andrejchikilev / m3u-download

A very simple bash script for batch downloading music from an M3U playlist

#m3u-download

This will batch download songs from an M3U stream. Tested on OSX 10.10, but it should work anywhere with with a bash-compatible shell. The only other requirement is a working curl installation!

Notes (READ ME)

• This script is intended for personal use only. Please use it ethically; don't go downloading content that isn't yours.
• This only works on M3U streams that list the songs themselves, not streams that list other lists. (For example, this cannot download the M3U returned from GMusicProxy's get_all_playlists, because it only contains a list of other lists.)
• Distributed under MIT license.

Basic Usage

$ download.sh <filename.m3u> <outputdir>

Output:

Making folder <outputdir>.

1/TOTAL		Downloading <Artist> - <Title>
...
TOTAL/TOTAL	Downloading <Artist> - <Title>

All songs downloaded.

Example with GMusicProxy

With gmusicproxy running, find a playlist you wish to download:

$ curl localhost:9999/get_all_playlists

Output:

#EXTM3U
...
#EXTINF:-1,Playlist I Want
http://localhost:9999/get_playlist?id=123ab456-1111-2222-3333-7c890d12efgh
...

Download that playlist as an .m3u:

$ curl -o ~/path/playlist-i-want.m3u http://localhost:9999/get_playlist?id=123ab456-1111-2222-3333-7c890d12efgh

Download the playlist to .mp3's using download.sh:

$ ./download.sh ~/path/playlist-i-want.m3u ~/path/to/save/files

Sit back and wait till the download completes.