Search for an “OnlyFans downloader for Mac” or “download OnlyFans on iPhone” and you’ll get a lot of vague promises. Here’s the straight version. On a Mac, Fanripper works exactly like it does on any desktop: it’s a browser extension that runs in Chrome, Brave, or Edge, decrypts and saves everything on your own machine, and handles 4 GB+ videos without breaking a sweat. On an iPhone, the honest answer is different — no iOS browser can load an extension like Fanripper, and there is no native iOS app. But there’s a clean path that still gets your backups onto your phone, and this guide lays out both sides plainly.
One thing up front, said once: Fanripper is a personal backup tool for content you have lawful, paid access to. It isn’t affiliated with OnlyFans or Fansly, and it isn’t for redistribution.
Downloading OnlyFans on a Mac (the easy part)
A Mac runs the same Chromium browsers a Windows PC does, so the Mac experience is first-class. Fanripper is a Manifest V3 extension built for Chrome, Brave, and Edge, and all three run natively on macOS. The one exception is Safari, which uses Apple’s own extension system rather than the Chromium engine Fanripper is built on, so it won’t load there — just use a Chromium browser for this one task and keep Safari for everything else.
| Browser on macOS | Supported? | Notes |
|---|---|---|
| Google Chrome | Yes | The most common setup; install via chrome://extensions. |
| Brave | Yes | Chromium-based, free, blocks trackers by default. |
| Microsoft Edge | Yes | Chromium-based; a free download on the Mac. |
| Safari | No | Uses Apple’s own extension system, not the Chromium engine. |
Installing takes about a minute, and it’s the same routine across all three Chromium browsers — only the extensions URL changes:
- Open your extensions page —
chrome://extensions,brave://extensions, oredge://extensions. - Turn on Developer mode with the toggle in the top-right corner.
- Load the build from the install page, which has the current download and an animated walkthrough for your browser.
- Pin it from the puzzle-piece icon so it’s one click away.
- Open OnlyFans or Fansly in a tab where you’re already logged in. Fanripper works through that existing session and never asks for your password.
Fanripper isn’t in the Chrome Web Store — stores routinely pull extensions that work with subscription content — so it ships as a signed build you install once, and it auto-updates from there. Our Chrome and Firefox browser guide covers the supported-browser question in more depth if you want it.
Once it’s running on your Mac, you get the full toolkit:
- Everything stays on your device. Decryption and saving happen entirely in your browser; your media never touches a Fanripper server, and there’s no password or account to leak.
- Big videos don’t choke. Fanripper saves 4 GB+ DRM-protected clips cleanly, with no hidden browser flags and no 2 GB ceiling — the exact spot where most tools fail. Our OnlyFans video downloader guide explains why large protected files are the hard part.
- Posts, DMs, and the Vault, on both OnlyFans and Fansly — the save button shows up everywhere the content lives, including the direct messages most tools never reach.
- A whole profile in one click on Pro — queue an entire creator, walk away, and let it crawl every post, your paid PPV, and the Vault without you scrolling.
- See a locked PPV’s real length before you pay, and creator, caption, price, and date are baked into each file’s metadata so your library stays searchable for years.
Why there’s no OnlyFans downloader for iPhone (the honest answer)
Here’s where a lot of sites go quiet. On iPhone, every browser is required to run on Apple’s WebKit engine — even Chrome and Brave for iOS are WebKit under the hood — and none of them can sideload or load a Chromium Manifest V3 extension in developer mode. There is no iPhone equivalent of the Android trick, where Kiwi Browser gives you a desktop-style extension engine on the phone. And there is no native Fanripper iOS app; treat any “OnlyFans downloader app” on the App Store with healthy skepticism, because stores remove apps that download subscription content.
If you’re on Android, the story is genuinely different — you can load the extension on the phone. That path is covered in our OnlyFans video downloader for Android guide. On iPhone, though, the capture step has to happen on a computer.
| iPhone (iOS) | Android | |
|---|---|---|
| Load the extension on the phone itself | No — WebKit-only, no dev mode | Yes, via Kiwi Browser |
| Native app in the store | None (and be wary of any) | None (use Kiwi instead) |
| Recommended capture path | On a Mac or any desktop | Kiwi on the phone, or desktop |
The iPhone path that actually works
The realistic setup: do the backup on a Mac (or any desktop), then get the files onto your iPhone. Because you’re likely in the Apple ecosystem already, that last step is easy — and if you want it fully automatic, one add-on handles it.
- Cloud + Telegram add-on ($4/month, or $40/year). This optional extra copies every backup two ways. It drops each file into your own private Telegram channel automatically — so it appears in the Telegram app on your iPhone the instant it’s saved, with the creator, caption, and price in the message. And it sends a copy browser-direct to your own Mega or Gofile locker, which you can open from your phone anytime. The extension even creates those cloud accounts for you and spins up fresh ones as they fill, so your space is effectively unlimited — and the media never passes through Fanripper’s servers.
- Or just AirDrop / iCloud Drive. Since the capture happens on your Mac, moving a file to your iPhone is a normal Apple-ecosystem step — AirDrop it over in seconds, or drop it in iCloud Drive. That’s free and manual, with no add-on required.
So the honest shape of the iPhone experience is: your Mac does the downloading, your iPhone is where you view and keep it. That’s not the answer some sites want to give, but it’s the one that actually works and doesn’t hand your login to a stranger.
Is it safe on Mac?
The safety model is the same on macOS as anywhere else, and it’s the reason to prefer this over a “paste a link” website:
- It runs entirely in your browser — your content and login session never leave your Mac.
- It never asks for your OnlyFans or Fansly password; it uses the session you’re already logged into.
- It paces downloads like normal human browsing rather than hammering the site, which keeps account-flag risk lower than aggressive scrapers. That’s lower risk, not a guarantee — no honest tool can promise you’ll never be flagged.
- There’s no server holding your media, no extra account to hack, and no database to leak.
What it costs
Pricing is the same on Mac as on any platform, and it’s listed openly:
- Free — $0, forever. Unlimited photos and standard video from posts and DMs, on both OnlyFans and Fansly. No signup, no card.
- Basic — $5/month. Adds DRM-protected PPV video at any size, including 4 GB+.
- Pro — $8/month (or $30 for 6 months prepaid). Adds whole-profile auto-crawl, the Vault, bulk from DMs, and auto-resume after a crash.
- Lifetime — $99 once. Everything in Pro, no subscription ever.
- Cloud + Telegram add-on — $4/month or $40/year. The optional off-device backup and phone delivery described above.
Paid plans bill in crypto (USDT, BTC, ETH, USDC) — no card, no KYC — and you buy inside the extension. Nothing auto-renews. If it’s not for you, email [email protected] within 7 days for a refund.
Bottom line
On a Mac, Fanripper is a first-class OnlyFans and Fansly downloader — install it once in Chrome, Brave, or Edge (not Safari) for local-only processing, 4 GB+ DRM video, and whole-profile backups. On an iPhone, there’s no extension and no native app, and that’s the truthful answer rather than a “coming soon” — but capture on your Mac, turn on the Cloud + Telegram add-on (or just AirDrop), and every backup still lands on your phone.
Ready to set it up on your Mac? Install Fanripper free and add DRM, bulk, or the cloud add-on whenever you need them — or read more at Fanripper. Questions about your setup? The team is on Telegram at @fanripper.