What is this?
Seal is a free, open-source Android app for downloading videos and audio from any of the video platforms supported by yt-dlp.
Seal is a free, open-source Android app for downloading videos and audio from any of the video platforms supported by yt-dlp.Is this an app I install on my phone, or a command-line tool?A regular Android app with a graphical Material Design 3 interface — under the hood it is just a simple GUI wrapper around yt-dlp, built on youtubedl-android.
A regular Android app with a graphical Material Design 3 interface — under the hood it is just a simple GUI wrapper around yt-dlp, built on youtubedl-android.How do I install it on my Android phone?Grab the latest stable APK from GitHub Releases — the arm64-v8a build is recommended for most devices. Stable releases are also on F-Droid, and pre-release APKs are available for testing new features.
Grab the latest stable APK from GitHub Releases — the arm64-v8a build is recommended for most devices. Stable releases are also on F-Droid, and pre-release APKs are available for testing new features.Do I need to install yt-dlp or anything else on my phone first?No — yt-dlp comes bundled through the youtubedl-android library, so the APK is self-contained. Any modern Android device is all you need.
No — yt-dlp comes bundled through the youtubedl-android library, so the APK is self-contained. Any modern Android device is all you need.The code is GPL-3.0 — can I fork it and publish my own build?Yes, the source code is GPLv3. One catch from the README: forks and unofficial builds are prohibited from using the Seal name as a downloader app.
Yes, the source code is GPLv3. One catch from the README: forks and unofficial builds are prohibited from using the Seal name as a downloader app.Which sites can I download from?Any platform yt-dlp supports, YouTube included. Since Seal is a GUI for yt-dlp, its site coverage matches whatever the bundled engine handles.
Any platform yt-dlp supports, YouTube included. Since Seal is a GUI for yt-dlp, its site coverage matches whatever the bundled engine handles.Does it keep subtitles and cover art in the files?Yes — Seal can embed subtitles into downloaded videos and embed metadata plus the video thumbnail into extracted audio files, using mutagen.
Yes — Seal can embed subtitles into downloaded videos and embed metadata plus the video thumbnail into extracted audio files, using mutagen.What does the interface look like?Material Design 3 with a dynamic color theme. The app is written in pure Kotlin — a single activity, no fragments, only composable destinations.
Material Design 3 with a dynamic color theme. The app is written in pure Kotlin — a single activity, no fragments, only composable destinations.What are similar projects?ytdlnis, ytDownloader, Metrolist, ArchiveTune, Shizuku-Next, YunX, LastWave-Native, vivi-music
ytdlnis, ytDownloader, Metrolist, ArchiveTune, Shizuku-Next, YunX, LastWave-Native, vivi-musicWhich topics is it in?youtube-dl, f-droid, android-application, material3, playlist, youtube-downloader, yt-dlp, video-downloader, jetpack-compose, subtitles, material-design, downloader
youtube-dl, f-droid, android-application, material3, playlist, youtube-downloader, yt-dlp, video-downloader, jetpack-compose, subtitles, material-design, downloader