Sownloader

Author: MarvinKleinMusic

  • Adfly links and Sownloader

    Hey everyone,

    I recognized that some people are using adfly links to link my software on different platforms. These are mostly marked with a kind of “support” label to support the development of Sownloader. But this is not true. Sownloader does not use any adfly links. I have different reasons why I don’t use the adfly service.

    1. Sownloader is a non-profit software
    2. Advertisements on adfly can contain viruses for your PC or other devices

    I don’t want to earn money with this project. Sownloader was developed for all users who want to download and save their media for future enjoyment and for those who want to share their memories with family and friends. I’m just a Smule user who wants to offer a better experience for all Smule products. Furthermore, by developing this software I am able to save my memories as well. Sownloader will never be for profit and you will not see any types of advertisements on my website or Sownloader itself. Earlier this year I decided to enable donations for Sownloader to manage the server and domain fees (https://sownloader.com/news/2016/04/06/usage-of-donations/).

    Security to you and to the Sownloader site is of utmost importance. Any advertisements on adfly can contain viruses or trojans which are a risk to you. Please do not click on any of these external links or advertisements.

    If you find any adfly links which directs you to Sownloader, please report them to our support email, with the URL, and where you found it.

    support@sownloader.com

    Best,

    -Marvin

    Update (28.10.2016): 

    The first adfly links which redirect the user to the Sownloader services were blocked.

     

  • Interview with Nikki Nemeyer

    Hi  Smuleans,

    In this post I want to introduce you to Nikki Nemeyer. She’s one of the power users of Sing! Karaoke by Smule, and she has joined Smule back in September 2012. I interviewed her on Facebook, and I got really interesting answers from her, especially her cover with AdrianSings of Riptide (Vance Joy cover) by Taylor Swift blew my mind. It was an absolutely perfect cover – make sure to check it out! I already got to know her in April 2013 after I had joined the SINGTOPIA community group. Now she helps me with many things, for example having managed the last contests, creating images for this website and Sownloader, or her donations which keep this site alive for each Smule user. I want to thank you from the bottom of my heart, for all your hard work that you did in the last years Nikki! And for all your help and support. You are a wonderful person who inspires me to work even harder on my projects.

    Well, let’s get to the interview with her:

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  • Latest news about Sownloader

    Hey everyone,

    It is time to share the latest news about the Sownloader development with all of you. Actually I am working on a brand new feature, which reads all information about a performance. JSONParser (1)

    I will implement this feature to improve Sownloader’s ID3Tag support massive. ID3Tag’s are information in every audiofile, which contains data about the performer, the app (in which the performance was created), the year of publishing, and many more data. Actually, Sownloader uses a small part of this technology to set the performance cover to every file. This data will be shown for example if you transer your songs with iTunes to your mobile phone.

    Another coming feature is the converting an audiofile feature. At the current version of Sownloader you can choose between the file type mp3, m4a, and .mp4 to save a performance, but I will implement a new page to Sownloader where you can convert the files after you have downloaded it.

    Since today Sownloader is also available on Facebook! Give us a like to get the latest news about the development regulary. You can find us here: https://www.facebook.com/sownloader/

    Best,

    -Marvin

  • Sownloader 6.0.4 is now available!

    Hey everyone,

    Another small update for Sownloader is now available! This update has his focus on bug fixing and improvements. I am sill working on the bookmark feature which will come sooner this year. So stay tuned for other updates.

    Here is the full changelog of this version:
    # Fixed disabled buttons after downloading
    # Fixed icon bug in about tab
    # Fixed layout issues in the TagEditor
    # Fixed loading time for the settings page
    # Improved converting speed
    + Added support for ID3Tag “Year”
    + Added support for ID3Tag “Comment”
    + Added information when Sownloader is converting a file
    ~ Bitrate for converted audio from 160k to 192k
    ~ Updated settings

    Best,
    -Marvin

  • Website update

    Hey everyone,

    Because of massive spam requests in Sownloader web, we have updated the website to block spam requests. Important to know is that Sownloader Web only supports video and audio which were produced with Smule apps. Sownloader Web does not support YouTube or any other video platforms. Furthermore, spam, e.g. text instead of urls are blocked as well. We hope that this methods will help us to keep our database clean and overseeable.

    Last but not least we have added the guest counter to every page. You can find it at the bottom of each page. It shows you information about the guests today, in total, how many are online (based on the last 15min) and yesterday. We are currently working on a ranking of the most popular Sing! performances based on the usage of Sownloader Web. Stay tuned!

    Best,

    -Marvin

  • Sownloader 6.0.3 is now available!

    Hey everyone,

    Another update for Sownloader is available today. The focus in this update is to fix some ugly bugs which are blocking the best user experience. Furthermore, the new update helps us to make Sownloader even better because we have updated the sownloader.log functionality. Here is the full changelog:

    ~ Updated sownloader.log functionally
    ~ Webbrowser is now usable while downloading
    # Fixed an issue with the “Add” button
    # Fixed an issue which happens if you download two small songs
    # Sownloader won’t freeze anymore if converting crashes

    Best,

    -Marvin

  • Usage of donations

    Hello everyone,

    In order to continue, to provide and maintain the most up to date products and to cover server fees, I have added a PayPal donation feature to both Sownloader and the web services.
    I am proud to say there are currently more than 2,000 users of Sownloader Web services, and the numbers grow everyday!
    Please help me keep these services available.
    This is how we will spend your donations.

    • Server fees – costs 2-5€ / month
    • Domains (sownloader.com & marvinkleinmusic.de) — costs ~ 20€ / year
    • SSL certificate – costs 20€ / year
    • Canon EOS 600D – costs 300€ -> For better video quality in our YouTube videos

    If you like to donate to support us, you can do it here.