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Easy Guide to Download Music from Spotify for Offline Listening on Your Phone, Computer

Knowing how to download music on Spotify to your mobile device will allow you to enjoy the vast music library of the platform even when you don't have an internet connection. Let's explore various methods of downloading music on Spotify for both smartphones and computers with FPT Shop.

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26 December, 2023

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Spotify is a popular music streaming platform not only in Vietnam but worldwide. Listening to music online on Spotify is simple and well-known. So, how do you download music on Spotify? Do you know how to do it? Let’s find out.

What is Spotify?

Spotify is an online music streaming platform similar to Zing MP3, NhacCuaTui, or Apple Music,… The special feature of Spotify is its ability to support multi-platform music, allowing users to listen to music online for free. You can search for any artist or genre of music that suits your mood for a better relaxing experience.

Spotify was launched to the public in October 2008 and after just over two years of operation, it reached 10 million members, with 2.5 million paying members, which is an impressive number. Spotify owns a powerful search tool, allowing you to search by song name, album name, artist name,… (without accents).

The Spotify application works on various devices such as phones, laptops, tablets, TVs,… You can use Spotify Connect to stream music between two devices. When you log in to your Spotify account on multiple devices, it will help you control the music on each device, interact with each song in a synchronized way. The application will also track your listening habits to suggest outstanding songs that you may like.

Requirements to download music on Spotify

Not everyone who uses Spotify can download music from this platform to their device. The condition to do this is that the user needs to pay 59,000 VND/month to subscribe to Spotify Premium. There are many different payment methods for you to choose from, such as e-wallet, credit card, VISA card,…

Spotify is completely free with basic music streaming functionality. However, to use the advanced features, you need to subscribe to the Spotify Premium service. The benefits you will receive when using this package are as follows:

Allows you to download a vast music library to your devices for offline listening anytime, anywhere without the need for Wi-Fi or 4G/5G.
Spotify Free accounts will contain ads, automatically shuffle songs in playlists,… With Spotify Premium accounts, you can play any song in the music library and not be bothered by ads,…
Allows you to switch between songs and actively listen to your unlimited playlist.

Note: Once you have successfully downloaded music on Spotify to your device, you can listen to downloaded offline songs without any limitations, but you still need to connect your device to the internet at least once every 30 days so that Spotify can refresh and update the library. If you don’t do this, your account information may be deleted.

How to download music on Spotify to your phone, tablet

As mentioned above, one of the benefits of subscribing to Spotify Premium is the ability to download music to any smart device.

Here is how to download music on Spotify to your phone and tablet. Please refer to and follow these steps.

Step 1: Open the Spotify app on your phone > Log in to your account (already subscribed to Spotify Premium) by entering your Email/username and password > Select Login.

Step 2: Tap on the Your Library section at the bottom right corner of the screen > Choose Playlists or Albums to find the desired music to download.

Step 3: Select the song or playlist you want to download to your phone > Tap Download (down arrow icon) to start the download process.

How to download music on Spotify to your computer, laptop

In addition to using Spotify on your phone, many people also use Spotify on their computers and laptops. Of course, you can also download music on Spotify to these devices for convenient listening during work without using a phone.

The steps to download music on Spotify to your computer, laptop are as follows:

Step 1: Open a web browser > Access this URL or open the downloaded Spotify app on your computer > Log in to your registered Spotify Premium account.

Step 2: Click on Your Library at the left control panel. Alternatively, you can search for the desired playlists.

Step 3: Once you have selected the song/playlist you want to download, you click on Download (down arrow icon) to download individual songs or the entire songs in that playlist to your computer.

Similarly, when the download process is successful, the download arrow icon will turn green. You can enjoy offline music anytime, anywhere on your own device.

How to download music on Spotify for free

Registering a Spotify Premium account will require a monthly fee. If you want to download Spotify music for free, you can do it through other music downloading websites. Here are the specific instructions:

Download Spotify music with SpotifyDown

Step 1: Open a web browser on your computer/laptop > Access the official Spotify homepage and log in to your account as usual.

Next, you will find the song you want to download > Click on the three-dot icon > Select Share > Choose Copy Link.

Step 2: Open another tab on your web browser, enter this URL to access SpotifyDown > Paste the copied link into the Enter Link section > Click Download.

With only 2 simple steps, you can download music on Spotify to your device without having to pay for the service.

Download music on Spotify with Spotify Downloader

Similar to SpotifyDown, Spotify Downloader is also an online website that supports free Spotify music downloading. The steps you need to take are as follows:

Step 1: Access Spotify > Find the song or playlist you want to download > Copy the link.

Step 2: Open another tab > Go to this URL > Paste the copied link into the Enter Link section > Click Submit.

Step 3: Click on Download to download the song to your computer.

Common questions about downloading music on Spotify

During the process of downloading music on Spotify to your phone, computer, you may encounter some questions that need to be answered. Here, FPT Shop will summarize and answer the most frequently asked questions about downloading music on Spotify.

Can one Spotify Premium account download music on multiple devices?

You can absolutely use one Spotify Premium account to download music on Spotify to multiple devices because this platform allows users to log in to Spotify Premium on a maximum of 5 devices. Therefore, you can log in to your account on your phone, laptop to easily download music. In addition, you can also share an account with someone else to save costs.

Is there a limit to the number of songs that can be downloaded from Spotify?

Each Spotify Premium account can download a maximum of 10,000 songs on each device. Therefore, if you log in to up to 5 devices, you can download a total of 50,000 songs to listen to offline on Spotify.

Although there is a limit, this is not a small number, and you can still freely listen and download any songs you like.

Why can’t the phone download music on Spotify with 3G?

By default, the Spotify app on your phone cannot download music using mobile data (3G/4G/5G). Therefore, you need to connect your device to Wi-Fi to be able to download music to your smartphone.

If you want to download music using mobile data, you can do the following:

Step 1: Open the Spotify app and log in to your account > In the app interface, you select Settings (gear icon in the top right corner).

Step 2: Choose Audio Quality > In the Download using cellular section, slide the toggle switch to the right to activate this feature.

Why were the songs downloaded from Spotify deleted?

If you have followed the above steps to download music on Spotify, but the downloaded songs suddenly disappear, the reasons may be as follows:

The device you used to log in to Spotify Premium was not connected to the internet for 30 days.
You have downloaded music on Spotify to more than 5 different devices. In that case, the downloaded songs will be automatically deleted on the device with the lowest usage time among those devices.
The Spotify app has been reinstalled.

Why can’t I download music even though I have subscribed to Spotify Premium?

Some people encounter situations where they have subscribed to Spotify Premium but still cannot download music to their devices. The reasons for this may be:

Your device has entered sleep mode while downloading.
There is a problem with the network connection on your device, causing interruptions.
The available memory on your device is not enough to store the number of songs you want to download.

Can I download music on Spotify without a Premium account?

Many people want to download music on Spotify to their devices but do not want to subscribe to Spotify Premium. This is POSSIBLE. You can download Spotify music through websites that support downloading songs from Spotify by simply entering the link of the copied song on Spotify and selecting download.

This is also a method that many people apply. You can download music as long as your device is connected to the internet. However, to experience all the great features of Spotify, it is still recommended to subscribe to Spotify Premium.

Conclusion

This article has guided you through 5 ways to download music on Spotify to your device for easy offline listening. Hopefully, this sharing will bring you enjoyable moments of entertainment.