Mobile app · Internet & communication
Ridm
Ridm is a powerful, open-source media download manager supporting 9 languages.
- Free, with trade-offs
- Android
- Open source
Overview
Ridm is a download manager, available on Android.
Features described in its F-Droid listing and in its GitHub repository: playlists and subtitles.
Overview written by LicitPro from the documentation published by the authors and the cited sources; we have not tried the resource ourselves.
Excerpts that establish this information
- “Ridm is a powerful, open-source media download manager supporting 9 languages” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Advanced Format Selection: Selecting "Best Quality" in format options for Playlist and Channel downloads fetches the highest resolution and quality videos from the source server.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
- “Audio and Subtitle Support: MP3, M4A, and Opus formats only download audio files.” — F-Droid, 10 November 2026
At a glance
Ridm is free, with trade-offs: it relies on a non-free online service.
Its licence (MIT) is a permissive open source licence: use, modification and redistribution are allowed, including in commercial projects.
Strengths
- Open source code
- No advertising
- Commercial use allowed
Weaknesses
- Flagged by F-Droid: relies on a non-free online service
Sources and checks
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