Snetch

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Queue-first video and audio downloader for Android.

Snetch is a fork built on top of the same yt-dlp foundation that made Seal useful, but it pushes the product in a more practical direction for day-to-day use on real devices. The focus is simple: cleaner queue behavior, saner defaults, and fewer surprises once you start stacking links.

Many Android downloaders look fine until they start doing too much at once:

• multiple downloads fight over storage and CPU
• queue state becomes hard to read
• heavy post-processing hits weaker devices hard
• metered networks start work you did not mean to allow

Snetch is meant to stay calmer than that.

The fork is currently focused on a few specific improvements:

• sequential task handling instead of messy burst behavior
• saved presets that can auto-queue links without reopening format choices every time
• playlist links that expand into individual queued tasks
• Wi-Fi-aware queueing that waits for an unmetered network when needed
• safer Android temp-file handling during download and post-processing
• clearer task states and more useful failure messages

This is not about making the app smaller. It is about making it easier to live with.

• Download video and audio from sites supported by yt-dlp
• Queue-first workflow for adding and managing tasks
• Sequential downloads by default
• Saved audio/video presets for repeat downloads
• Playlist expansion into individual queued items
• Wi-Fi-only queueing for metered-network control
• Format selection, subtitles, thumbnails, metadata, and custom command templates
• Material 3 Android UI

Recent work in this fork includes:

• independent applicationId so Snetch can coexist with upstream installs
• fork branding and launcher icon updates
• preset-first link handling with info fetch before queueing
• playlist bulk enqueue support
• friendlier queue state labels
• more direct error classification for common failures like Cloudflare, login requirements, cookies, and Android file access issues

Public releases should use a dedicated signing key.

• Sample config: keystore.properties.example
• Setup notes: docs/release-signing.md

If no custom keystore is configured, release builds still fall back to the debug key so local test APKs remain installable.

Releases are published through GitHub Releases.

Recommended APK for most current Android devices:

• arm64-v8a

Snetch is an actively maintained fork. Some internal package names still follow upstream structure, but the install identity and public-facing branding are already separated.

Snetch is a fork of Seal.

It also depends on and builds on:

• yt-dlp
• youtubedl-android
• aria2
• mutagen

If you open an issue, include:

• device model
• Android version
• whether the problem happened on Wi-Fi or cellular
• rough reproduction steps
• useful logs or screenshots

Small, focused reports are much easier to act on than broad complaints.

Snetch remains open-source under GPLv3 where inherited from upstream. See LICENSE.