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The best alternative to Cobalt Tools is NewPipe, which is both free and Open Source. If that doesn't suit you, our users have ranked more than 100 alternatives to Cobalt Tools and many of them are so hopefully you can find a suitable replacement. Other interesting alternatives to Cobalt Tools are JDownloader, youtube-dl, Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) and 4k Video Downloader.

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    NewPipe

     725 likes

    Discover and stream videos with a lightweight open-source front-end supporting YouTube, PeerTube, SoundCloud, Bandcamp, and more. Enjoy seamless 4K playback, audio in background, and video downloads without the need for Google Services or an account. Perfect for avid streamers.

    171 NewPipe alternatives

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    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • SoundCloud
    • Android Auto
    • YouTube Music
    • Flathub
    • Bandcamp
    • YouTube
    • F-Droid
    • OpenAPK
    • Flatpak
    • PeerTube
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    JDownloader

     1315 likes

    JDownloader is a download manager, written in Java, which allows automatic download of groups of files from one-click hosting sites.

    185 JDownloader alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Flathub
    • Flatpak
    • Java
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    youtube-dl

     476 likes

    A platform-independent command-line program for downloading videos from YouTube and 1000+ sites. Supports playlists, subtitles, and multiple formats.

    279 youtube-dl alternatives

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    • Discontinued

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    • Mac
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    • Linux
    • BSD
    • Python
    • TrueOS
    • Haiku
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    4k Video Downloader

    A versatile tool for downloading high-quality videos from a range of leading platforms, supporting playlists, channels, subtitles, and various resolutions. Compatible with major operating systems and allows simultaneous downloadi...

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    Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui)

     63 likes

    A cross-platform GUI for yt-dlp made in Electron and Node.js .

    107 Open Video Downloader (youtube-dl-gui) alternatives

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • FFmpeg
    • youtube-dl
    • Electron
    • Node.JS
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    • European Union flagEU
    Dark mode
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    4k Video Downloader

     237 likes

    A versatile tool for downloading high-quality videos from a range of leading platforms, supporting playlists, channels, subtitles, and various resolutions. Compatible with major operating systems and allows simultaneous downloading and option for increasing download limits.

    313 4k Video Downloader alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Android
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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    Video DownloadHelper

     295 likes

    Browser extension for Chrome and Firefox that allows users to download audio and video files from numerous websites. Detects downloadable content automatically, signals with animated icon, and offers convenient download menu. Includes batch downloads and file conversion.

    250 Video DownloadHelper alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • Microsoft Edge
    • Google Chrome
    • Mozilla Firefox
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    • European Union flagEU
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    SCrawler

     79 likes

    A program to download photo and video from any site (e.g. YouTube, YouTube Music, Reddit, Twitter, Mastodon, Instagram, TikTok, RedGifs, PornHub, XHamster, XVIDEOS, ThisVid, LPSG, Pinterest).

    119 SCrawler alternatives

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    • Windows
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    • European Union flagEU
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    ClipGrab

     94 likes

    ClipGrab is a free downloader and converter for YouTube, Vimeo, Metacafe, Dailymotion and many other online video sites.

    228 ClipGrab alternatives

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    • Free
    • Proprietary

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    • Warning
    • Bundleware

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    • Mac
    • Windows
    • Linux
    • youtube-dl
    • Qt
    • DE flagGermany
    • European Union flagEU
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    Online Convert

     43 likes

    Convert files like images, videos, documents, audio and more to other formats with this free and fast online converter.

    215 Online Convert alternatives

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    • Freemium
    • Proprietary

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    • Online
    • Mozilla Firefox
    • Google Chrome
    • Android
    • Android Tablet
    • iPhone
    • iPad
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    • European Union flagEU
    Homepage
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