You can quickly mark a few Spotify playlists and make them available offline directly from your phone — your computer doesn’t need to be on because you download tracks directly from Spotify’s own server.
How to download and install Spotify on Android? Spotify music app on Android gives you access to millions of songs whenever and wherever you want, which could be the best way to listen to music on mobile or tablet. It enables you to search for any track, artist or album and listen for free; Make and share playlists. With the folder added, any non-DRM restricted music contained within will be immediately imported into the Spotify library, found under the “Local Files” tab in the main menu tree. Create a New Playlist. Once you’ve added the music to your desktop’s library, you’ll need to create a new playlist to put it into.
Connect to a Wi-Fi network to do this procedure when possible, rather than 3G, because Wi-Fi is probably a lot faster and, depending on your data plan, should cost less, too.
There’s an option in your settings that allows you to turn syncing over 2.5G/3G networks on or off to avoid unnecessary data costs. On the iPhone, go to Settings and ensure the Sync over 2G/3G switch is in the Off position (it appears gray, not green, when it’s set to Off). On Android, go to More→Settings and make sure Sync over 3G is unchecked.
iPhone and Android devices are the most popular. For those of you using another device, the information in the following sections should still help you find your way, and you can also check the Spotify Mobile page for help.
Sync offline Spotify playlists by using the iPhone
To copy tracks on to your iPhone and listen to them later without a data connection, follow these steps:
Open Spotify on your mobile device.
Select Playlists at the bottom-left of the window to access a list of your playlists (if they don’t already appear), and then touch Edit at the top-right to enter Edit mode.
On the right side of each playlist while in Edit mode, you see the Sync symbol, represented by a down arrow. Any green sync symbol means the playlist has already been synced to your phone; if it’s gray, it isn’t available in Offline mode.
Mark any playlists you want to make available offline by tapping their gray symbols.
Any playlists you tap turn green.
When you finish selecting playlists, touch Done.
The syncing process begins, as long as you’re online and connected to Wi-Fi (if you’ve turned syncing over 2.5G/3G off in your settings).
You can also sync playlists while you’re actually in one. On the iPhone, swipe your finger across the silver Available Offline switch at the top-right of the screen to turn Offline mode on (or off). When on, the switch is green and says Yes. When off, it’s gray and says No.
See also Share Spotify Tracks on the iPhone.
Sync offline Spotify playlists by using an Android device
To copy tracks onto your Android device and listen to them later without a data connection, follow these steps:
Log into the Spotify application to view all your playlists.
Touch the Edit Offline Playlists button to enter Spotify’s Edit mode.
Mark all the playlists you want to make available offline by selecting the check boxes next to their names.
Touch Done.
A blue progress bar appears next to the playlist name, and a green progress bar appears at the top of the screen, telling you how many songs you have left to sync.
Alternatively, when you’re in a playlist, follow these steps to sync that playlist for Offline mode:
Log into the Spotify application on your Android to view all your playlists.
Press and hold a playlist that you want to make available offline.
An Options pop-up window appears.
Select Available Offline.
The playlist starts syncing automatically.
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See also How to Share Spotify Tracks on Android.
For both iPhone and Android, songs continue to sync as long as the application is open.
'Hi all, I've been searching the forums, but can’t find my answer. Am I able to download playlists from Spotify? How can I export Spotify playlists to my laptop? I have premium. Please help!'
A lot of people are confused about the offline-mode that Spotify offers to the Premium subscribers. It’s said that Spotify premium users are allowed to listen to Spotify songs offline. Does it mean that you are able to download playlists from Spotify to a local computer? If so, where can you find the Spotify downloads?
The truth may disappoint you. You are not able to download Spotify playlists as local files. As a result, there’s no way for you to find the Spotify downloads. Spotify is a streaming music service, which provides you with a vast music library to entertain yourself. It offers free and premium streaming plans. Compared to Spotify Free users, you are able to stream ad-free Spotify songs with highest audio quality for offline listening with premium subscription.
Nevertheless, the songs you listened to offline are not playable on your local computer. They are encrypted files stored in the Spotify cache location. C:UsersUser NameAppDateLocalSpotifyStorage is the default location. To export Spotify playlists to a local computer, you’ll have to turn to a third-party Spotify tool - Sidify Music Converter, for example, which is specially designed for transferring Spotify playlists to your PC/Mac. Here we are going to show you how to save Spotify playlists as local files with Sidify step by step.
Key Features of Sidify Music Converter
Sidify Music Converter
- Download playlists from Spotify to computer
- Keep ID3 tags and metadata after conversion
- 1-click to burn Spotify music to CD
- Upload Spotify songs to OneDrive/Google Drive
- Highly compatible with the latest operation system and Spotify
Tutorial: How to Export Spotify Playlists to Local Computer
Before we get started, please make sure you've had both Spotify and Sidify Music Converter installed successfully on your computer. Please do not open Spotify manually. Once you launch Sidify, Spotify would be opened automatically.
Equipment Preparation:
- A Computer running Windows OS or macOS
- The latest version of Spotify
- Sidify Music Converter
Step 1Add the URL of a Spotify Playlist to Sidify
Launch Sidify Music Converter. Drag and drop your target playlist from Spotify to Sidify and it will parse the URL automatically. Or you can click 'Add' button on the interface and copy & paste the URL from Spotify to the program. Then click 'OK' to upload all the songs in the playlist to Sidify.
Step 2Choose Output Settings and Customize Output Path
Click 'Settings' on the upper right, where you can choose output format, output quality, output folder, how you'd like the output files to be organized and so on. If you'd like to save the playlist from Spotify to computer as MP3 files, simply choose 'MP3' as the output format here.
Step 3Export the Spotify Playlist on Local Computer
Click 'Convert' button on the bottom right to start exporting your target Spotify playlist as local files. When the conversion is done, click 'Converted' tab on the left column and you can check the songs in the playlist that have been successfully downloaded.
Sidify Music Converter is a powerful music tool. It can not only download songs from Spotify to your local PC/Mac, but also convert your common audio files to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/OGG, burn Spotify songs to CD, Upload & Share Spotify songs to OneDrive/Google Drive and edit tags. All these functions can be found by clicking 'Tools' on the left column of the interface.
Download Spotify Playlist Online
Now that you’ve got the playlist saved from Spotify to your local computer, you can transfer them to a USB, get them in your mobile phone, set them as ringtone and etc. Just take the time and enjoy yourself!
Video Tutorial: How to Download and Convert Spotify Playlist to MP3
Note : The trial version of Sidify Music Converter enables us to convert 3-minute audio for sample testing, and you can unlock the time limitation by purchasing the full version.