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A Python CLI app for downloading songs and music videos directly from Spotify.

Spotify Web Downloader

A Python CLI app for downloading songs/music videos/albums/playlists directly from Spotify.

Discord Server: https://discord.gg/aBjMEZ9tnq

Features

  • Download songs in AAC 128kbps or in AAC 256kbps with a premium account
  • Download music videos with a premium account
  • Download synced lyrics with a premium account
  • Highly configurable

Prerequisites

  • Python 3.8 or higher
  • The cookies file of your Spotify account (free or premium)
    • You can get your cookies by using one of the following extensions on your browser of choice at the Spotify website with your account signed in:
      • Firefox: https://addons.mozilla.org/addon/export-cookies-txt
      • Chromium based browsers: https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/gdocmgbfkjnnpapoeobnolbbkoibbcif
  • FFmpeg on your system PATH
    • Older versions of FFmpeg may not work.
    • Up to date binaries can be obtained from the links below:
      • Windows: https://github.com/AnimMouse/ffmpeg-stable-autobuild/releases
      • Linux: https://johnvansickle.com/ffmpeg/

Installation

  1. Install the package spotify-web-downloader using pip 
    pip install spotify-web-downloader
  2. Place your cookies file in the directory from which you will be running spotify-web-downloader and name it cookies.txt.

Usage

spotify-web-downloader [OPTIONS] URLS...

Examples

  • Download a song 
    spotify-web-downloader "https://open.spotify.com/track/18gqCQzqYb0zvurQPlRkpo"
  • Download an album 
    spotify-web-downloader "https://open.spotify.com/album/0r8D5N674HbTXlR3zNxeU1"

Configuration

spotify-web-downloader can be configured using the command line arguments or the config file. The config file is created automatically when you run spotify-web-downloader for the first time at ~/.spotify-web-downloader/config.json on Linux and %USERPROFILE%\.spotify-web-downloader\config.json on Windows. Config file values can be overridden using command line arguments.

Command line argument / Config file key Description Default value
--download-music-video / download_music_video Attempt to download music videos from songs (can lead to incorrect results). false
--save-cover, -s / save_cover Save cover as a separate file. false
--overwrite / overwrite Overwrite existing files. false
--read-urls-as-txt, -r / - Interpret URLs as paths to text files containing URLs. false
--lrc-only, -l / lrc_only Download only the synced lyrics. false
--no-lrc / no_lrc Don't download the synced lyrics. false
--config-path / - Path to config file. <home>/.spotify-web-downloader/config.json
--log-level / log_level Log level. INFO
--print-exceptions / print_exceptions Print exceptions. false
--cookies-path, -c / cookies_path Path to .txt cookies file. ./cookies.txt
--output-path, -o / output_path Path to output directory. ./Spotify
--temp-path / temp_path Path to temporary directory. ./temp
--wvd-path / wvd_path Path to .wvd file. null
--ffmpeg-path / ffmpeg_path Path to FFmpeg binary. ffmpeg
--mp4box-path / mp4box_path Path to MP4Box binary. MP4Box
--mp4decrypt-path / mp4decrypt_path Path to mp4decrypt binary. mp4decrypt
--aria2c-path / aria2c_path Path to aria2c binary. aria2c
--nm3u8dlre-path / nm3u8dlre_path Path to N_m3u8DL-RE binary. N_m3u8DL-RE
--remux-mode / remux_mode Remux mode. ffmpeg
--date-tag-template / date_tag_template Date tag template. %Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ
--exclude-tags / exclude_tags Comma-separated tags to exclude. null
--truncate / truncate Maximum length of the file/folder names. 40
--template-folder-album / template_folder_album Template of the album folders as a format string. {album_artist}/{album}
--template-folder-compilation / template_folder_compilation Template of the compilation album folders as a format string. Compilations/{album}
--template-file-single-disc / template_file_single_disc Template of the song files for single-disc albums as a format string. {track:02d} {title}
--template-file-multi-disc / template_file_multi_disc Template of the song files for multi-disc albums as a format string. {disc}-{track:02d} {title}
--download-mode-song / download_mode_song Download mode for songs. ytdlp
--premium-quality, -p / premium_quality Download songs in premium quality. false
--template-folder-music-video / template_folder_music_video Template of the music video folders as a format string. {artist}/Unknown Album
--template-file-music-video / template_file_music_video Template of the music video files as a format string. {title}
--download-mode-video / download_mode_video Download mode for videos. ytdlp
--no-config-file, -n / - Do not use a config file. false

Tag variables

The following variables can be used in the template folder/file and/or in the exclude_tags list:

  • album
  • album_artist
  • artist
  • compilation
  • composer
  • copyright
  • cover
  • disc
  • disc_total
  • isrc
  • label
  • lyrics
  • media_type
  • producer
  • rating
  • release_date
  • release_year
  • title
  • track
  • track_total
  • url

Remux modes

The following remux modes are available:

  • ffmpeg
  • mp4box
    • Requires mp4decrypt
    • Can be obtained from here: https://gpac.wp.imt.fr/downloads

Music videos quality

Music videos will be downloaded in the highest quality available in H.264/AAC, up to 1080p.

Download modes

The following modes are available for songs:

  • ytdlp
  • aria2c
    • Faster than ytdlp
    • Can be obtained from here: https://github.com/aria2/aria2/releases

The following modes are available for videos:

  • ytdlp
  • nm3u8dlre
    • Faster than ytdlp
    • Can be obtained from here: https://github.com/nilaoda/N_m3u8DL-RE/releases

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