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For downloading music files from Spotify in desktop (Windows or Mac computers) follow the simple steps given below. Open Spotify on your computer. Click on the playlist you want to save offline. Toggle Available Offline button to green at the top of the playlist.
- But curiously, if you search for the Spotify relevant forums with a phrase like 'download Spotify podcast on desktop', you'll probably find that most people complain of this issue that they fail to add the podcast to playlist and download them offline on computer:- Why can I download episodes of podcasts on my phone but not on my laptop?
- Spotify today announced the global launch of video podcasts. The new feature at launch will allow users, including both free users and paid subscribers, to watch the video content from a select.
- Here's how to download albums and playlists from Spotify, using both the desktop app for Mac and PC, and the mobile app for iPhone and Android devices. Check out the products mentioned in this.
Downloads songs from a Spotify Playlist that you provide
Project description
spotify_dl
Downloads songs from any Spotify playlist, album or track.
Tell me more!
I wanted an easy way to grab the songs present in my library so I can download it & use it offline. spotify_to_mp3 worked well but it relied on grooveshark, which unfortunately is no more. So I wrote this script which mimics that library, but instead of downloading from grooveshark, it searches YouTube and downloads the song using youtube-dl.
How do I get this thing running?
Install using pip
Run the program
For running in verbose mode, append
-V
For more details and other arguments, issue
-h
See the getting started guide for more details.
Contributing and Local development
Pull requests and any contributions are always welcome. Please open an issue with your proposal before you start with something.
Running tests
At the moment, there are barely any tests but PRs always welcome to improve this. Tests are setup and run with pytest, run
to run the tests with Make
Thanks and Credits
Take a look at CONTRIBUTORS for a list of all people who have helped and contributed to the project.
Issues, Feedback, Contact details
Feel free to raise any bugs/issues under Github issues. Pull requests are also more than welcome.
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As a giant in streaming music service, Spotify is going to become a podcast company too. A while ago, it just acquired Gimlet Media, a podcast producer and Anchor, a podcast startup, in which way it shows its big ambition in content creation business than the music.
According to the reports, Spotify in 2019 sped up to 500 million USD on podcast deals and brought more podcasts to run exclusively on Spotify. Currently, there are thousands of podcasts to stream on Spotify already. Spotify users can listen to podcast directly from the app. But to download the podcasts offline, a Premium account is required.
So, do you know how to download Spotify podcasts on computer? Here in this post, we'll show you 2 solutions to listen to Spotify podcast offline with Premium and without Premium step by step. If you don't want to upgrade to Premium or you always fail to add podcasts to playlist, you can take a closer look at the Part 2, which we'll introduce a better Spotify Podcast Downloader.
- Part 1. Download Spotify Podcast with Premium
- Part 2. Download Spotify Podcasts without Premium
Method 1. Download Podcasts on Spotify with Premium
If you have signed up the Premium account of Spotify, you can easily download and save the podcasts to the app so that you can listen to them even without internet connection. To get it done, simply follow these steps:
Note: To download podcasts from Spotify with premium account, you can only use the Spotify mobile app instead of the desktop client.
Step 1Select a podcast on Spotify
Open the Spotify app on iPhone or Android. Then browse the store to locate any podcast that you want to download. Then tap the 'three dots' icon to the right of the podcast episode.
Step 2Start to download Spotify podcast
Tap Download button. And then podcast will be automatically saved to Your Library. Wait till the downloading process completes.
Step 3Set your mobile device into Offline mode
In Spotify app, tap Your Library. Then Settings > Playback. Switch on Offline. Now, you can listen to the podcast episode within Spotify app even if you're not connected to the internet.
Method 2. Download Spotify Podcasts on PC without Premium
Although Spotify Premium plan enables you to download podcasts for offline listening, you can only play the episodes within the Spotify app. If you are wondering whether it's possible to listen to Spotify offline podcasts on any device without using Premium account, you should follow these instructions. Furthermore, this method will also allows you to download Spotify podcasts on computer.
What Tool Do You Need
In order to get podcasts from Spotify without Premium, you'll need the help of a smart Spotify music downloading tool, that is, TunesKit Spotify Music Converter. With this software, you are able to remove DRM from Spotify songs/albums/podcasts and download the tracks and episodes no matter you are using Free or Premium account of Spotify.
Key Features of TunesKit Spotify Podcast Downloader
- Download Spotify podcasts offline for both free and premium users
- Convert Spotify to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, M4B
- Keep 100% original sound quality and ID3 tags
- Conversion speed reaches 5X faster
Tutorial: How to Download Podcasts from Spotify to Computer with TunesKit
First of all, you can watch this YouTube video which will teach you to use TunesKit to download Spotify podcasts to MP3 and save onto your computer. Of course, you can also read this full guide in text below.
Step 1Drag podcast episode from Spotify to TunesKit
Download Spotify Desktop App
Launch TunesKit Spotify Music Converter. Then log into your Spotify account as required. After that, choose any podcast that you want to download and drag it to TunesKit downloading window.
Step 2Set output profile
Download Spotify Podcast To Mp3
Click the Preferences menu where you can customize the output format as MP3, AAC or others, as well as set the profile like audio bit rate, sample rate, codec and more.
Step 3Start to download Spotify podcasts
Click the Convert button and the program will begin downloading and saving the target Spotify podcasts offline as MP3 or other formats at up to 5X faster speed. Wait till the conversion is done.
The Bottom Line
Compared with other services like Apple Podcasts, Google Podcasts, and Stitcher, etc., Spotify has already been installed by most people and its interface is fairly easy to understand. Besides, Spotify always recommends some new podcasts based on users' previous activities. That's why some people prefer to listen to podcasts on Spotify. If you're looking for a way to download Spotify podcasts to computer, you're highly suggested to try TunesKit Spotify Converter. It will help you download and convert Spotify podcasts to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, or other formats with lossless quality. You may have a try!
Matt Smith is an amateur writer engaged in Tuneskit in 2013. He is a movie lover who write a lot of movie reviews for many websites and blogs.