# Evolution0/bandcamp-dl

Simple python script to download Bandcamp albums

Repository: https://github.com/Evolution0/bandcamp-dl
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/bandcamp-dl
Language: Python
License: Unlicense
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-07-19T14:27:27+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 65/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 8, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 4874, "days_push": 45, "days_rel": 520, "gap_med": 200, "n_releases_24m": 2}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1171, forks 118 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:51.422008+00:00)

## What it is
A Python command-line tool for downloading albums and tracks from bandcamp.com, with options for filename templating, album art embedding, and lyrics. It is a small, public-domain utility installable via pip, Homebrew, and the AUR.

## Use cases
- download bandcamp albums from the command line
- download a full artist discography from bandcamp
- embed album art and lyrics into downloaded tracks
- customize output filenames and folder structure for downloaded music
- download a single track or album by artist and album slug
- batch download music with ascii-only or slugified filenames

## When to choose
- you want a simple, scriptable CLI to grab music from bandcamp.com
- you need metadata like cover art and lyrics embedded in your downloads
- you want a public-domain tool you can freely modify or redistribute
- you need cross-platform music downloading from Python 3

## When to avoid
- you need to download from streaming services other than Bandcamp
- you want a graphical interface rather than a command-line tool
- you need DRM circumvention or paid-content access beyond what Bandcamp exposes

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: web-scraping, cli, audio-processing, file-system
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: python, cli, cross-platform, windows
- tags: bandcamp, music-downloader, audio-download, metadata-embedding, album-art, youtube-dl-style, command-line, automation, macos, linux

## Member repositories
- Evolution0/bandcamp-dl (main) score 65

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.422008+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T06:28:29.317204+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/Evolution0/bandcamp-dl (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:51.422008+00:00, sha 452377ea958c)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.