Firedown

2026 – present Active

35

Android browser and downloader on GeckoView with uBlock Origin preconfigured: saves videos, sounds and images from most sites (up to 4K), MP3/AAC/GIF conversion via FFmpeg, background YouTube playback and a vault locked by PIN or biometrics.

Facts

Developer

solarizeddev

Website

firedown.app

Engine

Gecko

Derived from

GeckoView

Platforms

Android

Details

Outside the Play Store; self-hosted F-Droid repository

Popularity

35/100 — ≈44 GitHub stars but ≈29,000 GitHub downloads, plus website, own F-Droid repository and Zapstore

Key versions

1. Sept. 18, 2026
   v1.1.97First release published on GitHub.[1]
2. Nov. 5, 2026
   v1.2.6Latest release published on GitHub.[2]

Version sources: [1] solarizeddev/firedown (GitHub), [2] solarizeddev/firedown (GitHub) · 9 releases published · Full history → · Milestones taken automatically from the releases published on GitHub.

Sources

1. https://github.com/solarizeddev/firedown
2. https://github.com/solarizeddev/firedown/releases