One thing that would add ease on using cobalt, would be having a browser extension that let's you download videos directly from the website you are in via cobalt
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Originally created by @roberto-gigli on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1362
### describe the feature you'd like to see
One thing that would add ease on using cobalt, would be having a browser extension that let's you download videos directly from the website you are in via cobalt
### additional context
_No response_
That is an awesome idea but on the Chrome Web Store Policy it says:
"Do not encourage, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized access, download, or streaming of copyrighted content or media."
So most likely they will take down the extension if it is attempted to be distributed through threre.
Plus YT Video downloading is a YT RED (Premium) feature so obviously they won't shoot themselves in the foot by allowing it.
Alternatively Extension Developer Mode could be used but in the video it seems to long of a process just to get it (in comparison to opening another tab).
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@E-Kou commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2025):
That is an awesome idea but on the [Chrome Web Store Policy](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/program-policies/policies#malicious_and_prohibited_products) it says:
"Do not encourage, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized access, download, or streaming of copyrighted content or media."
So most likely they will take down the extension if it is attempted to be distributed through threre.
Plus YT Video downloading is a YT RED (Premium) feature so obviously they won't shoot themselves in the foot by allowing it.
Alternatively [Extension Developer Mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNFwFQrc27Q) could be used but in the video it seems to long of a process just to get it (in comparison to opening another tab).
@roberto-gigli commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2025):
What about publishing in Edge/Opera/Firefox stores? Also if I'm not wrong, users can download extensions also outside the chrome webstore, adding a button to the cobalt website itself to streamline the installation experience would be possible?
Edit:
I'm not an expert on the matter, so feel free to correct me if I said something impossible
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@roberto-gigli commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2025):
What about publishing in Edge/Opera/Firefox stores? Also if I'm not wrong, users can download extensions also outside the chrome webstore, adding a button to the cobalt website itself to streamline the installation experience would be possible?
Edit:
I'm not an expert on the matter, so feel free to correct me if I said something impossible
Also if I'm not wrong, users can download extensions also outside the chrome webstore, adding a button to the cobalt website itself to streamline the installation experience would be possible?
I think that something like this could be done via a tampermonkey script.
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@gablilli commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025):
> Also if I'm not wrong, users can download extensions also outside the chrome webstore, adding a button to the cobalt website itself to streamline the installation experience would be possible?
I think that something like this could be done via a tampermonkey script.
That is an awesome idea but on the Chrome Web Store Policy it says: "Do not encourage, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized access, download, or streaming of copyrighted content or media." So most likely they will take down the extension if it is attempted to be distributed through threre.
Plus YT Video downloading is a YT RED (Premium) feature so obviously they won't shoot themselves in the foot by allowing it. Alternatively Extension Developer Mode could be used but in the video it seems to long of a process just to get it (in comparison to opening another tab).
how can "Video DownloadHelper" be on the chrome store but not cobalt? Plus VDH is paid.
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@WalkTheEarth commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2025):
> That is an awesome idea but on the [Chrome Web Store Policy](https://developer.chrome.com/docs/webstore/program-policies/policies#malicious_and_prohibited_products) it says: "Do not encourage, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized access, download, or streaming of copyrighted content or media." So most likely they will take down the extension if it is attempted to be distributed through threre.
>
> Plus YT Video downloading is a YT RED (Premium) feature so obviously they won't shoot themselves in the foot by allowing it. Alternatively [Extension Developer Mode](https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=yNFwFQrc27Q) could be used but in the video it seems to long of a process just to get it (in comparison to opening another tab).
how can "Video DownloadHelper" be on the chrome store but not cobalt? Plus VDH is paid.
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Originally created by @roberto-gigli on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1362
describe the feature you'd like to see
One thing that would add ease on using cobalt, would be having a browser extension that let's you download videos directly from the website you are in via cobalt
additional context
No response
@E-Kou commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2025):
That is an awesome idea but on the Chrome Web Store Policy it says:
"Do not encourage, facilitate, or enable the unauthorized access, download, or streaming of copyrighted content or media."
So most likely they will take down the extension if it is attempted to be distributed through threre.
Plus YT Video downloading is a YT RED (Premium) feature so obviously they won't shoot themselves in the foot by allowing it.
Alternatively Extension Developer Mode could be used but in the video it seems to long of a process just to get it (in comparison to opening another tab).
@roberto-gigli commented on GitHub (Jun 25, 2025):
What about publishing in Edge/Opera/Firefox stores? Also if I'm not wrong, users can download extensions also outside the chrome webstore, adding a button to the cobalt website itself to streamline the installation experience would be possible?
Edit:
I'm not an expert on the matter, so feel free to correct me if I said something impossible
@gablilli commented on GitHub (Jul 3, 2025):
I think that something like this could be done via a tampermonkey script.
@WalkTheEarth commented on GitHub (Jul 27, 2025):
how can "Video DownloadHelper" be on the chrome store but not cobalt? Plus VDH is paid.
@khaki32 commented on GitHub (Oct 7, 2025):
How about a firefox extension?
@gablilli commented on GitHub (Oct 8, 2025):
found some
https://github.com/kivirnz/cobalt-extension-fixed (updated)
https://github.com/dimdenGD/cobalt-extension (original repo)