cobalt

• Purpose: Cobalt is a user-friendly, efficient media downloader designed to simplify downloading public content without ads, trackers, or paywalls. It acts as a proxy, enabling users to paste a link and download the file directly.

• Key Features:

  • No caching of content—works like a "fancy proxy."
  • Supports only free and publicly accessible content.
  • No ads, trackers, or paywalls.

• Ethics & Liability:

  • Cobalt takes zero liability for downloaded content.
  • Users are responsible for how they use or distribute downloaded files.
  • Not a piracy tool—only downloads content accessible via browser dev tools.

• Monorepo Structure:

  • Includes API, frontend, and related packages.
  • Documentation covers running, protecting, and configuring instances.

• Community & Links:

  • Website
  • Discord
  • Twitter
  • Bluesky

• License: Primarily AGPL-3.0, with specific licensing for API and web components.