# Hazel (open-source YouTube and video client)

> 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.

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…

## Key facts

| Fact | Value |
|---|---|
| Repository | https://github.com/SibtainOcn/Hazel |
| Platforms | Android |
| Built with | Kotlin |
| GitHub stars | 129 |
| License | GPL-3.0-or-later (open source) |
| F-Droid | https://f-droid.org/packages/com.hazel.android/ (package com.hazel.android) |
| F-Droid anti-features | Relies on a non-free network service |
| Google Play | not linked |
| App Store | not linked |
| Website | https://sibtainocn.github.io/Hazel/hazel/ |
| Official | no |
| Category | YouTube & video clients |
| Latest release | v1.1.15 (Oct 23, 2026) |
| Last commit | Oct 27, 2026 |

F-Droid builds its apps from source and flags anti-features: https://f-droid.org/en/docs/Anti-Features/

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