# yausername/youtubedl-android

youtube-dl for android

Repository: https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/youtubedl-android
Language: Kotlin
License: GPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: youtube-dl, youtube-dl-wrapper, youtube-dl-android, youtube-downloader
Last push: 2025-11-16T18:44:30+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 55/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 52, release rhythm 33, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2768, "days_push": 290, "days_rel": 290, "gap_med": 100.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: prerelease_only
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1351, forks 245 (observed 2026-08-28T04:04:28.213173+00:00)

## What it is
An Android library that wraps the yt-dlp (formerly youtube-dl) executable, bundling Python and the binary so Android apps can download and stream videos. It is published on Maven Central and includes optional FFmpeg and aria2c modules.

## Use cases
- download youtube videos in an android app
- embed yt-dlp in android application
- stream video from youtube on android
- build a video downloader app for android
- extract audio from youtube videos on android
- run yt-dlp commands programmatically on android

## When to choose
- you are building an Android app that needs video/audio downloading from supported sites
- you want yt-dlp's full command flexibility inside Android without managing binaries yourself

## When to avoid
- you need video downloading on desktop or server platforms rather than Android
- you only need simple YouTube API metadata lookups without downloading
- your app targets strict Play Store policies that disallow YouTube downloaders

## Facets
- artifact type: library
- maturity: active
- function: video-processing, cli, sdk
- domain: android-tools, media, developer-tools
- platform: jvm
- tags: yt-dlp, youtube-downloader, video-download, ffmpeg, wrapper, video, android, mobile

## Member repositories
- yausername/youtubedl-android (main) score 55

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.213173+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T04:42:14.842449+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/yausername/youtubedl-android (fetched 2026-08-28T04:04:28.213173+00:00, sha 52846965ae5b)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.