not supported due to severe macOS Sandboxing restrictions that block cookie access.
• Instagram Stories: Private IG Stories can be downloaded! However, because Instagram doesn't provide standard titles for Stories, latte will display nothing. You can still click Download and it will save perfectly.
• Private Facebook Videos: Currently, downloading private Facebook videos fails with a "Cannot parse data" error. This is a known limitation of the underlying backend engine. Public Facebook videos work normally.

(Encountering issues with other restricted websites? Please open an issue in the GitHub issues panel).

1. Click the latte icon in your menu bar.
2. Paste a video link (or multiple links on separate lines) into the text box.
3. Select whether you want to download a Video or Audio file.
4. Click Download.
5. Press Escape or click anywhere outside the window to dismiss the panel at any time.

latte stores the following data locally on your machine and nowhere else:

No usage data, download history, or telemetry of any kind are transmitted externally.

To perform a complete uninstall and remove all application data:

rm -rf ~/.latte
rm -f ~/Library/Preferences/com.arinltte.latte.plist
rm -rf ~/Library/Application\ Support/com.arinltte.latte 2>/dev/null
rm -rf ~/Library/Saved\ Application\ State/com.arinltte.latte.savedState 2>/dev/null
killall cfprefsd

latte is powered by yt-dlp and supports downloading from 1,800+ websites, including:

• Video platforms: YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitch, Rumble, Odysee, PeerTube
• Social media: TikTok, Instagram, Facebook, Twitter/X, Reddit, Tumblr, Pinterest
• Music & audio: SoundCloud, Bandcamp, Mixcloud, Audiomack
• News & media: BBC, CNN, NPR, Reuters, ABC, NBC, CBS, The Guardian, Bloomberg
• Sports: ESPN, MLB, NBA, NFL, Olympics
• Asian platforms: Bilibili, Niconico, Youku, iQIYI, Weibo
• Live streams: Twitch, YouTube Live, Kick, Steam Community
• Podcasts & radio: Apple Podcasts, Spotify, Stitcher, iHeartRadio

For the complete and always up-to-date list, see the yt-dlp supported sites documentation.

Contributions are welcome. Whether it's a bug report, a feature suggestion, a documentation improvement, or a pull request — all are appreciated.

To contribute:

1. Fork the repository.
2. Create a feature branch: git checkout -b feature/your-feature-name
3. Commit your changes with a clear message.
4. Open a pull request against main with a description of what you changed and why.

To report a bug or request a feature, open an issue. Please include your macOS version and steps to reproduce for bug reports.

git clone https://github.com/arinltte/latte.git
cd latte
open latte.xcodeproj

Build and run the latte scheme in Xcode. Requires Xcode 16 or later.

Distributed under the MIT License. See LICENSE for more information.

Developed by arinltte · cjshen00@gmail.com