Cobalt is a simple, privacy-focused tool that lets you download videos, audio, photos, and gifs from your favorite websites with ease. Whether you're saving media for personal use or gathering resources for creative work, just paste the link, and you're ready to go. Unlike other tools, Cobalt offers an ad-free, tracker-free experience without any paywalls or unnecessary distractions. Created for public benefit, it was built to protect users from the ads and malware that are often bundled with alternatives.

Cobalt values privacy: all requests to its backend are anonymous, and tunnels are encrypted. With a strict zero-log policy, it ensures that no data about individual users is collected. When additional processing is needed, Cobalt handles it on-the-fly, meaning nothing is saved to disk—just directly tunneled to the client. For enhanced privacy, you can enable forced tunneling, which masks your activity from network providers. All they'll see is that you're using Cobalt, protecting your anonymity.

Key benefits:

Privacy-first: no ads, trackers, or logs, ensuring your anonymity.
Fast and convenient: paste the link and download media instantly.
On-device processing: local remuxing ensures no data is sent online.
Easily self-hostable: use your own instance or connect to a friend's server.
Open-source: check the code, contribute, and suggest new features on GitHub.

Cobalt is trusted by artists, educators, and content creators who value privacy and need a reliable tool to save their media. By prioritizing openness and community feedback, Cobalt continues to evolve, aligning with the vision of an open internet. Join the conversation and help make Cobalt even better!