cobalt/README.md

89 lines
7.3 KiB
Markdown
Raw Blame History

This file contains ambiguous Unicode characters

This file contains Unicode characters that might be confused with other characters. If you think that this is intentional, you can safely ignore this warning. Use the Escape button to reveal them.

# cobalt
Best way to save what you love.
Main instance: [co.wukko.me](https://co.wukko.me/)
![cobalt logo with repeated logo pattern background](https://raw.githubusercontent.com/wukko/cobalt/current/src/front/icons/pattern.png "cobalt logo with repeated logo pattern background")
[![Crowdin](https://badges.crowdin.net/cobalt/localized.svg)](https://crowdin.com/project/cobalt) [![DeepSource](https://deepsource.io/gh/wukko/cobalt.svg/?label=active+issues&token=MsmsJ9zUOKwcQor0yaiFot84)](https://deepsource.io/gh/wukko/cobalt/?ref=repository-badge) [![DeepSource](https://deepsource.io/gh/wukko/cobalt.svg/?label=resolved+issues&token=MsmsJ9zUOKwcQor0yaiFot84)](https://deepsource.io/gh/wukko/cobalt/?ref=repository-badge)
## What's cobalt?
cobalt is a social and media platform downloader that doesn't piss you off.
It's fast, friendly, and doesn't have any bullshit that modern web is filled with: no ads, trackers, or analytics.
Paste the link, get the video, move on. It's that simple. Just how it should be.
## Supported services
| Service | Video + Audio | Only audio | Only video | Additional notes or features |
| -------- | :---: | :---: | :---: | :----- |
| bilibili.com | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Instagram | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Ability to pick what to save from multi-media posts. |
| Instagram Reels | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Reddit | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for GIFs and videos. |
| SoundCloud | | ✅ | | Audio metadata, downloads from private links. |
| TikTok | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Supports downloads of: videos with or without watermark, images from slideshow without watermark, full (original) audios. |
| Tumblr | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| Twitter | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Ability to pick what to save from multi-media tweets. |
| Twitter Spaces | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Audio metadata with all participants and other info. |
| Vimeo | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Audio downloads are only available for dash files. |
| Vine Archive | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | |
| VK Videos | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| VK Clips | ✅ | ❌ | ❌ | |
| YouTube Videos & Shorts | ✅ | ✅ | ✅ | Support for 8K, 4K, HDR, and high FPS videos. Audio metadata & dubs. h264/av1/vp9 codecs. |
| YouTube Music | | ✅ | | Audio metadata. |
This list is not final and keeps expanding over time, make sure to check it once in a while!
## cobalt API
cobalt has an open API that you can use in your projects for **free**.
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.
## How to contribute translations
You can translate cobalt to any language you want on [cobalt's Crowdin](https://crowdin-co.wukko.me/). Feel free to ignore QA errors if you think you know better. If you don't see a language you want to translate cobalt to, open an issue, and I'll add it to Crowdin.
### Translation guidelines:
- Text is **ALWAYS** stylized as **lowercase** unless it's STRESSED LIKE THIS or is an internal value like `{ContactLink}` or `{appName}`.
- Example: "`this is a live video, i am yet to learn how to look into future. wait for the stream to finish and try again!`".
*Notice how **everything is lowercase**, no matter the punctuation marks? Yes, that's cobalt's style and you have to follow it.*
- Avoid extremely formal language, leave it for big and classy tech companies. Use informal language wherever possible.
- You can (and should) rephrase sentences as long as they keep the same sense and send the same message as original.
- Do **NOT** use offensive or explicit vocabulary.
- Check if there are issues in UI with your localization and optimize it accordingly. If impossible, open an issue.
- Be nice.
## Host an instance yourself
### Requirements
- Node.js 18 or above
- git
Setup script installs all needed `npm` dependencies, but you have to install `Node.js` and `git` yourself.
1. Clone the repo: `git clone https://github.com/wukko/cobalt`
2. Run setup script and follow instructions: `npm run setup`
3. Run cobalt via `npm start`
4. Done.
### Ubuntu 22.04+ workaround
`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)):
```bash
sudo apt install nscd
sudo service nscd start
```
### Docker
It's also possible to run cobalt via Docker, but you **need** to set all environment variables yourself:
| Variable | Description | Example |
| -------- | :--- | :--- |
| `selfURL` | Instance URL | `http://localhost:9000/` or `https://co.wukko.me/` or etc |
| `port` | Instance port | `9000` |
| `cors` | CORS toggle | `0` |
## Disclaimer
cobalt is my passion project, so update schedule depends solely on my free time, motivation, and mood.
Don't expect any consistency in that.
## License
cobalt is under [AGPL-3.0](https://github.com/wukko/cobalt/blob/current/LICENSE) license.
[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.