How to download music on Apple Music?

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December 6, 2023

By subscribing to Apple Music, you gain the convenience of streaming any song from their vast catalog online. Additionally, you have the option to download music for offline listening on iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, Mac and PC. This means you can enjoy your favorite tunes even without an internet connection.

Please note that you need an active Apple Music subscription to download songs. Also, make sure you have sufficient storage space available on your device for the downloaded music.

Related: How to download all songs on Apple Music? 

1. How to download songs from Apple Music?

1. On iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device

1. Open the Apple Music app.

2. Open an album and playlist, tap + icon on the top right corner to add it to Library. Then the + icon turns to an arrow icon, tap it again to download the playlist.

3. Or tap the three-dots icon on the top right corner and choose Add to a Playlist. You can select an existing playlist or create a new playlist. Then go to Library – Playlists, find the playlist and tap the download icon on the top right corner to download all songs.

4. For songs, tap the three-dots icon to the right of the song and select Add to Library or Add to a Playlist. Then tap the three-dots icon again and tap Download.

When you add a playlist to Library, songs in the playlist won’t appear in Library – Songs. However, when you add an album to Library, songs in the album are also added to Library – Songs, which is annoying. Currently there is no way to add an album without adding all the songs to your library like you can in Spotify.

How to turn on Automatic Downloads?

On your iPhone, go to Settings – Music, scroll down and turn on Automatic Downloads. After that, music automatically downloads for offline listening when added to your library or purchased in the iTunes Store.

How to delete music on iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device?

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. Go to Library and tap Downloaded. On your iPad, tap Downloaded in the sidebar.
3. Find the song, album, playlist or music video that you want to remove.
4. Touch and hold the item, then tap Remove.
5. Tap Remove Download to remove the item from only this device. Or tap Delete from Library to delete the item across all of your devices.

How to Free up music storage on iPhone?

If your iPhone is running low on storage space, you have the option to automatically remove downloaded music that you haven’t played in a while. Simply go to your device’s Settings, navigate to Music, and select Optimize Storage.

2. How to download playlist from Apple Music?

2.1 On iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device

1. Open Apple Music app and find the playlist you want to download.
2. Tap + on the top right corner to add the playlist to your Library.
3. Now the + icon turns to download icon. Tap it to download the playlist.

2.2 On Mac

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. Click +Add icon to add the playlist to your Library.
3. Click the download button.

2.3 On PC

1. Open iTunes.
2. Click +Add to add playlist to your Library.
3. Click the download button. You can download the whole album/playlist or individual songs.

Downloaded Apple Music songs are saved to C:Users~MusiciTunesiTunes MediaApple Music.

2.4 On Apple Watch

1. Open the Music app on your Apple Watch.
2. Tap Listen Now or Search, then navigate to music you want to add.
3. Tap a playlist or album, tap …, then tap Add to Library.
4. To download the music to Apple Watch, tap … again, then tap Download.

4. How to download music that you purchased from the iTunes Store

4.1 On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device

1. Open the iTunes Store app. On iPad tap Purchased. On iPhone or iPod touch, tap More – Purchased.
2. Tap Music.
3. Find the music that you want to redownload, then tap it.
4. Tap the download button next to a song or album.

4.2 On Mac

1. Open the Apple Music app.
2. From the menu bar at the top of your screen, choose Account > Purchased. 
3. Find the music that you want to redownload. 
4. Click the download button next to a song or album.

By default, the songs you downloaded are stored to Home/Music/.

4.3 On PC

1. Open iTunes.
2. From the menu bar at the top of the iTunes window, choose Account > Purchased.
3. Choose Music from the menu in the upper-left corner of the iTunes window.
4. Find the music that you want to redownload. 
5. Click the download button  next to a song or album.

5. How to download Apple Music songs to MP3 format?

The downloaded songs from Apple Music catalog are in DRM protected format and can only be played within Apple Music and iTunes app. If you want to play downloaded Apple Music songs with other music player, such as VLC, QuickTime Player, Windows Media Player, etc. All you need to do is downloading Apple Music songs, albums and playlists to MP3 with Pazu Apple Music Converter.

Pazu Apple Music Converter lets you convert any copy protected Apple Music and iTunes songs you have in your library to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A, AIFF without any loss in quality. One of the distinguishing features of Pazu Apple Music Converter is that it can download and convert Apple Music at a really fast speed — almost 10 times faster than any other similar software. It is integrated with the Apple Music web player, so you can batch convert any Apple Music playlist or album to the format you choose without iTunes app. The following tutorial will show you how to download Apple Music to MP3 and get Apple Music for free. 

Step 1 Launch Pazu Apple Music Converter

Download, install and run Pazu Apple Music Converter on your Mac or Windows.

Step 2 Choose output format

The default format is M4A in 256kbps. Apple Music Converter also supports MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. Click the gear icon if you want to change output format or output folder.

Step 3 Choose a playlist, artist or album you want to download

Follow the on-screen instructions to choose a playlist, artist, or album that you want to download.

Step 4 Start to download Apple Music songs

Click “Convert” button to start downloading Apple Music songs, albums and playlists to mp3, so you can play them anywhere you want, even after cancelling Apple Music subscription. You can also upload Apple Music songs to Amazon Music, Spotify, YouTube Music, etc.