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Hazel

Hazel is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Download video and audio from over 1500 sites, powered by yt-dlp. It has 129 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, and you can install it from F-Droid.

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About Hazel

Hazel is a downloader for video and audio, built on yt-dlp. Paste a link and it works out what is behind it, whether that is one video, a playlist or an entire channel. No account is needed, nothing is tracked, and nothing about what you download is sent anywhere. Downloading * Works with YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, X, Reddit, SoundCloud and over 1500 other sites * Paste one link, several at once, or a whole playlist or channel and queue them together * Hazel Instant: share a link from any other app and the download starts straight away, at a quality you set once * Downloads keep going in the background, and can be paused, resumed or cancelled from the card or the notification * Wi-Fi only…

Privacy and F-Droid

F-Droid builds Hazel from its published source code and flags anti-features such as ads, tracking or reliance on non-free services.

  • Relies on a non-free network service

Screenshots

  • Hazel screenshot 1
  • Hazel screenshot 2
  • Hazel screenshot 3

Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.

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FAQ

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Is Hazel free and open source?

Yes. Hazel's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-or-later license, which is OSI-approved or FSF-free. F-Droid flags these anti-features on its latest build: relies on a non-free network service.

How do I install Hazel?

You can install Hazel from F-Droid (package com.hazel.android); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.1.15).

Is Hazel still maintained?

The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 27, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Oct 15, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.