Because you can use the streaming services from the browser?

Workaround would be to download on phone and airplay to Mac for the bigger screen. Not perfect, but at least you could get by.

Probably because nobody cares

a lot of these windows 'apps' are really just a container app that shows another version of their site, or so it seems to me

i hope you got an Apple Silicon macbook as iirc (some? all?) iOS apps will work on it

https://support.apple.com/guide/app-store/iphone-ipad-apps-mac-apple-silicon-fird2c7092da/mac

That’s up to the app developer

No. Nothing - you can’t download content to Apple TV from streaming apps.

Some streaming services might allow you to download using their own apps if they have them but there aren’t any on macOS I know - they all use web browsers.

On iOS devices more streaming services have apps which allow downloading - Netflix for example. It’s a DRM issue.

Yep, entirely valid statements. I might also add that your best bet is usually adding the websites as web apps (done in Safari via Share → Add to Dock, though it doesn’t have to stay in the dock; done in Chromium based browsers usually through an “apps” menu in the more options area; not natively supported on most Firefox-based browsers at the time of writing).

Pro tip: If you use a Chromium-based browser like Microsoft Edge, Brave, or Google Chrome, I highly recommend looking into extensions made it to optimize the usability of your favorite websites.

I'm really a fanatic of watching TV series. I like dramas on every platform. But it really bothers me that I can't watch it on the big screen, so I've been looking for a way to download it to my computer (I use Windows 11). I've used y2mate, streamfab and other tools before, among which keeprix has two free opportunities to try it. I found that it can indeed be successful. I use this now.

I simply pasted the Netflix shortcut on my Mac and replaced the icon with the Netflix logo. This way, it looks like the Netflix app is installed on my Mac, but in fact, it still takes me to the web page. As for offline viewing, I directly use a video downloader (e.g., Keeprix).

I like Friendly Streaming, but for some reason it’s always signing me out of streaming services and I have to sign back in before I can watch something. Not sure if it’s a cookie retention issue or what the case may be, but kind of annoying.

Download were possible on Netflix app on Windows but they recently discontinued that app and replaced it with PWA crap. 

I sail the seas for content. Aswell i use streaming services for content. I use a mac air , my main app for downloaded content is vlc. But my most essential purchase is a 5 m, hdmi cable to my tv. That allows me to have my laptop next to me on a coffee table , but i can watch stuff on my big screen tv.

If i want to use streaming services i use the browser version. But there no offline viewing that way.

You could try casting from your ipad to your tv. Aslong as your tv is smart, it should in theory allow your smart devices to ‘cast’ to them

I have a Plex server at home with my 100% legally acquired content. I can use the Plex app on iPad to download the content to watch offline later.

no, these streaming platforms usually don’t have a desktop app and won’t let you download content offline, which sucks

The easiest way to watch downloaded content on Mac is buy them through the iTunes Store or get them from an alternative source.

There is no legit way to do so, as Netflix request you to watch their contents in a web browser. It's their business strategy. If you try to record screen while playing in web browser, you'll only get black screen.

Just don't Google "Netflix" & "recorder" if you want to be law-abiding.

😂

Unfortunately there is no dedicated MUBI app for MacOS and you cannot download MUBI content for offline watching on a Mac. Netflix has exactly the same problem - no MacOS app.

MovieBoxPro is amazing and it’s 100% worth the VIP subscription. Works on every device there is. So it’s amazing.

Can you not use some website instead? I have one if u wanna DM me.

Kodi, MovieBoxPro

This is probably a dumb question, but does it not work in FireFox on a Mac? Or are you not wanting to use FF on Mac?

Edit to add: if you’re comfortable using Terminal, YouTube-dl or yt-dlp are two tools that support a lot of sites.

and for those who prefer to directly grab with video with a link parser, here is a step-by-step guide using free tools I tested, I wanted to leave a message here in case anyone still needs it.

Thought this may look intimidating at first, youtube-dl is by far the best utility for this. Once it's installed all you do is type youtube-dl "link-to-video" and it does everything else for you :)

Downie

Paid, but JustStream does this. In the past, Beamer worked better for me streaming MKVs, but not sure if it can stream desktop. Both are available on Setapp.

• videostream
• plex

AirFlow - paid, but a one time purchase and is better than anything else out there

I thought Google Chrome browser can chromecast a desktop.

MKStreamer - worked best for me. I personally even use it to also stream videos that are still downloading. You just have to open the file with terminal:

open -a MKStreamer <drag&drop file here>

Mkstreamer also has a lot of options. I just wish they had better subtitle support (no auto-fixing of subtitle encoding, no option to open external subtitles --> both of which are basic & included in like any good video player.

My only wish for Transmission is that it was able to connect to a Transmission server like the Windows and Linux client can.

I use qbit, but I’m an an ex-windows user and have recently converted to Mac, so I’d never heard of Transmission. Are there any unique traits or features that it has over qbit? 

Definitely qBittorrent because it can bind to a specific network interface.
The issue for Transmission is still open.

qb if you want a more full featured (advanced) client and you like to fiddle around with settings and stuff.

Transmission if you want a nice clean interface and something that just works.

(Personally I use Transmission because I just need a downloader that just works and looks nice and clean. qb UI looks very cluttered to me.)