How to download spotify local files to phone

To access them, open the Desktop app and follow these steps:. Music from that folder is now in Local Files in the menu on the left. The file types that the feature is designed to work with are:.

These files must exist on the device, either outside of the app or by setting them to Offline inside the app. To sync local files from one device to another, you must be actively logged in to both devices with Spotify open and on the same network. As a heads-up, local files synchronization is possible on Premium.

Syncing between device issues:. Didn't help? Search for more Spotify Answers, or create a new thread and ask the Community. You can do this with any Spotify account. But if you have a paid Spotify Premium account, you can listen to those local files on your phone as well, with some caveats. To play local music files using the Spotify app on your computer, you'll need to enable local files in Settings. Using the Spotify desktop app, click the arrow to the right of your account name at the top of the Spotify window.

In the drop-down menu, choose "Settings. Choose the music sources you want to use in Spotify. By default, Spotify uses the Downloads and Music Library folder. If you store music in other locations, click "Add a Source" and select the folder with the music.

You should now see Local Files in the navigation pane on the left. Click "Local Files" and choose the music you want to play. You can also freely add these songs to your playlists, and they'll play just like any other song. Playing local files from your computer on a mobile device is basically the same regardless of whether you have an iOS or Android device with a couple of small differences, which we'll highlight.

When it is launched, the Spotify app will run automatically. After conversion, you can save Spotify songs permanently. Step 2. Add Spotify Playlist You have two options to add Spotify music. The added songs will be listed in a new window. Here you can view song names, time and artist information. Uncheck the songs you don't need and click the " Add " button to finish adding songs. UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter will automatically analyse and detect all songs contained in the album or playlist, you can add as many songs, albums, playlists as you want.

Step 3. You can click "Option" button to change output format or output folder if you need. You are able to change bitrate, samplerate according to your needs. Step 4. Convert Spotify Playlist to MP3 Hit " Convert " button, all Spotify playlist and albums you add to UkeySoft are converting one by one with the default 5x conversion speed, you could get the converted Spotify songs in a short time.

The output quality is great and lossless. After conversion, you can now easily find the well-downloaded MP3 files in the folder you set before.

Select MP3 format in "Audio format", and adjust the "Audio quality" as needed. Now open the Spotify desktop app or Spotify web player, select the playlist you want to record. Hit on "REC" button on the recorder interface, then begin to play the Spotify playlist. When finished, they will be permanently saved on your local drive.

For iOS users, you may want to know if is possible to download Spotify song or playlist to MP3 for free. The answer is positive. You can try the Siri Shortcuts. Reply 16 Likes. Hi connerdehne , Thank you for reaching out to the Community. Hope this helps and let me know how it goes. Reply 1 Like. Bro, you're an absolute god!!! I've been looking for a solution that worked for so long. Thank you so much for this my g!! Reply 2 Likes. Casual Listener. Hey Matt, I tried the solution you posted and my file is still refusing to sync for some reason it's selectively not syncing some songs and allowing others, because I have local files on my spotify, just not all the ones I want.

Reply 3 Likes. Another note, the playlists with my local files are all "downloaded" on my phone, but the local files still aren't synced. The files are definitely compatible files all mp3 and I definitely haven't reached the limit of local files I'm allowed to have on my device.

Spotify Legend. Hey there kodapopcorn , Thanks for reaching out about this here in the Community! Apologies for the delayed response, we just came across your post. Let us know how it goes! I'm still having this exact problem, but on an android phone.

Any new insights? Hey there lwoodzz , Thank you for your post. We're happy to help. Keep us posted. We'll have an eye out for your reply. Mario Moderator. Reply 0 Likes.