About Spotdl

At SpotDL, we’re on a mission to make music truly yours.

Born from a love for clean code and great soundtracks, SpotDL is an open-source project that bridges the gap between streaming and owning your music. While platforms like Spotify revolutionized how we access songs, they also made it harder to take your music offline or outside the app. That’s where SpotDL comes in.

SpotDL lets you download your favorite songs, albums, or playlists from Spotify by matching them with high-quality audio from YouTube Music—all neatly packaged in MP3 format with embedded album art, lyrics, and metadata. It’s fast, accurate, and legal in the open-source spirit because it doesn’t pirate files directly from Spotify—it simply finds the same tracks through publicly accessible sources.
Whether you’re a casual listener, a road-tripping audiophile, or a command-line nerd, SpotDL is built to work for you. With cross-platform support, smart track matching, customizable outputs, and a no-nonsense interface, SpotDL puts you in control of your playlist—anytime, anywhere, no internet required.
What started as a simple CLI tool has now grown into a community-driven project with thousands of contributors and music lovers around the globe. We believe in freedom, transparency, and keeping music accessible.
So plug in, download your vibe, and let SpotDL power your sound—your way.