Tidal web (left) vs. The desktop app will also 'support different audio sources, like Mac AirPlay and DACs' so you can stream music to wireless music systems. An update to the Tidal mobile apps is also set to roll out with improved search, updated menus, a prominent 'offline mode' button and new personalisation options. Mac - Linn Kazoo. Having said all of that, assuming you are currently using the Tidal app on your Windows PC and want to keep using its user interface, you could.
Download Music from Tidal to FLAC on PC or Mobile Phone
If you want to enjoy the high fidelity, the lossless audio quality of Tidal music on your HI-Fi audio player, you can download Tidal music as FLAC. In this way, you can enjoy the lossless CD-quality and hi-res quality tracks from Tidal smoothly on any device even Internet connection is not stable.
In this article, I will show you an open-source program that can help you download a single videotrackalbumplaylist from Tidal. You can even choose High Res quality for music tracks and 1080P for music videos. It is available for Windows, macOS, Linux, and Android. It is really downloading from the Tidal server, not recording the music.
Disclaimer
- This is for private use only.
- You should not use this method to distribute or pirate music.
- You will need a Tidal subscription. (Any subscription plan will do.)
- It may be illegal to use this in your country, so be informed.
Download Tidal Music on Windows – GUI Tool
For Windows users, you can simply download this Tidal Media Downloader GUI program. No installation required. After downloading, you can refer to the steps or video below to see how it works.
Step 1. Extract the file and run the program.
Step 2. Enter your Tidal username and password to log in.
Step 3. Change the default settings if needed. After that, you can paste a single videotrackalbumplaylist link and press Enter.
Step 4. The program will get the info of the link and then you can choose a quality to download.
Note that high res quality is not available for all tracks. If you paste a playlist link, you can uncheck any of the tracks that you don’t want to download in that playlist.
If you have Python 3 installed on your Windows PC, you can also run this program from command prompt to download music from Tidal.
Download Tidal Music on macOS- Terminal
Generally, Python is installed on a Mac, so you can easily get this program install on your Mac.
Step 1. Open Terminal on your Mac.
Step 2. Run the following command:
pip3 install tidal-dl –upgrade
Step 3. When that is done, every time you want to use this program, just type “tidal-dl”to bring up the Tidal Media Downloader screen.
Tidal Download Mac
Step 4. As the instruction shows, type “1” to log in with your email and password for Tidal.
Step 5. Then type “2”to change the default settings if needed. Then you can type “4”and then track ID to download a Tidal track. Track ID means the 8 figure number at the end of the track URL.
Type the corresponding number to download Tidal album, playlist, or video.
Tidal Music App
Download High Quality Music from Tidal on Android
It is pretty much the to download Tidal music on Android, but first you need to install the Termux app, which allows you to run Python script and other scripts. watch the video below to see how it works.
Step 1. Download and install Termux app. You can free download it from Google Play.
Step 2. Allow Termux to grant permission for your phone storage by typing the following command.
termux-setup-storage
Step 3. Run the following commands one by one to install Python and tidal-dl.
pkg install python clang libjpeg-turbo ffmpeg zlib -y
pip install –upgrade pip
pip install –upgrade tidal-dl
tidal-dl
Step 4. Now you can type the corresponding number to do what you want as on a Mac. I highly suggest you change the output location by typing number 2.
Conclusion
This is how you can download music from Tidal server, not recording it. With this program, you can enjoy high res or lossless music on any of your device offline. If you want to download Tidal music to other formats instead of FLAC, you can use Allavsoft.
How To Get Tidal App On Mac Os
There is another open-source program called Chimera that can also download music from Tidal and download music from Spotify, Deezer, and other streaming services, but it is a little bit complicated than this. I may write a new post about how to use it. If you are interested, stay tuned.
Tidal App For Laptop
Actually, you can also run use this tool to download music from Tidal on iOS device. You will need the Pythonista app from Appstore, which is $10.