glomatico/gamdl
A command-line app for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos and post videos. observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 95
- Release rhythm 96
- Longevity 99
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-02. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 6
- age_days: 1387
- days_rel: 30
- days_push: 30
- n_releases_24m: 56
Adoption not part of the score
2570 stars · 258 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded
Gamdl is a Python command-line app for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos, and artist post videos with rich metadata tagging and synced lyrics support. It supports high-quality AAC/ALAC audio and up to 4K video downloads, optionally using a wrapper server for decryption.
Use cases
- download apple music songs to m4a files
- download apple music music videos in 4k
- grab synced lyrics in lrc or srt format
- download all albums from an apple music artist
- tag downloaded songs with metadata automatically
- rip apple music tracks with an active subscription
When to choose
- you have an active Apple Music subscription and want local copies of songs or videos
- you need high-quality AAC/ALAC audio with proper metadata tags
- you want a scriptable CLI downloader with extensive configuration options
When to avoid
- you don't have an Apple Music subscription or valid account cookies
- you need a graphical interface rather than a command-line tool
- you want to download from streaming services other than Apple Music
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli video-processing audio-processing media python cli cross-platform apple-music downloader aac m4a music-videos lyrics metadata-tagging drm download audio video command-line
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl · fetched 2026-08-28 · 49516e0959d9
- registry_pypi: https://pypi.org/pypi/gamdl/json · fetched 2026-08-29 · 7d0ed3949822
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| glomatico/gamdl | main | 96 |
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