cobalt is a media downloader that doesn't piss you off. it's friendly, efficient, and doesn't have ads, trackers, paywalls or other nonsense.
paste the link, get the file, move on. that simple, just how it should be.
this monorepo includes source code for api, frontend, and related packages:
it also includes documentation in the docs tree:
- how to run a cobalt instance
- how to protect a cobalt instance
- cobalt api instance environment variables
- cobalt api documentation
cobalt is a tool that makes downloading public content easier. it takes zero liability. the end user is responsible for what they download, how they use and distribute that content. cobalt never caches any content, it works like a fancy proxy.
cobalt is in no way a piracy tool and cannot be used as such. it can only download free & publicly accessible content. same content can be downloaded via dev tools of any modern web browser.
if you're considering contributing to cobalt, first of all, thank you! check the contribution guidelines here before getting started, they'll help you do your best right away.
cobalt is sponsored by royalehosting.net. a part of our infrastructure is hosted on their network. we really appreciate their kindness and support!
for relevant licensing information, see the api and web READMEs. unless specified otherwise, the remainder of this repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0.