santi.tools

a cobalt-powered media downloader for windows, built with tauri.

features

• download videos and audio from youtube, tiktok, twitter, instagram, and many more
• yt-dlp fallback for youtube when cobalt is rate-limited
• image host via nest.rip — upload and share files instantly
• file compressor — compress video, audio, and images locally
• download history — per-user log of everything you've saved
• notes — local note editor, stored per user
• google oauth login + local accounts
• custom profile with avatar upload
• dark purple theme

install

grab the latest .exe from releases and run it. no admin rights needed.

building from source

requirements: bun, rust, windows 10+

Tip

antivirus flags windows might flag the .exe because it's not signed with an expensive certificate. just click "run anyway", it’s open source.

git clone https://github.com/Snowy-NOPING/santi.tools
cd santi.tools/cobalt-app

# download yt-dlp sidecar
New-Item -ItemType Directory -Force src-tauri/bin
Invoke-WebRequest https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp/releases/latest/download/yt-dlp.exe `
  -OutFile src-tauri/bin/yt-dlp-x86_64-pc-windows-msvc.exe

bun install
bun tauri dev

releasing

.\release.ps1 1.0.0

see RELEASING.md for details.

credits

• cobalt — media downloading backend
• yt-dlp — youtube fallback
• nest.rip — file hosting api
• tauri — app framework