MusicPlayerPlus

Featureful ncurses based MPD client inspired by ncmpc with integration for Beets, spectrum visualization,Bandcamp/Soundcloud, asciimatics, cantata, and more

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NAME

mppdl - download audio tracks from Bandcamp, Soundcloud, or a URL

SYNOPSIS

mppdl [-a album] [-A artist] [-d music_dir] [-i] [-I] [-f fmt] [-l] [-t track] [-T title] bandcamp|soundcloud|downloads|URL

DESCRIPTION

The mppdl command can be used to download audio tracks in a Bandcamp collection, Soundcloud favorites, or a specified URL using yt-dlp. Bandcamp collections are downloaded into music_directory/Bandcamp/, Soundcloud favorites are downloaded into music_directory/Soundcloud/, and audio in the specified URL is downloaded into music_directory/Downloads/. The music_directory path is that specified in $HOME/.config/mpd/mpd.conf or $HOME/.config/mpprc. By default this is $HOME/Music/.

If a Beets import is specified with the -i option then the import is performed non-interactively. Beets tries to identify the audio using metadata and filenames but may perform the matching incorrectly. When automatically importing downloaded audio in this manner, verify the import matching was properly performed. If an interactive Beets import is preferred then do not use the -i option to mppdl and perform the Beets import manually after the download completes.

Import already downloaded songs into Beets with the -I option. Restrict the import to Bandcamp downloads with mppdl -I bandcamp, Soundcloud downloads with mppdl -I soundcloud, URL downloaded songs with mppdl -I downloads, and import all previously downloaded songs from Bandcamp, Soundcloud, or a URL with mppdl -I.

OPTIONS

-a ‘album’

saves the download in the subdirectory ‘album’

-A ‘artist’

saves the download with filename ‘artist’-‘title’.m4a

-d ‘music_dir’

overrides the ‘music_dir’ location specified in config files

-i

indicates import audio into Beets after download completes

-I

indicates import previously downloaded audio into Beets

-f ‘fmt’

saves the download in ‘fmt’ format (default m4a)

-t ‘track’

saves the download with filename ‘track’-‘artist’-‘title’.m4a

-T ‘title’

saves the download with filename ‘artist’-‘title’.m4a

-l

indicates list available formats and info on URL

-u

displays this usage message and exits

The argument bandcamp, soundcloud, or URL indicates:

• Download Bandcamp collections
• Download Soundcloud favorites
• Download audio in URL

AUTHORS

Written by Ronald Record github@ronrecord.com

LICENSING

MPPDL is distributed under an Open Source license. See the file LICENSE in the MPPDL source distribution for information on terms & conditions for accessing and otherwise using MPPDL and for a DISCLAIMER OF ALL WARRANTIES.

BUGS

Submit bug reports online at:

https://github.com/doctorfree/MusicPlayerPlus/issues

SEE ALSO

beet(1), mpplus(1)

Full documentation and sources at:

https://github.com/doctorfree/MusicPlayerPlus