Cobalt.tools spits out "cloudflare turnstile is still checking if you're not a bot. if it takes too long, you can try: disabling weird browser extensions, changing networks, using a different browser, or checking your device for malware" When using a browser other than chrome. The only way to fix this is by changing the User-Agent to "Chrome -- Windows". This fix is impractical because the changes reset upon refresh.
reproduction steps
Use a browser other than Google Chrome (I tested Thorium, Firefox, and Opera GX)
Attempt to download a youtube video
get told "cloudflare turnstile is still checking if you're not a bot. if it takes too long, you can try: disabling weird browser extensions, changing networks, using a different browser, or checking your device for malware" when trying to download it.
screenshots
No response
links
platform information
Windows 11 Thorium both up to date
additional context
No response
Originally created by @votzybo on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1160
### bug description
Cobalt.tools spits out "cloudflare turnstile is still checking if you're not a bot. if it takes too long, you can try: disabling weird browser extensions, changing networks, using a different browser, or checking your device for malware" When using a browser other than chrome. The only way to fix this is by changing the User-Agent to "Chrome -- Windows". This fix is impractical because the changes reset upon refresh.
### reproduction steps
1. Use a browser other than Google Chrome (I tested Thorium, Firefox, and Opera GX)
2. Attempt to download a youtube video
3. get told "cloudflare turnstile is still checking if you're not a bot. if it takes too long, you can try: disabling weird browser extensions, changing networks, using a different browser, or checking your device for malware" when trying to download it.
### screenshots
_No response_
### links
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### platform information
Windows 11 Thorium both up to date
### additional context
_No response_
i'm using helium (our own browser based on ungoogle chromium) and captcha works fine on my end. try using the latest version of ungoogled chromium or update thorium if a new version is out.
we don't limit access at all, especially not by the user agent, so it's not an issue on our side
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2025):
i'm using helium (our own browser based on ungoogle chromium) and captcha works fine on my end. try using the latest version of ungoogled chromium or update thorium if a new version is out.
we don't limit access at all, especially not by the user agent, so it's not an issue on our side
i'm using helium (our own browser based on ungoogle chromium) and captcha works fine on my end. try using the latest version of ungoogled chromium or update thorium if a new version is out.
we don't limit access at all, especially not by the user agent, so it's not an issue on our side
I have tested throium without my settings applied, and it works fine. sigh. i dont know what I did to my browser, lol...
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@votzybo commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025):
> i'm using helium (our own browser based on ungoogle chromium) and captcha works fine on my end. try using the latest version of ungoogled chromium or update thorium if a new version is out.
>
> we don't limit access at all, especially not by the user agent, so it's not an issue on our side
I have tested throium without my settings applied, and it works fine. sigh. i dont know what I did to my browser, lol...
i think it’s something related to webgl, iirc turnstile broke in ungoogled chromium when they patched webgl to return a fake vendor, so it may be the case here too
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@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025):
i think it’s something related to webgl, iirc turnstile broke in ungoogled chromium when they patched webgl to return a fake vendor, so it may be the case here too
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Originally created by @votzybo on GitHub (Mar 14, 2025).
Original GitHub issue: https://github.com/imputnet/cobalt/issues/1160
bug description
Cobalt.tools spits out "cloudflare turnstile is still checking if you're not a bot. if it takes too long, you can try: disabling weird browser extensions, changing networks, using a different browser, or checking your device for malware" When using a browser other than chrome. The only way to fix this is by changing the User-Agent to "Chrome -- Windows". This fix is impractical because the changes reset upon refresh.
reproduction steps
screenshots
No response
links
platform information
Windows 11 Thorium both up to date
additional context
No response
@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 15, 2025):
i'm using helium (our own browser based on ungoogle chromium) and captcha works fine on my end. try using the latest version of ungoogled chromium or update thorium if a new version is out.
we don't limit access at all, especially not by the user agent, so it's not an issue on our side
@votzybo commented on GitHub (Mar 17, 2025):
I have tested throium without my settings applied, and it works fine. sigh. i dont know what I did to my browser, lol...
@wukko commented on GitHub (Mar 18, 2025):
i think it’s something related to webgl, iirc turnstile broke in ungoogled chromium when they patched webgl to return a fake vendor, so it may be the case here too