Question :
For years I have been using the Jaksta app for downloading online videos like YouTube, Facebook and Vimeo, and even embedded videos from any website. But now, for some reason Jaksta has stopped updating the Jaksta for Mac (apart form one picture still claiming “Video and Music Downloaders for Windows and Mac”, but all other reference to the Mac version and support or download options have gone).
I’ve found some video-downloaders that can only download from YouTube, and apps like YTD, 4K Video Downloader and VideoProc, but those are primarily made for Windows users and they are nowhere near as versatile as Jaksta….

What can I do ? How do I download embedded videos on my Mac ?

Answer :

Currently there are 2 Mac-apps that can do about the same that you were able to do with Jaksta for Mac, so not only download videos from YouTube and other online video platforms, but also download embedded videos :

Downie by Charlie Monroe
– downloading videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other online video platforms
– downloading embedded videos from nearly any website
– download videos in any available resolution (even 4K and up)
– a FREE plugin for downloading from within Safari (or other webbrowser) is available
– video conversion to MP4 build in
– combination with Permute-app delivers extra fast video conversion to multiple formats & sizes

PullTube by MyMixApps
– downloading videos from YouTube, Vimeo, Facebook and other online video platforms
– downloading embedded videos from nearly any website
– download videos in any available resolution (even 4K and up)
– a FREE plugin for downloading from within Safari (or other webbrowser) is available
– video conversion to MP4 build in

PullTube, Downie and Permute are available in FREE test-versions, where unlimited use can be unlocked by buying a licence or via the Settapp subscription service that gives access to over 200 macOS & iOS apps for a monthly fee.

If you think the regular pricing of any of these apps is too high (e.g since you expect to only need them for the incidental use), you can search the web for discount codes or check if macOS app bundles like BundleHunt and StackSocial currently feature them.