Is spotify-downloader still maintained?

Yes, active. Last change 8 days ago. Latest release v4.6.0, 17 days ago.

Can I trust spotify-downloader?

Widely used. 27k stars, 10 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

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How to install on Windows

spotDL/spotify-downloader

Download your Spotify playlists and songs along with album art and metadata (from YouTube if a match is found).

Python#download-music#hacktoberfest#mp3#music

Before you start

Is it free?: YesOpen source (MIT).
Still maintained?: Yes, activeLast change 8 days ago. Latest release v4.6.0, 17 days ago.
Can I trust it?: Widely used27k stars, 10 years old, by an organization. As with any download, get it from the official repo.

Difficulty: Easy
Time: about 5 min
Stars: ★ 26,783
Activity: Updated this month

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Will it work on Windows?

Yes, it installs on your Windows

A ready-made Windows download is in the latest release.

Your system

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Website ↗spotdl.readthedocs.ioThe project's own site.

Also: Docs ↗

Download for Windows

v4.6.0 · 10/26/2026 ↗

spotdl-4.6.0-win32.exe

exe · 32-bit · 46.9 MB · 4,585 downloads · best match

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Standalone executable — no install needed.

Invoke-WebRequest "https://github.com/spotDL/spotify-downloader/releases/download/v4.6.0/spotdl-4.6.0-win32.exe" -OutFile "spotdl-4.6.0-win32.exe"
Start-Process ".\spotdl-4.6.0-win32.exe"

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Parts list

1×Python >=3.11,<3.16runtime
1×uv package manager

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Good to know

Dockerfile available (base image: python:3.14-slim-bookworm).
Nested projects: scripts/docs/requirements.txt

Details

License: MIT
Open issues: 94
Branch: master

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.github/workflows/build-docs.yml

.github/workflows/docker-hub-image-publish.yml

.github/workflows/python-publish.yml

.github/workflows/release-build-check.yml

.github/workflows/standard-checks.yml

.github/workflows/tests.yml

Dockerfile

README.md

docker-compose.yml

docs/installation.md

pyproject.toml

194 files in the repo

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