How to Download Music and Podcasts on Spotify for Offline Listening

Spotify is the go-to music player for most of us thanks to its user-friendly interface and huge collection of music and podcasts. If you have a Spotify Premium subscription, you can also download music and podcasts. To make your long flight journey less boring, here’s how to download music and podcasts on Spotify for offline listening.

Yes, you are right. This feature is only available with Spotify Premium. However, the free version of the app also allows you to download podcasts.I mainly want to show you how to download music and podcasts on Spotify, but I also want to show you how to do it while being mindful of your storage space.

Plus, we’ll help you explore features so you don’t miss the latest episodes of your favorite podcasts. Let’s get started.

Note: We’ve shown you how using an iPhone, but the steps are similar for Android and Spotify’s desktop app (Windows and Mac).

How to Download a Playlist or Album on Spotify

There is a small limitation for downloading music on Spotify. There is no way to download songs individually unless you add them to a playlist. This also means that you can only download playlists or entire albums.

If you’re obsessed with downloading just one song, you can create a playlist with one song in it. That said, here’s how to easily download playlists or albums on Spotify.

step 1: Open the Spotify app and select the album or playlist you want to download.

Step 2: below the album art[ダウンロード]Tap the icon.

Step 3: Now wait until the download icon turns completely green. When it turns green, the playlist or album is downloaded for offline playback.

That’s how to download music on Spotify for offline listening. Now let’s see how to download podcasts on Spotify.

How to Download Spotify Podcasts

Here’s how to easily download podcasts on Spotify for offline listening.

step 1: Open Spotify and open the podcast you want to download.

Step 2: Tap the download icon below the podcast cover. Podcasts are downloaded offline.

However, many podcasts on Spotify also come with video along with the audio. If you want, you can download only the podcast audio. Here’s how:

How to Download Podcast Audio on Spotify

step 1: Open Spotify and tap the Settings icon.

Step 2: Tap Data Saver.

Step 3: [オーディオのみをダウンロード]toggle on.

Now every time you download a podcast, only the audio part of the podcast will be saved offline.

Automatically download podcasts on Spotify

If you’re an avid fan of shows on Spotify and listen to episodes every day on the go or on your commute, you’ll love this feature. You can enable automatic downloads of the latest episodes of podcasts and they will be saved to your device no matter what you do.

step 1: Open any podcast on Spotify.

Step 2: Tap the settings icon.

Step 3: Turn on the toggle for “Auto Download Episodes”.

Step 4: To do the same for other podcasts,[ダウンロード設定の管理]Tap an option.

Step 5: You can toggle on other shows.

Step 6: If you want to change the number of episodes that are automatically downloaded,[自動ダウンロードを制限する]Tap an option.

Step 7: Select the appropriate option to limit the number of auto-downloaded episodes.

That’s how to download podcasts on Spotify. Let’s see what other controls you have while downloading music and podcasts on Spotify.

Access and manage Spotify downloads

Now that you know how to download music and podcasts on Spotify, it’s obvious that you want to know where they are stored, how to change the quality, or how to delete offline content. First, let’s see how to access downloaded music and podcasts on Spotify.

Access Spotify offline music and podcasts

step 1: Open the Spotify app and[あなたのライブラリ]Tap.

Step 2: By default, you should reach the Downloaded section of the library. But if not, you can scroll through the list of options and tap Download.

You can find all your downloaded music and podcasts.

However, if you feel like you’re running out of storage space and want to delete some music or podcasts you’ve downloaded on Spotify, you can quickly delete them.

read also: Why Spotify Takes Up So Much Storage and How to Fix It

Delete Spotify Downloads

You can delete playlists or albums from Spotify, or delete all downloaded content at once. Method is as follows.

step 1: Open Spotify and tap Library.

Step 2: Go to Downloads section.

Step 3: Select the albums, podcasts, or playlists you want to remove.

Step 4: Tap the three-dot icon in the list of options under Album Art.

Step 5: [ダウンロードを削除]to delete a playlist, podcast, or album.

However, you can also delete all downloaded content at once. Method is as follows.

Delete All Downloaded Music and Podcasts on Spotify

Note: All downloaded music and podcasts can be deleted at once only if you are connected to the Internet.

step 1: in the Spotify app[設定]then tap[ストレージ]Go to.

Step 2: [すべてのダウンロードを削除]then tap[削除]Select to confirm.

That’s how to delete downloaded music on Spotify. However, if you want to keep your music offline but don’t have enough storage space, consider changing the Spotify download quality.

Change Download Quality for Spotify Downloads

Spotify gives you the option to change the download quality. This helps you monitor your device’s storage space while downloading music.

Note: If you change the download quality, Spotify will automatically redownload all songs in that quality. So you save space.

step 1: in the Spotify app[設定]then tap[オーディオ品質]Tap.

Step 2: next,[ダウンロード]to select the desired quality.

Now you know everything you need to know about how to download and manage music and podcasts on Spotify. However, if you have more questions, please see the FAQ section below.

Spotify Download FAQ

Easily download music and podcasts from Spotify

We hope this article helps you download music and podcasts on Spotify easily. However, I would like Spotify to offer the option to download individual songs rather than entire playlists or albums like Apple Music does. Well, maybe we can expect it in a future update.

However, if you are having trouble downloading content offline on Spotify, here is how to fix Spotify not downloading songs.