https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt

best way to save what you love
https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt

bilibili collaboration downloader instagram instagram-reels music reddit social-media soundcloud tiktok twitter video vimeo vine vk webapp youtube youtube-music

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best way to save what you love

• Host: GitHub
• URL: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt
• Owner: imputnet
• License: agpl-3.0
• Created: 2022-07-08T18:12:55.000Z (over 2 years ago)
• Default Branch: main
• Last Pushed: 2024-10-23T08:03:58.000Z (26 days ago)
• Last Synced: 2024-10-23T11:56:55.789Z (26 days ago)
• Topics: bilibili, collaboration, downloader, instagram, instagram-reels, music, reddit, social-media, soundcloud, tiktok, twitter, video, vimeo, vine, vk, webapp, youtube, youtube-music
• Language: Svelte
• Homepage: https://cobalt.tools
• Size: 30.4 MB
• Stars: 15,589
• Watchers: 72
• Forks: 1,277
• Open Issues: 117
• Metadata Files:
  • Readme: README.md
  • Contributing: CONTRIBUTING.md
  • License: LICENSE

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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.

### cobalt monorepo

this monorepo includes source code for api, frontend, and related packages:

- [api tree](/api/)

- [web tree](/web/)

- [packages tree](/packages/)

it also includes documentation in the [docs tree](/docs/):

- [cobalt api documentation](/docs/api.md)

- [how to run a cobalt instance](/docs/run-an-instance.md)

- [how to protect a cobalt instance](/docs/protect-an-instance.md)

- [how to configure a cobalt instance for youtube](/docs/configure-for-youtube.md)

### partners

cobalt is sponsored by [royalehosting.net](https://royalehosting.net/?partner=cobalt) and the main processing instance is hosted on their network. we really appreciate their kindness!

### ethics

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](/api/src/stream/).

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.

### contributing

thank you for considering making a contribution to cobalt! please check the [contributing guidelines here](/CONTRIBUTING.md) before making a pull request.

### licenses

for relevant licensing information, see the [api](api/README.md) and [web](web/README.md) READMEs.

unless specified otherwise, the remainder of this repository is licensed under [AGPL-3.0](LICENSE).