Support Tidal web API

[shipped-it]

Due to the recent Tidal API changes tracked in #333, I think it would be best to try and support the Tidal API used in the web client (widevine dash streams)

As I don't have a lot of experience with Widevine, I don't know if "cracking" that DRM could be hard.

This might be something to consider as a more "future-proof" option.

[xiliourt]

The audio files I believe are the same, just videos will be difficult afaik (audio files are a list of URLs you join together, which the code seems to already do)

Switching to quboz could even be an option, it's so easy to reverse engineer

[xFanexx]

I don't know if "cracking" that DRM could be hard.

No, it's not the hardest part if you already have Android Studio, the Frida tools and the right tool to dump Widevine keys from a virtual Android Device (L3).
The bigger concern is that the repo is very likely to get hit with a DMCA sooner or later.

[shipped-it]

I don't know if "cracking" that DRM could be hard.

No, it's not the hardest part if you already have Android Studio, the Frida tools and the right tool to dump Widevine keys from a virtual Android Device (L3). The bigger concern is that the repo is very likely to get hit with a DMCA sooner or later.

In that case, I would strongly support migrating this repo to Codeberg if the maintainer decides to do it.

DMCA claims should not stop this project from existing. Tools like this are for personal use, which for me the DMCA cannot be weaponized.

[xiliourt]

I don't know if "cracking" that DRM could be hard.

No, it's not the hardest part if you already have Android Studio, the Frida tools and the right tool to dump Widevine keys from a virtual Android Device (L3). The bigger concern is that the repo is very likely to get hit with a DMCA sooner or later.

DMCA I don’t think would be likely - it usually has to come from the media right holders usually, and is usually when there’s direct infringement of their copyright (ie hosting their files). A cease and desist from tidal could be possible, but it can be argued the personal use may not even be infringing. I’ve used it to download my own songs with metadata for example.

[oskvr37]

Tiddl works fine with web browser jwt tokens.

I have tested it in latest pre-release: discussion page

This might be something to consider as a more "future-proof" option.

Agree.

[oskvr37]

As I remember, maybe a month ago, there was no DRM on the web version yet.

It looks like Tidal is slowly introducing their new API with DRM everywhere,
while the old API is getting limited and is fading away.

I think that soon we won't be able to download the music anymore...
The only solution is cracking the DRM, which I'm not going to do.

If we ever get cut off, then this project was fun.
Access is no longer ownership - save the tracks while you can...

[shipped-it]

Pretty sad that they're introducing those DRM changes out of nowhere...

Just like the Monochrome people, I think I will cancel my Tidal subscription and move to Qobuz pretty soon.