# 4K Download apps

Led redesign of five desktop apps at 4K Download, shipped new products, and helped grow the suite past 60 million users.

- Role: Senior UI/UX Product Designer
- Company: 4K Download
- Project type: Product Design
- Duration: 2016 — 2020
- Scope: Desktop product redesign, new product design, onboarding, paywalls, and design system
- Contributions: Redesigned five core apps, launched new products, and improved conversion across key product flows
- Live: https://4kdownload.com/
- Canonical page: https://skruglov.com/projects/4k-download/

4K Download had five desktop apps used by millions of people, and most of the UI still carried years of legacy decisions. I led design across the core suite, several new products, and a tighter cross-platform experience on Windows, macOS, and Ubuntu.

I spent most of my time on the parts that move numbers: onboarding, paywalls, control panels, and making the main flows easier to read. I also proposed and shipped a built-in browser. Daily engagement rose about 18%, and the product stopped feeling like a download-only tool.

By the time I moved on, the suite had passed 60 million users. The apps looked cleaner, shared more structure, and were easier to extend without rewriting everything from scratch.

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> 4K Download is consumer software used by tens of millions. It even has its own Wikipedia article.