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spotdl

Spotdl is a command line tool that allows you to download songs from Spotify. It is designed to be easy to use and efficient in fetching the tracks. Users can easily search for songs by their names, Spotify URLs, or even by using a YouTube video link. Spotdl also supports downloading full playlists and albums with a single command. The tool uses YouTube as the source for fetching audio, finding the best available audio quality for the requested song. It supports various audio file formats including mp3, m4a, and flac. Spotdl is a cross-platform tool that works on Windows, macOS, and Linux. It also provides additional features such as metadata tagging, which ensures that the downloaded songs have correct artist, title, and album information. The tool is actively maintained and regularly updated to address any issues and to incorporate new features. Spotdl is a handy tool for those who want to save their favorite songs from Spotify for offline listening or for archiving purposes.

List of commands for spotdl:

  • spotdl:tldr:03565 spotdl: Start a web interface to download individual songs.
    $ spotdl web
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  • spotdl:tldr:2b5af spotdl: Save only the metadata without downloading anything.
    $ spotdl save ${open-spotify-com-playlist-playlistId ---} --save-file ${path-to-save_file-spotdl}
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  • spotdl:tldr:8cd64 spotdl: Download songs from the provided URLs and embed metadata.
    $ spotdl ${open-spotify-com-playlist-playlistId open-spotify-com-track-trackId ---}
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