THE ULTIMATE MUSIC RIPPING GUIDE

by florinsdistortedvision

Last edited: 22.03.2023

For all services you need a paid account unless the service has a free tier (will rip but in lower quality) !
Dolby Atmos now also has a new codec called AC4 (AC-4 IMS/Dolby AC-4 with Dolby Atmos immersive stereo), found on most services that also have e-ac3. AC4 cannot be played in any player, currently.
360 Audio cannot be played in any player, currently.

Amazon Music Unlimited

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- SD: OPUS variable (up to 320kbps)
- HD: FLAC 16-bit 44.1kHz
- UHD: FLAC up to 24-bit 192kHz
- Other: Dolby Atmos (e-ac3 JOC 768kbps 48kHz and/or AC-4 IMS), 360 Audio (MPEG-3D mha1 and/or mhm1 48khz 600kbps - 1700kbps) & Spatial Audio (variant of Atmos or 360 Audio, not the same as Apple)
Notes:
- Amazon Music Unlimited must be available in your region for more than SD. Example: India up to SD.
- Region availability list
- Difference between Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- None, private only.

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- High Efficiency: AAC 64kbps
- High Quality: AAC 256kbps
- Lossless: ALAC up to 24-bit 48kHz
- Hi-Res Lossless: ALAC up to 24-bit 192kHz
- Others: Dolby Atmos (e-ac3 JOC 768kbps 48kHz) & Spatial Audio (Apple proprietary rendered AAC binaural mix)
Available to rip:
- AAC 256kbps
- Private for higher than AAC (Lossless, Hi-Res and Atmos)
- Spatial Audio not possible to rip, for now.
Tool & requirements:
- All versions/forks of the below tool will stop working in 3 months because of new Apple updates
- https://github.com/glomatico/gamdl
- Needed: Widevine CDM from rooted android phone
- New Apple update broke token (token.txt created when inserting cookies.txt), thus if you didn't have one before you will not be able to use this tool anymore!

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Streaming: MP3 128kbps
- Purchasing: various lossy and lossless formats
Available to rip:
- MP3 128kbps
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/iheanyi/bandcamp-dl
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp
- Purchasing quality tracks cannot be ripped!

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Low: AAC 128kbps
- High: AAC 256kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/Dniel97/orpheusdl-beatport

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Bugs : FLAC 16-bit 44.1kHz & MP3 320kbps
- Genie: FLAC 24-bit 192kHz, FLAC 16-bit 44.1kHz & MP3 320kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Notes:
- Bugs also has 24 bit FLAC but it's only for purchasing, cannot be ripped!
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/Slyyxp/rsack
- https://github.com/Dniel97/orpheusdl-bugsmusic

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Low: AAC 160kbps
- High: AAC 320kbps
- Lossless: FLAC 16-bit 44.1kHz
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/Dniel97/orpheusdl-idagio

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Pretty High: AAC 96kbps
- Really High: AAC 160kbps
- Super Duper High: AAC 320kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/monuyadav016/Saavn-Downloader

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Efficient: AAC 64kbps
- Normal: AAC 192kbps
- High: AAC 320kbps
- Lossless: FLAC 16-bit 44.1kHz
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/Sorrow446/Napster-Downloader
- https://github.com/yarrm80s/orpheusdl-napster

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- All: from : MP3 128kbps to FLAC 24 bit 192kHz
- Others (QQMusic only): Dolby Atmos (e-ac3 JOC 768kbps 48kHz and/or AC-4 IMS) & 360 Audio (MPEG-3D mha1 and/or mhm1 48khz 600kbps - 1700kbps)
Available to rip:
- All
Notes:
- Every song/album uploaded after May 2020 is watermarked and fake upscaled from 16 bit to 24 bit (lossy noise conversion to be undetectable).
- Most Chinese streaming platforms share the same versions from NetEase meaning most should have these watermaked songs/albums.
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/CharlesPikachu/musicdl

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Standard: MP3 320kbps
- Lossless: FLAC 16 bit 44.1kHz
- Hi-Res: FLAC up to 24-bit 192kHz
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/nathom/streamrip
- https://github.com/yarrm80s/orpheusdl-qobuz

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Standard: MP3 128kbps
- High/Go+: AAC 256kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Normal: AAC 160kbps
- Hi-Fi: FLAC 16 bit 44.1kHz
- Master: MQA (lossy) encoded FLAC up to 24-bit 96kHz
- Others: Dolby Atmos (e-ac3 JOC 768kbps 48kHz and/or AC-4 IMS) & 360 Audio (MPEG-3D mha1 and/or mhm1 48khz 600kbps - 1700kbps)
Available to rip:
- All
Notes:
- WARNING about Tidal's Master. MASTER tag is NOT a indication a album is hi-res! MASTER is a lossy encoding that is also present on regular 16 bit 44.1kHz (example: Wu-Tang's Enter the Wu-Tang 36 Chambers). As a result, please check your files using a spectral program (like Spek).
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/Dniel97/RedSea
- https://github.com/Dniel97/orpheusdl-tidal

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- Standard: MP3 192kbps
- HQ: MP3 320kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/kaimi-io/yandex-music-download

Streaming/download audio quality and format:
- youtube.com (regular YouTube Videos): OPUS variable 130-160kbps
- YouTube Music Low: AAC 48kbps
- YouTube Music Normal: AAC 128kbps
- YouTube Music High: AAC 256kbps
Available to rip:
- All
Tool & requirements:
- https://github.com/yt-dlp/yt-dlp