Download Songs from YouTube

This Python script allows you to download songs (in mp3 audio or mp4 video format) from YouTube in various ways:

Features

• Downloads songs from:
  • YouTube playlists
  • Spotify playlists (automatically searches on YouTube)
  • YouTube search
  • YouTube links
  • Spotify song links (automatically searches on YouTube)
  • Text file with YouTube links (canciones.txt)
• Downloads audio only in mp3 or video in mp4
• Filters special characters in file names
• Checks if the file already exists before downloading
• Fetches cover art and artist information from Spotify and adds it to the metadata (optional)
• Supports multiple downloads at once
• Has configuration options to customize the download

Requirements

• Python 3.7 or higher
• The following Python libraries:
  • youtube_dl
  • spotipy
  • mutagen
  • requests
  • youtube-search-python
  • pytube
  • pydub

Configuration

On first run, the config.json file will be generated with the configuration options. You need to provide the Spotify App Client ID and Client Secret to fetch song information.

The configuration options include:

• Download directory
• Video resolution (minimum, maximum or average)
• Download audio and/or video
• Enable downloading from different sources
• Fetch metadata from Spotify

Execution Instructions

1. Clone the repository or download the Python file.
2. Install the required libraries using pip install -r requirements.txt.
3. Configure the config.json file with the Spotify client IDs (you can get them here).
4. Run the script and follow the presented instructions.

By default it will attempt to download from the sources enabled in the configuration.

Credits

• Developed by Fvitu.

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This script has been developed for educational and learning purposes.