Add Output for iTunes Readable Playlist File

[J-oden]

Requested Feature

The "--m3u" command will output a playlist as a .m3u8 file which iTunes cannot read.

Describe the solution you'd like
I would like to output an iTunes readable playlist file to easily transfer Spotify playlists to a phone.

Describe alternatives you've considered
I've tried to change the config.json file, but I have minimal coding experience.
This is as far as I got:
"m3u_output": “{title}\t{artists}\t{album}\t{genre}\t{duration}\t{disc-number}\t{disc-count}\t{track-number}\t{tracks-count}\t{year}\t{output-ext}"
I don't know how to add a header row or output as .txt file (without manually changing the extension).

Thanks for considering.

Possible implementation

No response

[Silverarmor]

Are you sure the reason it is failing is that it is an m3u8 file? The m3u8 file format is simply a m3u file with UTF8 encoding.
Has this ever worked in the past or are you simply jumping to that conclusion?

This sounds like #2251...

[J-oden]

I have only used SpotDL for a few weeks now and have been exploring its features, so I wouldn't know if it used to import to iTunes or not. I didn't assume it was a bug like #2251, but that reminds me that I couldn't import into VLC either.

Here's some more details (probably more than you want) and some things I've tried...

Current output of "--m3u8" :

#EXTINF:205, Bee Gees - Whisper Whisper.mp3
#EXTINF:173, Nina Simone - Feeling Good.mp3
#EXTINF:222, Electric Light Orchestra - Livin' Thing (2012 Version).mp3
#EXTINF:253, The Rolling Stones - She's A Rainbow.mp3

I've tried changing the file's extension to ".m3u" or ".txt" without successfully importing.

iTunes exports playlists as ".txt" like so:

Name	Artist	Composer	Album	Grouping	Work	Movement Number	Movement Count	Movement Name	Genre	Size	Time	Disc Number	Disc Count	Track Number	Track Count	Year	Date Modified	Date Added	Bit Rate	Sample Rate	Volume Adjustment	Kind	Equalizer	Comments	Plays	Last Played	Skips	Last Skipped	My Rating	Location
Whisper Whisper	Bee Gees		Cruella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)						Disco	3451918	206	1	1	3	15	2021	11/23/2024 8:03 PM	11/27/2024 12:04 AM	128	48000		MPEG audio file								C:\Users\Music\etc
Feeling Good	Nina Simone		Cruella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)						Jazz Blues	2929580	174	1	1	5	15	2021	11/23/2024 8:03 PM	11/27/2024 12:04 AM	128	48000		MPEG audio file								C:\Users\etc
Livin' Thing (2012 Version)	Electric Light Orchestra		Cruella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)						Album Rock	3703253	222	1	1	8	15	2021	11/23/2024 8:03 PM	11/27/2024 12:04 AM	128	48000		MPEG audio file								C:\Users\Music\etc

so I assume an imported file would need a similar format.

I CAN IMPORT TO ITUNES BY
1-changing "config.json" from
"m3u_output": "#EXTINF:{duration}, {artists} - {title}.{output-ext}",
to
"m3u_output": "{title}\t{artists}\t{album}\t{genre}\t{duration}\t{disc-number}\t{disc-count}\t{track-number}\t{tracks-count}\t{year}\t{output-ext}",
I get this output:

Feeling Good	Nina Simone	Cruella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	jazz blues	173	1	1	5	15	2021	mp3.mp3
Livin' Thing (2012 Version)	Electric Light Orchestra	Cruella (Original Motion Picture Soundtrack)	album rock	222	1	1	8	15	2021	mp3.mp3
She's A Rainbow	The Rolling Stones	She's A Rainbow  Dandelion  We Love You		253	1	None	1	3	2020	mp3.mp3

2-Then change the file extension to ".txt"
3-Manually add the Headers
4-Then I posted my initial Feature Request because this just ain't practical lol

Since my first post a few days ago, I found a script on Linux that will append the desired Header Row for me, which I will use for now.

[Silverarmor]

Duplicate #2251
https://superuser.com/questions/88033/how-do-i-import-a-m3u-playlist-on-my-itunes