Napster-dl

We are still alive

Welcome to Napster-dl. Napster-dl was created with one idea in mind, the idea that if it streams over the internet you should be able to download it. We took http://free.napster.com and created a simple java application to download the music. Keep in mind this software is for EDUCATIONAL PURPOSES ONLY. You should never distribute mp3 files for songs you do not own. Also keep in mind that napster-dl downloads only songs that are available to freely listen to the mp3s are also encoded in 32k so it's not much anyway's it's more worth your time to go and buy the CD.

I have had serious thoughts about how I would release it. The thought never crossed my mind to not release it open source. The thought of liability and such. So here is my conclusion:
1. applications like nmap (however useful can be used for illegal activities if you choose).
2. youtube-dl downloads applications from the popular youtube.com to let you do what you like with it
3. I saw a site on the internet recently that taught people how to download the swf files and extract the mp3 files

These 3 reasons give me enough reason to release this to the community.

It is not like I don't expect napster to change something up and have my application not work, I fully expect this, and I may never change the application again. What the application does show is how to use Napster's XML output to show track identification.

There is more then just me as the author however I will not give their names because they didn't request. They are responsible for the artwork, and thank you for that.

Dedication:
As mentioned in the source headers this Application is dedicated to my Father Lyndon, He loved music and some of my best memories of him was listening to music with him, songs I have never heard before. Some I even liked.

On to the Application:

Napster-dl has 2 options
--cli this opens napster-dl in command prompt only This should be fairly easy to use
No options causes the gui I will admit that this is the most fun option (however buggy option)

The application is supported in both windows, Linux, and Mac.

Downloads:

Napster-dl 0.7 exe (zipped) SUM: dd6bf101adcebae0d377215b906056da
     Napster-dl 0.7 exe SUM: c320470407aba9c4e1e0a80e496227d0
    Updated: Fixed issues with deflate,gzip in http header
    2009-11-29 Source: Source SUM: 10d0aa7f4687ce0dc9d396141d2d24ca

Napster-dl 0.6 exe (zipped)
     Napster-dl 0.6 exe SUM: edf1bd86f3f9aebb363d5f420351fbb3
    Updated: Now fully java no external dependencies (swftools)
    Info: It all still works! No major napster API changes.
    2008-10-20 Source: Source SUM:aa1e71999aa71f78d5fd3b111546f09e

Napster-dl 0.5 exe (zipped)
     Napster-dl 0.5 exe SUM: 4b7624d43d05aa4df450914f8b1488ad
    Updated: I finally got a hold of my wifes computer used Jsmooth and made an exe
    Info: --cli option does not work, but does anyone use that anyways well besides me
    Info: It all still works! No major napster API changes this is just an exe release of 0.5
    2008-04-28 SUM: 4b76b3fb3abd34405e2bc2a2e75ef976 (for the zip)

napster-dl-0.5.zip
    Fixed: Album Search
    Added: One click Album Download
    Fixed: 2008-01-15 SUM: 79d7c77db5bf5e0ba3a1308be9745182

napster-dl-0.4.zip Napster API documentation Napster_XML_API.odt
    Alot of changes
    Column Sorting
    Added Album popup when searching albums
    When a song is double clicked it takes you to downloads
    When Search is pressed it takes you back to current search
    Added a searching indicator
    Windows users will notice it looks like windows now
    Added File menu with download location
    Under Download Directory added 3 options
    Option 1: Location to download too
    Option 2: Download Album art (if avalible)
    Option 3: Create File Structure When Downloading (will create artist/album/artist-album.mp3)
    Fixed: 2007-12-21 SUM: 9d361808984c987ade6988254e85e19d
Merry Christmas

napster-dl-0.3.zip
    Fixed Release Date Bug
    Fixed CLI bug (related to release date)
    Added Album Searching
    Fixed: 2007-12-18 SUM: 7251c97ad672f177037c45dcce2eae41

napster-dl-0.2.zip
    Fixed what napster changed
    Added Real XML parsing using DOM
    Added Cover Art after download
    Fixed: 2007-12-18 SUM: 159f2f7612413ac7f3615d51e42d69c4

napster-dl-0.1.zip Saved for historic purposes non-working