How to Download Music from YouTube Music (PC, Mac, Android & iPhone)

Looking for a way to download music from YouTube Music for offline listening? While YouTube Music allows downloads within its app, it doesn’t let you save songs as MP3 or other standard audio files.

If you want to download YouTube Music tracks, albums, or playlists and keep them permanently, you’ll need the right method.

In this guide, we’ll show you how to download music from YouTube Music on different devices, including PC, Mac, Android, and iPhone.

Contents

1. Can You Download Music from YouTube Music?
2. Method 1: Use YouTube Music App (Official Way)
3. Method 2: Download YouTube Music as MP3 (Best Way)
4. How to Download YouTube Music to MP3 (Step-by-Step)

 

Can You Download Music from YouTube Music?

Yes, you can download music within the YouTube Music app, but there are some important limitations.

YouTube Music Premium members can download songs, albums, and playlists for offline listening. However, these downloads are only accessible within the app and cannot be exported as MP3, FLAC, or other standard audio formats.

In other words, you don't actually own these downloaded files—they are protected and tied to your subscription. Once your subscription expires, these downloads will no longer be available.

Method 1: Use YouTube Music App (Official Way)

The official way to download music from YouTube Music is by using its built-in offline feature. This method is simple and safe, but comes with limitations.

Steps to download music in YouTube Music:

1. Open the YouTube Music app on your device
2. Find the song, album, or playlist you want
3. Tap the Download button
4. Access your downloads in the Library section

Pros:

• Easy to use
• No extra software required

Cons:

• Requires a YouTube Music Premium subscription
• Downloads are limited to the app only
• Cannot convert to MP3, FLAC, or other formats
• Cannot access outside the app

For users who want to download YouTube Music as MP3 or save the files permanently, a dedicated YouTube Music converter is usually a better solution.

Method 2: Download YouTube Music as MP3 (Best Way)

Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter is a magic tool to help you download YouTube Music tracks to your Mac or Windows with several simple steps. It is a simple yet efficient tool to download and convert YouTube Music to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, or M4A format so that you can listen to YouTube Music more conveniently. With up to 10x faster downloading speed, Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter is a quick, secure, and clean option to download YouTube music with lossless quality. It can identify the ID3 tags when downloading music, and then it can save music with ID3 tags including track title, artist and artwork of every song.

Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter Features

• Download songs from YouTube Music Free, YouTube Music Premium.
• Save YouTube Music as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, M4A.
• 10X faster conversion speed.
• Export music with original quality and ID3 tags.
• No need to install additional apps including the YouTube Music app

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How to Download YouTube Music to MP3 (Step-by-Step)

YouTubetoMP3 and BigConverter are our top recommended online solutions. All of these are free tools. Ondesoft Audio Recorder has a built-in audio editor to cut songs. Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter is a desktop software for both the Mac and Windows platform. It can search for tracks, albums, artists, etc. As said before, Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter meets all your requirements in terms of audio quality, downloading speed, security and ease of use. If you are interested in it, check the detailed instructions and have a free try. It only takes a few steps to download multiple songs from YouTube Music.

1. Run Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter

To get started, download, install and run Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter on your Mac/Windows, which features a built-in YouTube Music web player.

If you have already purchased a license, click the key icon to register the converter. If not, continue using the trial version.

2. Customize output settings(optional)

Tap on the Settings gear icon to change the output settings. The default output format is MP3. Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter also supports M4A, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, AAC. You can also change bitrate, samplerate according to your needs.

 

3. Add songs

Click a playlist or album you want to download. Then click the red Add to list button to load songs. All songs in the playlist will be added by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't want to get.

Click Add songs.

4. Download MP3 from YouTube Music

After selecting the songs, click Convert button to start downloading YouTube music to the format you choose. You will see a progress circle indicating your music is downloading.

Once the songs have been downloaded, click the folder icon to quickly locate the DRM-free YouTube Music songs in the format you choose. You can then transfer and play it anywhere. To view or manage the music you’ve downloaded, click the clock icon on the top right corner of Ondesoft YouTube Music Converter interface.