7 Free Ways to Download Spotify to MP3 in 2020
With more than 40 million songs, Spotify offers a massive music library that you can listen to online without taking your storage space. If you pay the premium subscription fee, you can also listen to music offline.
We show you how to add your music to an iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch so you can sync up all your songs using iTunes for use on-the-go. This includes wired, wireless, and recent cloud techniques.
- In order to put music on MP3 player from Spotify, the first thing you need to do is downloading Spotify songs to the local computer. But it's well-known that is impossible to download Spotify songs to real local files, even if you have a premium account.
- If you want to transfer the non-purchased music files from Spotify to your iPod, you will have to use another software named iMusic-Music Downloader, also from the house of Aimersoft. IMusic lets you get your music from Spotify in two different ways - first option is to download Spotify music directly, and the second one is to record your.
- So apparently,even if you are a subscriber, you still can't burn Spotify music to CD or play Spotify music on any portable MP3 player like iPod. Now, with the help of Sidify Music Converter for Spotify, you can easily fulfill the need to sync your Spotify songs and playlist to iPod and freely enjoy them while doing exercise.
- Download Spotify music to iPod via Spotify Downloader. In fact, Spotify has added a feature that will let you sync your music with your Apple iPod, including iPod Classic, iPod Nano and iPod Shuffle via USB. Unfortunately, this feature was removed a while ago from the Spotify desktop app. Now Spotify is only supported by iOS 7 and above.
The only problem is that you can’t transfer them anywhere or play them with other music players other than Spotify because the music files you downloaded with Spotify are DRM(Digital Rights Management) protected. In this article, I will show you 7 ways to download songs from Spotify as MP3 without recording even if you don’t have Spotify Premium. No matter what devices you use, you can find at least 2 methods that work for you.
Disclaimer
All these methods are for personal or educational use only.
You should not use any of these tools to pirate or distribute music.
Some of the methods may be illegal to use this in your country, so be informed.
Method 1: Download Spotify song or playlist with Siri Shortcuts
If you are using an iOS device, you probably have heard of the automation application Shortcuts, which is the updated version of Workflow. I have three shortcuts to help you download music from Spotify.
If you are not familiar with Shortcuts, you can free download it from AppStore and get a few pre-made shortcuts in the Shortcuts Gallery to see how it work. To get the shortcuts that I am about to show you, you just open the link in Safari to download it.
This Spotify playlist downloader can only download an entire Spotify playlist. You will have an option to select some of the tracks in the playlist to download if you don’t want to download them all.
Note: This only works for playlist. It won’t work if you input a Spotify track link. It is recommended to run it from Spotify share sheet.
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You can simply copy the Spotify playlist link from Spotify app and run this shortcut. You can also tap the Share button to run this shortcut from the share sheet. Besides the playlist link, you can also input playlist ID Or playlist URI to download Spotify playlist to MP3.
When downloaded, you can open the Files app, and then select iCloud > Shortcuts > Music to check the downloaded MP3 file. If you are not familiar with iOS Shortcuts, be sure to watch this video below to see how it works.
For advanced users, you can also use Shortcuts to Move Spotify Playlist to Apple Music and vise versa. Though the authentication process is a little complicated when you want to transfer playlists to Spotify by using Spotify API.
Method 2: Download Spotify to MP3 Using Telegram Bot
If you use Telegram, you can simply use a Telegram bot to download free music whether you are on Android or iOS. It does not require any setup or your Spotify account login info. All you need is this @SpotifyMusicDownloaderBot. After you get this bot, type “/start” (without quotes) and then you can paste any Spotify track link to start downloading music for free. If you are using iOS, you may want to tap the Share button and save to Files after the music is downloaded.
If you do like using Telegram bots to download music, you probably also want to check this post to get more Telegram Bots for music.
Method 3: Download Spotify Playlist to FLAC or MP3
There is another open-source software called Deezloader, which is developed to download music from Deezer, can also be used to download a playlist from Spotify. The software actually converts the Spotify playlist to Deezer playlist and then download music from Deezer. You can set it to download Spotify Playlist as MP3 or FLAC. The lastest version Deezloader Remix 4.2.2 also allows you to download any single Spotify track and it much easier to set up.
Step 1. Download and install Deezer Remix. Log in with your Deezer account (free account also works).
Step 2. Go to this link: https://developer.spotify.com/dashboard/applications and log in with your Spotify account (free account works).
Step 3. Click on Create a Client ID and then compile the form as you like.
Step 4. Save the settings and then you will see the Client ID and Client Secret. Copy the Client ID and Client Secret to Deezloader Remix.
If you are using an older version of Deezloader Remix, the setup is a little bit complicated than this. You can refer to this video to see the configure process.
As you know, not all tracks on Spotify are also available on Deezer, so you will see some tracks are failed to download because Deezloader cannot find the matched songs. If you want a tool to download all tracks from Spotify playlist, keep reading to see the next tool.
Update: Since Deezloader is discontinued, you can only use this method to download 128kbps MP3. If you prefer high quality, jump to Method 5.
Method 4: Download Spotify to MP3 with AllToMP3
AllToMP3 is free open source software that allows you to download music from Spotify, YouTube, SoundCloud, and Deezer. It is available in Windows, macOS, and Linux. If you check the source code, it is easy to find out that it actually matches the Spotify music track with YouTube video and convert YouTube video to MP3, so the music quality is not as good the other methods. You can free download from its website or Github.
After installation, you can paste the Spotify song link or playlist link and press Enter to start downloading. The music, by default, will be saved in the Music folder. The downloaded music files include all the tags and cover art, but the quality is nowhere close to the next free tool.
Method 5: Download Spotify Music Using Allavsoft
Allavsoft is your ultimate media downloader software for Windows and Mac. It allows you to directly download Spotify playlist, album music to MP3, FLAC, WAV, M4A, WMA, etc with ID3 tags.
The latest version allows you to download Spotify music as FLAC (1441 kbps). Unlike Deezloader, you download all the songs that Deezloader cannot download, literally, unmatched songs with Allavsoft. For me, Allavsoft is the best Spotify Music Downloader.
Once you get it installed, you can copy the Spotify music link whether it is a song, album, or playlist and then launch Allavsoft. The program will automatically paste the URL and you just need to click Download to start downloading.
By default, it saves Spotify music to MP3 as 320 kbps with artwork and other metadata, so you don’t need to check the option “Automatically Convert to”. If you choose the Best Available quality, you may find some songs are downloaded as FLAC 1411 kbps, which is really cool. If you want to convert Spotify Music to FLAC, WAV, AIFF, AAC, WMA, DTS, etc, you can click the “Automatically Convert to” button to select the specific format from the drop-down menu.
Besides Spotify, Allavsoft allows you to download music from Deezer, SoundCloud, MixCloud, and download videos from Udemy, Lyda, YouTube, Facebook, etc. That is to say, Allavsoft is the only downloader software that you ever need.
Method 6: Convert Spotify music to MP3 with TuneMobie
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There are many programs that claim to be able to convert Spotify, but deep down they are recording the audio, TuneMobie is one of them. I tried both free and paid versions. Let me tell you how it really works.
When you open this program TuneMobie, it asks you to launch the Spotify app or download it if you haven’t. Then you can see in the preference where you can select to save as mp3, m4a, WAV, and FLAC. These are all the supported audio formats and other settings that you customize.
When you try to convert a song, the Spotify app actually plays the song, but you hear no sound. Compared to other audio-recording kinds of competitors, Tunemobie Spotify Converter is 5 times faster. Usually, it takes less than 1 minute to convert a song.
You can also copy a playlist link to download Spotify playlist as MP3 or other formats. The trial version allows you to download (record) unlimited tracks for the first 3 munites in 30 days, which is much better than its competitors.
Method 7: Download Spotify with a Chrome extension
If you use Chrome web browser, you can install this free extension and then you can see a download button appears when you go to Spotify web player. You now can click on the download button to download almost all the songs from Spotify web player.
Why do I say almost? Because this extension certainly is not downloading music from Spotify directly. You just download music from its own server, so you will see some Spotify tracks are not available in their server for downloading. Some tracks downloaded using this extension may not be the same version as the Spotify version.
Bonus: Chimera — Multiple Source Music Downloader for Advanced Users Only
Chimera is a command-line based multiple source music downloader that allows you to download music from Spotify, Deezer, Tidal, Soundcloud, Napster, Qobuz, Google Play Music, etc.
It is open-source and completely free to use for educational and private use only. It is very powerful, but the setup process is more complicated than the other methods. You can choose Spotify source from Deezer, Tidal, or Qobuz.
As you know, Tidal and Qobuz provide Hi-res quality music. If you have paid subscription, you can use this tool to download Spotify music in very high quality in FLAC format.
You will need to grant your Spotify account through Spotify client ID and client secret. Based on your choice, you need to also set up Deezer, Tidal, or Qobuz account. For detailed steps, check this guide to see how to set it up.
Conclusion
That’s all the seven different methods for downloading Spotify music to MP3. If you care about music quality, then Allavsoft is the best choice. Personally, I like the Allavsoft method the most because it is convenient, high quality, and with cover art. More importantly, you don’t need any other video/music downloader software anymore once you have Allavsoft installed since it supports more than 1000 websites.
If you really love the iOS environment, then Shortcuts is a great way to download music on iPhone. Now, it is your turn. Which method are you going to try first? If you have other better method to download music from Spotify, please share it in the comments.
'I am the user of Spotify Music, is it possible to sync Spotify Music to iPod Shuffle? Then I can enjoy Spotify on iPod Shuffle when I am running?'
'My girlfriend and I always prefer to go to the library for preparing the exam and doing some reading together with listening music. I don't want other things to bother the time just the two of us, so I just want to listen Spotify(I am the Spotify User) on iPod Shuffle. Is there any solution?'
Problems of syncing Spotify Music to iPod Shuffle or streaming Spotify Music on iPod Shuffle have happened in our daily life. Such an excellent exercise partner, Spotify Music have already met the needs of syncing Spotify Music on iPod. However, it is only available for Premium Member. In other words, Free Member has no ability to get Spotify playable on iPod Shuffle. Hence, in order to meet your need, this article will introduce the way to sync Spotify to iPod Shuffle for 2 users, Premium Member and Free User. Pick up the way depending on the membership you have subscribed.
Part 1. Premium Users: Sync by Connecting iPod with Spotify Music App
Since you've purchased a premium account, you must be aware of what kind of service you are entitled to, such as, downloading songs for offline playback, skipping track and blocking ads. In this case, downloading songs is the most important for syncing.
Followings are the necessary steps for syncing.
Step 1. Open Your Spotify App
To start with, you need to connect your iPod Shuffle via the USB cable. Next, run the Spotify app on your computer. If you haven't downloaded the app, you should download it because the only way you can sync with a premium account is through Spotify app.
Note: If the iTunes is activated, you are supposed to shut it down or there is going to be some conflicts between iTunes and Spotify.
Step 2. Erase Your iPod and Sync with Spotify
After being connected to your computer, your iPod will be detected by the Spotify app and there will be an iPod icon under 'Device'. Click on it.
The interface will be replaced with one having 'Erase iPod & Sync with Spotify' button in the middle. But it only appears when it is your first time to connect your iPod to Spotify Music app. In the next-times' syncing, you won't be asked again as long as you continue using Spotify for syncing.
Step 3. Start Syncing
The syncing process will begin as soon as you click on the button. But the songs you get synced to your iPod are those you have actually downloaded and selected.
Your iPod will have a copy of your Spotify music right away when the syncing is done. From then, you can take your iPod with your earphone, wear comfortable jogging shoes, and start enjoying your running.
Part 2. Free Users: Convert the Music before Syncing to iPod Shuffle
I guess the way that interests you most is how to sync the songs without subscribing premium account or after your premium qualification gets lifted. Here is what we can offer you: our product TuneFab Spotify Music Converter. It has the ability to download and convert the songs into any other popular music formats and the converted songs can be recognized by iTunes so as to be synced to your iPod Shuffle under iTunes.
The benefits you can get from TuneFab Spotify Music Converter are that besides you are able to download the songs, the program will smartly save the ID3 information for you, the instruction is clear and simple---only dragging & dropping the music file. Also, you can customize audio parameter for sample rate and bitrate. What's new, you can convert Spotify Music to MP3 or other file formats in 5X faster conversion speed.
Next, I will show you how to use TuneFab Spotify Music Converter for syncing Spotify to iPod Shuffle.
Step 1. Launch TuneFab Spotify Music Converter
Click on 'Try It Free' button to download the program. The free trial version is available for your purchasing consideration. You can use it for 30 days.
After installation, launch the program and Spotify will be launched automatically.
Step 2. Add Spotify Songs
Click 'Add Files', a sub-interface will pop up. Next drag and drop songs, playlists, or album etc. from Spotify to the program interface. Or you can directly go to Spotify, find the songs you want to convert, hit the button'...' to paste the song link to the search bar, and click 'Add'.
Step 3. Customize Your Exported Music File
Click 'Options' and go to 'Advanced' section, and customize your to-be converted music file by selecting its output format, sample rate, and bitrate.
Also if you want to save the file to another file except for default output folder, go to 'General', and select the folder you want to put your converted music in.
Step 4. Convert Spotify Music
Hit 'Convert' and let TuneFab Spotify Music Converter do its part. Be patient and wait for a finished conversion.
If you still have some confusion about what you should do, take 90 seconds to watch a tutorial video.
Step 5. Sync Music to iPod via iTunes
Now that the songs are transferred as a popular music format to your local files, it won't be a problem to sync all songs to your iPod by the channel of iTunes.
Does it become more clear to you how to sync the songs from Spotify to iPod Shuffle? To sum up, you can directly download the songs and sync to your iPod Shuffle assisted by Spotify Music app. Under the condition that you are a free user or your Premium gets expired, you can use TuneFab Spotify Music Converter as a tool to convert songs and sync them with the help of iTunes.