Although Spotify prohibits direct downloading of songs to your local disk due to potential copyright violations, users with a Premium subscription can download songs for offline listening within the Spotify app. However, it's important to note that these downloaded songs are DRM-protected, limiting their playback to within the Spotify app and preventing usage on other platforms.
Fortunately, for those interested in saving Spotify songs as DRM-free MP3 files, there is an open-source tool built specifically for this purpose.
Spotify Downloader(spotDL) uses YouTube as a source for music downloads. This method is used to avoid any issues related to downloading music from Spotify.
Step 1Download Spotify Downloader on your computer.
Depending on your computer's operating system, you'll need to select the corresponding package for spotDL and download it to your computer.
We're demonstrating this guide on a Windows computer, and the process is the same for Mac. After downloading Spotify Downloader to your computer, you'll receive a .exe file.
Tip:
Keep the command window open while using the Spotify downloader web app to ensure it can connect to the localhost properly.
Step 2Run the Spotify Downloader.
Double-click the spotDL executable file to open the command window and connect to localhost. Finally, it will launch the Spotify Downloader web app.
Step 3Download Spotify to MP3.
Simply copy the link of a song or an album, then click on the download button to initiate the Spotify to MP3 conversion process. The MP3 files will be automatically downloaded to the same directory where you've placed the spotdl.exe file.
For example, if you place the spotdl.exe file on the desktop, the resulting MP3 files will also be saved there.
The entire process is incredibly simple and straightforward. For anyone looking to download Spotify songs to MP3 hassle-free, this free tool is definitely worth trying.
Tip:
If you're aslo interested in downloading Tidal and Deezer music to MP3, you can refer to the following guides:
Download Tidal to MP3
Download Deezer to MP3
The following video tutorial will provide an intuitive walkthrough, guiding you step by step through the process.
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