Palladium

On-device iOS media downloader powered by yt-dlp, gallery-dl, ffmpeg, and PythonKit.

getpalladium.app


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App Screenshots

[!TIP]

This URL is not allowed by the configured download allowlists.

> To allow downloads from any URL, visit getpalladium.app/allowlist and click Add to Palladium

To craft allowlists manually, see docs/ALLOWLISTS or #12 for more information.

(Allowlists not required after v1.3.2+).

What It Does

• Downloads media directly on iPhone and iPad
• Uses yt-dlp for media extraction, gallery-dl for images, and ffmpeg for processing
• Runs Python tooling inside the app
• Keeps downloads running in the background on iOS 26 and later

[!NOTE]

AI-assisted development: Palladium is my third attempt at building a yt-dlp GUI for iOS. The first two (one built with Toga/BeeWare and another combining BeeWare with SwiftUI) were fully vibecoded prototypes. Palladium was also built heavily with AI assistance, but its code has been reviewed and refined more than previous prototypes. I originally needed it to avoid YouTube bot-protection issues in Nickel.

While it is actively tested and continuously improved, you may still encounter bugs.

Feedback is greatly appreciated. If you find a bug, please open an issue and we’ll work to fix it.

Download

• Palladium Downloads (AppStore, AltStore PAL, .ipa, AltStore Classic)
• .ipa from GitHub

Contributing

Pull requests are welcome! For major changes, please open an issue first to discuss what you would like to change.

Build instructions: docs/BUILD.md.

Other documentation: docs/ALLOWLISTS.md for custom URL allowlists and docs/STRUCTURE.md for a project map.

Translations

Help translate Palladium on Crowdin.

Credits & Acknowledgments

• yt-dlp
• gallery-dl
• yt-dlp-apple-webkit-jsi
• ffmpeg
• PythonKit
• python-apple-support
• LAME
• SwiftFFmpeg-iOS
• SwiftCurlCffi-iOS
• QuickJS-NG

License

This project is licensed under the GPLv3 - see the License file for details.