by pointlessone on 5/27/24, 2:24 PM
It seems like it's very specific to YouTube needs. It supports very few HTML elements and CSS properties [1]. If you think HTML5 subset implies something like HTML4 than you're going to be disappointed. It's very much specialised for div-soup-style apps.
[1]: https://developers.google.com/youtube/cobalt/docs/developmen...
by dinosor on 5/27/24, 2:25 PM
by marionauta on 5/28/24, 9:42 AM
Somewhat funny that it has the same name as
https://cobalt.tools which lets you download audio and video from many sources including YouTube.
by kennydude on 5/27/24, 4:29 PM
I saw this when looking at how the terrible Virgin Media TV dongle has a YouTube app! Nice to see it being open source!
by z8 on 5/27/24, 2:09 PM
A click on “Cobalt on partner site”, the second link on the page, leads to a 404. Great job guys.
by unsupp0rted on 5/27/24, 3:23 PM
This looks like a good way to create your own custom combo of software + hardware for a nostalgic TV, like
http://my90stv.comPut it into a 4:3 CRT tv for maximum authenticity.
by philjackson on 5/27/24, 2:08 PM
Anyone know how this compares to Electron? Is that even the market this tool is in?
by sirjaz on 5/27/24, 4:55 PM
With this Google should release Windows and MacOS app versions of all their iOS and Android apps
by canadiantim on 5/27/24, 3:31 PM
Seems pretty awesome actually.
by cyanydeez on 5/27/24, 2:22 PM
Thisp.looks like a redbean clone