Share, and it starts
Pick the app in any share sheet. The download begins at once and you see it at the top of the list — or copy a link and the app offers it on launch.
Android · Open source · Free
Share a link.
Keep the video.
Save public videos from six platforms straight into your gallery — tap Share, pick Flipper the Ripper, done. No account, no ads, no tracking.
Supported platforms
- YouTube
- TikTok
- X
- Dailymotion
Built to take as few taps as possible
A queue you can manage
One download at a time, in the order shown. Pause and resume from the byte it stopped at, drag waiting ones into a new order, swipe finished ones away — with undo.
Choose the quality
Best, 1080p, 720p, 480p or audio only. Tiers a video doesn't reach are greyed out, and a remembered default keeps shared links one tap.
Keeps going in the background
Locked screen, minimised app, rotated phone — downloads continue, with one notification for the whole batch.
Straight into your gallery
Files land in Movies, named after the video title, and show up in Google Photos and every file manager right away.
Stays working
The bundled yt-dlp updates itself, because platforms break old extractors within months. The app tells you when a new release is out.
Material 3 Expressive, dark and light
Install in three steps
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1
Download the APK
One file for every phone sold since about 2016. Chrome asks whether to keep an APK — tap Download anyway. Stuck at 100 %? Then that question is hidden: open this page in Chrome itself (in another app’s browser: ⋮ → Open in Chrome) and download again.
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2
Allow the install
Open the file. Android asks once whether your browser may install apps — allow it.
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3
Share a link
Updates install from inside the app: it tells you when a new version is out, downloads it, checks it and hands it to Android.
Check what you downloaded
- APK SHA-256
2d4a5e728d07b76553d5592916e6bf582044f7ed67896b24996dbb6159ca6431- Signing certificate SHA-256
1fc3904fd80eb8135b25ee15fe62ec3b74545eba360298c152f712646fd910cb
Every release since 1.0.0 is signed with the same key. Compare with apksigner verify --print-certs.
Not on Google Play by design: the Play Store does not allow video downloaders or self-updating engines. Distribution runs through GitHub Releases, like NewPipe and Seal.
Questions
Is Flipper the Ripper free?
Yes. It is free and open source under the MIT licence, with no ads, no account and no tracking.
Why is it not on Google Play?
The Play Store does not allow video downloaders or apps that update their own download engine. The app is distributed as a signed APK through GitHub Releases, like NewPipe and Seal.
Which phones does it run on?
Android 7.0 or later on 64-bit ARM, which is every Android phone sold since about 2016. Version 1.8.3 is the last release for 32-bit devices.
How do I update?
From 1.14.0 the app installs updates itself: it sends a notification when a new release is out, downloads the APK, checks its SHA-256 and hands it to Android; your downloads and settings stay. Older versions update by installing the newer APK over the existing app. Every release is signed with the same key.
Which sites can it download from?
YouTube, Instagram, TikTok, Facebook, X and Dailymotion — publicly accessible videos only. It does not bypass DRM, paywalls or logins you do not have.
How do I know the APK is genuine?
Compare its SHA-256 with the value above and check the signing certificate with apksigner verify --print-certs; the certificate is the same for every release since 1.0.0.
Like the app?
Flipper the Ripper is free, has no ads and stays that way. A small donation keeps it maintained — and a review of celox.io on Google helps just as much.
Only save what you may keep
Flipper the Ripper is for publicly accessible content and personal, lawful use. It does not bypass DRM, paywalls or access restrictions. Respect each platform's terms and copyright law.