Tool for downloading media from supported services. You can paste links to download content with options for audio and mute settings.
Features
Supported Services Integration
Allows users to input links from supported services to interact with content through a searchable interface.
Audio Control Options
Provides users with audio control settings including auto selection, mute option, and more, enhancing the user interface interaction.
Improved YouTube Codec Fallback
Cobalt now goes through all codecs to find the best one, enhancing compatibility and performance when watching YouTube videos.
Improved YouTube Video Quality Selection & Fallback
Allows users to manually select video quality on YouTube, with fallback options for better viewing experience.
Infrastructure Improvements for YouTube Support
Enhancements to the system's infrastructure that ensure continuous YouTube support, even during high-demand periods.
Support for Kick's Video Embed Links
Added functionality to support video embeds from Kick, expanding the range of accessible content.
File Container Fixing
Remux fixes issues with the file container, such as missing time information, to increase compatibility with old software like Vegas Pro and Windows Media Player.
Lossless Remuxing
Takes existing codec data and copies it to a new media container without re-encoding, preserving the original media quality.
On-Device Processing
Processes files locally on your device, ensuring that files never leave your device and making processing nearly instant.
Theme Selection
Allows users to toggle between auto, light, and dark themes based on device display mode.
Automatic Language Selection
Automatically selects the language using the browser's default setting if a translation is available. Defaults to English if not.
Preferred Language Setting
Enables users to set a preferred language if automatic selection is disabled. Uses community-sourced translations that may vary in accuracy.
Reduce Visual Transparency
Lowers the transparency of surfaces and disables blur effects to improve UI performance on low-performance devices.
Reduce Motion
Disables animations and transitions to enhance accessibility by minimizing motion.
Content Saving
Cobalt allows you to save anything from your favorite websites, including video, audio, photos, or gifs. You only need to paste the link to save content efficiently without ads or trackers.
Privacy Protection
All backend requests are anonymous, and information about tunnels is encrypted, adhering to a strict zero log policy to ensure no tracking of individual users.
On-the-Fly Processing
For processing needs, Cobalt can tunnel processed parts directly to the client without saving anything to disk. This feature enhances privacy, making it useful for services providing separate video and audio channels.
Forced Tunneling
An additional privacy feature where all downloaded files are tunneled so that no one, not even network providers, knows where downloads originate from.
Open Community
Cobalt supports an open community of artists, educators, and creators, encouraging collaboration and improvements, with the option to self-host.
Custom Processing Server
Allows you to use a custom processing instance for your needs. You can choose a server but are advised to use instances hosted by trusted people, as the service isn't responsible for damages from community instances.
Instance Access Key
Enables the use of an access key for making requests to the processing instance instead of other authentication methods. It ensures the instance supports API keys.
Tunneling
Hides your IP address, browser info, and bypasses local network restrictions for increased privacy. Provides files with readable filenames instead of gibberish when enabled.
Anonymous Traffic Analytics
Collects data in an anonymized and aggregated form without storing identifiable information. Uses a self-hosted Plausible instance that complies with GDPR, CCPA, and PECR, ensuring privacy-focused analytics.
Video Quality Selection
Allows users to choose their preferred video quality from options such as 8k+, 4k, 1440p, 1080p, down to 144p. If the preferred quality isn't available, the next best option is selected automatically.
YouTube Codec and Container
Users can select their preferred codec and container format for YouTube videos, such as h264 (mp4), av1 (webm), and vp9 (webm). This affects compatibility and file size with implications for quality and support for resolutions like 4k and HDR.
YouTube HLS Formats
Option to prefer HLS for video and audio, which expedites downloads and reduces errors. Only supports h264 and vp9 codecs with re-encoded AAC audio, potentially at the expense of slight quality reduction.
Twitter/X GIF Conversion
Converts looping Twitter videos to GIFs. While providing compatibility, this may result in larger files with lower quality.
TikTok HEVC/H265 Format
Option to prefer HEVC/H265 format for TikTok videos to enable 1080p downloads, potentially compromising compatibility.
Audio Format Options
Allows users to choose audio format for downloaded audio, including options like 'best', 'mp3', 'ogg', 'wav', and 'opus'. The 'best' option retains the original audio format if possible.
Audio Bitrate Settings
Users can select the audio bitrate when converting audio to a lossy format. Options include 320kb/s, 256kb/s, 128kb/s, 96kb/s, 64kb/s, and 8kb/s, with a note on quality and file size implications.
YouTube Audio Track Option
Offers an option to select a preferred dubbed audio language for YouTube videos. If a dubbed track is unavailable, the original audio will be used.
TikTok Original Sound Download
Allows downloading the original sound from TikTok videos without alterations from the author's post.