The latest articles on DEV Community by Abdelatif Laghjaj (@abdelatif_laghjaj). https://dev.to/abdelatif_laghjaj https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.us-east-2.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F746553%2F5e47bdb0-f396-47ad-b512-d5c1bdc5ee0c.jpg https://dev.to/abdelatif_laghjaj en Abdelatif Laghjaj Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:35:22 +0000 https://dev.to/abdelatif_laghjaj/i-built-clipsave-a-free-and-open-source-media-downloader-for-android-3hjh https://dev.to/abdelatif_laghjaj/i-built-clipsave-a-free-and-open-source-media-downloader-for-android-3hjh <p>I’ve been working on <strong>ClipSave</strong>, a privacy-friendly Android app for downloading video, audio, and images from more than 1,000 supported websites.</p> <p>The goal was to create a downloader that feels like a proper native Android application rather than a simple wrapper around a command-line tool.</p> <h2> What makes ClipSave different? </h2> <ul> <li>Completely free and open source</li> <li>No advertisements</li> <li>No telemetry or user tracking</li> <li>Supports 1,000+ websites through yt-dlp</li> <li>Video and audio quality selection</li> <li>Audio-only extraction</li> <li>ffmpeg merging and aria2c downloads</li> <li>Automatic platform detection</li> <li>Share links directly from other apps</li> <li>Floating download button while browsing supported apps</li> <li>Foreground downloads with live progress notifications</li> <li>Built-in downloads manager and video player</li> <li>Material 3 interface with light, dark, and system themes</li> <li>No storage permission required on Android 10+</li> </ul> <p>ClipSave is built natively with <strong>Kotlin, Jetpack Compose, and Material 3</strong>. It uses a bundled yt-dlp engine while keeping the Android integration, download management, interface, and application architecture fully open for inspection and improvement.</p> <p>The project is licensed under the <strong>MIT License</strong>.</p> <h2> Contributors are welcome </h2> <p>Please use the application responsibly and respect applicable laws, copyright, platform terms, and the rights of content owners.</p> <p>Repository:</p> <p><a href="https://github.com/abdellatif-laghjaj/ClipSave" rel="noopener noreferrer">https://github.com/abdellatif-laghjaj/ClipSave</a></p> <p>Feedback, bug reports, pull requests, and GitHub stars are greatly appreciated. What feature would you like to see added next?</p> <h1> android #kotlin #opensource #jetpackcompose #mobiledevelopment </h1> android mobile opensource showdev