Regarding of the initial idea of Product Hunt, I want to share with the community a tool I've found across Internet and its name is Cobalt
Cobalt is a platform which helps you to download video, audio, GIF, etc from any site or social media – with just one click. Paste URL and push the button, that's all.
No ads, trackers, paywalls, or other nonsense. just a convenient web app that works anywhere, whenever you need it.
Cobalt was created for public benefit, to protect people from ads and malware pushed by its alternatives. we believe that the best software is safe, open, and accessible.
You can find more information about the project's motivation and mission on their website, as well as all the ways how to support Cobalt – because it's free to use (but donations are always welcome for the team)
About cobalt on Product Hunt
“save video, audio, and GIFs from websites in one click”
cobalt launched on Product Hunt on December 30th, 2024 and earned 528 upvotes and 35 comments, earning #1 Product of the Day. cobalt lets you save what you love without ads, tracking, paywalls or other nonsense. just paste the link and you're ready to rock!
On the analytics side, cobalt competes within Social Media, GitHub, Audio and Photo & Video — topics that collectively have 134k followers on Product Hunt. The dashboard above tracks how cobalt performed against the three products that launched closest to it on the same day.
Who hunted cobalt?
cobalt was hunted by Yaroslav Chuykov. A “hunter” on Product Hunt is the community member who submits a product to the platform — uploading the images, the link, and tagging the makers behind it. Hunters typically write the first comment explaining why a product is worth attention, and their followers are notified the moment they post. Around 79% of featured launches on Product Hunt are self-hunted by their makers, but a well-known hunter still acts as a signal of quality to the rest of the community. See the full all-time top hunters leaderboard to discover who is shaping the Product Hunt ecosystem.
Yaroslav Chuykov