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spotDL vs Musicfetch: catalog facts
spotDL	Musicfetch
Free Free and open source.	Free Free and open source under the GPL-3.0 licence.
Windows, macOS, Linux, Command line	Linux
Adds album art and metadata to downloaded files Handles whole playlists and albums	Downloads and tags songs in one step Built on yt-dlp
Audio comes from YouTube matches, which can sometimes be wrong Command line only	Linux only Focused on YouTube as the source
Downloadable app	Downloadable app
Open source	Open source
License not stated	License: GPL-3.0-only
Not stated if an account is needed	No account needed
Needs internet	Needs internet
Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026	Official website Full listing and sources Checked October 1, 2026

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