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A small Windows/macOS utility that lets you download videos from WeChat Channels (微信视频号) directly inside the WeChat PC desktop client by adding a download button to the video player.
A small Windows/macOS utility that lets you download videos from WeChat Channels (微信视频号) directly inside the WeChat PC desktop client by adding a download button to the video player.How does it add a download button inside WeChat?It runs as a local proxy service with an auto-installed certificate that intercepts and decrypts the WeChat desktop client's video traffic, then injects a download button into the video player's action bar.
It runs as a local proxy service with an auto-installed certificate that intercepts and decrypts the WeChat desktop client's video traffic, then injects a download button into the video player's action bar.How do I get it running?Download the prebuilt build package and run it as administrator. On first launch it automatically installs a security certificate and starts the proxy service; once the terminal shows the proxy has started, open WeChat and the download button appears below each video.
Download the prebuilt build package and run it as administrator. On first launch it automatically installs a security certificate and starts the proxy service; once the terminal shows the proxy has started, open WeChat and the download button appears below each video.Do I need anything besides the WeChat desktop client?No extra tools are mentioned — you just need the WeChat PC client installed and run this tool's binary with administrator rights so it can install its certificate and start the proxy.
No extra tools are mentioned — you just need the WeChat PC client installed and run this tool's binary with administrator rights so it can install its certificate and start the proxy.Why does it need to run as administrator?Because on first launch it installs a security certificate and starts a local proxy that intercepts the WeChat client's encrypted video traffic, which requires elevated privileges.
Because on first launch it installs a security certificate and starts a local proxy that intercepts the WeChat client's encrypted video traffic, which requires elevated privileges.Does it work on Linux too?No, the README only lists support for macOS and Windows, not Linux.
No, the README only lists support for macOS and Windows, not Linux.What video quality does the download button grab by default?It downloads the currently playing quality by default, which is usually the smallest file size, but a dropdown menu lets you pick a different quality to download instead.
It downloads the currently playing quality by default, which is usually the smallest file size, but a dropdown menu lets you pick a different quality to download instead.What if there's no download button under the video?If the button isn't shown under the video, a floating button on the page's side or bottom provides the same download functionality.
If the button isn't shown under the video, a floating button on the page's side or bottom provides the same download functionality.Can I run this from source instead of the prebuilt binary?Yes — open a terminal as administrator and run 'go run main.go' to launch it from source; the build/build.sh script is used to produce the packaged builds.
Yes — open a terminal as administrator and run 'go run main.go' to launch it from source; the build/build.sh script is used to produce the packaged builds.What are similar projects?res-downloader, brook, downkyi, WeChatTweak, a7c2-fl23-research, VioletToolBox, RevokeMsgPatcher, YunX-Desktop
res-downloader, brook, downkyi, WeChatTweak, a7c2-fl23-research, VioletToolBox, RevokeMsgPatcher, YunX-DesktopWhich topics is it in?decryption, certificate, mitm, downloader, wechat, macos-app, windows-app, reverse-engineering, video, proxy, china, utility
decryption, certificate, mitm, downloader, wechat, macos-app, windows-app, reverse-engineering, video, proxy, china, utility