Freedom Loader is a clean, open-source desktop application that provides a straightforward way to download video and audio content with full metadata support. The application focuses on reliability, transparency, and absolute respect for your privacy. It works on almost any website on the internet, just like yt-dlp does (except for DRM-protected content).
The deal is simple: no ads, no tracking, and no questionable third-party services. The goal is to guarantee reliable, offline access to your favorite content.
## Main Features
## Requirements
| Component | Requirement |
| :--- | :--- |
| Web Browser | Mozilla Firefox is required for cookie extraction (necessary for accessing age-restricted or member-only content). |
| Default Storage | ~/Downloads/Freedom Loader (Can be modified in the application settings). |
## Under the Hood
Powered by robust open-source tools like yt-dlp (download engine) and FFmpeg (media processing), Freedom Loader automatically updates its download engine on startup. This ensures you always have the latest version to handle new platform updates and restrictions.
The application also features native system notifications when downloads complete, allowing you to open the destination folder with a single click.
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Snaps are applications packaged with all their dependencies to run on all popular Linux distributions from a single build. They update automatically and roll back gracefully.
Snaps are discoverable and installable from the Snap Store, an app store with an audience of millions.
Snap is available for Red Hat Enterprise Linux (RHEL) 8 and RHEL 7, from the 7.6 release onward.
The packages for RHEL 7, RHEL 8, and RHEL 9 are in each distribution’s respective Extra Packages for Enterprise Linux (EPEL) repository. The instructions for adding this repository diverge slightly between RHEL 7, RHEL 8 and RHEL 9, which is why they’re listed separately below.
The EPEL repository can be added to RHEL 9 with the following command:
sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-9.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf upgrade
The EPEL repository can be added to RHEL 8 with the following command:
sudo dnf install https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-8.noarch.rpm
sudo dnf upgrade
The EPEL repository can be added to RHEL 7 with the following command:
sudo rpm -ivh https://dl.fedoraproject.org/pub/epel/epel-release-latest-7.noarch.rpm
Adding the optional and extras repositories is also recommended:
sudo subscription-manager repos --enable "rhel-*-optional-rpms" --enable "rhel-*-extras-rpms"
sudo yum update
Snap can now be installed as follows:
sudo yum install snapd
Once installed, the systemd unit that manages the main snap communication socket needs to be enabled:
sudo systemctl enable --now snapd.socket
To enable classic snap support, enter the following to create a symbolic link between /var/lib/snapd/snap and /snap:
sudo ln -s /var/lib/snapd/snap /snap
Either log out and back in again or restart your system to ensure snap’s paths are updated correctly.
To install Freedom Loader, simply use the following command:
sudo snap install freedom-loader
Browse and find snaps from the convenience of your desktop using the snap store snap.
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