Alternatives to YTDLnis
An Android app that downloads audio and video from websites using yt-dlp. The listings below can replace it for an important use case. Each note says what changes if you switch.
The original
YTDLnis
An Android app that downloads audio and video from websites using yt-dlp.
Replacements
Listings that take over the same core job as YTDLnis.
Seal
An Android app that downloads video and audio from websites, built on yt-dlp.
Seal is an open-source GPL-3.0 Android downloader also built on yt-dlp, saving video or audio only, and is not distributed through Google Play.
FrostWire
A BitTorrent client, video downloader and media player with search built into the app.
FrostWire is an open-source app for Android and desktop that combines a video downloader with BitTorrent search and a media player.
Similar software
Related functionality, not a direct replacement.
PipePipe
An open-source Android app for watching YouTube, BiliBili and other video sites without a Google account.
MeTube
A self-hosted web interface for yt-dlp that downloads video and audio from YouTube and other sites.
yt-dlp
A command line downloader that saves audio and video from thousands of sites, with precise control over formats.
Parabolic
A desktop interface for yt-dlp with batch and concurrent downloads, subtitles, metadata and a choice of output formats.
Just Player
A lightweight open-source Android video player built on Media3, formerly ExoPlayer.
