Votify

A Python CLI app for downloading songs, podcasts and videos from Spotify.

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Features

• Songs: Download songs up in AAC 128kbps or in AAC 256kbps with an active premium subscription.
• Podcasts: Download podcasts in Vorbis or AAC.
• Videos: Download podcast videos and music videos with an active premium subscription.
• Synced Lyrics: Download synced lyrics in LRC.
• Artist Support: Download an entire discography by providing the artist's URL.
• Highly Customizable: Extensive configuration options for advanced users.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or higher installed on your system.
• The cookies file of your Spotify browser session in Netscape format.
  • Firefox: Use the Export Cookies extension.
  • Chromium-based Browsers: Use the Open Cookies.txt extension.
• FFmpeg on your system PATH.
  • Windows: Download from AnimMouse’s FFmpeg Builds.
  • Linux: Download from John Van Sickle’s FFmpeg Builds.
• A .wvd file.
  • A .wvd file contains the Widevine keys from a device and is required to decrypt music videos and songs in AAC. The easiest method of obtaining one is using KeyDive, which extracts it from an Android device. Detailed instructions can be found here: https://github.com/hyugogirubato/KeyDive. .wvd files extracted from emulated devices may not work.

Notes

• The .wvd file is not required if you plan on only downloading podcasts.
• FFmpeg is not required if you plan on only downloading podcasts in Vorbis, but it's needed for downloading podcasts in AAC.

Optional dependencies

The following tools are optional but required for specific features. Add them to your system’s PATH or specify their paths using command-line arguments or the config file.

• MP4Box: Required when setting mp4box as remux mode.
• Shaka Packager: Required when setting webm as video format and when downloading music videos.
• mp4decrypt: Required when setting mp4box or mp4decrypt as remux mode.
• aria2c: Required when setting aria2c as download mode.

Installation

1. Install the package votify using pip:

   pip install votify

2. Set up the cookies file.
   • Move the cookies file to the directory where you’ll run Votify and rename it to cookies.txt.
   • Alternatively, specify the path to the cookies file using command-line arguments or the config file.
3. Set up the .wvd file.
   • Move the cookies file to the directory where you’ll run Votify and rename it to device.wvd.
   • Alternatively, specify the path to the cookies file using command-line arguments or the config file.

Usage

Run Votify with the following command:

votify [OPTIONS] URLS...

Supported URL types

• Song
• Album
• Playlist
• Podcast episode
• Podcast series
• Music video
• Artist

Examples

• Download a song

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/track/18gqCQzqYb0zvurQPlRkpo"

• Download an album

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/album/0r8D5N674HbTXlR3zNxeU1"

• Download a podcast episode

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kwxWnzGH8T6UY2Nq582zx"

• Download a podcast series

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/show/4rOoJ6Egrf8K2IrywzwOMk"

• Download a music video

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/track/31k4hgHmrbzorLZMvMWuzq" --enable-videos

• List and select a related music video to download from a song

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/track/0a0n6u6j3t6m0p4k0t0k0u0" --enable-videos --download-music-videos

• Download a podcast video

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/episode/3kwxWnzGH8T6UY2Nq582zx" --enable-videos --download-podcast-videos

• Choose which albums to download from an artist

  votify "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gxyHStUsqpMadRV0Di1Qt"

Interactive prompt controls

• Arrow keys: Move selection
• Space: Toggle selection
• Ctrl + A: Select all
• Enter: Confirm selection

Configuration

Votify can be configured using the command-line arguments or the config file.

The config file is created automatically when you run Votify for the first time at ~/.votify/config.json on Linux and %USERPROFILE%\.votify\config.json on Windows.

Config file values can be overridden using command-line arguments.

Command-line argument / Config file key	Description	Default value
--wait-interval, -w / wait_interval	Wait interval between downloads in seconds.	5
--enable-videos / enable_videos	Enable video downloads when available.	false
--download-music-videos / download_music_videos	List and select a related music video to download from songs.	false
--download-podcast-videos / download_podcast_videos	Attempt to download the video version of podcasts.	false
--force-premium, -f / force_premium	Force to detect the account as premium.	false
--read-urls-as-txt, -r / -	Interpret URLs as paths to text files containing URLs.	false
--config-path / -	Path to config file.	<home>/.spotify-web-downloader/config.json
--log-level / log_level	Log level.	INFO
--no-exceptions / no_exceptions	Don't print exceptions.	false
--cookies-path / cookies_path	Path to cookies file.	cookies.txt
--output-path, -o / output_path	Path to output directory.	Spotify
--temp-path / temp_path	Path to temporary directory.	temp
--wvd-path / wvd_path	Path to .wvd file.	device.wvd
--aria2c-path / aria2c_path	Path to aria2c binary.	aria2c
--ffmpeg-path / ffmpeg_path	Path to ffmpeg binary.	ffmpeg
--mp4box-path / mp4box_path	Path to MP4Box binary.	mp4box
--mp4decrypt-path / mp4decrypt_path	Path to mp4decrypt binary.	mp4decrypt
--packager-path / packager_path	Path to Shaka Packager binary.	packager
--template-folder-album / template_folder_album	Template folder for tracks that are part of an album.	{album_artist}/{album}
--template-folder-compilation / template_folder_compilation	Template folder for tracks that are part of a compilation album.	Compilations/{album}
--template-file-single-disc / template_file_single_disc	Template file for the tracks that are part of a single-disc album.	{track:02d} {title}
--template-file-multi-disc / template_file_multi_disc	Template file for the tracks that are part of a multi-disc album.	{disc}-{track:02d} {title}
--template-folder-episode / template_folder_episode	Template folder for episodes (podcasts).	Podcasts/{album}
--template-file-episode / template_file_episode	Template file for music videos.	{track:02d} {title}
--template-folder-music-video / template_folder_music_video	Template folder for music videos	{artist}/Unknown Album
--template-file-music-video / template_file_music_video	Template file for the tracks that are not part of an album.	{title}
--template-file-playlist / template_file_playlist	Template file for the M3U8 playlist.	Playlists/{playlist_artist}/{playlist_title}
--date-tag-template / date_tag_template	Date tag template.	%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ
--cover-size / cover_size	Cover size.	extra-large
--save-cover / save_cover	Save cover as a separate file.	false
--save-playlist / save_playlist	Save a M3U8 playlist file when downloading a playlist.	false
--overwrite / overwrite	Overwrite existing files.	false
--exclude-tags / exclude_tags	Comma-separated tags to exclude.	null
--truncate / truncate	Maximum length of the file/folder names.	null
--audio-quality, -a / audio_quality	Audio quality for songs and podcasts.	vorbis-medium
--download-mode, -d / download_mode	Download mode for songs and podcasts.	ytdlp
--remux-mode-audio / remux_mode_audio	Remux mode for songs and podcasts.	ffmpeg
--lrc-only, -l / lrc_only	Download only the synced lyrics.	false
--no-lrc / no_lrc	Don't download the synced lyrics.	false
--video-format / video_format	Video format.	mp4
--remux-mode-video / remux_mode_video	Remux mode for videos.	ffmpeg
--no-config-file, -n / -	Do not use a config file.	false

Tag variables

The following variables can be used in the template folder/file and/or in the exclude_tags list:

• album
• album_artist
• artist
• compilation
• composer
• copyright
• cover
• disc
• disc_total
• isrc
• label
• lyrics
• media_type
• playlist_artist
• playlist_title
• playlist_track
• publisher
• producer
• rating
• release_date
• release_year
• title
• track
• track_total
• url

Cover sizes

• small: up to 64px
• medium: up to 300px
• large: up to 640px
• extra-large: up to 2000px

Audio qualities

• General codecs:
  • aac-medium: 128kbps
  • aac-high 256kbps, requires an active premium subscription
• Podcast only codecs:
  • vorbis-high: 320kbps, requires an active premium subscription
  • vorbis-medium: 160kbps
  • vorbis-low: 96kbps

Video formats

• mp4: H.264 Up to 1080p with AAC 128kbps.
• webm: VP9 Up to 1080p with Opus 160kbps.
• ask: Prompt to choose available video and audio codecs.

Download modes

• ytdlp: Default download mode.
• aria2c: Faster alternative to ytdlp only applicable to songs and podcasts.

Video remux modes

• ffmpeg
• mp4box

Audio remux modes

• ffmpeg
• mp4box
• mp4decrypt

Credits

• spotify-oggmp4-dl
• spsync
• unplayplay