If you have Premium, you can download your favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts, so you can listen to them without an internet connection.
This guide will show you how to change the location where Spotify stores any files that you flag to download in order to be able to play them when you’re offline. This can be particularly helpful if you have a large library and want to store it on an external drive. If you’re an How to Change Where Spotify Saves Offline Files (Windows & macOS) Read More ».
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You can download up to 10,000 songs on a maximum of 5 different devices.
Note: If you use the free service you can download podcasts on mobile and tablet.
Change Spotify Download Location
- This means your Spotify account registered the personal details associated with your Facebook account, and it's not possible to change those with Spotify. To change your personal details, you need to switch to a new account. See 'I want to use Spotify without Facebook' for more information.
- 3 Download Music from Spotify to Windows PC Click the ' Convert ' button and the Spotify song or playlist you selected in Step 1 will soon be converted and downloaded to your local computer. When the conversion is done, click “Converted” button on the left side and you can check all the songs that have been converted successfully.
Note: An internet connection is initially required for downloading. You need to go online at least once every 30 days to keep your music and podcasts downloaded.
Select your device below for more information:
Download music
Note: It’s not possible to download albums or podcasts in the desktop app.
- Go to the playlist you want to download.
- Switch Download on .
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
Set the app to Offline Mode
Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music you’ve downloaded.
- Open Spotify.
- For Mac: In the Apple menu at the top of the screen, click Spotify.
For Windows: Click File in the Windows menu at the top of the screen. - Select Offline Mode.
Download music and podcasts
- Go to the playlist, album, or podcast you want to download.
- Tap to download.
Note: On Android, tap Download on to download an album or playlist.
A green arrow indicates the download was successful.
Note: Podcasts you download are automatically saved to Your Library .
Set the app to Offline Mode
Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music and podcasts you’ve downloaded.
- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Playback.
- Switch Offline on.
Download with mobile data
By default, downloading with mobile data is disabled. To enable it:
- Tap Home .
- Tap Settings .
- Tap Music Quality.
- Under Download, switch on Download using cellular.
Tip: We recommend downloading over WiFi to avoid mobile data charges.
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Tutorial on how to record Spotify music
The following is a detailed tutorial about how to download and record Spotify music with Spotify Music Converter for Windows. Please download this useful tool on your computer first before getting started.
Step 1: Import Tracks or Playlist
Launch NoteBurner Spotify Music converter. To import your music to NoteBurner, please directly drag and drop the playlist from Spotify to the rectangular box of the main interface or you can copy and paste the link and click the button '+'.
Step 2: Choose Output Format
Click the button on the top-right to choose output format. In Convert settings, you can choose output format (MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV), conversion mode (Intelligent Mode, Spotify Record or YouTube Download), output quality and more.
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Step 3: Start Downloading
When finish customization, click 'Convert' button to start downloading. After conversion, you can get Spotify music or playlist saves on your devices forever.
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Note: The free trial version of NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter allows you to convert the first 3 minutes of each song. You can buy the full version to unlock this limitation.