🔰 TIDAL Downloader Next Generation! (tidal-dl-ng)

This tool allows to download songs and videos from TIDAL. Multithreaded and multi-chunked downloads are supported.

A paid plan is required! Audio quality varies up to HiRes Lossless / TIDAL MAX 24-bit, 192 kHz depending on the song available. You can use the command line or GUI version of this tool.

$ tidal-dl-ng --help

 Usage: tidal-dl-ng [OPTIONS] COMMAND [ARGS]...

╭─ Options ────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ --version  -v                                                                │
│ --help     -h        Show this message and exit.                             │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯
╭─ Commands ───────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╮
│ cfg    Print or set an option. If no arguments are given, all options will   │
│        be listed. If only one argument is given, the value will be printed   │
│        for this option. To set a value for an option simply pass the value   │
│        as the second argument                                                │
│ dl                                                                           │
│ gui                                                                          │
│ login                                                                        │
╰──────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────────╯

If you like this projects and want to support it, you can buy me a coffee :-)

💻 Installation / Upgrade

Requirements: Python >= 3.12 (other versions might work but are not tested!)

pip install --upgrade tidal-dl-ng
# AND if you like to have the GUI as well
pip install --upgrade tidal-dl-ng[gui]

You can use the command line (CLI) version to download media:

tidal-dl-ng dl https://tidal.com/browse/track/46755209
# OR
tdn dl https://tidal.com/browse/track/46755209

But also the GUI:

tidal-dl-ng-gui
# OR
tdng
# OR
tidal-dl-ng gui

If you like to have the GUI version only, have a look at the release page and download the correct version for your platform.

🧁 Features

• Download Tracks, Videos, Albums, Playlists etc.
• Multithreaded and multi-chunked downloads
• Metadata for songs
• Adjustable audio and video download quality.
• FLAC extraction from MP4 containers
• Lyrics and album art / cover download
• Creates playlist files
• Can symlink tracks instead of having several copies, if added to different playlist

▶️ Getting started with development

🚰 Install dependencies

Clone this repository and install the dependencies:

poetry install --all-extras --with dev,docs

The main entry points are:

tidal_ng_dl/cli.py
tidal_ng_dl/gui.py

📺 GUI Builder

The GUI is build with PySide6 using the Qt Designer:

PYSIDE_DESIGNER_PLUGINS=tidal_dl_ng/ui pyside6-designer

After all changes are saved you need to translate the Qt Designer *.ui file into Python code:

pyside6-uic tidal_dl_ng/ui/main.ui -o tidal_dl_ng/ui/main.py

🏗 Build the project

To build the project use this command:

make install

The CI/CD pipeline will be triggered when you open a pull request, merge to main, or when you create a new release.

To finalize the set-up for publishing to PyPi or Artifactory, see here. For activating the automatic documentation with MkDocs, see here. To enable the code coverage reports, see here.

‼️ Disclaimer

• For educational purposes only. I am not liable and responsible for any damage that happens.
• You should not use this method to distribute or pirate music.
• It may be illegal to use this app in your country.

🫂 Contributors

Thanks to all, who have contributed to this project!

This project is based on:

• https://fpgmaas.github.io/cookiecutter-poetry/