gytmdl 2.1.3

A Python CLI app for downloading YouTube Music songs with tags from YouTube Music

Glomatico’s YouTube Music Downloader

A Python CLI app for downloading YouTube Music songs with tags from YouTube Music.

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Features

• Precise metadata: YouTube Music API is used to get accurate metadata that yt-dlp alone can’t provide, like high-resolution square covers, lyrics, track numbers, and total track counts.
• Synced Lyrics: Download synced lyrics in LRC.
• Artist Support: Download all albums of an artist using their link.
• Highly Customizable: Extensive configuration options for advanced users.

Prerequisites

• Python 3.9 or higher installed on your system.
• FFmpeg on your system PATH.
  • Windows: Download from AnimMouse’s FFmpeg Builds.
  • Linux: Download from John Van Sickle’s FFmpeg Builds.
• (Optional) The cookies file of your YouTube Music browser session in Netscape format (requires an active subscription).
  • Firefox: Use the Export Cookies extension.
  • Chromium-based Browsers: Use the Open Cookies.txt extension.
  • With cookies, you can download age-restricted content, private playlists, and songs in premium formats if you have an active Premium subscription. You’ll have to set the cookies file path using the command line arguments or the config file (see Configuration).
  • YouTube cookies can expire very quickly. As a workaround, export your cookies in an incognito/anonymous window so they don’t expire as quickly.

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.

• aria2: Required for aria2c download mode.

Installation

Install the package gytmdl using pip:

pip install gytmdl

Usage

Run Gytmdl with the following command:

gytmdl [OPTIONS] URLS...

Supported URL types

• Song
• Album
• Playlist
• Artist

Songs that are not part of an album (standard YouTube videos) are not supported. To make sure you get valid links, use YouTube Music for searching and enable filtering by songs, albums or artists.

Examples

• Download a song:

  gytmdl "https://music.youtube.com/watch?v=3BFTio5296w"
  

• Download an album:

  gytmdl "https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_lvpL_Gr_aVEq-LaivwJaSK5EbFd4HeamM"
  

• Choose which albums or singles to download from an artist:

  gytmdl "https://music.youtube.com/channel/UCwZEU0wAwIyZb4x5G_KJp2w"
  

Interactive prompt controls

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

Configuration

Gytmdl can be configured by using the command line arguments or the config file.

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

Config file values can be overridden using command line arguments.

Command line argument / Config file key	Description	Default value
--save-cover, -s / save_cover	Save cover as a separate file.	false
--overwrite / overwrite	Overwrite existing files.	false
--read-urls-as-txt, -r / -	Interpret URLs as paths to text files containing URLs separated by newlines.	false
--config-path / -	Path to config file.	<home>/.gytmdl/config.json
--log-level / log_level	Log level.	INFO
--no-exceptions / no_exceptions	Don't print exceptions.	false
--output-path, -o / output_path	Path to output directory.	./YouTube Music
--temp-path / temp_path	Path to temporary directory.	./temp
--cookies-path, -c / cookies_path	Path to .txt cookies file.	null
--ffmpeg-path / ffmpeg_path	Path to FFmpeg binary.	ffmpeg
--aria2c-path / aria2c_path	Path to aria2c binary.	aria2c
--download-mode / download_mode	Download mode.	ytdlp
--itag, -i / itag	Itag (audio codec/quality).	140
--cover-size / cover_size	Cover size.	1200
--cover-format / cover_format	Cover format.	jpg
--cover-quality / cover_quality	Cover JPEG quality.	94
--template-folder / template_folder	Template of the album folders as a format string.	{album_artist}/{album}
--template-file / template_file	Template of the song files as a format string.	{track:02d} {title}
--template-date / template_date	Date tag template.	%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ
--no-synced-lyrics / no_synced_lyrics	Don't save synced lyrics.	false
--synced-lyrics-only / synced_lyrics_only	Skip track download and only save synced lyrics.	false
--exclude-tags, -e / exclude_tags	Comma-separated tags to exclude.	null
--truncate / truncate	Maximum length of the file/folder names.	null
--no-config-file, -n / -	Don't load the 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
• cover
• date
• lyrics
• media_type
• rating
• title
• track
• track_total
• url

Itags (audio codec/quality)

• Free itags:
  • 140: (AAC 128kbps)
  • 139: (AAC 48kbps)
  • 251: (Opus 128kbps)
  • 250: (Opus 64kbps)
  • 249: (Opus 48kbps)
• Premium itags (requires cookies and an active Premium subscription):
  • 141: (AAC 256kbps)
  • 774: (Opus 256kbps)

Download modes

• ytdlp: Default download mode.
• aria2c: Faster than ytdlp.

Cover formats

• jpg: Default format.
• png: Lossless format.
• raw: Raw cover without processing (requires save_cover to save separately).