Omicron

One Link. Infinite Media. Maximum Speed.

An open-source Android media downloader built with Jetpack Compose, powered by yt-dlp, FFmpeg, gallery-dl, and Aria2c.

Overview

Omicron is a powerful, user-friendly, and beautifully designed media downloader for Android.
Powered by yt-dlp and gallery-dl, it allows users to download videos, audio files, and entire playlists from hundreds of supported platforms while offering complete control over subtitles, metadata, and custom commands.

Omicron is built using modern Android technologies and follows the principles of Modern Android Development (MAD) to ensure performance, stability, and a clean user experience.

The application focuses on simplicity, speed, and flexibility, making it suitable for both casual users and advanced users who need full control over media downloading workflows.

Screenshots

Omicron UI & Features :

⭐ Features - Supported +1000 platform

Examples of popular platforms :

Platform	Engine Used	Video Support	Audio Extraction	Image Support	Metadata Processing Speed	Download Speed
YouTube	yt-dlp	Full (up to 8K, HDR, 60fps)	Full (Extracted & encoded via FFmpeg)	Thumbnail extraction only	Slow (~60s)	Throttled / High-Speed (Bypassed by yt-dlp; accelerated via aria2c)
Instagram	yt-dlp & gallery-dl	Full (Reels, Stories, IGTV, Posts)	Supported (from video posts/reels)	Full (Carousels, posts, profile pics via gallery-dl)	Moderate (~20s) due to Meta rate-limiting	High-Speed (Strict IP rate-limiting applied by Meta)
Facebook	yt-dlp	Full (Watch, Reels, Page videos)	Supported	N/A	Moderate (~20s)	Moderate to High-Speed
TikTok	yt-dlp	Full (Watermark removal option)	Supported	Full (Photo-slideshow posts)	Fast (~10s)	Very High-Speed (Uses edge CDNs)
X (Twitter)	yt-dlp & gallery-dl	Full (All public video posts)	Supported	Full (Attached images via gallery-dl)	Moderate (~20s)	High-Speed
Reddit	yt-dlp & gallery-dl	Full (Muxed audio/video via FFmpeg)	Supported	Full (Image galleries, single images)	Moderate (~20s)	High-Speed

🛠 Tech Stack & Architecture

Omicron follows modern Android architecture principles for better maintainability and performance.

• 100% Kotlin & Coroutines / Flow
• Jetpack Compose
• Single Activity Architecture
• Material Design 3 & Dynamic Colors (Material You)
• Koin (Dependency Injection)
• Room Database (Local Storage)
• MMKV (Fast Key-Value Storage)
• Core Engines:
  • yt-dlp (Video/Audio Downloader)
  • gallery-dl (Image/Gallery Downloader)
  • aria2c (Multi-connection download accelerator)
  • FFmpeg (Post-processing & muxing)
• Coil (Image Loading)

🔥 Installation

1. Go to the Releases page: https://github.com/hamzabellouch/omicron/releases

2. Download the latest .apk file.

3. Install the application on your Android device.

4. Make sure that: Install from unknown sources is enabled in your Android settings.

🔨 Building from Source - Not available yet

To build Omicron locally, make sure you have the latest version of Android Studio installed.

1. Clone the repository: git clone https://github.com/hamzabellouch/omicron.git
2. Open the project in Android Studio.
3. Sync Gradle dependencies.
4. Build and run the application on your device or emulator.

Warning

There is always a possibility of error, so we assume no responsibility for any inaccuracies.

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