How to Download Music from Spotify on Mac

Spotify is an excellent streaming music platform that gives users unlimited access to over 100 million tracks. There are two main services: Free and Premium. All users can enjoy Spotify's full music library for free. If you want to listen to music offline, you need a Spotify Premium subscription. How to download Spotify songs on Mac? Read on and learn how to do it with or without Premium.

• Part 1. How to Get Spotify App for Mac
• Part 2. How to Download Spotify Playlists on Mac with Premium
• Part 3. How to Download Spotify Songs on Mac for Free
• Part 4. To Sum Up

Part 1. How to Get Spotify on Mac

If you want to listen to Spotify music on your Mac computer, you can use the Spotify Web Player or the Spotify Mac app. The web player only allows you to stream Spotify music online, while the desktop app allows you to stream Spotify music online or offline. (See also: How to Download Music from Spotify Web Player.)

So, if you want to enjoy Spotify music offline, you can install the Spotify app. With the Spotify app for Mac, you get a huge library of music, updated daily with all new releases. You can sync your account with the Spotify app on your mobile device and listen to downloaded songs. You can also share your favorite music on Facebook, Snapchat and more.

Now follow the tutorial below on how to download Spotify on Mac.

Step 1. Navigate to the official website on Spotify.

Step 2. Click on 'Download' from the top menu. (Or you can directly visit https://www.spotify.com/us/download/mac/.)

Step 3. Click 'Allow' to start downloading the Spotify app.

Step 4. Once downloaded, install it on your Mac.

Step 5. Now open Spotify and click 'Log in' to sign in to your account.

Step 6. Then you can browse or search for the music you like and start listening.

Part 2. How to Download Spotify Music on Mac with Premium

To download Spotify songs on Mac, you need to subscribe to Spotify Premium, which costs $9.99 per month. If you're a student, you can get the service for $4.99 per month through the Spotify Student Discount. If you don't want to pay this fee, skip to Part 3.

Step 1. Open the Spotify app on your Mac computer.

Step 2. Log in to your Spotify Premium account.

Step 3. Click on the album or playlist you want to listen to offline. (You are not allowed to download single songs.)

Step 4. There is a "Download" button at the top right. Switch it on and you can download Spotify playlist Mac.

Downloaded songs are stored in the Spotify app. You can listen to Spotify songs without an internet connection on your Mac. These downloaded songs can also be listened to in the Spotify app on your mobile device.

Part 3. How to Download Spotify Songs on Mac for Free

If you want to download Spotify music on Mac without Premium, please use DRmare Spotify Music Downloader. It bypasses all of Spotify's download restrictions, so you can use it to download individual songs. Also, the songs downloaded by Spotify are only cached tracks and you will not be able to access them after the subscription ends. However, with the help of this downloader, you can store Spotify songs in your local folder. Then you can listen to them whenever you want, and easily move them to other devices for playing.

Even better, its download speed is 5 times faster than Spotify. The original sound quality and full ID3 tags will kept intact. So, you can get lossless Spotify music on your Mac for listening without limits.

DRmare Spotify Music Downloader

• Download Spotify songs to Mac/Windows without Premium
• Convert Spotify music to MP3, AAC, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC
• Batch download songs at a 5X speed, keep lossless metadata
• Listen to Spotify songs, playlists, albums, podcasts, audiobooks anywhere

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You can click on the 'Download' button above to install DRmare Spotify Downloader for free on your Mac computer. Then follow the steps below on how to download music from Spotify to Mac.

Step 1Import Spotify music to DRmare

Please launch DRmare Spotify Downloader, and the Spotify app is also opened. Find the songs, playlists, albums, or podcasts you want to download. Then copy and paste the link into the address bar of DRmare software. Click on the '+' button to load them. Or you can directly drag & drop the tracks to DRmare main interface.

Step 2Reset Spotify output parameters

Please hit 'DRmare Spotify Music Converter for Mac' from the top-left corner. Then choose the 'Preferences' > 'Convert' button. You can set the Spotify output format as MP3 for playing on most devices. And you can customize other audio parameters like channel, sample rate, etc. as you want.

Step 3Download Spotify songs on Mac for free

Simply press on the 'Convert' button at the bottom. And this software will start downloading Spotify songs without Premium on your Mac. After downloading, you can locate the downloaded Spotify music by hitting the 'Converted' icon or 'History' list. You can now play these downloaded Spotify tracks without an internet on any device you want.

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Part 4. To Sum Up

Can you download Spotify songs on Mac? Yes, you can install the Spotify app for Mac and download music with a Premium subscription. Alternatively, you can use DRmare Spotify Downloader to download Spotify music to Mac without Premium. If you're not sure which method to choose, check out the comparison table below.