INSTALLATION.md

spotDL Installation Guide

spotDL is a free and open source tool that downloads your Spotify playlists & music

The fastest, easiest, and most accurate command-line music downloader

Prerequisites

• Python 3.6.1 or above (added to PATH)
• FFmpeg 4.2 or above (added to PATH)

Adding Python to PATH

When installing Python, ensure to select "Add to PATH".

Installing FFmpeg

• Windows Tutorial
• OSX - brew install ffmpeg
• Linux - sudo apt install ffmpeg or use your distros package manager

Verifying Versions

py -V - Should return "Python 3.X.X". Please ensure you have v3.6.1 or greater.

FFmpeg -version - Should return starting with "ffmpeg version YYYY-MM-DD"

Installing spotDL

You can install spotDL by opening a terminal and typing:

pip install spotdl

If you require further help, ask in our Discord Server

Where does spotDL download songs?

spotDL downloads files to the folder where you ran spotDL from.

Open pwsh/powershell/cmd/terminal/similar in the folder you want files to download to, or cd to desired folder.

Windows Shortcut: Navigate to the folder you want the files to download to. SHIFT + RIGHT CLICK, then select "Open PowerShell window here"

We have a public Discord server at discord.gg/xCa23pwJWY!

Installation Guide Authors

• Initial Draft - @commanderabdu - NoSubwayzz
• Editing & Updating - @Silverarmor