

scan-for-songs Scan the output directory for existing files. playlist-numbering Sets each track in a playlist to have the playlist's name as its album, and album art as the playlist's icon archive ARCHIVE Specify the file name for an archive of already downloaded songs

sponsor-block Use the sponsor block to download songs from yt/ytm. print-errors Print errors (wrong songs, failed downloads etc) on exit, useful for long playlist restrict Restrict filenames to ASCII only (When combined with -scan-for-songs force will remove all duplicates, and metadata will only apply metadata to the latest song and will remove the rest. songs don't count towards the list number) , (0 is the first list in the query, 1 is the second, etc. This will download new songs and remove the ones that are no longer present in the playlists/albums/etc Initialize Synchronization Keep local files up to date with playlists/albums/etc. To get the best audio possible you should use M4A/ OPUS audio format Replace cookies.txt with the actual name of your cookies file

You can use Get cookies.txt extension for this.Īdd -cookie-file cookies.txt option to your spotDL command line options To download music in higher quality follow the steps below: YouTube Music Premium users can use their account to download songs with a higher bitrate (256kbps). If you prefer smaller file sizes, consider using the default bitrate or a lower value.Ĭonverting files might not be ideal for some users who prefer the files in their original quality.Īlternatively, you can use the -bitrate disable option to skip the conversion step for certain file formats such as M4A/ OPUS. Note that using the -bitrate flag will convert the file to the specified bitrate, so it may result in larger file sizes with no significant change in quality. Note: spotDL never downloads songs in a bitrate higher than 128kbps, except for those with YTMusic Premium, where 256 kbps is available for M4A format.

įiles are downloaded in MP3 format for the best compatibility across different platforms/players, but spotDL also supports other output formats like M4A and OPUS. Spotdl download 'The Weeknd - Blinding Lights'.
