Video Downloader
Download videos from YouTube, Twitter, TikTok, Bilibili and 1000+ other sites directly into Eagle.
Download videos from YouTube, Twitter / X, TikTok, Bilibili, Instagram, Vimeo, and 1000+ other websites directly into Eagle. Metadata including title, uploader, and source URL is saved automatically.
Built on yt-dlp and uses Eagle's built-in ffmpeg for audio/video merging — no extra dependencies to install. On first launch, yt-dlp is downloaded automatically (~30MB). After that, just paste a link and go.
How to use: copy a video link, paste it into the plugin input box, click download. The video is imported to Eagle automatically when done.
Supports Chinese and English interfaces with real-time progress display.
System requirements: Eagle 4.0 or higher, internet connection required.
This project is based on eagle-twitter-video-downloader by OlivierEstevez (https://github.com/OlivierEstevez/eagle-twitter-video-downloader). Thanks to the original author for the foundational work.
- Fixed yt-dlp execution failure on macOS caused by system quarantine attribute
- Added automatic yt-dlp version check; silently updates to the latest version on startup
- Added "Copy Error" button on failed download items for easier bug reporting
- Improved error messages to distinguish between missing binary (ENOENT) and permission denied (EACCES)
- Fixed SSL handshake failure (UNEXPECTED_EOF) when downloading Twitter / X videos; now automatically retries with SSL verification relaxed
- Fixed SSL compatibility in yt-dlp download and version check requests; added support for 307 / 308 redirects
- Removed runtime ffmpeg download; now uses Eagle's built-in ffmpeg directly
- Fixed initialization failure on Windows caused by missing ffmpeg asset
- Fixed blank plugin UI caused by missing i18next dependency
- Renamed project to eagle-video-downloader to reflect support for 1000+ sites
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