# fiso64/sockseek

Advanced download tool for Soulseek, soon a client.

Repository: https://github.com/fiso64/sockseek
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/sockseek
Language: C#
License: AGPL-3.0
License Family: copyleft
Topics: cli, command-line-tool, soulseek, soulseek-network
Last push: 2026-08-31T11:25:13+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 93/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 100, release rhythm 85, longevity 89
- inputs: {"age_days": 1258, "days_push": 2, "days_rel": 23, "gap_med": 75.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1062, forks 65 (observed 2026-09-01T02:14:01.440493+00:00)

## What it is
Sockseek (formerly sldl/slsk-batchdl) is a command-line downloader for the Soulseek peer-to-peer network that searches, ranks, and batch-downloads music from search strings, Spotify/YouTube playlists, CSV files, Bandcamp pages, or MusicBrainz releases. It can run as a one-shot CLI tool or a persistent daemon, with automatic or interactive download modes.

## Use cases
- batch download music from soulseek
- download a spotify playlist via soulseek
- download albums from youtube playlists
- search soulseek and download best matching files automatically
- download all albums by an artist interactively
- scriptable music downloading from csv track lists
- prefer flac downloads with mp3 fallback

## When to choose
- you want to bulk-download music from the Soulseek network from playlists or track lists
- you need a scriptable, configurable CLI downloader rather than a GUI client
- you want automatic ranking and filtering of candidate files by format and preferences

## When to avoid
- you need a full Soulseek client with file sharing - Sockseek does not share your music folders yet
- you prefer a graphical interface like Nicotine+ or slskd
- you want to download from networks other than Soulseek

## Facets
- artifact type: cli-tool
- maturity: active
- function: cli, search-engine, file-system, workflow-automation
- domain: media, developer-tools
- platform: cli, windows, cross-platform
- tags: soulseek, music-downloader, batch-download, p2p, file-sharing, csharp, playlist-downloader, daemon-mode, command-line, automation, linux, macos

## Member repositories
- fiso64/sockseek (main) score 93

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:01.440493+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 2026-08-30T06:58:22.728310+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/fiso64/sockseek (fetched 2026-09-01T02:14:01.440493+00:00, sha 5a18c02f8879)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.