corbin@infosec.pub to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agoYt-dlp is the best way to download videos and audiowww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square91fedilinkarrow-up1502arrow-down110
arrow-up1492arrow-down1external-linkYt-dlp is the best way to download videos and audiowww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square91fedilink
minus-squaretheshatterstone54@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·4 months agoDoes it automatically grab things like metadata (author, cover art, etc.) for you? And if it requires a flag, do you know it?
minus-squaregrtelinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·4 months agoI don’t bother personally for the most part but it seems like you can do it via --embed-metadata, --parse-metadata, and --embed-thumbnail.
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoIt’s very automatic with just pointing it at the media’s URL, but also highly configurable if you want.
minus-squareprayer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up9·4 months agoUnless the artist only posts on YouTube, try soulseek. Most files have metadata already included, and if they don’t, you can just download from another user.
minus-squaretheshatterstone54@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up2·4 months agoSoulseek. Added to my notes. Will check it out, thanks
minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-24 months agoMay I suggest SpotDL specifically for Spotify: https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader
minus-squareKallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down2·4 months agoDoes it work anymore? I’ve been getting the 500 error while trying to use it for a couple of months non stop.
minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3·4 months agoI’ve been using it recently without many issues
minus-squareKallioapina@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1arrow-down1·4 months agoHuh. Wonder why its so finicky. Oh well, maybe I’ll give it another go in the future.
minus-squareRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·4 months agoFor songs with metadata I recommend ytmdl
Does it automatically grab things like metadata (author, cover art, etc.) for you? And if it requires a flag, do you know it?
I don’t bother personally for the most part but it seems like you can do it via --embed-metadata, --parse-metadata, and --embed-thumbnail.
It’s very automatic with just pointing it at the media’s URL, but also highly configurable if you want.
Unless the artist only posts on YouTube, try soulseek. Most files have metadata already included, and if they don’t, you can just download from another user.
Soulseek. Added to my notes. Will check it out, thanks
May I suggest SpotDL specifically for Spotify: https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader
Does it work anymore? I’ve been getting the 500 error while trying to use it for a couple of months non stop.
I’ve been using it recently without many issues
Huh. Wonder why its so finicky. Oh well, maybe I’ll give it another go in the future.
For songs with metadata I recommend ytmdl