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Categories/Video & Audio Editing/Cobalt
Cobalt

Cobalt

Founded 2023

Download videos, audio, and photos from web pages without ads or tracking

Pricing model

Free

Rating

★ People love it

Time to value

Immediate

You can use cobalt to download media directly from social networks and video websites without dealing with ads, popups, or tracking. The application allows you to save video files, audio tracks, photos, and animated GIFs simply by pasting a URL. It processes remuxing and transcoding directly on your device when possible, or streams media directly through privacy tunnels without saving files on servers. It provides an open-source, tracker-free way to grab clips, extract sound, or archive online content without installing extra software.

What Cobalt does

Paste web video links to download media filesExtract audio tracks as standalone audio filesMute video clips during processingConfigure forced tunneling for anonymous transfersRemux incompatible video streams directly in the clientConnect custom self-hosted processing instances via settingsPresents zero ads, tracking scripts, or paywallsProcesses media remuxing and transcoding locally in the browserExtracts audio tracks directly from supported web video linksProvides optional forced tunneling to obscure origin download locationsOffers complete self-hosting options with custom backend instancesStreams server-processed media without retaining files on disk

Pricing breakdown

Pricing model: Free

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