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Find the release you want

First, browse monstercat.com and find the release you wish to download. The URL of the page you are on should look like the following:

https://www.monstercat.com/release/MCEP157

We just need the release ID at the end, in this case it’s MCEP157. Copy it, we’ll use it in the next step.

Download

Download all songs in this release with this simple command:

monstercat-dl download MCEP157

It should output something like this:

$ monstercat-dl download MCEP157
Finding data about MCEP157 release...
Release name: Thrill of It
  Track 1: All I Want
  Track 2: Stars
  Track 3: Remember You
  Track 4: Heartbeat
  Track 5: Thrill of It

Downloading tracks from release Thrill of It...
  Downloading 0 - All I Want
  Downloading 1 - Stars
  Downloading 2 - Remember You
  Downloading 3 - Heartbeat
  Downloading 4 - Thrill of It

Download several releases at once

Isn't as fast as what you expected? Download several releases at once by appending other releases IDs to the download command.

monstercat-dl download MCEP157 MCX006 MCS778

TIP

monstercat-dl uses Guzzle internaly to make HTTP calls and download tracks with a progress overview.