# Seal video downloader for Android

12 Hacker News commenters recommended Seal video downloader for Android and 9 criticized it, November 2025 to November 2026. It was recommended in 5 of 13 months.

**Verdict:** Android app that wraps yt-dlp in a simple interface, and people prefer it to other mobile front ends for downloading videos. Critics say it sometimes fails on some videos.

## Why people recommend it

- Friendly mobile interface for yt-dlp (5 comments): "Seal (GUI for yt-dlp) + BravePipe (fork of NewPipe, integrated Sponsorblock) for Android" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49148539)) "Seal, a facade for yt-downloader that allows me to break the walls of social networks" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=49845800)) "great UIs around yt-dlp on mobile, for instance Seal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46835902))
- Preferred over other downloaders (2 comments): "For downloads, I prefer Seal - a wrapper for yt-dlp." ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=47093347)) "Even simpler is https://github.com/JunkFood02/Seal" ([source](https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46868586))

## Cite as

Hacker Approved, "Seal video downloader for Android", https://hackerapproved.com/p/seal/ (counts from 1,795,640 Hacker News comments, November 2025 to November 2026).