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cobalt

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best way to save what you love

ApplicationCategory: Web Apps · Files & cloud storage · Media & photosOpen sourcedata checked Oct 16, 2026
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Overview

  • collaboration
  • downloader
  • instagram
  • javascript
  • music
  • reddit
  • social-media
  • soundcloud
  • svelte
  • tiktok
  • twitter
  • typescript

Installation

Commands are shown, never run by the marketplace. Check them against the official documentation.
  • Official websiteFrom public sourcesfrom catalog metadata
    cobalt.tools/ ↗
  • Language package registrynodejsFrom public sourcesfrom the package manifest — publication on the registry is not verified
    npm install -g cobalt

    Not verified: check that this package in the registry belongs to this project before installing.

    www.npmjs.com/package/cobalt ↗
  • Build from sourceFrom public sourcesfrom catalog metadata

    Build from source: no validated build recipe — follow the repository instructions.

    github.com/imputnet/cobalt ↗

Compatibility

Unknown means no evidence was found — not that the product is incompatible.
PlatformStatusArchitectureEvidenceConfidence
Web browserUnknown———
Server / self-hostedUnknown———
Container (OCI)Unknown———
Node.jsCompatible—package manifest: package.json name0.60

Releases

checked Oct 30, 2026
No releases found on the source.

Quality profile

algorithm quality-v1.0 · assessed Oct 16, 2026
Quality Score58
Risk Score0
Confidence 1.00
Quality Score and Risk Score are different measures. A high score does not guarantee safety.

Score components

Maintenance · 206
last activity 192 days ago
Documentation · 1515
README 2426 chars, description present
Ready to use · 150
install instructions: no; releases: no
Metadata · 1010
4/4 of description, homepage, license, topics
Releases · 102
0 release(s)
Category confidence · 105
classifier confidence 0.5
Adoption · 1010
45006 stars (log-dampened, 10k = max)
License clarity · 55
SPDX AGPL-3.0
Community · 55
issues enabled, 3976 forks

License

AGPL-3.0
Known licensefrom the repository host

This is the catalog policy status, not legal advice.

Sources

github.com/imputnet/cobaltPrimary★ 45,006 starslast activity Apr 6, 2026Primary repository · Confidence 1.00

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README

From imputnet/cobalt · license AGPL-3.0 · fetched Oct 30, 2026

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:

it also includes documentation in the docs tree:

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.

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

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.

thank you

cobalt is sponsored by royalehosting.net. a part of our infrastructure is hosted on their network. we really appreciate their kindness and support!

licenses

for relevant licensing information, see the api and web READMEs. unless specified otherwise, the remainder of this repository is licensed under AGPL-3.0.

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