Many Safari video downloader shortcuts are frequently "patched" or broken by website updates (especially on platforms like YouTube or Instagram) that change their video delivery methods
| App | Platform | Method | |-----|----------|--------| | Documents by Readdle | iOS | Built-in browser downloads videos. | | Aloha Browser | iOS | Has video downloader feature. | | Downie (macOS) | Mac | Paste URL → downloads video. | | yt-dlp (via a-shell on iOS) | iOS/macOS | Command-line but powerful. | safari download video shortcut patched
A handful of developers have released updated shortcuts that avoid the deprecated actions. They use a different approach: extracting video URLs from the page’s raw network log (via “Get Contents of Web Page” with user-agent spoofing). As of iOS 17.5.1, this modified shortcut works on sites that do not use complex DRM. | | yt-dlp (via a-shell on iOS) |
Media Host Changes: Sites like YouTube frequently update their API or player code, which "breaks" the scraper logic used by the shortcut. As of iOS 17
R⤓Download (Updated v9.10+): A high-frequency updated shortcut that supports one-click downloads from major social platforms.
, these community-maintained shortcuts are currently reported as functional: All Media Downloader (AMD)