Download anything from the web. No terminal required.
Yoinkit is a macOS desktop app and browser extension that puts the full power of Wget behind a clean, modern UI. No Homebrew, no command line -- just download and go.
Wget is one of the most powerful download tools ever made -- recursive site mirroring, resume interrupted downloads, batch fetching, file filtering -- but it's trapped in the terminal. Yoinkit frees it.
- Casual users get a simple paste-a-URL-and-download experience
- Power users get a full visual command builder exposing every Wget flag
- Browser extension adds one-click downloading from any tab
| Platform | Download |
|---|---|
| macOS (Apple Silicon) | Yoinkit_0.1.0_aarch64.dmg |
| macOS (Intel) | Yoinkit_0.1.0_x64.dmg |
| Chrome Extension | Coming soon |
| Firefox Extension | Coming soon |
| Safari Extension | Coming soon |
Wget is bundled inside the app. You do not need Homebrew or any other package manager.
- Paste a URL and download with one click
- Drag-and-drop URL support
- Download progress with speed and ETA
- Pause, resume, and cancel downloads
- Download history
- Menu bar icon with active download count
- Pick your default save location
- Full visual Wget command builder -- every flag, no terminal
- Live command preview (see the actual
wgetcommand being built) - Saved presets ("Mirror full site", "Download all PDFs", etc.)
- Batch downloads (paste multiple URLs or import from file)
- Scheduled downloads
- Recursive site mirroring with depth control
- File type filtering
- One click the toolbar button to instantly download the current page
- Configurable default: download current page only, or mirror the whole site
- Full popup UI for pasting URLs and configuring options
- Connection status indicator (green = app running, grey = not running)
- Works with Chrome, Firefox, and Safari
Browser Extension --> localhost:9271 --> Yoinkit App --> Wget (bundled)
REST API Rust backend subprocess
- The desktop app runs a local REST API on port 9271
- The browser extension talks to this API to trigger downloads
- The Rust backend spawns Wget as a subprocess and parses its output for progress
- Downloads land in your chosen folder (default:
~/Downloads/Yoinkit/)
- Save a webpage for offline reading
- Mirror an entire website for backup or migration
- Batch download files from a directory listing
- Resume a large download that got interrupted
- Download all PDFs (or images, or videos) from a page
- Archive a site before it goes offline
- Migrate web content between servers
| Component | Technology |
|---|---|
| Desktop app | Tauri v2 (Rust backend, React frontend) |
| Frontend | React 18, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS |
| Database | SQLite (rusqlite) |
| Download engine | Wget (bundled universal binary) |
| Browser extension | WebExtension API (Chrome, Firefox, Safari) |
| Build system | pnpm workspaces monorepo |
| CI/CD | GitHub Actions |
yoinkit/
├── apps/
│ ├── desktop/ # Tauri desktop app
│ │ ├── src/ # React frontend (pages, components, hooks)
│ │ └── src-tauri/ # Rust backend (API, download manager, DB)
│ └── extension/ # Browser extension
│ ├── src/ # Popup, service worker, options page
│ └── manifests/ # Chrome, Firefox, Safari manifests
├── packages/
│ └── ui/ # Shared React components & Tailwind preset
└── .github/workflows/ # CI: build .dmg + extension packages
git clone https://github.com/naw-bitbot/yoinkit.git
cd yoinkit
pnpm installcd apps/desktop
pnpm tauri devcd apps/desktop
pnpm tauri buildThe .dmg will be in apps/desktop/src-tauri/target/release/bundle/dmg/.
pnpm build:extensionExtension files will be in apps/extension/dist/.
Pull requests welcome. For major changes, please open an issue first.
MIT