Downloader / Install guide
Every screen, 
explained.
From the download to your first link, including the Windows warning you will probably see. No administrator password, nothing extra to install: the video tools come in the box.
- Version
- v0.1.0
- Installer
- Windows .exe
- Admin rights
- Not needed
- Account
- Not needed
- Code signing
- Not yet · why
The walkthrough
Six screens. No surprises.
Each screen as it looks on Windows 11. Choose a step, or press the highlighted button to move on, as you would on your PC.
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Save the installer
Download for Windows saves PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe to your Downloads folder.
Microsoft Edge may say the file isn’t commonly downloaded: few people have this exact build yet. Choose … › Keep, then Show more › Keep anyway.
Step 1 of 6: Save the installer
Why Windows warns you
Not signed yet. Still checkable.
Windows trusts programs by who signed them. Signing needs a paid certificate, and this free app does not have one yet.
- The warning is about the missing signature. Windows found nothing in the file.
- The SHA-256 below proves your copy is exactly the file we published.
- Once the installer is signed, this warning goes away for everyone.
Verify the download
Thirty seconds. Byte for byte.
A SHA-256 is a fingerprint of the file. If a single byte were different, the fingerprint would be too.
The checksum could not be loaded just now. Every release lists its own on the releases page.
After Setup
Where everything lives.
Installed for you only, everything stays inside your own user folders. With Install for all users, the app goes to C:\Program Files\Podalls Downloader instead.
- %LOCALAPPDATA%\Programs\Podalls Downloader the app
- podalls-downloader.exe
- yt-dlp supported video links
- ffmpeg joins picture and sound
- deno JavaScript runtime
- licenses
- %APPDATA%\Podalls Downloader your settings
- settings.txt
- %USERPROFILE%\Downloads your downloads
For IT
Silent installs.
The installer is Inno Setup 6 and takes its standard switches. It is detected under HKCU or HKLM, to match the scope.
…\CurrentVersion\Uninstall\{B7C4DFCD-234A-47D2-A9CA-2467327B6356}_is1 PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe /CURRENTUSER /VERYSILENT /NORESTARTUnattended, for the signed-in user. No administrator rights needed.PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe /ALLUSERS /VERYSILENT /NORESTART /SUPPRESSMSGBOXESOne copy for every user, to C:\Program Files\Podalls Downloader. Run as administrator.PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe /MERGETASKS="desktopicon"Adds the desktop shortcut, off by default.PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe /LOG="C:\Windows\Temp\podalls-downloader.log"Writes a full install log.
- 0
- Installed successfully
- 1
- Setup could not start, or a switch was wrong
- 2
- Cancelled before anything was installed
- 3
- A fatal error occurred while preparing to install
- 5
- Cancelled while installing
- 8
- Installed, and Windows must restart to finish
Troubleshooting
Install questions.
4 answers
Stuck somewhere else? Every message the app shows, explained.
Why does Windows say it protected my PC?
The installer is not code-signed yet, so SmartScreen does not recognise the publisher. Choose More info and check the app is Podalls Downloader, then Run anyway. Checking the SHA-256 below confirms it is the file we published.
Does it need administrator rights?
No. It installs for your user account only, unless you choose Install for all users, which asks for administrator approval.
Do I need to install yt-dlp or FFmpeg myself?
No. Setup installs yt-dlp, FFmpeg and Deno beside the app, and each release brings the newest yt-dlp. The video tools section of Settings shows each one as Installed.
How do I uninstall it?
Open Settings › Apps › Installed apps, find Podalls Downloader and choose Uninstall. What you downloaded stays in your Downloads folder.
What you are installing
- App
- Podalls Downloader v0.1.0
- File
- PodallsDownloader-Setup.exe
- Works on
- Windows 10 and 11, 64-bit
- Installs to
- Your own user folder, with no admin prompt
- Price
- Free for personal and commercial use