# kmille/deezer-downloader

Download music from Deezer with a nice front end

Repository: https://github.com/kmille/deezer-downloader
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/deezer-downloader
Language: Python
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Topics: python, deezer, mpd, music, spotify, youtube-dl, hacktoberfest
Last push: 2026-07-22T12:53:35+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 74/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 93, release rhythm 35, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2871, "days_push": 42, "days_rel": null, "gap_med": null, "n_releases_24m": 0}
- flags: no_releases
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1186, forks 159 (observed 2026-08-28T04:03:54.987659+00:00)

## What it is
A self-hosted Python service with a simple web frontend for downloading songs, albums, and playlists from Deezer (and via yt-dlp), with ID3 tags, embedded cover art, and zip downloads. It also offers a REST API and MPD integration for use on devices like a Raspberry Pi.

## Use cases
- download music from deezer
- download albums and playlists as flac or mp3
- self-hosted music downloader with web frontend
- download songs via yt-dlp
- run a music downloader on a raspberry pi with mpd
- download music with id3 tags and album covers
- download music through a rest api

## When to choose
- you have a Deezer account (free or premium) and want to download tracks with proper tags and cover art
- you want a simple self-hosted web UI or REST API for music downloads
- you want MPD integration on a Raspberry Pi or home server
- you need fallback downloads via yt-dlp

## When to avoid
- you want Spotify playlist downloads - that feature is currently broken
- you need lossless quality without a premium Deezer subscription
- you want a polished, full-featured GUI rather than a KISS frontend
- you have no Deezer account, since an arl cookie is required

## Facets
- artifact type: application
- maturity: active
- function: http-server, web-scraping, cli, gui
- domain: media, audio, self-hosted, web-development
- platform: python, windows, self-hosted
- tags: deezer, music-downloader, yt-dlp, mpd, spotify, flac, mp3, rest-api, web-frontend, linux, macos, docker, web-server

## Member repositories
- kmille/deezer-downloader (main) score 74

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.987659+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 2026-08-30T06:23:54.445387+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/kmille/deezer-downloader (fetched 2026-08-28T04:03:54.987659+00:00, sha 5f801f989b30)
  - registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/deezer-downloader/json (fetched 2026-08-29T12:31:08.501597+00:00, sha 1cd022837572)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.