There will be at least 20% of Spotify users want to listen to podcast media files. And that is why Spotify bet big on it. As for now, the podcasts on Spotify are not perfect, but anyway you can listen to them for free with Wifi or cellular network. If you have the premium account, you can even download Spotify podcasts for offline listening.
Step by step tutorial
The following is a step-by-step guide on how to download music from Spotify to Windows PC with NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter. Please make sure you’ve downloaded the Spotify music downloader to your computer before we get started.
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Note: If you are a Mac user, please refer to How to Download Music from Spotify on Mac for detailed steps.
1 Import Spotify Songs from Spotify to NoteBurner
Launch NoteBurner Spotify Music converter. Copy and paste or drag and drop the song/playlist link from Spotify (Free) to NoteBurner, the program will read and list all songs very soon.
2 Choose Output Format and Output Path
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Click “Settings” button on the upper right. Here you can choose output format (MP3/ AAC/ FLAC/ WAV), output quality, as well as output path.
3 Download Music from Spotify to Windows PC
Click the 'Convert' button and the Spotify song or playlist you selected in Step 1 will soon be converted and downloaded to your local computer. When the conversion is done, click “Converted” button on the left side and you can check all the songs that have been converted successfully.
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Now you can enjoy your Spotify songs offline, play them on Windows Media Player or transfer them from your PC to any other devices as you wish.
Note: The free trial version of NoteBurner Spotify Music Converter enables users to convert the first 3 minutes of each song. To ulock the time limitation, please purchase a license.