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cobalt vs Media Downloader: catalog facts
cobalt	Media Downloader
Free The open-source software is available without a license fee.	Free The open-source software is available without a license fee. Hosting, hardware and…
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux
One paste box, no account, no advertising and no bundled installer Can be self-hosted so downloads do not depend on a public instance	Wraps yt-dlp and other command-line backends with configurable presets.
Supported services vary by instance and change over time Public instances are rate limited	Website support depends on the installed download backends.
Web application, Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-2.0
Not stated if an account is needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Not stated if it works offline
Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked September 22, 2026

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