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there's no point in downloading entire streams. people can clip what they need and download that instead!
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# cobalt
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Best way to save what you love.
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Live web app: [cobalt.tools](https://cobalt.tools/)
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[](https://deepsource.io/gh/wukko/cobalt/?ref=repository-badge)
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## What's cobalt?
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cobalt is social and media platform downloader that doesn't piss you off.
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It's fast, friendly, and doesn't have any bullshit that modern web is filled with: no ads, trackers, or analytics.
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Paste the link, get the video, move on. It's that simple. Just how it should be.
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## Supported services
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| Service | Video + Audio | Only audio | Only video | Additional notes or features |
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| -------- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :----- |
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| bilibili.com | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
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| Instagram | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Supports photos and videos, lets you pick what to save from multi-media posts. |
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| Instagram Reels | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
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| Pinterest | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for videos and stories. |
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| Reddit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for GIFs and videos. |
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| SoundCloud | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ | Audio metadata, downloads from private links. |
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| Streamable | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
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| TikTok | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Supports downloads of: videos with or without watermark, images from slideshow without watermark, full (original) audios. |
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| Tumblr | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for audio file downloads. |
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| Twitch Clips | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
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| Twitter/X * | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Ability to pick what to save from multi-media tweets. |
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| Vimeo | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Audio downloads are only available for dash files. |
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| Vine Archive | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
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| VK Videos | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
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| VK Clips | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
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| YouTube Videos & Shorts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for 8K, 4K, HDR, VR, and high FPS videos. Audio metadata & dubs. h264/av1/vp9 codecs. |
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| YouTube Music | ➖ | ✅ | ➖ | Audio metadata. |
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This list is not final and keeps expanding over time, make sure to check it once in a while!
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*Reliability of downloads from Twitter is questionable due to its current management.
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## cobalt API
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cobalt has an open API that you can use in your projects for **free**.
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It's easy and straightforward to use, [check out the docs](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/blob/current/docs/API.md) and see for yourself.
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Feel free to use the main API instance ([co.wuk.sh](https://co.wuk.sh/)) in your projects.
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## Host an instance yourself
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### Requirements
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- Node.js 18 or above
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- git
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Setup script installs all needed `npm` dependencies, but you have to install `Node.js` and `git` yourself.
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1. Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/wukko/cobalt`
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2. Run setup script and follow instructions: `npm run setup`
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3. Run cobalt via `npm start`
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4. Done.
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You need to host API and web app separately since v.6.0. Setup script will help you with that!
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### Ubuntu 22.04+ workaround
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`nscd` needs to be installed and running so that the `ffmpeg-static` binary can resolve DNS ([#101](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/issues/101#issuecomment-1494822258)):
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```bash
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sudo apt install nscd
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sudo service nscd start
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```
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### Docker
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It's also possible to run cobalt via Docker. I *highly* recommend using Docker compose.
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Check out the [example compose file](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/blob/current/docker-compose.example.yml) and alter it for your needs.
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## Disclaimer
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cobalt is my passion project, so update schedule depends solely on my free time, motivation, and mood.
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Don't expect any consistency in that.
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## License
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cobalt is under [AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/blob/current/LICENSE) license.
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[Fluent Emoji](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji) used in the project is under [MIT](https://github.com/microsoft/fluentui-emoji/blob/main/LICENSE) license.
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