How to Download Tidal Songs to Computer [Top 5 Ways]

"Can you download Tidal songs to your computer?" Tidal is a music streaming service that offers high-quality tracks. And it attracts lots of HiFi music addicts. Users can listen to music on Tidal on computer, laptop or mobile device online. They also want to download songs from Tidal to computer or mobile so that they can enjoy Tidal songs offline. Yet, when they try that on computer, they failed. Why?

In today's post, we will show you why you can't do that. And we will give 5 ways for you how to download songs from Tidal onto computer. Let's check out the detail below.

• Can You Download Songs from Tidal to Computer?
• Way 1. By DRmare Tidal Music Converter
• Way 2. By DRmare Audio Capture
• Way 3. By AudFree Tidal Converter
• Way 4. By Athame Tidal Downloader
• Way 5. By Tidal-dl and Tidal-gui
• The Verdict

Can You Download Tidal Songs to Your Computer?

"Can you download songs from Tidal on computer?" The answer is NO. Why? Tidal offers two tiers of subscription plan to users. They are Tidal HiFi and Tidal HiFi Plus for the price of $9.99 and $19.99 per month. And new users are given a 30-day free trial with either subscription plan. To get it, you can go to Tidal official website and subscribe to the right plan you want.

But, you can't download Tidal music for offline playback from a computer. Due to the right protection, Tidal doesn't allow users to download songs from Tidal onto computer. This is unlike other streaming music services, like Spotify and more. Yet, you can download music from Tidal on mobile.

Besides, the music you download from Tidal is encrypted. They are the cache files on your device. They can be played within the Tidal app only. You can't copy offline Tidal songs to computer. And you can't move them to any other device for use offline. So, any way on how to download songs onto computer from Tidal? Sure. You can find the solutions below.

Way 1. How to Download Songs from Tidal onto Computer by DRmare Tidal Music Converter

To download Tidal songs to PC/Mac, here is the best tool for you. With it, you can remove all limitations from the Tidal platform. Here, we'd like to introduce you the DRmare Tidal Music Downloader. It is an initiative tool that allows you to download Tidal songs onto computer and keep them forever.

With the most advanced technology, this tool can download Tidal songs with lossless quality at 5X speed. It's also smart enough to detect and keep all ID3 tag info like album art. Also, you can adjust the audio channel, bit rate and more for Tidal songs. Then you will get the converted Tidal songs onto your computer. And you can move them to any device for playing offline.

DRmare Tidal Music Downloader

• Download Tidal songs to computer at 5X speed
• ID3 tags preserved, with 100% lossless quality
• Convert Tidal music to MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, etc.
• Get offline Tidal music on computer and other devices

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How to Download Tidal Songs to PC/Mac - Detailed Steps

In this part, we will show you how to download songs on Tidal on computer. We will use the Windows version of the DRmare Tidal Music Converter to show you how to make it. If you want to download Tidal songs to Mac, they share the same steps with the simple UI. Before starting, please make sure you have installed this DRmare program and the Tidal app on your computer.

Step 1Customize output settings for Tidal songs on computer

Launch DRmare Tidal Music Downloader. From the top-right of the main interface, you can find 'Preferences' in the menu. Then click on the 'Convert' tab in the new window. Here, you can customize the output format, audio channel, bit rate and sample rate. You can choose one of the audio formats to download Tidal songs to PC. To preserve high-quality Tidal music, we suggest you set the output format as FLAC. After that, hit on OK to save the settings.

Step 2Load Tidal songs into DRmare

Pick and click on a playlist/song you like from the Tidal app. The Tidal app was opened already when you launched the DRmare program. Then drag and drop the target Tidal audio track to DRmare Tidal Music Converter. Also, copying and pasting the song's link to the search box on the DRmare program is another way. Once pasted, click on the '+' button.

Step 3Start to download Tidal songs to computer

Click on the 'Convert' button. And then the DRmare Tidal Music Downloader will start to download Tidal songs to PC at 5X speed. Within a few minutes, you can locate the downloaded Tidal songs in the output folder on your computer. And then you can head to sync and put Tidal audio files on your desired device for playing.

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Way 2. How to Download Tidal Songs to PC/Mac by DRmare Audio Capture

To download songs from Tidal to computer, here is another tool. That is using the DRmare Audio Capture.

It is an all-around tool that can record and edit audio tracks. It can get audio from lots of sources from your computer. You can play the soundtracks and open this program. Then it will detect the sound and record them. With this tool, you can download Tidal songs to computer with ease.

With it, you can also capture music from Amazon Music, Gaana, and more. And you can extract audio from video websites if you want. This tool will keep high audio quality of the audio files and retain full ID3 tags. Also, you can reset the output audio formats and others for the audio tracks you like.

Moreover, you can edit and trim the songs after recording. Then you can cut and save the wanted part of the audio tracks to your computer for use. After using this program, you can play and enjoy music you want offline anywhere.

How to Use DRmare Audio Capture:

Step 1. Download and install DRmare Audio Capture on your Mac or Windows computer.

Step 2. Open it and you will get its main screen.

Step 3. Add the Tidal app to the DRmare main screen. Or you can access Tidal Web Player via the browser.

Step 4. Click the 'audio' icon to set the audio format for Tidal music.

Step 5. Find and stream Tidal songs you like to download to computer.

Step 6. DRmare will start to record and download songs from Tidal to computer.

Step 7. Once recorded, click 'Save' to store Tidal music onto your computer. Also, you can hit 'edit' to trim the audio tracks.

Step 8. Go to the 'converted' icon and then you can find the downloaded Tidal songs on the computer.

Way 3. How to Download Songs from Tidal to Computer via AudFree Tidable

AudFree Tidable also can help download Tidal songs to computer. It can also help convert music from Tidal to common audio formats. You can choose one to output before converting. Also, you can alter the Tidal output audio parameters you like. They include the audio bit rate, audio channel and more.

Moreover, AudFree Tidable can work at a rapid conversion speed for Tidal songs. You can get songs converted at a quick rate and save time. After the conversion process, you will get the local Tidal songs on computer forever and you can use them anywhere offline.

Below is the tutorial on how to download songs from Tidal onto computer by AudFree Tidable.

Step 1. Open AudFree Tidable Music Converter after installing it on your computer.

Step 2. Find any song you like to download to computer on the pop-up Tidal music app. Then drag it to the main screen of the AudFree Tidable program.

Step 3. Touch the menu icon on AudFree Tidable and select 'Preferences'. Then hit on 'Convert' and start to alter the output audio formats for Tidal songs.

Step 4. Click on the 'Convert' button to start to download Tidal songs to computer. You can find check them in the 'history' window.

Way 4. How to Download Songs on Tidal Desktop via Athame Tidal Downloader

In this part, we'd like to introduce a free way for you to download Tidal songs to PC. You can use the Athame Tidal Downloader to make it.

It is a free music downloader for Tidal and Google Play Music. Now, you can use this tool on a Windows computer. By the way, it can only convert audio files into FLAC format. Also, you can't reset the audio quality.

How to Use Athame:

Step 1. Download and then open the Athame Tidal Downloader.

Step 2. Click on the 'Menu' button, then access 'Settings'.

Step 3. Choose Tidal to log in to your Tidal account.

Step 4. Copy a song URL from Tidal. And then put it on the box in Athame.

Step 5. Hit on the 'Add' button to import the Tidal tracks.

Step 6. Touch the 'Start' button to download songs from Tidal onto computer.

Way 5. How to Download Tidal Songs to PC via Tidal-dl and Tidal-gui

To download Tidal songs to computer, you can also use Tidal-dl and Tidal-gui. They are two versions for Tidal Media Downloader. They are free of charge and easy to use. And you can get them on GitHub website. Yet, it is noted that Tidal-gui can only work on Windows OS. While Tidal-dl can run on any OS. Also, you need a Tidal HiFi account to use it.

Here we will show you how to use Tidal-dl to download Tidal songs to PC/Mac.

Step 1. Download and install Tidal-dl from GitHub website on your computer.

Step 2. Launch Tidal-dl and enter your Tidal HiFi account info.

Step 3. Type '2' and then press the 'Enter' keyboard to set the output parameters.

Step 4. Now, copy the URL of the Tidal songs to download.

Summary

That's all the ways how to download songs from Tidal onto computer we showed you in this post. If you have no idea which way to choose, you can check out the comparison table below.

From the table, we know that each tool has its own pros and cons. If you want to get lossless audio quality of Tidal, you should choose DRmare Tidal Music Converter. With it, you can download Tidal songs to computer with lossless quality. Then you can transfer Tidal music to any device and platform you like for offline listening.

Or if you want a free tool, you can choose Athame or Tidal Media Downloader from GitHub. But, they have limits and a few features. If you don't mind, then you can give them a try.