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Downtify vs spotDL: catalog facts
Downtify	spotDL
Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.	Free Free and open source.
Web, Self-hosted	Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line
No Spotify credentials or API keys needed Five output formats with full tags, cover art and lyrics	Adds album art and metadata to downloaded files Handles whole playlists and albums
Audio comes from YouTube Music matches, not from Spotify itself Matches can occasionally pick the wrong recording	Audio comes from YouTube matches, which can sometimes be wrong Command line only
Self-hosted	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License: GPL-3.0	License not stated
No account needed	Not stated if an account is needed
Not stated if it works offline	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 2, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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