Paste a link. Get a real file. Multiple strategies ensure your download always goes through.
Ctrl+V paste · Enter download
Three real strategies, tried in order, until one works.
Call api.cobalt.tools directly. Works if Cobalt adds CORS headers (they sometimes do for their web app).
Route through 5 different proxy servers. Each proxy adds Access-Control-Allow-Origin: * so your browser accepts the response.
Open cobalt.tools/#url=YOUR_LINK in a new tab. Cobalt's own website calls their API from their server — no CORS issue. One click, paste, done.
YouTube, TikTok, Twitter, Vimeo etc. all have OEmbed endpoints with proper CORS headers. We get your video's title, thumbnail, and channel name — this always works.
POST your URL to api.cobalt.tools. If they've enabled CORS (varies by deployment), we get a real download link immediately.
If direct fails, we send the same request through corsproxy.io, cors.sh, thingproxy, and others simultaneously. First one to respond wins. These proxies add the missing CORS header.
If all proxies fail, we show a big button that opens cobalt.tools with your URL pre-filled in the address bar. Their website calls the API from their own server — zero CORS issues. Just click Download on their page.