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Description:
Command-line tool to download music from SoundCloud

Type: Formula | Latest Version: 3.0.0@1 | Tracked Since: Dec 24, 2025

Links: Homepage | GitHub | formulae.brew.sh

Stars: 3,886 | Forks: 372 | Language: Python | Category: Multimedia

Tags: audio download soundcloud cli python

Install: brew install scdl

About:
scdl is a Python-based command-line utility that enables users to download tracks, playlists, and albums directly from SoundCloud. It supports high-quality audio formats, metadata tagging, and can handle private links. Its primary value is providing a scriptable, efficient way to archive or locally backup SoundCloud content.

Key Features:

Downloads tracks, playlists, and albums from SoundCloud
Supports high-quality audio formats (e.g., MP3, OGG, FLAC)
Preserves metadata like artist, title, and cover art
Can handle private and secret links
Offers scriptable and configurable command-line interface

Use Cases:

Archiving favorite tracks or mixes from SoundCloud for offline listening
Backing up a musician's own uploaded content or curated playlists
Integrating SoundCloud audio into local media libraries or DJ software

Alternatives:

youtube-dl – A more general tool that also supports SoundCloud among hundreds of other sites, but scdl is specialized for SoundCloud's API.
spotdl – Specialized for Spotify; scdl is the SoundCloud-focused counterpart.

Version History

Detected	Version	Rev	Change	Commit
Dec 24, 2025 8:23pm	3.0.0	1	VERSION_BUMP	b00e854c
Oct 27, 2025 9:43pm		0	VERSION_BUMP	24f46acb