[GH-ISSUE #974] Can't download youtube videos #6478

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opened 2026-04-19 08:35:22 -05:00 by GiteaMirror · 1 comment
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Originally created by @Sheepaleepz on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/974

bug description

Hi! I can't seem to download youtube videos without getting an error message. From looking at other threads it seems like it's a recurring thing? So I figured I'd let you know!

reproduction steps

  1. go to cobalt and paste in a youtube link
  2. click download
  3. error shown below shows up

screenshots

image

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY0LriMc6U

platform information

Firefox

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Originally created by @Sheepaleepz on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024). Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/974 ### bug description Hi! I can't seem to download youtube videos without getting an error message. From looking at other threads it seems like it's a recurring thing? So I figured I'd let you know! ### reproduction steps 1. go to cobalt and paste in a youtube link 2. click download 3. error shown below shows up ### screenshots ![image](https://github.com/user-attachments/assets/743286cb-199f-486a-a983-c60d3fc62a79) ### links ```shell https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ldY0LriMc6U ``` ### platform information Firefox ### additional context _No response_
GiteaMirror added the main instance issue label 2026-04-19 08:35:22 -05:00
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024):

this is a youtube music video, we already have a thread for that: #961

<!-- gh-comment-id:2516091607 --> @wukko commented on GitHub (Dec 4, 2024): this is a youtube music video, we already have a thread for that: #961
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