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casualsnek/onthespot

qt based music downloader written in python observed · 2026-08-28

github.com/casualsnek/onthespot · Python · GPL-2.0 (copyleft) observed · 2026-08-28

Health v2 · maintenance only

34/100

  • Activity 26
  • Release rhythm 8
  • Longevity 100
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: n/a
  • age_days: 1436
  • days_rel: n/a
  • days_push: 445
  • n_releases_24m: 0

Full methodology

Adoption not part of the score

1250 stars · 200 forks observed · 2026-08-28

What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-30, confidence not recorded

Onthespot is a Qt-based GUI music downloader written in Python that downloads and converts tracks to local audio files. It ships as prebuilt binaries for Linux and Windows and can also be run from source.

Use cases

  • download music tracks to mp3 or other local formats
  • batch download songs with a desktop gui
  • convert streamed music to local audio files with ffmpeg
  • run a portable music downloader on windows without installing
  • install a music downloader from the AUR on arch linux

When to choose

  • you want a graphical, cross-platform music downloader with prebuilt binaries
  • you prefer a Python-based tool you can run from source or customize
  • you need ffmpeg-based conversion bundled or configurable

When to avoid

  • you need a headless or CLI-only downloader for servers
  • you want a lightweight tool without Qt or ffmpeg dependencies
  • downloading copyrighted music may be illegal in your jurisdiction

Facets

application · maturity active

audio-processing gui cli media desktop-applications cross-platform windows python cross-platform music-downloader qt spotify-downloader ffmpeg audio-player audio linux macos

1 source

Member repositories

RepositoryRoleHealth v2
casualsnek/onthespotmain34

For agents

markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="casualsnek/onthespot")

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