{"id":50993,"date":"2026-04-20T11:09:18","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:09:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/?p=50993"},"modified":"2026-04-20T11:09:18","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T11:09:18","slug":"parabolic-video-downloader-released-2026-4-0-with-macos-app","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/ubuntuhandbook.org\/index.php\/2026\/04\/parabolic-video-downloader-released-2026-4-0-with-macos-app\/","title":{"rendered":"Parabolic Video Downloader Released 2026.4.0 with macOS App"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Parabolic, the popular application for downloading web video and audio, released new 2026.4.0 version today.<\/p>\n

The new version of this free open-source yt-dlp<\/code> front-end finally added macOS support, by introducing new macOS app<\/b> built using the GNOME (GTK\/libadwaita) version of Parabolic, with yt-dlp, deno, ffmpeg and other Parabolic dependencies in bundle.<\/p>\n

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It also added a portable version for Windows user<\/b>, allowing to run the application without installation. Simply download the package, extract, and run the “Parabolic.bat” file will launch the portable app, while user may alternatively run the .exe<\/code> file with --portable<\/code> flag.<\/p>\n

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Besides new app packages, this version also added new preferences options to set your preferred frame rate<\/strong> (24, 30, or 60 FPS), and whether to show AI-scaled super resolution formats to download in additions to regular formats.<\/p>\n

And, it now supports automatically translating embedded metadata and chapters to the app’s language on supported sites, while, a preferences option is available to disable this feature.<\/p>\n

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The “Add Download” dialog now have new “Download Immediately as Video” and “Download Immediately as Audio” to skip download options, and start downloading immediately using the previously configured options.<\/p>\n

In the downloading view and the options page during adding a download, it now displays thumbnail image preview<\/b>, allowing you to take a quick look at what you’re downloading or what you’re going to download.<\/p>\n

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Other features include a new failed filter in download view, a total duration label in playlist items view, and the ability to update deno (the JavaScript engine) within the app, though I didn’t find out where the option is.<\/p>\n

Besides the new features above, the new version also improved the app startup time by using the native Native AOT compiler. It as well improved the selection of playlist audio\/video formats, and, improved handling of long file names by now truncate file-names that are too long.<\/p>\n

Other changes are mostly bug-fixes. They include fixes for duplicate entries in M3U playlist export, credentials not save on Linux, and batch files unusable on Linux and macOS.<\/p>\n

Get Parabolic:<\/h3>\n

The official release note as well as the installer packages are available in Github via the link below:<\/p>\n

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Parabolic Github Releases<\/a><\/div>\n<\/div>\n

For Windows and macOS, select download the package from Assets<\/i> session. Fedora and Linux Mint may search & install it from either GNOME Software or Software Manager.<\/p>\n

While other Linux may follow the steps below to install the Flatpak package.<\/p>\n