01 / CAPTURE
Bring in the source you need
Paste, drop or batch a list of permitted links, or search inside the app. The optional iPhone Shortcut sends links to your running Mac after setup; GrabIt itself is a Mac app.
For students, teachers and creators on Mac
Capture a lesson.
Keep the
useful moment.
Paste a permitted YouTube or Instagram link. Save the video or audio, choose a still, clip or GIF, then make a slower practice copy or an on-device transcript. One app from the link to the part you need.
v1.23.1 · macOS 13+ · Apple Silicon + Intel · Apple notarized
Free early accessPaid checkout is closedSHA-256 checksum
The direct installer and signed in-app update offer the same release. You choose Update before installation.
Today2 captures
4K
Studio lighting reference
VIDEOTUTORIALS12:48
Saved to YouTube / Tutorials
✓
AUDIO
Practice track — live session
MP3ARTWORK128 BPM
72% · 18.4 MB/s · 00:06
Workflow illustrationLocal media processing
SEARCHAbout a second
ENGINESelf-healing, complete
LIBRARYAuto-organized
ACCOUNTNot required
YouTubeVimeoInstagramTikTokOpenverseSoundCloudTwitchWikimedia
One link in. A working library out.
From a link
to a lesson-ready file.
GrabIt takes the busywork between “I found it” and “I can use it” and turns it into one local workflow.
02 / REFINE
Turn raw media into usable parts
Clip exact ranges, find strong scenes, create vertical or square cuts, extract audio, and generate transcripts.
03 / USE
Find it again when work starts
Outputs file themselves by source and genre. Search spoken words and plain-English descriptions, revisit history, and reveal anything in Finder.
One app. Three serious workflows.
Built for the part after inspiration.
Choose your lane. GrabIt reshapes the same local engine around what you need to make next.
SMART MOMENTS8 selected
9:16 REELS2.5 SECCUT ON BEAT
For creators
Find visually distinct shots, approve the good ones, and export edit-ready clips, GIFs, or full-resolution stills.
FREE-TO-REUSE FOOTAGE20 results · 1.4 s
“ocean waves at sunset”⌘↵
CC BY
Golden hour waves, 4K — clip 0:12–0:18, exported 9:16 for Reels.
DownloadCC BY
Drone pass over the shoreline — 8 unique moments found, 3 approved.
DownloadFor B-roll editors
Search Creative-Commons footage and openly licensed images, grab exactly the seconds you need, and let Smart Moments hand you the distinct shots. Attribution is saved beside every file that needs it.
PRACTICE MODEAnalyzed locally
BPM128
KEYA minor
50%75%90%−2 st+1 st
For musicians
Detect tempo and key, make pitch-preserved slow versions, shift semitones, and keep samples on their own shelf.
The engine that refuses to stay broken
It fixes itself
before you have to.
Media sites change. Most capture tools wait for a future release—or quietly need Python, Homebrew, or a JavaScript runtime you were never told about. GrabIt ships complete. When a capture fails, it can offer an engine update and retry after you approve it. You can also choose Update Engine Now in Settings.
01Signed app updatesChecks on opening and hourly; install when you choose.
02Approved repairChoose Update Engine, then retry once.
03Nothing to installDownloader, media engine, and JavaScript runtime all ship inside the app.
ENGINE / HEALTH LIVE
18:02:14 Capture requested
18:02:15 Source changed its response
18:02:15 Repairing engine…
18:02:18 Latest engine installed
18:02:19 Retry succeeded
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SELF-HEALEDCapture complete
3.8sThe whole workbench
Six tools. One local library.
01 CAPTURE
Video, audio, clips, and batches.
Video with its available audio, silent video, tagged MP3 or M4A, selected time ranges, and batch lists. Compatible MP4 prefers source H.264 when available. Transfers depend on the source and your connection.
02 SEARCH
Find before you capture.
Search YouTube videos or music, filter Creative Commons footage, and find Wikimedia or Openverse images inside the app. Check the source licence and attribution requirements before reuse.
03 TRANSCRIBE
Search what was said.
On-device Whisper transcripts and summaries saved beside the file — and the words spoken in a video become searchable in Find.
04 ORGANIZE
A library, not a pile of files.
Source and genre folders, screenshots in named batches, and numbered copies. Keep download history or switch it off; remove saved history without deleting the original files. Window placement stays local to each user.
05 FIND
Search what you can see.
Find approved local images, videos and PDFs by filename, detected labels or words on the page. Optional Jev search and shelves send names, labels and short text excerpts to an online service. It is off until you enable it; original files and local folder paths are not uploaded.
06 LICENSED
Keep rights and credits visible.
A Creative Commons footage filter, openly licensed image search, and attribution notes help you review reuse terms. A filter does not verify ownership or remove attribution duties. Vision search runs on-device; you approve the folders.
The boringly private difference
Your media is the product.
It shouldn’t become theirs.
Transcription, scene selection, image recognition and rendering happen on your Mac. Downloads, search, model setup and update checks use the network. Optional Jev sorting sends video titles and descriptions; optional Find sends names, labels and short text excerpts. Both are off for new users until enabled. Full media files and local folder paths stay on your Mac.
TaskYour choiceGrabIt
Bring in a lessonPermitted linkVideo or audio
Choose the useful partReview momentsPNG, clip or GIF
Practise a passageSpeed or pitchSeparate practice copy
TranscribeOptional modelOn-device text and SRT
Keep historyOn, off or removeOriginals preserved
Install updatesReview and confirmSigned release
Built like a Mac app, because it is one
Notarized. Universal. Quietly powerful.
A native SwiftUI app for macOS 13 and newer, signed with Developer ID, notarized by Apple, and built for both Apple Silicon and Intel.
✓ Apple notarized✓ Hardened runtime✓ Updates with confirmation✓ No account required
Questions, answered plainly
Before you grab it.
GrabIt is built for lawful media capture and archive workflows—not access-control circumvention.
What exactly stays on my Mac?
Transcription, summaries, BPM/key estimates, scene selection, clipping, rendering and Find’s media index happen locally. Optional online sorting can send titles, descriptions, file names, labels and short excerpts after you enable it in Settings. Media files and local folder paths are not uploaded.
Can Find scan everything on my Mac?
Only what you approve. Choose the media folders you want indexed, and GrabIt keeps them current as files change. Mark any file or folder “Never Show” to purge it from the index and block it from future results.
Which sources does it work with?
GrabIt supports broad yt-dlp-compatible sources, including YouTube, Vimeo, Instagram, TikTok, SoundCloud, Twitch, and many others. It also searches Wikimedia Commons and Openverse for openly licensed images. Source availability can change.
Does GrabIt bypass DRM, paywalls, or private access?
No. GrabIt is for media you own, created, licensed, or otherwise have permission to save. It does not bypass DRM or technical access controls. You remain responsible for source terms and applicable law.
Can it use my signed-in browser session?
Only when you explicitly enable the Chrome-login setting for content you are already authorized to access. It is off by default and does not change your responsibility to follow source terms.
What Macs are supported?
macOS 13 Ventura or newer. GrabIt 1.23.1 is a universal app for Apple Silicon and Intel Macs and is notarized by Apple.
Is there a subscription or account?
The current early-access build is free and does not require an account. Paid checkout and paid activation are closed; the proposed price is $27 once. A download does not grant a future paid licence. The app checks for signed updates; you review the notes and choose Update before installation or relaunch.
The next media task is already a link
Grab it. Shape it.
Get back to making.
Download GrabIt 1.23.1
Free launch build · macOS 13+ · Universal · Apple notarized