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Best Cobalt Alternatives in 2026

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20 platforms from video downloaders ranked against Cobalt on the same published basis.

  1. 1
    4K Video Downloader+ Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin 7.4
    Cobalt vs 4K Video Downloader+
  2. 2
    Youwee Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Cobalt vs Youwee
  3. 3
    DownKingo Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Cobalt vs DownKingo
  4. 4
    OmniGet Free plan extensionLinuxMacWin Free7.3
    Cobalt vs OmniGet
  5. 5
    VideoAd apiextensionself-hostedWebWin 7.3
    Cobalt vs VideoAd
  6. 6
    Yalla Video Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Cobalt vs Yalla Video
  7. 7
    Arroxy Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.2
    Cobalt vs Arroxy
  8. 8
    yt-dlp app Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.1
    Cobalt vs yt-dlp app
  9. 9
    yt-dlp online Free plan LinuxMacWebWin Free7.1
    Cobalt vs yt-dlp online
  10. 10
    MeowLoad Free plan extensionMacWebWin Free7.1
    Cobalt vs MeowLoad
  11. 11
    Star Video Downloader Free plan MacWin $5/mo7.1
    Cobalt vs Star Video Downloader
  12. 12
    Turbo Downloader Free plan MacWin 7.1
    Cobalt vs Turbo Downloader
  13. 13
    yt-dlp Free plan LinuxMacself-hostedWin Free7.0
    Cobalt vs yt-dlp
  14. 14
    EaseUS Video Downloader MacWin $1.67/mo7.0
    Cobalt vs EaseUS Video Downloader
  15. 15
    VidBee LinuxMacWin 7.0
    Cobalt vs VidBee
  16. 16
    Catalyst Free plan LinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Cobalt vs Catalyst
  17. 17
    aTube Catcher Free plan LinuxMacWin $19.95/mo7.0
    Cobalt vs aTube Catcher
  18. 18
    VidRivo Free plan WebWin $2/mo7.0
    Cobalt vs VidRivo
  19. 19
    VDownloader Free plan MacWin $2.50/mo7.0
    Cobalt vs VDownloader
  20. 20
    SSvid Free plan AndroidLinuxMacWin Free7.0
    Cobalt vs SSvid

Cobalt alternatives compared

#PlatformScoreFree planFromRuns on
14K Video Downloader+7.4Free planAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
2Youwee7.3Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
3DownKingo7.3Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
4OmniGet7.3Free planFreeBrowser, Linux, Mac, Windows
5VideoAd7.3API, Browser, self-hosted, Web, Windows
6Yalla Video7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
7Arroxy7.2Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
8yt-dlp app7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
9yt-dlp online7.1Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Web, Windows
10MeowLoad7.1Free planFreeBrowser, Mac, Web, Windows
11Star Video Downloader7.1Free plan$5/moMac, Windows
12Turbo Downloader7.1Free planMac, Windows
13yt-dlp7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, self-hosted, Windows
14EaseUS Video Downloader7.0No$1.67/moMac, Windows
15VidBee7.0Linux, Mac, Windows
16Catalyst7.0Free planFreeLinux, Mac, Windows
17aTube Catcher7.0Free plan$19.95/moLinux, Mac, Windows
18VidRivo7.0Free plan$2/moWeb, Windows
19VDownloader7.0Free plan$2.50/moMac, Windows
20SSvid7.0Free planFreeAndroid, Linux, Mac, Windows
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Questions about Cobalt alternatives

What is the best alternative to Cobalt?

4K Video Downloader+, number 1 in video downloaders with a score of 7.4 out of 10. The others here: Youwee, DownKingo, OmniGet and 16 more.

What is the best free alternative to Cobalt?

4K Video Downloader+ is the best-ranked alternative with a free plan. 17 of the 20 alternatives here publish a free plan on their own pricing pages.

How are these alternatives ranked?

Ranked on what each maker publishes, open and connectable first: a public API, open-source code, the depth of its documentation and a free tier to try it on. Model lists are sorted by the figure in their title, exactly as each provider publishes it.