A command line tool to fetch lyrics from spotify and save it to lrc file. It can fetch both synced and unsynced lyrics from spotify. You can find API version at akashrchandran/spotify-lyrics-api.

Getting started

You will need a spotify account, free also works for some limited songs but it's nice to have premium.

Install with pip

pip3 install syrics

Upgrade with pip

pip3 install syrics --upgrade

To get more detailed installation guide please check wiki's installation page

Finding sp_dc

Syrics sp_dc cookie to authenticate against Spotify in order to have access to the required services.

The methods are explained in the wiki.

Config

When you run the program for the first time, it will directly create config and open editing.

To edit config

syrics --config

To reset config to default values

syrics --config reset

To open config in notepad or nano text editors

syrics --config open

After finding sp_dc you should edit config file and set sp_dc to the value you found.

Default values of config

{
    "sp_dc": "",
    "download_path": "downloads",
    "create_folder": true,
    "album_folder_name": "{name} - {artists}",
    "play_folder_name": "{name} - {owner}",
    "file_name": "{track_number}. {name}",
    "synced_lyrics": true,
    "force_download": false,
    "force_synced": false
}

See wiki for more details about the format tag detailts in config keys.

Usage

Make sure you have set the congig before starting

1. Direct

syrics
Enter link: https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

It will ask for the link

2. Passing link as commandline argument

syrics https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

changing download folder command

syrics --directory ~/Music/songs/ https://open.spotify.com/track/2eAvDnpXP5W0cVtiI0PUxV

download current playing song on authorized account

syrics --user current-playing

downloading from user playlist

syrics --user playlist

To see available commands

syrics -h

3. Passing Folder path with music files (Experimental)

syrics /home/public_user/Music/songs

Use as a module

from syrics.api import Spotify
sp = Spotify("SP_DC here!")
sp.get_lyrics("28RQx5pH9T9LZXY02IheWc")