votify 1.6.1

A command-line app for downloading songs, podcasts and videos from Spotify.

Votify

A command-line app for downloading songs, podcasts and videos from Spotify.

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✨ Features

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

*Vorbis codecs are not available at the moment. Podcasts can only be downloaded in AAC format, even if a Vorbis quality is selected.

📋 Prerequisites

Required

• Python 3.10 or higher
• Spotify cookies — Export your browser cookies in Netscape format while logged in at the Spotify homepage:
  • Firefox: Export Cookies
  • Chromium-based browsers: Get cookies.txt LOCALLY
• FFmpeg on your system PATH. Recommended builds:
  • Windows: AnimMouse's FFmpeg Builds
  • Linux: John Van Sickle's FFmpeg Builds
• .wvd file — Required to decrypt music videos and AAC songs. Use KeyDive to extract it from an Android device. Files from emulated devices may not work.

[!WARNING] Some users have reported that Spotify suspended their accounts after using Votify. Use it at your own risk.

[!NOTE]

• A .wvd file is not needed if you only plan to download podcasts. In this case, you can use the --no-drm flag to disable the .wvd file requirement.
• FFmpeg can also be skipped when downloading podcasts in Vorbis codec.

Optional

Add these tools to your system PATH or specify their paths via command-line arguments or the config file:

• MP4Box — Required when using mp4box as remux mode.
• Shaka Packager — Required for webm video format and music video downloads.
• mp4decrypt — Required when using mp4box or mp4decrypt as remux mode.
• aria2c — Required when using aria2c as download mode.
• cURL — Required for when using curl as download mode.

📦 Installation

1. Install Votify via pip:

   pip install -y
   

2. Set up the cookies file:

   • Place the cookies file in your working directory as cookies.txt, or
   • Specify its path using --cookies-path or in the config file.

3. Set up the .wvd file:

   • Place it in your working directory as device.wvd, or
   • Specify its path using --wvd-path or in the config file.

🚀 Usage

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"

Download a music video from a song:

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

Download a podcast video:

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

Choose which media to download from an artist:

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

Auto-select artist albums without a prompt:

votify "https://open.spotify.com/artist/0gxyHStUsqpMadRV0Di1Qt" --artist-media-option albums

Interactive prompt controls

Key	Action
Arrow keys	Move selection
Space	Toggle selection
Ctrl + A	Select all
Enter	Confirm selection

⚙️ Configuration

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

Config file location:

• Linux: ~/.votify/config.ini
• Windows: %USERPROFILE%\.votify\config.ini

The file is created automatically on first run. Command-line arguments override config file values.

Configuration options

Command-line argument / Config file key	Description	Default
General
--wait-interval, -w / wait_interval	Wait interval between downloads in seconds	10
--read-urls-as-txt, -r / -	Interpret URLs as paths to text files containing URLs	false
--config-path / -	Path to config file	<home>/.votify/config.ini
--log-level / log_level	Log level	INFO
--log-file / log_file	Log file path	null
--no-exceptions / no_exceptions	Don't print exceptions	false
--no-config-file, -n / -	Do not use a config file	false
Spotify
--cookies-path, -c / cookies_path	Path to cookies file	cookies.txt
--wvd-path / wvd_path	Path to .wvd file	device.wvd
--prefer-video / prefer_video	Prefer video streams when available	false
--no-drm / no_drm	Don't allow DRM-protected media	false
Output
--output, -o / output	Path to output directory	./Spotify
--temp / temp	Path to temporary directory	.
--save-cover-file / save_cover_file	Save cover as a separate file	false
--save-playlist-file / save_playlist_file	Save a M3U8 playlist file when downloading a playlist	false
--overwrite / overwrite	Overwrite existing files	false
--cover-size / cover_size	Cover size	extra-large
--exclude-tags / exclude_tags	Comma-separated tags to exclude	null
--truncate / truncate	Maximum length of file/folder names	null
Template
--album-folder-template / album_folder_template	Folder template for album tracks	{album_artist}/{album}
--compilation-folder-template / compilation_folder_template	Folder template for compilation tracks	Compilations/{album}
--no-album-folder-template / no_album_folder_template	Folder template for tracks not in an album	{artist}/Unknown Album
--single-disc-file-template / single_disc_file_template	File template for single-disc album tracks	{track:02d} {title}
--multi-disc-file-template / multi_disc_file_template	File template for multi-disc album tracks	{disc}-{track:02d} {title}
--no-album-file-template / no_album_file_template	File template for tracks not in an album	{title}
--playlist-file-template / playlist_file_template	File template for M3U8 playlists	Playlists/{playlist_artist}/{playlist_title}
--date-tag-template / date_tag_template	Date tag template	%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%SZ
Song / Podcast
--audio-quality, -a / audio_quality	Audio quality	aac-medium
--audio-download-mode / audio_download_mode	Download mode for songs and podcasts	ytdlp
--audio-remux-mode / audio_remux_mode	Remux mode for songs and podcasts	ffmpeg
--synced-lyrics-only / synced_lyrics_only	Download only the synced lyrics	false
--no-synced-lyrics-file / no_synced_lyrics_file	Don't download synced lyrics	false
Video
--video-format / video_format	Video format	mp4
--video-resolution / video_resolution	Video resolution	1080p
--video-remux-mode / video_remux_mode	Remux mode for videos	ffmpeg
Artist
--artist-media-option / artist_media_option	Auto-select which media type to download from artist URLs	null
Executables
--aria2c-path / aria2c_path	Path to aria2c binary	aria2c
--curl-path / curl_path	Path to curl binary	curl
--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
--shaka-packager-path / shaka_packager_path	Path to Shaka Packager binary	packager

Template variables

Tags usable in template folder/file options and in the exclude_tags list:

• album, album_artist
• artist
• composer
• date (supports strftime format: {date:%Y})
• disc, disc_total
• isrc
• label
• media_id
• media_type
• playlist_id, playlist_artist, playlist_title, playlist_track
• producer, publisher
• rating
• title, track, track_total

Tags usable in the exclude_tags list only:

• compilation, copyright, cover
• description
• lyrics
• url

Cover sizes

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

Audio qualities

• aac-medium - AAC 128kbps
• aac-high - AAC 256kbps, requires an active premium subscription
• vorbis-low - Vorbis 96kbps, podcasts only
• vorbis-medium - Vorbis 160kbps, podcasts only
• vorbis-high - Vorbis 320kbps, podcasts only, requires an active premium subscription

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
• curl - Alternative using curl

Video remux modes

• ffmpeg
• mp4box

Audio remux modes

• ffmpeg
• mp4box
• mp4decrypt

Video resolutions

• 144p, 240p, 360p, 480p, 576p, 720p, 1080p

Artist media options

• albums - Auto-select albums
• compilations - Auto-select compilations
• singles - Auto-select singles
• videos - Auto-select music videos

Log levels

• DEBUG, INFO, WARNING, ERROR

📄 License

MIT License — see the LICENSE file for details.

🤝 Contributing

I'm generally not reviewing pull requests that change or add features at this time. Only critical bug fixes will be considered. Feel free to open issues for bugs or feature requests.

🙏 Credits

• spotify-oggmp4-dl
• spsync
• unplayplay