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.

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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.

• 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

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

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.

If you have Premium, you can download your favorite songs, albums, playlists, and podcasts, so you can listen to them without an internet connection.

You can download up to 10,000 songs on a maximum of 5 different devices.

Note: If you use the free service you can download podcasts on mobile and tablet.

Note: An internet connection is initially required for downloading. You need to go online at least once every 30 days to keep your music and podcasts downloaded.

Select your device below for more information:

Download music

Note: It’s not possible to download albums or podcasts in the desktop app.

1. Go to the playlist you want to download.
2. Switch Download on .

A green arrow indicates the download was successful.

Set the app to Offline Mode

Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music you’ve downloaded.

1. Open Spotify.
2. For Mac: In the Apple menu at the top of the screen, click Spotify.
   For Windows: Click File in the Windows menu at the top of the screen.
3. Select Offline Mode.

Download music and podcasts

1. Go to the playlist, album, or podcast you want to download.
2. Tap to download.
   Note: On Android, tap Download on to download an album or playlist.

A green arrow indicates the download was successful.

Note: Podcasts you download are automatically saved to Your Library .

Set the app to Offline Mode

Note: In Offline Mode, you can only play music and podcasts you’ve downloaded.

1. Tap Home .
2. Tap Settings .
3. Tap Playback.
4. Switch Offline on.

Download with mobile data

By default, downloading with mobile data is disabled. To enable it:

1. Tap Home .
2. Tap Settings .
3. Tap Music Quality.
4. Under Download, switch on Download using cellular.

Tip: We recommend downloading over WiFi to avoid mobile data charges.

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