req: add coub.com support w/ "audio + video" & "video + audio" modes #785

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GiteaMirror · 2025-11-09T09:58:25-06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 09:58:25 -06:00

Originally created by @Gesugao-san on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025).

service name

Coub.com

service description

hey team! :3

first, huge thanks for cobalt—it's been super reliable for grabbing publicly available content from all sorts of platforms. i'd love to suggest adding support for coub.com, which is:

completely publicly accessible (all content is available without logins)
free (no paywalls or premium content)
DRM-free (just good ol' web videos)

why coub needs love

official download option? lol no - coub doesn't provide one
third-party solutions? let me tell you a cautionary tale...

the rise and fall of mycoub.ru:
back in its golden era, mycoub.ru was perfect:

clean interface
direct "audio + video" downloads
no nonsense

then came the dark times:

first they removed the download buttons
then became an ad-infested extension pusher
their chrome extension:
- lacks the merge modes we want
- demands suspicious permissions
- basically acts like spyware (tracking, ads, redirects)

now it's just a shell of its former self, and we're left without a good alternative.

what would be amazing

could cobalt add these optional download modes?

audio + video - full audio first, then merge with video (classic mycoub style)
video + audio - full video first, then overlay audio

this would be:

100% within cobalt's scope (public, free, non-DRM content)
a safer alternative to shady extensions
a return to the golden age of coub downloads

plus, coub is still super popular for:

meme content
music snippets
creative looping videos

would be happy to help test or provide examples if needed! this would make the coub community so happy.

link samples

### link samples & regex
should recognize:
- regular: `https://coub.com/view/47tj88`
- shared: `https://coub.com/v/47tj88`
- mobile: `https://m.coub.com/view/47tj88`
- embed: `https://coub.com/embed/47tj88`
- stories: `https://coub.com/stories/5083967-bookmarki-ch-2` (extracts just 5083967)

optimized regex pattern:

^https?://(?:m\.)?coub\.com/(?:view|v|embed)/([a-z0-9]+)|stories/(\d+)


### key improvements
1. **clean story extraction** - only captures numeric ID after /stories/
2. **two capture groups**:
   - Group 1: video IDs (47tj88)
   - Group 2: story IDs (5083967)
3. **more efficient** - uses alternation instead of optional slug matching

### example matches:
- `https://coub.com/stories/5083967-bookmarki-ch-2` → 5083967
- `https://coub.com/view/47tj88` → 47tj88
- `https://m.coub.com/embed/abc123` → abc123

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Originally created by @Gesugao-san on GitHub (Apr 4, 2025). ### service name Coub.com ### service description hey team! :3 first, huge thanks for cobalt—it's been super reliable for grabbing publicly available content from all sorts of platforms. i'd love to suggest adding support for **coub.com**, which is: - completely **publicly accessible** (all content is available without logins) - **free** (no paywalls or premium content) - **DRM-free** (just good ol' web videos) ### why coub needs love 1. **official download option?** lol no - coub doesn't provide one 2. **third-party solutions?** let me tell you a cautionary tale... **the rise and fall of mycoub.ru:** back in its golden era, [mycoub.ru](https://mycoub.ru/) was perfect: - clean interface - direct "audio + video" downloads - no nonsense then came the dark times: - first they removed the download buttons - then became an ad-infested extension pusher - their chrome extension: - lacks the merge modes we want - demands suspicious permissions - basically acts like spyware (tracking, ads, redirects) now it's just a shell of its former self, and we're left without a good alternative. ### what would be amazing could cobalt add these *optional* download modes? 1. `audio + video` - full audio first, then merge with video (classic mycoub style) 2. `video + audio` - full video first, then overlay audio this would be: - 100% within cobalt's scope (public, free, non-DRM content) - a safer alternative to shady extensions - a return to the golden age of coub downloads plus, coub is still super popular for: - meme content - music snippets - creative looping videos would be happy to help test or provide examples if needed! this would make the coub community so happy. ### link samples ```shell ### link samples & regex should recognize: - regular: `https://coub.com/view/47tj88` - shared: `https://coub.com/v/47tj88` - mobile: `https://m.coub.com/view/47tj88` - embed: `https://coub.com/embed/47tj88` - stories: `https://coub.com/stories/5083967-bookmarki-ch-2` (extracts just 5083967) optimized regex pattern: ^https?://(?:m\.)?coub\.com/(?:view|v|embed)/([a-z0-9]+)|stories/(\d+) ### key improvements 1. **clean story extraction** - only captures numeric ID after /stories/ 2. **two capture groups**: - Group 1: video IDs (47tj88) - Group 2: story IDs (5083967) 3. **more efficient** - uses alternation instead of optional slug matching ### example matches: - `https://coub.com/stories/5083967-bookmarki-ch-2` → 5083967 - `https://coub.com/view/47tj88` → 47tj88 - `https://m.coub.com/embed/abc123` → abc123 ``` ### additional context _No response_

GiteaMirror added the service request label 2025-11-09 09:58:25 -06:00

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 09:58:26 -06:00

@Gesugao-san commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025):

hey team :3

noticed a comment got deleted on apr 13 - just wanted to check:

what was in it?
any questions/concerns i should address about the coub feature?

want to make sure i'm following the ~~vibes~~ and guidelines properly.
thanks for all the work you put into cobalt - it's honestly the least-painful downloader out there ✨

(p.s. no rush - just wanna help make this feature as cobalt-y as possible)

@Gesugao-san commented on GitHub (Jun 22, 2025): hey team :3 noticed a comment got deleted on apr 13 - just wanted to check: 1. what was in it? 2. any questions/concerns i should address about the coub feature? want to make sure i'm following the ~vibes~ and guidelines properly. thanks for all the work you put into cobalt - it's honestly the least-painful downloader out there ✨ (p.s. no rush - just wanna help make this feature as cobalt-y as possible)

GiteaMirror commented

2025-11-09 09:58:26 -06:00

@wukko commented on GitHub (Jun 23, 2025):

i’m pretty sure that was a reply from a spam bot lol

the info in your issue is more than enough, we just didn’t have the opportunity to get to implementing coub support. you can make a PR, though!

@wukko commented on GitHub (Jun 23, 2025): i’m pretty sure that was a reply from a spam bot lol the info in your issue is more than enough, we just didn’t have the opportunity to get to implementing coub support. you can make a PR, though!

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Reference: github-starred/cobalt#785