syrics 0.0.0.1

A command line tool to fetch lyrics from spotify and save it to lrc file. It can fetch both synced and unsynced lyrics from spotify.

Syrics

A command line tool to fetch lyrics from spotify and save it to lrc file. It can fetch both synced and unsynced lyrics from spotify. You can find API version at akashrchandran/spotify-lyrics-api.

Getting started

You will need a spotify account, free also works

Install with git clone

git clone https://github.com/akashrchandran/syrics
cd syrics
pip install -r requirements.txt

Change sample_config.json to config.json

On Linux or Mac

mv sample_config.json config.json

On Windows

ren sample_config.json config.json

To get more detailed installation guide please check wiki's installation page

Finding sp_dc

Syrics sp_dc cookie to authenticate against Spotify in order to have access to the required services.

To obtain the cookies, these different methods can be used:

Do make sure are logged in on Spotify and then use any method below

1. Using cookies editor extension

Using any extensions like Cookie-Editor can easily help you find it

2. Chromium based browser

1. Make sure you are connected on https://open.spotify.com
2. Open the url chrome://settings/cookies/detail?site=spotify.com or edge://settings/cookies/detail?site=spotify.com based on your browser.
3. Copy the content from sp_dc cookies

3. Developer Tools

Chrome based

1. Make sure https://open.spotify.com is opened and you are connected
2. Press Command+Option+I (Mac) or Control+Shift+I or F12. This should open the developer tools menu of your browser.
3. Go into the application section
4. In the menu on the left go to Storage/Cookies/open.spotify.com
5. Find the sp_dc (use the filter tab to search for it) and copy the value

Firefox

1. Make sure https://open.spotify.com is opened and you are connected
2. Press Command+Option+I (Mac) or Control+Shift+I or F12. This should open the developer tools menu of your browser.
3. Go into the Storage section. (You might have to click on the right arrows to reveal the section)
4. Select the Cookies sub-menu and then https://open.spotify.com
5. Find the sp_dc and copy the value

4. For Android phone users

Download Kiwi browser

1. Make sure https://open.spotify.com is opened and you are connected
2. copy this url and open it in kiwi kiwi://settings/cookies/detail?site=spotify.com
3. Find sp_dc and copy it

Config File

You may have noticed a config.json in the code directory. After finding sp_dc you should edit config file and set sp_dc to the value you found.

{
    "sp_dc": "",
    "download_path": "downloads",
    "create_folder": true,
    "folder_name": "{album} - {artist}",
    "file_name": "{track_number}",
    "synced_lyrics": true,
    "force_synced": true
}

See wiki for more details about the tags. (Still in development)

Usage

Make sure you have set the congig before starting

1. Direct

python3 syrics.py
Enter link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

It will ask for the link

2. Passing link as commandline argument

python3 syrics.py https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

changing download folder command

python3 syrics.py --directory ~/Music/songs/ https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

download current playing song on authorized account

python3 syrics.py --user current-playing

downloading from user playlist

python3 syrics.py --user playlist

To see available commands

python3 syrics.py -h

3. Passing Folder path with music files (Experimental)

pythpn3 syrics.py /home/public_user/Music/songs