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Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by hanklazard »

fivre wrote: post #243
nixpulvis wrote: post #225

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Just give me the fucking mp3 or flac files, subscriptions should be advertised as radio, not a music "library". I've been bitching about the industry burning down my shelves for years now... it's unfathomable how much people rely on these stupid streaming services. That said, I'd still gladly pay for the music discovery, I just have started to feel cheated out of my money over the years doing so. Should I really be p…

Good news! Bandcamp is exactly that (giving you your choice of FLAC or MP3 or whatever, without DRM, and available for download again so long as Bandcamp continues to exist) and is good for artists, since it's an actual album sale, so none of the nonsense associated with streaming payouts. It's good for discovery also, since while Bandcamp Daily is a marketing tool, it's still written by music nerds who do a good job…

Bandcamp is such a great service. Pretty much all artists and labels that I care about have a presence there and I really like that I can archive FLAC files of everything I buy. Too bad there’s not a similar drm-free service for movies! (Please chime in if you know of one)

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by lambdatronics »

zoltar wrote: post #46

I think something like this still works with a client id, secret, and a playlist: TOKEN=$(curl --basic --user $ID:$SECRET -X POST -d grant_type=client_credentials https://accounts.spotify.com/api/token | jq -r .access_token) curl -H "Authorization: Bearer $TOKEN" https://api.spotify.com/v1/playlists/$PLAYLIST/tracks | tee playlist-$PLAYLIST.json | jq -rc '.items[].track | "\(.artists[0].name) -- \(.name)"' | sort

Check out https://github.com/caseychu/spotify-backup

I'm a user / minor contributor. It could use some polishing, but it gets the job done (JSON or TSV output). I wonder if it could sidestep Spotify restrictions by not providing an explicit interface for uploading playlists to competing services -- just providing the download portion?

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by lambdatronics »

CravingLogic wrote: post #69

If you just want a csv of all your playlists right now, instead of potentially "30 days". This repo works well. https://github.com/pavel-aicradle/exportify

See also https://github.com/caseychu/spotify-backup. Looks like Exportify is more polish, though.

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by lambdatronics »

therealmarv wrote: post #60

Any github repositories and code which provide Spotify playlist->txt/csv/json/xml ? ANSWER to myself: Seems there is at least a simple drag&drop solution with the select all on desktop app -> LibreOffice https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-export-my-Spotify-playlist-as...

https://github.com/caseychu/spotify-backup

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by jeanofthedead »

harsha930 wrote: post #84

Spotify is so much better than apple music, and this is probably minimal compared to what apple music does to convert/retain users from Spotify. Think of all the barriers apple music has created (apple watch app for a long time was the only one that supported offline, apple music is preinstalled, when you hit play and no apps are currently playing it will go to apple music, probably much more). My main thought though…

Idk. I prefer AM's recommendations, integration with ATV4K, HomePods, lyrics, music videos, separation of music and podcasts, and audio fidelity.

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by bakerkretzmar »

therealmarv wrote: post #60

Any github repositories and code which provide Spotify playlist->txt/csv/json/xml ? ANSWER to myself: Seems there is at least a simple drag&drop solution with the select all on desktop app -> LibreOffice https://www.quora.com/How-do-I-export-my-Spotify-playlist-as...

https://savemyspot.ca/

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by jeegsy »

nixpulvis wrote: post #225
slothtrop wrote: post #179

This, on top of songs disappearing from my playlists, rendered unavailable. I organize everything in foobar now, both local music and streaming playlists with the help of extensions. You can add Youtube sources to your playlists. Even if the links break, you can automatically fix them, keep the name and structure. Have not tried the app versions.

Just give me the fucking mp3 or flac files, subscriptions should be advertised as radio, not a music "library". I've been bitching about the industry burning down my shelves for years now... it's unfathomable how much people rely on these stupid streaming services. That said, I'd still gladly pay for the music discovery, I just have started to feel cheated out of my money over the years doing so. Should I really be p…

Amen. For all the convenience of streaming, it really seems like we have gone steps backwards.

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by jeegsy »

raffraffraff wrote: post #204
pelario wrote: post #197

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Oh man, how do I wish a foobar that runs natively on Linux :(

It pains me to say it, but music apps on Linux are abysmal. The last one that wasn't completely crap was Amazon 1.4.

*Amarok

Re: FreeYourMusic lets users migrate their playlists off Spotify

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Post by musicale »

nixpulvis wrote: post #225
slothtrop wrote: post #179

This, on top of songs disappearing from my playlists, rendered unavailable. I organize everything in foobar now, both local music and streaming playlists with the help of extensions. You can add Youtube sources to your playlists. Even if the links break, you can automatically fix them, keep the name and structure. Have not tried the app versions.

Just give me the fucking mp3 or flac files, subscriptions should be advertised as radio, not a music "library". I've been bitching about the industry burning down my shelves for years now... it's unfathomable how much people rely on these stupid streaming services. That said, I'd still gladly pay for the music discovery, I just have started to feel cheated out of my money over the years doing so. Should I really be p…

Streaming a song multiple times seems wasteful compared to just downloading it once.

Not to mention that on youtube (etc.) you can get stuck with obnoxious advertisements before and after the song.

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