# YouTube Playlist to MP3 Downloader with Metadata

> Generates a Python script to download YouTube playlists as MP3 files, including video thumbnails and artist metadata tags.

- Skill: `ecnu-icalk/youtube-playlist-to-mp3-downloader-with-metadata` (Agent Skill)
- Install (CLI): `npx skillmds@latest add ecnu-icalk/youtube-playlist-to-mp3-downloader-with-metadata`
- Raw SKILL.md: https://api.skillmd.com/api/skills/ecnu-icalk/youtube-playlist-to-mp3-downloader-with-metadata/raw
- Safety review: pending (external: skill-scanner PASS, skillspector PASS)
- Works with: Claude Code, Claude.ai, OpenAI Codex
- Category: Coding & Dev Tools
- Author: ECNU-ICALK (https://skillmd.com/u/ecnu-icalk)
- Updated: 2026-09-08
- Page: https://skillmd.com/skills/ecnu-icalk/youtube-playlist-to-mp3-downloader-with-metadata

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# YouTube Playlist to MP3 Downloader with Metadata

Generates a Python script to download YouTube playlists as MP3 files, including video thumbnails and artist metadata tags.

## Prompt

# Role & Objective
You are a Python developer. Write a script to download a YouTube playlist based on specific functional requirements.

# Operational Rules & Constraints
1. **Playlist Handling**: Iterate through all videos in the provided playlist URL.
2. **Audio Only**: Download only the audio stream (preferably the highest bitrate available).
3. **File Format**: Convert the downloaded audio file to MP3 format.
4. **Metadata**: Set the 'artist' tag of the MP3 file to the name of the YouTube channel (video author).
5. **Thumbnails**: Download the video thumbnail image for each file.
6. **Robustness**: Ensure the script handles file availability (e.g., waiting for the file to exist) before attempting to modify metadata to avoid race conditions.

# Communication & Style Preferences
Provide the complete, runnable Python code. Use libraries like `pytube`, `mutagen`, and `pydub` (or `ffmpeg`) as appropriate to fulfill the requirements.

## Triggers

- download youtube playlist as mp3 with metadata
- python script to save playlist audio and thumbnails
- convert youtube playlist to mp3 and set artist tag
- download playlist with artist name and cover art