YTDLnis
YTDLnis is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Android Video/Audio Downloader app using yt-dlp. It has 10,469 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
- Android
- Kotlin
- YouTube & video clients
- Actively maintained
About YTDLnis
YTDLnis lets you download audio/video files from more than 1000 websites, and offers a lot of features. For example: process playlists - edit every playlist item separately just like in a normal download item. - select a common format for all items and/or select multiple audio formats in case you are downloading them as a video - select a download path for all items - select a filename template for all items - batch update download type to audio/video/custom command in one click - queue downloads and schedule them by date and time - you can also schedule multiple items at the same time - download multiple items at the same time - use custom commands and templates or go full yt-dlp mode…
Privacy and F-Droid
F-Droid builds YTDLnis 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
Screenshots from the app's F-Droid listing.
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What is YTDLnis?
YTDLnis is a free, open-source YouTube and video client for Android. Android Video/Audio Downloader app using yt-dlp. It has 10,469 GitHub stars and is released under the GPL-3.0-only license, and you can install it from F-Droid.
Is YTDLnis free and open source?
Yes. YTDLnis's source code is public on GitHub under the GPL-3.0-only 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 YTDLnis?
You can install YTDLnis from F-Droid (package com.deniscerri.ytdl); the links are on this page. Its GitHub repository also publishes releases (latest: v1.9.0).
Is YTDLnis still maintained?
The repository's most recent commit was on Oct 7, 2026. Its F-Droid listing was last updated on Sep 11, 2026. appsgit only lists apps whose repository had a commit in the last six months.