Arkhive 28 points 5 months ago

I know this is the piracy comm, so this is a bit antithetical, but if it’s mostly for smaller/local bands considering just buying their albums on Bandcamp. Or maybe there’s a kind soul on SoulSeek that is already a fan of the groups you’re looking for.

Every tool I knew of that could pull from Spotify has shut down one by one over the last year or so. As such, I’m also interested in what other folks have to say in this thread.

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BillyCrystalMeth 14 points 5 months ago

Most have given up developing Spotify tools after the latest API rug-pull

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Echolynx 4 points 5 months ago

Monochrome is my current go-to, though it's Tidal instead of Spotify, and it's also been spotty. Velune on Android.

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kwarg 1 point 5 months ago

Sorry if these are stupid questions, but how safe is to use these apps? Can we get into trouble if we use them without a VPN?

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hexagonwin 2 points 5 months ago

monochrome does make direct connections to tidal, use a vpn if you're cautious. i don't though..

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theskyisfalling 3 points 5 months ago

Also interested in this question as an avid Soggfy user.

My current work around that is still successfully working is to install the mainline Spotify client and download a playlist so that I am able to play the files locally, then reinstalling soggfy and play the playlist from the local files to rip what I need.

It is an extra step or two which is annoying for sure but it is still working as of two days ago for me.

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Griffus 2 points 5 months ago

Its YouTube Music, but I like Metrolist https://github.com/MetrolistGroup/Metrolist

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REDACTED 0 points 5 months ago

Random, but why even bother with Spotify in 2026? Ytm has larger library, the audio quality isn't worse anymore (I even hear some songs sound better on YTM), feels like there are more plugins/extensions for anything YouTube. There are also playlist downloaders so you can organize your library locally.

Recently started using this with the lyrics addon and it just looks so visually pleasing, unlike Spotify.

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Appoxo 1 point 5 months ago

YTM is better than Spotify Lossless?

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Mttw_ 5 points 5 months ago

You can't get lossless with any spotify mod. All spotify mods are capped at free account quality (128kbps iirc) because spotify api premium check happens server side.

Any mod that says otherwise is a scam at best, malware at worst.

Note: i'm only talking about spotify custom apk mods. Local lossless download tools are legit and can download lossless (eg votify) with a premium paid account.

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Appoxo 1 point 5 months ago

Thx for making me aware of votify.

Need to rip my library fory local jellyfin server

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REDACTED 0 points 5 months ago

I think YTM is doing some internal tuning where the same song just sounds juicier/better on YTM than it does on Spotify. Same actually applies to YTM vs literally the same upload on YouTube.

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Appoxo 0 points 5 months ago

I want the artists intent and tuning. Not what YT thinks sounds better.

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