How Davix works

One universal downloader, six steps, no platform-specific pages.

  1. 1. You paste a link

    Any public URL from a supported platform — a video, a clip, a track, a post. Davix validates the link is well-formed and safe to process before doing anything else.

  2. 2. The platform is detected

    A provider registry matches the URL against each supported platform's recognizer. There's no giant if/else chain — every platform is a self-contained adapter, so the detection is exact and easy to extend.

  3. 3. Metadata is analyzed

    The matching provider fetches the title, thumbnail, duration, and every permitted format directly from the source — without downloading the media itself. This step never counts against your daily limit.

  4. 4. You choose a format

    Standard quality tiers are presented (for example 1080p, 720p, 480p, or audio-only) based on what the source actually offers — you'll never be offered a quality that doesn't exist.

  5. 5. Retrieval happens in an isolated job

    A background worker retrieves the chosen format into a short-lived, isolated temporary directory, enforcing a size limit and a processing timeout so no single request can overwhelm the service.

  6. 6. Your file streams straight to you

    The moment retrieval finishes, the file streams to your browser as a normal download. As soon as delivery completes, the temporary file is deleted — nothing lingers.

Curious what's off-limits? Read about how we handle data or see the full platform list.