Project Description: Cobalt

What is the project about?

Cobalt is a media downloader designed to be user-friendly, efficient, and free of annoyances like ads, trackers, or paywalls. It allows users to paste a link and download the associated media file.

What problem does it solve?

It simplifies the process of downloading publicly available media content, offering a cleaner and more straightforward alternative to other downloaders that might be cluttered with ads or restrictions.

What are the features of the project?

• Ad-free, tracker-free, and paywall-free media downloading.
• Simple interface: paste link, get file.
• Monorepo structure including API, frontend, and related packages.
• Documentation for API usage, running an instance, and protecting an instance.

What are the benefits of the project?

• User-friendly and efficient media downloading.
• No ads, trackers, or paywalls.
• Transparent and open-source (AGPL-3.0 license for parts of the repository).
• Focus on user privacy and ethical use.

What are the use cases of the project?

• Downloading publicly accessible media content from various websites.
• Potentially, creating personal archives of online media.