Seal
The facts below are what the maker publishes about Seal, checked and dated. Our editors have not written about it yet.
Plans and prices
From Seal's own pricing page, checked 12 Oct 2026.
| Plan | Price | What it gives you |
|---|---|---|
| Seal | Free | Always free · open source |
The facts
Each one read from Seal's own pages, with the date it was checked.
What it does
- Audio metadata
- It can embed metadata and video thumbnails in extracted audio files using mutagen.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Batch downloads
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Custom commands
- Users can run custom yt-dlp commands with templates and manage those templates in the app.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Download options
- It includes aria2c as an external downloader for downloads.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Downloads
- Stable releases are available from GitHub Releases and F-Droid, and pre-release builds are offered for testing.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Integrations
- Seal is described as a GUI for yt-dlp and credits youtubedl-android as its base.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Interface
- The app uses Material Design 3 styling with a dynamic color theme.checked 12 Oct 2026
- License
- The repository lists a GPL-3.0 license and states that the source code is licensed under GPLv3.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Playlist downloads
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Playlists
- It can download all videos in a playlist with one click.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Purpose
- Seal is a video and audio downloader for Android based on yt-dlp.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Subtitle downloads
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
- Subtitles
- It can embed subtitles in downloaded videos.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Support and community
- The project directs users to Telegram and Matrix for discussion, announcements, and releases, and asks users to read contribution guidelines before submitting issues or questions.checked 12 Oct 2026
- Supported sources
- It downloads video and audio from platforms supported by yt-dlp.checked 12 Oct 2026
Where it runs
- Device platforms
- Androidchecked 20 Sep 2026
The company
- Founded
- 2022checked 28 Sep 2026
Money
- Free plan
- Yeschecked 20 Sep 2026
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