Hedgehog
No ads
No banners, no video ads, no “watch an ad to continue”. Even in free mode.
Video from any site.
Just for you.
A lightweight app that saves videos to your phone, plays them in a handy player — even in the background with the screen off — and tells no one about you.
- No ads
- No trackers or analytics
- Everything stays on your phone
Android 8.0+ 3 free downloads Pro with no automatic charges
Hedgehog’s principles
No tracking
No advertising or analytics SDKs, no Firebase, no trackers. We don’t know what you watch.
Private
Links, titles and files stay on your phone. The private section is locked with a PIN.
Lightweight
Downloader, player, browser and media library in one small app.
Features
Download, watch, listen.
All in one place.
Hedgehog finds a video by its link or right on the page, saves it in the quality you choose and plays it in the built-in player.
Downloads video from any site
Paste a link or tap “Share” in another app. Hedgehog finds the video on the page, shows the qualities with file sizes — up to 4K if the source offers it — and saves your choice in the background.
- Popular sites, direct files, HLS and DASH
- Choice of quality and voice-over, playlists and episodes
- Download queue and a notification when it’s done
A site doesn’t work? Ask for it
If no video is found at a link, tap “Request support” and the link goes to the developer. When support for the site is added, you’ll get an email.
- The button is in the error message and next to “Videos found”
- You send only what you choose: the link and your email
A really handy player
Gestures for brightness, volume and seeking, speed, audio tracks, subtitles, frame size, screen lock and picture-in-picture.
Listen in the background
Minimise the app or turn off the screen — the sound keeps playing, with pause and seek in the notification shade and on the lock screen. Audio gets its own player with cover art.
Built-in browser
Tabs, incognito, bookmarks, history and an ad blocker. Open a page and Hedgehog shows the videos it found.
Private — behind a PIN
Tap “Save to private” when choosing the quality: the finished file goes to the app’s closed folder and the notification doesn’t name it. Private files are hidden from other apps, don’t play in the background and open only inside Hedgehog.
An offline media library
All downloaded videos and audio live in “Media”: search, sorting, filters, list or grid view. They are ordinary files in the folder you choose, and play without internet.
Sites
Works with popular sites.
And not only those.
Hedgehog understands video services, social networks and pages with embedded players. Tap a site for a short guide.
- YouTube
- VK Video
- RuTube
- Dzen
- OK
- Mail.ru
- TikTok
- X (Twitter)
- Instagram*
- Threads*
- Facebook*
- Twitch
- Vimeo
- Dailymotion
- Likee
- Xiaohongshu
- Boosty
- Zvezda
- Your site isn’t here?
* Instagram*, Threads* and Facebook* belong to Meta, which is recognised as an extremist organisation and banned in Russia.
How it works
Three steps and the video is yours.
Paste a link.
Copy the video address or tap “Share” and choose Hedgehog. Or just open the site in the built-in browser.
Pick an option.
Hedgehog shows the available qualities with size and an audio mark. Choose one — or “Save to private” right away.
Watch and listen.
The file opens in the built-in player, even offline. Minimise the app and the sound keeps playing.
Privacy
What you watch
is known only to you.
Hedgehog is built so that nobody learns about your videos — not the developer, not ad networks.
Stays on your phone
- Links, page addresses and video titles
- Download history and the files themselves
- Browser history, tabs and bookmarks
- Private section: PIN, closed folder, screenshots blocked
Goes to the server — the bare minimum
- For the free limit and Pro: technical device data and the site’s domain (e.g. example.com) — never the video link
- A site support request — only when you tap the button yourself
Incognito tabs keep no history and are wiped when closed. Details are in the Privacy Policy.
For private viewing only
Hedgehog is a tool for saving a video for yourself and watching it later. Save only what you have the right to watch and save: your own videos, material under free licences, videos whose copying the right holder has allowed — and follow the sites’ rules.
The app’s author does not host, store or distribute any videos: Hedgehog has no catalogue of films or clips, publishes nothing and never shares your files with anyone. You decide which link to open and what to save. See the Terms of Use.
Free and Pro
Start for free.
More freedom with Pro.
Ads won’t appear in any plan. Pro removes the download limit and the quality cap.
Meet Hedgehog
Free
0 ₽
No payment
- 3 downloads per device
- One from each site
- Up to 480p, or the video’s lowest quality
- Player, browser and private section included
To try it out
Pro for 1 month
100 ₽
100 ₽ per month
- Unlimited downloads
- Any available quality
- Transfer to a new phone
- No ads
Save 10%
Pro for 3 months
270 ₽
90 ₽ per month 300 ₽
- Unlimited downloads
- Any available quality
- Transfer to a new phone
- No ads
Best value · −30%
Pro for 6 months
420 ₽
70 ₽ per month 600 ₽
- Unlimited downloads
- Any available quality
- Transfer to a new phone
- No ads
Pro is bought in the app. You pay for the whole selected period; paying again extends the term.
Pro termsNo automatic charges
You decide when to extend Pro. No unexpected payments.
Your key arrives by email
After payment is confirmed. Keep it to transfer Pro to a new phone.
Payment through Robokassa
By card, SBP or SberPay. Available methods are shown at checkout.
Questions?
Let’s sort
it out.
A short guide to how Hedgehog works.
Are there really no ads, even for free?
Yes. Hedgehog has no ad banners, video ads or advertising SDKs in any plan. Third-party sites in the built-in browser may show their own ads; the built-in blocker doesn’t load requests to known ad domains.
Does Hedgehog track me?
No. The app has no analytics SDKs, Firebase or trackers. Links, page addresses, video titles and the files themselves are not sent to the server. To check the free limit and the licence, the app sends only technical device data and the site’s domain (e.g. example.com). Details are in the Privacy Policy.
Can I download a video from any site?
Hedgehog looks for video by link and in the built-in browser, and works with popular sites, direct video files and the HLS and DASH streaming formats. Whether a particular video can be saved depends on the source and your access to it. DRM-protected videos and live streams are not supported.
Hedgehog can’t download from the site I need. What should I do?
Tap “Request support”: the button appears in the error message when no video is found at a link, and next to “Videos found” in the built-in browser. Enter your email and the link goes to the developer. If support for the site is added, you’ll get an email. Timing and feasibility are not guaranteed, especially for closed platforms that require a subscription.
Can I listen with the screen off?
Yes. If you minimise the app or turn off the screen, the player keeps playing, and a widget with pause, seek and close appears in the notification shade and on the lock screen. Background playback is switched off with the headphones button in the player or in the settings. Files from “Private” don’t play in the background.
What is “Private”?
A closed folder inside the app, protected by a PIN. You can save files there right when downloading or move them from “Media”. They are hidden from other apps, open only in the built-in player, and the section locks when Hedgehog goes to the background. Files are not encrypted and are deleted together with the app.
What does “for private viewing” mean?
Saving a video you can access so you can watch it yourself at a convenient time. Download only what you have the right to watch and save, and follow the source’s rules. Hedgehog grants no rights to distribute other people’s videos, and its author does not host or distribute any videos.
How is free mode different from Pro?
Free mode gives three downloads per device, no more than one from each site, in quality up to 480p — or the lowest available if the video has no such quality. Pro has no app-side limit on the number of downloads or quality. The player, browser and “Private” work in both modes.
Will Pro renew automatically?
No. You pay for the selected period, with no automatic charges. Paying again adds time to the current term, and the key stays the same. Details are in the public offer.
Can I transfer Pro to a new phone?
Yes. The key arrives by email after payment is confirmed. When you change phones, use it on the new device to transfer Pro.
Hedgehog for Android
Your videos — without ads or prying eyes.
Three free downloads, and Pro can be bought right in the app. Any questions — write to us.