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This skill should be used when users need to download audio or music from online platforms like YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, or other streaming services. It…
Music Downloader
Overview
This skill enables downloading high-quality audio from various platforms (YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, etc.) using yt-dlp and spotdl. It provides command templates for single tracks, playlists, albums, and advanced features like metadata embedding, thumbnail extraction, and format conversion.
If the user did not provide a specific link to a song or playlist, you must search the web using tools in your environment to find what the user is looking for.
When using the Web_Search tool, set the Search Type to videos and prefer official YouTube links.
When to Use This Skill
Use this skill when users request:
Downloading audio/music from YouTube, SoundCloud, Spotify, or other platforms
Extracting audio from videos in MP3, Opus, or other formats
Downloading entire playlists or albums
High-quality audio with metadata and album art
Batch downloading multiple tracks
Converting video content to audio files
Quick Start
Most Common Use Case - Download MP3 from YouTube:
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download from Spotify:
spotdl --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{artist}/{title}.{ext}" "SPOTIFY_TRACK_URL"
Note: If you encounter issues, try downloading or updating yt-dlp via pip: pip install --upgrade yt-dlp
General Commands
List Available Formats
yt-dlp -F "URL"
Download MP3 at Max Quality
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --postprocessor-args "-b:a 320k" -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYJki23aeTQ&ab_channel=OnlyRealHipHop49"
Basic High-Quality MP3 Download
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download Custom Bitrate
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --postprocessor-args "-b:a 192k" -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download and add Metadata Tags
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-metadata -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download Entire Playlist
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "PLAYLIST_URL"
Download Playlist (Specific Range)
yt-dlp --playlist-items 1-5 -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "PLAYLIST_URL"
Download HQ from SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Embed Album Art Automatically
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --embed-thumbnail --audio-quality 0 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download Specific Formats
Opus instead of MP3
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format opus -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Skip Already Downloaded Files
yt-dlp --download-archive "downloaded.txt" -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download Multiple Individual Files
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail --write-description --postprocessor-args "-b:a 320k" -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xYJki23aeTQ&ab_channel=OnlyRealHipHop49" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=xKJaew2gMSo&ab_channel=OnlyRealHipHop49" "https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zLJkO3RnWUk&ab_channel=OnlyRealHipHop49"
Download and Automatically Split by Chapters
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --split-chapters -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Extract Only a Portion of a Video (by Time)
yt-dlp -f bestvideo+bestaudio --external-downloader ffmpeg --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_i:-ss 00:01:00 -to 00:05:00" -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Update Metadata of Existing Files
yt-dlp --download-archive "downloaded.txt" --skip-download --embed-metadata --embed-thumbnail --write-description "VIDEO_URL"
Auto-Rename Duplicate Files
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --force-overwrites -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download from a URL List File
yt-dlp -a "urls.txt" -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s"
Download and Limit Download Speed
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --rate-limit 1M -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download from Vimeo
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Vimeo/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIMEO_VIDEO_URL"
Download from Facebook
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Facebook/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "FACEBOOK_VIDEO_URL"
Download from Instagram
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Instagram/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "INSTAGRAM_VIDEO_URL"
Download from Twitter
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Twitter/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "TWITTER_VIDEO_URL"
Download from TikTok
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "TikTok/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "TIKTOK_VIDEO_URL"
Download from Reddit
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Reddit/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "REDDIT_VIDEO_URL"
Download from Dailymotion
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "Dailymotion/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "DAILYMOTION_VIDEO_URL"
Download YouTube Transcript as Text
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --skip-download -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "VIDEO_URL"
Download YouTube Transcript as Markdown
yt-dlp --write-auto-subs --sub-lang en --skip-download --convert-subs srt -o "%(title)s.md" "VIDEO_URL"
Download Video Info and Save as JSON
yt-dlp --write-info-json --skip-download -o "%(title)s.json" "VIDEO_URL"
List Available Formats without Downloading
yt-dlp -F "VIDEO_URL"
Download from YouTube Age-Restricted Content
yt-dlp --username "YOUR_YOUTUBE_EMAIL" --password "YOUR_PASSWORD" -f bestvideo+bestaudio -o "%(title)s.%(ext)s" "AGE_RESTRICTED_VIDEO_URL"
SoundCloud Commands
List Available Formats
yt-dlp -F "URL"
Download High-Quality MP3 from SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download HQ with Metadata from SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-metadata -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download Entire Playlist from SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_PLAYLIST_URL"
Download Entire Playlist from SoundCloud with Metadata
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-metadata --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail -o "%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_PLAYLIST_URL"
Download Multiple Playlists with Metadata
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-metadata --add-metadata --embed-thumbnail -o "SoundCloud/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "x" "x" "x" "x" "x" "x" "x"
Download Playlist with Specific Range
yt-dlp --playlist-items 1-5 -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(playlist_title)s/%(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_PLAYLIST_URL"
Download and Embed Album Art
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --embed-thumbnail -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Skip Downloading Already Downloaded SoundCloud Files
yt-dlp --download-archive "downloaded_soundcloud.txt" -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download Multiple Tracks from SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL_1" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL_2" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL_3"
Limit Download Speed for SoundCloud
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --rate-limit 1M -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download from SoundCloud and Split by Chapters (if available)
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --split-chapters -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download SoundCloud Track and Extract a Specific Portion
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --external-downloader ffmpeg --external-downloader-args "ffmpeg_i:-ss 00:01:00 -to 00:05:00" -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Update Metadata of Existing SoundCloud Downloads
yt-dlp --download-archive "downloaded_soundcloud.txt" --skip-download --embed-metadata --embed-thumbnail "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Auto-Rename Duplicate SoundCloud Files
yt-dlp -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 --force-overwrites -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s" "SOUNDCLOUD_TRACK_URL"
Download from SoundCloud URL List File
yt-dlp -a "soundcloud_urls.txt" -f bestaudio --extract-audio --audio-format mp3 --audio-quality 0 -o "SoundCloud/%(uploader)s - %(title)s.%(ext)s"
SpotifyDL Commands
Download Single Song
spotdl --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{artist}/{title}.{ext}" "SPOTIFY_TRACK_URL"
Download Entire Playlist
spotdl --playlist "SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_URL" --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{playlist}/{title}.{ext}"
Download Entire Album
spotdl --album "SPOTIFY_ALBUM_URL" --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{album}/{title}.{ext}"
Download Multiple Albums & Playlists at Once
spotdl --playlist "SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_URL1" "SPOTIFY_PLAYLIST_URL2" --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{playlist}/{title}.{ext}"
spotdl --album "SPOTIFY_ALBUM_URL1" "SPOTIFY_ALBUM_URL2" --audio-quality 320k --embed-metadata --output "{album}/{title}.{ext}"don't have the plugin yet? install it then click "run inline in claude" again.