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Python CLI app for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos and post videos. Version 3.8.1 via Homebrew; verified 2026-07-04.
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Package summary
Python CLI app for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos and post videos
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Commands and aliases
- gamdl
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Project history and usage
Gamdl is Glomatico's Apple Music Downloader, a Python command-line application for downloading Apple Music songs, music videos, post videos, synced lyrics, and metadata.
Project history
The official GitHub repository was created in November 2022. The README positions Gamdl as a command-line downloader for Apple Music, with installation through pip, configuration through command-line flags or ~/.gamdl/config.ini, and cookies supplied in Netscape cookies.txt format.
By the 3.x release line in 2026, the project documented high-quality song and video downloads, synced lyrics, Apple Music Classical support, optional wrapper-backed account and decryption requests, and optional N_m3u8DL-RE and FFmpeg integration.
Adoption history
Gamdl's official README advertises PyPI packaging and monthly download badges, and the input package facts show a Homebrew formula. Its adoption is centered on Python CLI users comfortable supplying browser cookies and optional media-tool dependencies.
How it is used
Users install gamdl with pip, place cookies.txt in the working directory or configure a cookies path, and pass Apple Music song, album, playlist, artist, music-video, post-video, or Classical URLs. Command-line options and config.ini control output paths, codecs, templates, lyrics formats, metadata language, and download mode.
Why package nerds care
Gamdl is notable as a modern media-downloader package that is mostly Python application glue: it coordinates service cookies, configurable output templates, yt-dlp-style downloading, optional native tools, and a rapidly moving release stream.
Timeline
- 2022: Public GitHub repository created.
- 2026: 3.x releases documented frequent updates.
- 2026: Version 3.8 released on June 30.
Related projects
- wrapper-v2 is an optional companion server for account, playback, and decryption requests.
- N_m3u8DL-RE can be used as an optional faster download mode.
- FFmpeg is required when using N_m3u8DL-RE.
- yt-dlp is used as a file download library in the default mode.
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security posture
No protected-tool coverage found yet
No matching local secret-handling manifest was found for gamdl. Nucleus package metadata is still published here so future coverage has a stable package URL.
Install behavior
- No Homebrew post-install hook is recorded in formula metadata.
- Homebrew bottle metadata is available for 6 platform targets.
- Installs with 4 runtime dependencies.
Recommended review
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local files
Configuration and credential file locations
These source-backed paths show where this package keeps local settings or durable credentials. Automic Vault can use them as review targets for secret scanning, migration, and command approval.
Configuration files
Config paths the tool may read or write during local use.
- Linux
~/.gamdl/config.ini- Windows
%USERPROFILE%\.gamdl\config.ini
Credential files
Credential-bearing paths to review before unattended agent runs.
- Unix
./cookies.txt- Windows
.\cookies.txt
executables
Installed executables
| Command | Kind | Exposure | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
gamdl | cli | global executable |
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Version and freshness
These signals separate page generation age, package-manager activity, and upstream release comparison. Version lag is warned only when an evidence URL and comparable versions are present.
page generated2026-07-09
manager version3.8.1
manager updated2026-07-04
local dataok
upstreamnot checked
latest detectednot detected
https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl
- infoNo cached GitHub release or tag data was available.https://github.com/glomatico/gamdlnone confidence
install metadata
Package metadata
| Package key | brew:gamdl |
|---|---|
| Version | 3.8.1 |
| Package manager | Homebrew |
| Package manager page | https://formulae.brew.sh/formula/gamdl |
| Homepage | https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl |
| Repository | https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl |
| Upstream docs | https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl#readme |
| License | MIT |
| Source archive | https://files.pythonhosted.org/packages/63/dc/00ee2132ba0356deb067d2550e927931a43d4070d0ecdd2d33ff8b6486ab/gamdl-3.8.1.tar.gz |
| Last updated | 2026-07-04T15:03:59Z |
| Pulse | updated |
| Dependencies | certifi, libyaml, pillow, python@3.14 |
| Bottle | available (on arm64_linux, arm64_sequoia, arm64_sonoma, arm64_tahoe, sonoma, x86_64_linux) |
| Homebrew post-install | not defined |
| Service | none declared |
registry facts
Source database details
| Source Database | Homebrew formula API |
|---|---|
| Tap | homebrew/core |
| Full Name | gamdl |
| Version Scheme | 0 |
| Revision | 0 |
| Bottle Stable Root URL | https://ghcr.io/v2/homebrew/core |
| Deprecated | no |
| Disabled | no |
| Keg Only | no |
| URL Keys |
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source trail
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Combined YAML source
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- Nucleus package database
- av.db category and tag curation
- cross-ecosystem install command graph
- curated configuration and credential file locations
- curated package history
- package relationship graph
- package version freshness
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