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what's cobalt?
what's cobalt?
cobalt is your go-to place for downloads from social and media platforms. zero ads, trackers, or other creepy bullshit. simply paste a share link and you're ready to rock!
supported services
•bilibili.com & bilibili.tv
•dailymotion videos
•instagram reels, posts & stories
•ok video
•pinterest videos & stories
•reddit videos & gifs
•rutube videos
•soundcloud
•streamable.com
•tiktok videos, photos & audio
•tumblr video & audio
•twitch clips
•twitter videos & voice
•vimeo
•vine archive
•vk video & clips
•youtube videos, shorts & music this list is not final and keeps expanding over time, make sure to check it once in a while!
•dailymotion videos
•instagram reels, posts & stories
•ok video
•pinterest videos & stories
•reddit videos & gifs
•rutube videos
•soundcloud
•streamable.com
•tiktok videos, photos & audio
•tumblr video & audio
•twitch clips
•twitter videos & voice
•vimeo
•vine archive
•vk video & clips
•youtube videos, shorts & music this list is not final and keeps expanding over time, make sure to check it once in a while!
keyboard shortcuts
use cobalt even faster with keyboard shortcuts:
Shift
+D
: paste
Shift
+K
: auto
Shift
+L
: audio
⌘/Ctrl
+V
: paste the link
Esc
: clear link input area
Esc
: close all popups
Shift
+B
: about
Shift
+N
: changelog
Shift
+M
: settings
support & source code
experiencing issues? try one of these first:
keep in touch with cobalt for news, support, and more:
explore source code, report issues, star or fork the repo:
keep in touch with cobalt for news, support, and more:
explore source code, report issues, star or fork the repo:
privacy policy
cobalt's privacy policy is simple: no data about you is ever collected or stored. zero, zilch, nada, nothing.
what you download is solely your business, not mine or anyone else's.
if your download requires rendering, then data about requested content is encrypted and temporarily stored in server's RAM. it's necessary for this feature to function.
encrypted data is stored for 90 seconds and then permanently removed.
stored data is only possible to decrypt with unique encryption keys from your download link. furthermore, the official cobalt codebase doesn't provide a way to read temporarily stored data outside of processing functions.
you can check cobalt's source code yourself and see that everything is as stated.
cobalt uses a self-hosted plausible instance to get an approximate number of how many people use it.
plausible is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR, doesn't use cookies, and never stores any identifiable info, not even your ip address.
all data is aggregated and never personalized. nothing about what you download is ever saved anywhere. it's used just for anonymous traffic stats, nothing more.
plausible is fully open source, just like cobalt, and if you want to learn more about it, you can do so here . if you wish to opt out of traffic stats, you can do it in settings > other.
what you download is solely your business, not mine or anyone else's.
if your download requires rendering, then data about requested content is encrypted and temporarily stored in server's RAM. it's necessary for this feature to function.
encrypted data is stored for 90 seconds and then permanently removed.
stored data is only possible to decrypt with unique encryption keys from your download link. furthermore, the official cobalt codebase doesn't provide a way to read temporarily stored data outside of processing functions.
you can check cobalt's source code yourself and see that everything is as stated.
cobalt uses a self-hosted plausible instance to get an approximate number of how many people use it.
plausible is fully compliant with GDPR, CCPA and PECR, doesn't use cookies, and never stores any identifiable info, not even your ip address.
all data is aggregated and never personalized. nothing about what you download is ever saved anywhere. it's used just for anonymous traffic stats, nothing more.
plausible is fully open source, just like cobalt, and if you want to learn more about it, you can do so here . if you wish to opt out of traffic stats, you can do it in settings > other.
terms and ethics
cobalt is a web tool that makes it easier to download content from the internet and takes zero liability
. processing servers work like limited proxies
, so no media content is ever cached or stored.
you (end user) are responsible for what you download, how you use and distribute that content. please be mindful when using content of others and always credit original creators.
when used in education purposes (lecture, homework, etc) please attach the source link.
fair use and credits benefit everyone.
you (end user) are responsible for what you download, how you use and distribute that content. please be mindful when using content of others and always credit original creators.
when used in education purposes (lecture, homework, etc) please attach the source link.
fair use and credits benefit everyone.
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what's new?
current version & commit
cache encryption, meowbalt, dailymotion, bilibili, and much more!
cobalt may not have as many groceries as 7-eleven, but it sure does have lots of big changes in this update!
•all cached stream info is now encrypted and can only be decrypted with a link you get from cobalt.
•new popup style featuring meowbalt, cobalt's speedy mascot. you will see him more often from now on!
•added support for dailymotion (including short links).
•added support for bilibili.tv, fixed support for bilibili.com, and added support for all related short links.
•added support for unlisted vimeo links.
•added support for tumblr audio and revamped the entire module.
•added support for embed ok.ru links.
we also updated the privacy policy to reflect the addition of data encryption, go check it out.
for people with iphones:
•clearer ios saving tutorial.
•added "save to files" ios shortcut.
•updated save to photos shortcut.
make sure to save both shortcuts and read the updated tutorial!
for people who host a cobalt instance:
•updated all environment variables TO_BE_LIKE_THIS. time to update your configs! for now cobalt is backwards compatible with old variable names, but it won't last forever.
•added a list of all environment variables and their descriptions to run-an-instance doc .
•updated cookie file example with more services and improved examples.
•updated docker compose example with better explanations and up-to-date env variable samples.
•updated some packages to get rid of all unnecessary messages in console.
want to host an instance? learn how to do it here .
frontend changes:
•removed migration popup.
•corners across ui are even more round now.
•bottom glass bkg in popups is no longer rounded on top right.
•small popup no longer stretches like gum, it's fixed in size on desktop.
•small popup animation no longer lags on mobile.
•better ui scaling across resolutions.
•updated donation text.
thank you for using cobalt, all 750k of you. hope you like this update as much as we enjoyed making it :D
•all cached stream info is now encrypted and can only be decrypted with a link you get from cobalt.
•new popup style featuring meowbalt, cobalt's speedy mascot. you will see him more often from now on!
•added support for dailymotion (including short links).
•added support for bilibili.tv, fixed support for bilibili.com, and added support for all related short links.
•added support for unlisted vimeo links.
•added support for tumblr audio and revamped the entire module.
•added support for embed ok.ru links.
we also updated the privacy policy to reflect the addition of data encryption, go check it out.
for people with iphones:
•clearer ios saving tutorial.
•added "save to files" ios shortcut.
•updated save to photos shortcut.
make sure to save both shortcuts and read the updated tutorial!
for people who host a cobalt instance:
•updated all environment variables TO_BE_LIKE_THIS. time to update your configs! for now cobalt is backwards compatible with old variable names, but it won't last forever.
•added a list of all environment variables and their descriptions to run-an-instance doc .
•updated cookie file example with more services and improved examples.
•updated docker compose example with better explanations and up-to-date env variable samples.
•updated some packages to get rid of all unnecessary messages in console.
want to host an instance? learn how to do it here .
frontend changes:
•removed migration popup.
•corners across ui are even more round now.
•bottom glass bkg in popups is no longer rounded on top right.
•small popup no longer stretches like gum, it's fixed in size on desktop.
•small popup animation no longer lags on mobile.
•better ui scaling across resolutions.
•updated donation text.
thank you for using cobalt, all 750k of you. hope you like this update as much as we enjoyed making it :D
youtube: replace innertube client (temp fix)
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help it stay online
cobalt doesn't shove ads in your face and doesn't sell your personal data, meaning that it's completely free to use
for everyone. but development and maintenance of a media-heavy service used by over 750k people is quite costly. both in terms of time and money.
if cobalt helped you in the past and you want to keep it growing and evolving, you can return the favor by making a donation!
your donation will help all cobalt users: educators, students, content creators, artists, musicians, and many, many more!
in past, donations have let cobalt:
•increase stability and uptime to nearly 100%.
•speed up ALL downloads, especially heavier ones.
•open the api for free public use.
•withstand several huge user influxes with 0 downtime.
•add resource-intensive features (such as gif conversion).
•continue improving our infrastructure.
•keep developers happy.
every cent matters and is extremely appreciated , you can truly make a difference!
if you can't donate, share cobalt with a friend! we don't get ads anywhere, so cobalt is spread by word of mouth.
sharing is the easiest way to help achieve the goal of better internet for everyone.
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if cobalt helped you in the past and you want to keep it growing and evolving, you can return the favor by making a donation!
your donation will help all cobalt users: educators, students, content creators, artists, musicians, and many, many more!
in past, donations have let cobalt:
•increase stability and uptime to nearly 100%.
•speed up ALL downloads, especially heavier ones.
•open the api for free public use.
•withstand several huge user influxes with 0 downtime.
•add resource-intensive features (such as gif conversion).
•continue improving our infrastructure.
•keep developers happy.
every cent matters and is extremely appreciated , you can truly make a difference!
if you can't donate, share cobalt with a friend! we don't get ads anywhere, so cobalt is spread by word of mouth.
sharing is the easiest way to help achieve the goal of better internet for everyone.
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