Source capture
Save video, audio, subtitles, thumbnails, comments, descriptions, info JSON, and chapter markers.
Why Pullframe
Why Pullframe exists
Online video archiving has been part of editorial, archival, versioning, and post-production work for years. The problem is that many downloader apps feel too sketchy for professional teams to approve. Pullframe exists to be the transparent Mac utility those teams can inspect, install, and use responsibly.
Built because the alternatives felt sketchy
Internal teams still need to save references, source material, client-approved clips, public-domain footage, captions, thumbnails, and metadata. Too many tools in this category are ad-heavy web pages, vague installers, or utilities with unclear privacy behavior. That makes them hard to recommend in a post-production environment.
Pullframe is built as a real Mac app with public source, clear release notes, signed builds, documented telemetry, and direct support.
For editorial and archive workflows
Edit prep
Keep source files as-is or render local ProRes and DNxHR files when a timeline needs edit-ready media.
Archive context
Keep the sidecars that make a saved clip searchable and understandable later.
Transparent by design
- Source is public on GitHub so technical teams can inspect what the app does.
- Release notes document what changes in each build.
- Telemetry is documented with a clear why: we collect operational signals to keep downloads, updates, licensing, and support working without collecting your media.
- Paid builds are signed Mac builds with a direct support path.
What Pullframe will not collect
- Your downloaded video, audio, subtitle, thumbnail, or metadata file contents.
- Source URLs, playlist URLs, channel URLs, titles, filenames, or local folder paths.
- Hostnames, macOS usernames, serial numbers, MAC addresses, or hardware identifiers.
- Raw license keys in analytics or feedback.
Use it responsibly
Pullframe is for legitimate editing, archiving, research, and source-capture work. Download only videos you own, created, licensed, have permission to use, or are otherwise allowed to download under applicable terms and law.
Read the acceptable use page, then try the YouTube downloader for Mac editors overview or the playlist workflow.