spotDL/spotify-downloader
Download your Spotify playlists and songs along with album art and metadata (from YouTube if a match is found). observed · 2026-08-28
Health v2 · maintenance only
96/100
- Activity 97
- Release rhythm 93
- Longevity 100
How is this computed?
round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10) — computed 2026-09-03. Adoption (stars, forks) is never an input.
- gap_med: 16
- age_days: 3710
- days_rel: 44
- days_push: 21
- n_releases_24m: 14
Adoption not part of the score
25921 stars · 2226 forks observed · 2026-08-28
What it is AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, 2026-08-29, confidence not recorded
spotDL is a Python command-line tool that finds songs from Spotify playlists on YouTube and downloads them as MP3 files with album art, lyrics, and metadata. It is installable via pip, prebuilt executables, Docker, or package managers like the AUR.
Use cases
- download spotify playlists as mp3 files
- download songs from spotify with album art and metadata
- convert spotify playlist to local music library
- cli music downloader from youtube
- add lyrics and metadata to downloaded songs
- bulk download spotify tracks
When to choose
- you want to mirror Spotify playlists to local MP3 files with tags and cover art
- you prefer a fast, scriptable CLI with pip/Docker installation
- you need cross-platform support including Termux and Arch
When to avoid
- you need lossless or direct-from-Spotify audio streams
- you want a graphical music downloader
- downloading copyrighted music from YouTube is not permitted in your jurisdiction or use case
Facets
cli-tool · maturity active
cli audio-processing web-scraping file-system media audio python cli cross-platform windows spotify youtube-music music-downloader mp3 metadata album-art lyrics playlists ffmpeg command-line automation docker linux macos
2 sources
- readme: https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader · fetched 2026-08-28 · 5d516f6c5cf7
- homepage: https://spotdl.readthedocs.io/en/latest/ · fetched 2026-08-29 · e1ccd0a39d13
Member repositories
| Repository | Role | Health v2 |
|---|---|---|
| spotDL/spotify-downloader | main | 96 |
For agents
markdown · JSON · MCP: product_card(name="spotDL/spotify-downloader")
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