A fork of spotify-ripper that uses pyspotify v2.x
Spotify-ripper is a small ripper script for Spotify that rips Spotify URIs to audio files and includes ID3 tags and cover art. By default spotify-ripper will encode to MP3 files, but includes the ability to rip to WAV, FLAC, Ogg Vorbis, Opus, AAC, and MP4/M4A.
Note that stream ripping violates the libspotify's ToS
From Mopidy's documentation
Note that as of May 2015 libspotify is officially deprecated by Spotify and is no longer actively maintained.
Note that as of Jan 2016 Spotify may no longer be issuing developer keys.
Spotify has published newer libraries intended for Android and iOS development, as well as web APIs to access track metadata and manage playlists. Though, for making apps with Spotify playback capabilities, on any other platform than Android and iOS, there is currently no alternative to libspotify.
libspotify has been the main way of integrating with Spotify since 2009, and is today a part of numerous open source projects and commercial applications, including many receivers and even cars. There’s no guarantees, but one can hope that the large deployment of libspotify means that the library will continue to work with the Spotify service for a long time into the future.
- real-time VBR or CBR ripping from Spotify PCM stream
- writes ID3v2/metadata tags (including album covers)
- rips files into the following directory structure:
artist/album/artist - song.mp3by default or optionally into a user-specified structure (see Format String section below) - option to skip or overwrite existing files
- accepts tracks, playlists, albums, and artist URIs
- search for tracks using Spotify queries
- options for interactive login (no password in shell history) and to relogin using previous credentials
- option to remove tracks from playlist after successful ripping
- globally installs ripper script using pip
- Python 2.7.x and 3.4.x compatible. Python 3 will occasionally throw a
NameError: name '_lock' is not definedexception at the end of the script due to an upstream bug inpyspotify. - use a config file to specify common command-line options
- helpful progress bar to gauge the time remaining until completion
- keep local files in sync with a Spotify playlist, m3u and wpl playlist file
- option to rip to ALAC, a loseless codec, instead of MP3 (requires extra
avconvdependency) - option to rip to FLAC, a loseless codec, instead of MP3 (requires extra
flacdependency) - option to rip to Ogg Vorbis instead of MP3 (requires extra
vorbis-toolsdependency) - option to rip to Opus instead of MP3 (requires extra
opus-toolsdependency) - option to rip to AAC instead of MP3 (requires extra
faacdependency) - option to rip to MP4/M4A instead of MP3 (requires compiling
fdkaac) - option to replace output filenames
- option to normalize output filenames to NFKD (see http://unicode.org/faq/normalization.html)
Please note: Spotify’s highest quality setting is 320 kbps, so the benefit of ripping to a lossless format is to not double encode the audio data. It’s not possible to rip in true lossless quality.
spotify-ripper takes many command-line options
usage: spotify-ripper [-h] [-S SETTINGS] [-a] [--aac] [--alac]
[--artist-album-type ARTIST_ALBUM_TYPE]
[--artist-album-market ARTIST_ALBUM_MARKET] [-A]
[-b BITRATE] [-c] [--comp COMP] [--comment COMMENT]
[--cover-file COVER_FILE]
[--cover-file-and-embed COVER_FILE] [-d DIRECTORY]
[--fail-log FAIL_LOG] [--flac] [-f FORMAT]
[--format-case {upper,lower,capitalize}] [--flat]
[--flat-with-index] [-g {artist,album}]
[--grouping GROUPING] [--id3-v23] [-k KEY] [-u USER]
[-p PASSWORD] [-l] [-L LOG] [--pcm] [--mp4]
[--normalize] [-na] [-o] [--opus]
[--partial-check {none,weak,strict}]
[--play-token-resume RESUME_AFTER] [--playlist-m3u]
[--playlist-wpl] [--playlist-sync] [-q VBR]
[-Q {160,320,96}] [--remove-offline-cache]
[--resume-after RESUME_AFTER] [-R REPLACE [REPLACE ...]]
[-s] [--stereo-mode {j,s,f,d,m,l,r}]
[--stop-after STOP_AFTER] [-V] [--wav] [--vorbis] [-r]
uri [uri ...]
Rips Spotify URIs to MP3s with ID3 tags and album covers
positional arguments:
uri One or more Spotify URI(s) (either URI, a file of URIs or a search query)
optional arguments:
-h, --help show this help message and exit
-S SETTINGS, --settings SETTINGS
Path to settings, config and temp files directory [Default=~/.spotify-ripper]
-a, --ascii Convert the file name and the metadata tags to ASCII encoding [Default=utf-8]
--aac Rip songs to AAC format with FreeAAC instead of MP3
--alac Rip songs to Apple Lossless format instead of MP3
--artist-album-type ARTIST_ALBUM_TYPE
Only load albums of specified types when passing a Spotify artist URI [Default=album,single,ep,compilation,appears_on]
--artist-album-market ARTIST_ALBUM_MARKET
Only load albums with the specified ISO2 country code when passing a Spotify artist URI. You may get duplicate albums if not set. [Default=any]
-A, --ascii-path-only
Convert the file name (but not the metadata tags) to ASCII encoding [Default=utf-8]
-b BITRATE, --bitrate BITRATE
CBR bitrate [Default=320]
-c, --cbr CBR encoding [Default=VBR]
--comp COMP compression complexity for FLAC and Opus [Default=Max]
--comment COMMENT Set comment metadata tag to all songs. Can include same tags as --format.
--cover-file COVER_FILE
Save album cover image to file name (e.g "cover.jpg") [Default=embed]
--cover-file-and-embed COVER_FILE
Same as --cover-file but embeds the cover image too
-d DIRECTORY, --directory DIRECTORY
Base directory where ripped MP3s are saved [Default=cwd]
--fail-log FAIL_LOG Logs the list of track URIs that failed to rip
--flac Rip songs to lossless FLAC encoding instead of MP3
-f FORMAT, --format FORMAT
Save songs using this path and filename structure (see README)
--format-case {upper,lower,capitalize}
Convert all words of the file name to upper-case, lower-case, or capitalized
--flat Save all songs to a single directory (overrides --format option)
--flat-with-index Similar to --flat [-f] but includes the playlist index at the start of the song file
-g {artist,album}, --genres {artist,album}
Attempt to retrieve genre information from Spotify's Web API [Default=skip]
--grouping GROUPING Set grouping metadata tag to all songs. Can include same tags as --format.
--id3-v23 Store ID3 tags using version v2.3 [Default=v2.4]
-k KEY, --key KEY Path to Spotify application key file [Default=Settings Directory]
-u USER, --user USER Spotify username
-p PASSWORD, --password PASSWORD
Spotify password [Default=ask interactively]
-l, --last Use last login credentials
-L LOG, --log LOG Log in a log-friendly format to a file (use - to log to stdout)
--pcm Saves a .pcm file with the raw PCM data instead of MP3
--mp4 Rip songs to MP4/M4A format with Fraunhofer FDK AAC codec instead of MP3
--normalize Normalize volume levels of tracks
-na, --normalized-ascii
Convert the file name to normalized ASCII with unicodedata.normalize (NFKD)
-o, --overwrite Overwrite existing MP3 files [Default=skip]
--opus Rip songs to Opus encoding instead of MP3
--partial-check {none,weak,strict}
Check for and overwrite partially ripped files. "weak" will err on the side of not re-ripping the file if it is unsure, whereas "strict" will re-rip the file [Default=weak]
--play-token-resume RESUME_AFTER
If the 'play token' is lost to a different device using the same Spotify account, the script will wait a speficied amount of time before restarting. This argument takes the same values as --resume-after [Default=abort]
--playlist-m3u create a m3u file when ripping a playlist
--playlist-wpl create a wpl file when ripping a playlist
--playlist-sync Sync playlist songs (rename and remove old songs)
-q VBR, --vbr VBR VBR quality setting or target bitrate for Opus [Default=0]
-Q {160,320,96}, --quality {160,320,96}
Spotify stream bitrate preference [Default=320]
--remove-offline-cache
Remove libspotify's offline cache directory after the ripis complete to save disk space
--resume-after RESUME_AFTER
Resumes script after a certain amount of time has passed after stopping (e.g. 1h30m). Alternatively, accepts a specific time in 24hr format to start after (e.g 03:30, 16:15). Requires --stop-after option to be set
-R REPLACE [REPLACE ...], --replace REPLACE [REPLACE ...]
pattern to replace the output filename separated by "/". The following example replaces all spaces with "_" and all "-" with ".": spotify-ripper --replace " /_" "\-/." uri
-s, --strip-colors Strip coloring from output [Default=colors]
--stereo-mode {j,s,f,d,m,l,r}
Advanced stereo settings for Lame MP3 encoder only
--stop-after STOP_AFTER
Stops script after a certain amount of time has passed (e.g. 1h30m). Alternatively, accepts a specific time in 24hr format to stop after (e.g 03:30, 16:15)
-V, --version show program's version number and exit
--wav Rip songs to uncompressed WAV file instead of MP3
--vorbis Rip songs to Ogg Vorbis encoding instead of MP3
-r, --remove-from-playlist
Delete tracks from playlist after successful ripping [Default=no]
Example usage:
rip a single file: spotify-ripper -u user spotify:track:52xaypL0Kjzk0ngwv3oBPR
rip entire playlist: spotify-ripper -u user spotify:user:username:playlist:4vkGNcsS8lRXj4q945NIA4
rip a list of URIs: spotify-ripper -u user list_of_uris.txt
rip tracks from Spotify's charts: spotify-ripper -l spotify:charts:regional:global:weekly:latest
search for tracks to rip: spotify-ripper -l -Q 160 -o "album:Rumours track:'the chain'"
Spotify-ripper will work with your regular Facebook login/password if you setup your Spotify account to login using your Facebook credentials. Otherwise, use your Spotify login/password.
For options that you want set on every run, you can use a config file named config.ini in the settings folder (defaults to ~/.spotify-ripper). The options in the config file use the same name as the command line options with the exception that dashes are translated to snake_case. Any option specified in the command line will overwrite any setting in the config file. Please put all options under a [main] section.
Here is an example config file
[main]
ascii = True
format = {album_artist}/{album}/{artist} - {track_name}.{ext}
quality = 160
vorbis = True
last = TrueThe format string dictates how spotify-ripper will organize your ripped files. This is controlled through the -f | --format option. The string should include the format of the file name and optionally a directory structure. If you do not include a format string, the default format will be used: {album_artist}/{album}/{artist} - {track_name}.{ext}.
The --flat option is shorthand for using the format string: {artist} - {track_name}.{ext}, and the --flat-with-index option is shorthand for using the format string: {idx:3} - {artist} - {track_name}.{ext}. The use of these shorthand options will override any --format string option given.
Your format string can include the following variables names, which are case-sensitive and wrapped in curly braces, if you want your file/path name to be overwritten with Spotify metadata.
| Names and Aliases | Description |
|---|---|
{track_artist}, {artist} |
The track's artist |
{track_artists}, {artists} |
Similar to {track_artist} but will be join
multiple artists with a comma
(e.g. "artist 1, artist 2") |
{album_artist} |
When passing an album, the album's artist (e.g. "Various Artists"). If no album artist exists, the track artist is used instead |
{album_artists_web} |
Similar to {album_artist} but retrieves
artist information from Spotify's Web API.
Unlike {album_artist}, multiple album
artists can be retrieved and will be joined
with a comma (e.g. "artist 1, artist 2") |
{album} |
Album name |
{track_name}, {track} |
Track name |
{year} |
Release year of the album |
{ext}, {extension} |
Filename extension (i.e. "mp3", "ogg", "flac", ...) |
{idx}, {index} |
Playlist index |
{track_num}, {track_idx},
{track_index} |
The track number of the disc |
{disc_num}, {disc_idx},
{disc_index} |
The disc number of the album |
{smart_track_num},
{smart_track_idx},
{smart_track_index} |
For a multi-disc album, {smart_track_num}
will return a number combining the disc and
track number. e.g. for disc 2, track 4 it will
return "204". For a single disc album, it will
return the track num. |
{playlist}, {playlist_name} |
Name of playlist if passed a playlist uri, otherwise "No Playlist" |
{playlist_owner},
{playlist_user},
{playlist_username} |
User name of playlist's owner if passed a a playlist uri, otherwise "No Playlist Owner" |
{playlist_track_add_time},
{track_add_time}, |
When the track was added to the playlist |
{playlist_track_add_user},
{track_add_user}, |
The user that added the track to the playlist |
{user}, {username} |
Spotify username of logged-in user |
{feat_artists},
{featuring_artists} |
Featuring artists join by commas (see Prefix String section below) |
{copyright} |
Album copyright message |
{label}, {copyright_holder} |
Album copyright message with the year removed at the start of the string if it exists |
Any substring in the format string that does not match a variable above will be passed through to the file/path name unchanged.
Format variables that represent an index can be padded with zeros to a user-specified length. For example, {idx:3} will produce the following output: 001, 002, 003, etc. If no number is provided, no zero-filled padding will occur (e.g. 8, 9, 10, 11, ...). The variables that accept this option include {idx}, {track_num}, {disc_num}, {smart_track_num} and their aliases.
Format variable feat_artists takes a prefix string to be prepended before the output. For example, {feat_artists:featuring} will produce the follow output ``featuing Bruno Mars. If there are no featuring artists, the prefix string (and any preceding spaces) will not be included.
By default, other than checking for an overwrite, spotify-ripper will not keep track of local files once they are ripped from Spotify. However, if you use the --playlist-sync option when passing a playlist URI, spotify-ripper will store a json file in your settings directory that keeps track of location of your ripped files for that playlist.
If at a later time, the playlist is changed on Spotify (i.e. songs reordered, removed or added), spotify-ripper will try to keep your local files "in sync" the playlist if you rerun the same command. For example, if your format string is {index} {artist} - {track_name}.{ext}, it will rename is existing files so the index is correct. Note that with option set, spotify-ripper will delete a song that was previously on the playlist, but was removed but still exists on your local machine. It does not affect files outside of the playlist and has no effect on non-playlist URIs.
If you want to redownload a playlist (for example with improved quality), you either need to remove the song files from your local or use the --overwrite option.
- libspotify
- pyspotify
- a Spotify binary app key (spotify_appkey.key)
- lame
- mutagen
- colorama
- (optional) flac
- (optional) opus-tools
- (optional) vorbis-tools
- (optional) faac
- (optional) fdkaac
Recommend approach uses homebrew and pyenv
To install pyenv using homebrew:
$ brew update
$ brew install pyenv
$ eval "$(pyenv init -)"
## the next line ensures 'eval "$(pyenv init -)"' is run everytime terminal is opened
$ echo 'if which pyenv > /dev/null; then eval "$(pyenv init -)"; fi' >> ~/.bash_profile
$ pyenv install 2.7.10 # or whatever version of python you want
$ pyenv global 2.7.10
$ python -V # should say Python 2.7.10To install spotify-ripper once pyenv is setup:
$ brew install homebrew/binary/libspotify
$ sudo ln -s /usr/local/opt/libspotify/lib/libspotify.12.1.51.dylib \
/usr/local/opt/libspotify/lib/libspotify
$ brew install lame
$ pip install spotify-ripper
$ pyenv rehashNote that Spotify may no longer be issuing developer keys. See Libspotify’s Deprecation
Download an application key file spotify_appkey.key from
https://devaccount.spotify.com/my-account/keys/ (requires a Spotify
Premium Account) and move the file to the ~/.spotify-ripper directory (or use
the -k | --key option).
Recommend approach uses pyenv. If
you don't use pyenv, you need to install the python-dev package
too. If you are installing on the Raspberry Pi (gen 1), use the
eabi-armv6hf
version
of libspotify.
To install pyenv using pyenv-installer (requires git and curl):
$ curl -L https://raw.githubusercontent.com/yyuu/pyenv-installer/master/bin/pyenv-installer | bash
## restart terminal ##
$ pyenv install 2.7.10 # or whatever version of python you want
$ pyenv global 2.7.10
$ python -V # should say Python 2.7.10To install spotify-ripper once pyenv is setup:
$ sudo apt-get install lame build-essential libffi-dev
$ wget https://developer.spotify.com/download/libspotify/libspotify-12.1.51-Linux-x86_64-release.tar.gz # (assuming 64-bit)
$ tar xvf libspotify-12.1.51-Linux-x86_64-release.tar.gz
$ cd libspotify-12.1.51-Linux-x86_64-release/
$ sudo make install prefix=/usr/local
$ pip install spotify-ripper
$ pyenv rehashNote that Spotify may no longer be issuing developer keys. See Libspotify’s Deprecation
Download an application key file spotify_appkey.key from
https://devaccount.spotify.com/my-account/keys/ (requires a Spotify
Premium Account) and move the file to the ~/.spotify-ripper directory (or use
the -k | --key option).
Unfortunately, pyspotify seems to have an issue building on Windows (if someone can get this to work, please let me know). The best alternative is to run a linux distribution in a virtual machine. Basic instructions to install Ubuntu on Virtual Box can be found in the wiki.
In addition to MP3 encoding, spotify-ripper supports encoding to FLAC, AAC, MP4/M4A, Ogg Vorbis and Opus. However, additional encoding tools need to be installed for each codec you wish to use.
Mac OS X
# FLAC
$ brew install flac
# ALAC
$ brew install libav
# AAC
$ brew install faac
# MP4/M4A
$ brew install fdk-aac-encoder
# Ogg Vorbis
$ brew install vorbis-tools
# Opus
$ brew install opus-toolsUbuntu/Debian
# FLAC
$ sudo apt-get install flac
# ALAC
$ sudo apt-get install libav-tools
# AAC
$ sudo apt-get install faac
# MP4/M4A (need to compile fdkaac from source)
$ sudo apt-get install libfdk-aac-dev automake autoconf
$ wget https://github.com/nu774/fdkaac/archive/v0.6.2.tar.gz
$ tar xvf v0.6.2.tar.gz
$ cd fdkaac-0.6.2
$ autoreconf -i
$ ./configure
$ sudo make install
# Ogg Vorbis
$ sudo apt-get install vorbis-tools
# Opus
$ sudo apt-get install opus-toolsUse pip to upgrade to the latest version.
$ pip install --upgrade spotify-ripperHelp for common problems while using spotify-ripper can be found in the wiki.
Release notes can be found in the wiki.