0xHJK/music-dl
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README.en.md
OriginalMusic-dl: Listen to what you want
Music-dl is a command line tool which helps you search and download music from multiple sources.
Support for QQ music, Netease music, Xiami music, Kugou music and Baidu music. See supported sources.
Python3 Only. Python 3.5+ Recommended.
English | 中文文档
Note: Some music sources may not be available in some countries and regions. If that happens, you could use Chinese proxies. See https://github.com/0xHJK/Proxies for public proxies.
- Support for lossless music
- Search for high-quality music with priority ( flac -> 320K -> 128K )
- Support for HTTP and SOCKS proxy
- Support for multithreading searching
- Support for merging and sorting results
- Support keyword highlighting
- Support for filtering search results by file size and song duration (using
--filterparameter) - Support for auto-play after downloading (using
--playparameter) - Player supports common controls: space to pause/resume, left/right to switch songs, ,/. to move 5 seconds backward/forward, q to quit
- While playing, press d to delete songs you don't like (removes from disk and playlist)
Installation
Install using pip (Recommended)
$ pip3 install pymusic-dl
Manual
$ git clone https://github.com/0xHJK/music-dl.git
$ cd music-dl
$ python3 setup.py install
Use directly
$ git clone https://github.com/0xHJK/music-dl.git
$ cd music-dl
$ pip3 install -r requirements.txt
$ ./music-dl
# OR python3 music-dl
Usage
$ music-dl --help
Usage: music-dl [OPTIONS]
Search and download music from netease, qq, kugou, baidu and xiami.
Example: music-dl -k "Bruno Mars"
Options:
--version Show the version and exit.
-k, --keyword TEXT Query keyword
-s, --source TEXT Support for qq netease kugou baidu xiami flac
-c, --count INTEGER Searching count limit (default: 5)
-o, --outdir TEXT Output dir (default: current dir)
-x, --proxy TEXT Set proxy (like http://127.0.0.1:1087)
-m, --merge Sort and merge
-v, --verbose Verbose mode
--lyrics Download lyrics
--cover Download cover image
--nomerge Don't sort and merge search results
--filter TEXT Filter search results by file size and song duration
--play Enable auto-play after downloading
--help Show this message and exit.
Default search sources are
qq netease kugou baidu, with a limit of 5 results each, and the save directory is the current directory.When specifying numbers, you can use formats like
1-5 7 10.By default, search results are sorted and deduplicated. Sorting is based on artist and song name, and when both are the same, the largest file is kept.
Lossless music tracks are limited in number. If lossless is not available, 320K or 128K will be displayed.
HTTP and SOCKS proxies are supported, in formats like
-x http://127.0.0.1:1087or-x socks5://127.0.0.1:1086.Attributes supported by filter include:
size: File size in MBlength: Song duration in seconds
Operators supported by filter include:
>: Greater than<: Less than=: Equal to
music-dl -k --filter "size>8" # Only show songs larger than 8MB music-dl -k --filter "size<3" # Only show songs smaller than 3MB music-dl -k --filter "length>300" # Only show songs longer than 5 minutes music-dl -k --filter "length>180,length<300" # Only show songs between 3-5 minutes music-dl -k --filter "size>3,size<8,length>240" # Only show songs between 3-8MB and longer than 4 minutes
Example:

Supported sources
| Music sources | Abbreviation | Websites |
|---|---|---|
| QQ Music | https://y.qq.com/ | |
| Kugou Music | kugou | http://www.kugou.com/ |
| Netease Music | netease | https://music.163.com/ |
| Baidu Music | baidu | http://music.baidu.com/ |
| Xiami Music | xiami | https://www.xiami.com/ |
| Lossless Music From Baidu | flac | http://music.baidu.com/ |
Welcome to submit plugins to support more music sources! Refer to the files in extractors.

Credits
- https://github.com/requests/requests
- https://github.com/soimort/you-get
- https://github.com/maicong/music
- https://github.com/YongHaoWu/NeteaseCloudMusicFlac
LICENSE
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