How to Record Songs from Spotify on Windows, Mac, or Mobile

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Record your favorite songs and listen to them offline

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Last Updated: January 12, 2026 Fact Checked

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Spotify is great! You can listen to anything you want when and wherever you want. However, you need an internet connection to listen to music. If you want to listen to music offline, you’ll need a Premium subscription to download songs for offline listening. Luckily, there are numerous ways to record from Spotify on just about any platform. This wikiHow article teaches you how to record audio from Spotify.

Record from Spotify

On Windows, you can use a free app called Spytify to automatically record anything you play on the Spotify app. You can also use Audacity to record on both Windows and Mac. On mobile devices, you can use the screen record function to capture a video from Spotify and convert it to an MP3 online.

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Using Spytify (Windows)

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   Download Spytify. Spytify is a Windows application that can record audio from Spotify. It can mute ads and record an entire playlist. It even adds artists' names, song titles, and artwork to the MP3 files. Use the following steps to download and install Spytify:

   • Go to the Spytify Github overview page.
   • Scroll down and click the Spytify-vX.XX.zip link.
   • Extract the zip file in your downloads folder.
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   Open Spytify. The zip file you extracted contains an executable (.exe) file for Spytify. Click the Spytify file to open it.

   • The first time you open Spytify, you may receive a warning that the app is from an unknown publisher. To continue, click More info and then click Run anyway.
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   Check the Spytify Settings. To do so, click the Settings tab at the top. Then check the following options.

   • Output Path: This is where your audio files are saved to. By default, they will be saved to your Music folder. To change this, click the folder icon next to the bar and select a new location to save your music.
   • Audio Device: This is the driver you use to listen to audio on your computer. By default, this will be your speakers or headphones.
   • Audio Quality: This allows you to select the quality of your audio recordings. If you have a free Spotify account, it will record at 160kbps, even if you select a higher quality.
   • Minimum length: This allows you to set the minimum length of an audio recording. By default, it is set at 30 seconds.
   • Audio Format: This allows you to select the format for your audio files. You can select MP3 (recommended) or WAV.
   • ID3 API: This allows you to select the ID interface that Spytify will use to identify the audio files. Currently, you can only select LastFM.
   • Language: This allows you to select your language.
   • Mute Ads: Toggling this option on will mute ads if you have a free account.
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   Click Start. It’s the button with an eyeball icon in the upper-right corner. This will start recording audio from Spotify.
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   Play a song in the Spotify app. Switch over to the Spotify desktop app and click on a song or podcast you want to listen to. Then, click the play icon to start playing. Spytify will record it as it plays.

   • You can play an entire playlist or multiple songs back-to-back. Spytify will break each audio file up automatically and identify the artist and song name, as well as assign album art to the files if it is available.
   • You can download the Spotify app for free from the Microsoft Store.
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   Click Stop. When you are finished recording in Spytify, click the Stop button in the upper-right corner. This will finish the recording. You can find your recorded songs in the location you selected.
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Using Audacity (Windows & Mac)

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   Open Audacity. Double-click the Audacity app to launch Audacity. It's the icon that resembles a yellow sound waveform with blue headphones. If you don't already have Audacity installed, use one of the following steps to install it:

   • On Windows: Go to and click Audacity X.X.X Installer at the top of the page (where X.X.X is the latest version available). Double-click the installer file and follow the prompts to install Audacity.
   • On Mac: Go to and click Audacity X.X.X.dmg file at the top of the page (where X.X.X is the latest version available). Double-click the .dmg file, then follow the on-screen prompts to install Audacity.
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   Select an audio host. To do so, click the speaker icon that says Audio Setup in the menu bar at the top. Hover your mouse cursor over Host. Then select Windows WASAPI if you are using Windows. If you are using a Mac, select Core Audio.
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   Select a recording device. Once again, click the speaker icon that says Audio Setup. Then hover over Recording Device. Select whatever speakers or audio output you normally use to play your computer's audio through (i.e., “Speakers Realtek (R) Audio (loopback)”). To find out what audio output you're currently using, use one of the following steps:

   • On Windows: Click the speaker icon in the bottom-right corner of the taskbar. Then click the icon that resembles two slider bars next to the volume slider. It will say which audio device is currently selected.
   • On Mac: Click the Apple Icon in the menu bar at the top. Then click System Settings > Sound > Output. Check which audio output device you are currently using.
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   Select Stereo recording. Once again, click the Audio Setup speaker icon at the top. Then hover over Recording Channels. Then select 2 (Stereo) Recording Channels.
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   Select your audio playback device. Once again, click the Audio Setup speaker icon at the top. Hover over Playback Device. Select the device you use to listen to audio. Generally, this will be the same as your recording device.
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   Click the record button. It's the button with the red circle on it at the top of the Audacity app. This starts recording all the audio that your computer plays.
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   Play audio on Spotify. You can use the Spotify desktop app or Spotify in a web browser. Click a song or podcast you want to record and click the Play icon. Spotify will record as the audio plays.
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   Click the stop button when you're finished recording. It's the button with the black square on it at the top of the Audacity app.
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   Save your recording. When you're done recording the song, you can export the recording to save it:

   • Click File.
   • Click Export Audio.
   • Click Export to computer
   • Type a filename for the song.
   • Select MP3 as the format.
   • Click Browse and select a location to save it.
   • Click Export.
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Using Mobile

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   Start a screen recording. Use one of the following steps to start a screen recording:

   • Android: Swipe down again, or swipe down on the Quick Access panel to expand the Quick Access options. Tap the Screen Recording icon. Make sure Media is selected (not Mic, or Media & Mic). Then tap Start recording.
   • iPhone & iPad: Swipe down from the upper-right corner to open the Control Panel. Tap and hold the Screen Recording icon, which resembles a dot inside a circle. Ensure the Microphone is turned off. Select the Spotify app and tap Start Recording.
     • If you don’t see the Screen Recording icon, tap the plus (+) icon at the top of the Control Panel. Tap Add control. Select the Screen Recording option and tap where you want to put it.
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   Play audio in Spotify. Open the Spotify app and find some audio to play. It can be a song or a podcast. Tap the play icon to start playing the audio. The screen recorder will record a video with audio while the audio plays.
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   Stop recording. When you are finished recording, use one of the following methods to stop the recording:

   • Android: Tap the square icon in the recording controls in the upper-right corner.
   • iPhone & iPad: Swipe down from the upper-right corner to open the Control Panel. Tap the Screen Record icon again to stop recording.
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   Access your recording. You can access your recording in the Gallery or Google Photos app on Android. On iPhone & iPad, you can access them in the Photos app.
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   Convert the video to audio only (optional). If you are fine with having a video version of your Spotify recording, you can leave the file as is. There are some benefits to having a video recording. It will display the artist's name and album art when you play it. However, if you want to have an audio-only version, you can use the following steps to convert the file to an MP3.

   • Go to cloudconvert.com/mp4-to-mp3 in a web browser.
   • Tap Select File.
   • Select your video recording.
   • Adjust the Start Trim and End Trim (optional, but useful if you want to remove any dead air at the beginning or end of the recording).
   • Tap Convert.
   • Tap Download.
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