corbin@infosec.pub to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agoYt-dlp is the best way to download videos and audiowww.spacebar.newsexternal-linkmessage-square95fedilinkarrow-up1499arrow-down19
arrow-up1490arrow-down1external-linkYt-dlp is the best way to download videos and audiowww.spacebar.newscorbin@infosec.pub to Open Source@lemmy.mlEnglish · 6 months agomessage-square95fedilink
minus-squaretheshatterstone54@feddit.uklinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 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-squaregrte@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up15arrow-down1·6 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-squareprayer@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkarrow-up10·6 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-up2·6 months agoSoulseek. Added to my notes. Will check it out, thanks
minus-squareZachariah@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up9·6 months agoIt’s very automatic with just pointing it at the media’s URL, but also highly configurable if you want.
minus-squaremajestictechie@lemmy.fosshost.comlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·edit-26 months agoMay I suggest SpotDL specifically for Spotify: https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader
minus-squareRmDebArc_5@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up1·6 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.
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
It’s very automatic with just pointing it at the media’s URL, but also highly configurable if you want.
May I suggest SpotDL specifically for Spotify: https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader
For songs with metadata I recommend ytmdl