SoundCloud is one of many music-streaming platforms that connects listeners to a plethora of recording artists, personal curations, remixes, and more. While there's a decent selection of tracks you can listen to for free, the true power of the service comes alive with a paid SoundCloud Go plan ($5 per month) or a SoundCloud Go+ subscription ($10 per month). These memberships give you access to ad-free listening and offline listening — the latter only with SoundCloud Go+.
Fortunately, if you'd rather skip the cost of another monthly streaming plan, there are a few other ways to download music from SoundCloud without a membership. You can either look for the small Download icon in the lower-left corner of the track you're listening to, or you can run the URL through an online extractor. Let's take a closer look at both of these methods, starting with the former.
The official way to download songs from SoundCloud
SoundCloud offers its artists the option to make their tracks downloadable. The feature isn’t without its limitations, though, with the one main being that you only have the option to download one track at a time — entire playlists aren’t an option.
To download an artist-sanctioned song from SoundCloud, simply hit the button marked Download beneath the track. It should be located below the comment box. If it’s missing, it’s because it hasn’t been marked available for download by the creator.
The unofficial way to download music from SoundCloud
Not all tracks on Soundcloud have download buttons, unfortunately. But there is another way to save songs if you can’t do it locally from SoundCloud. This method involves running the URL through an online extractor. The extractor tool lets you retrieve the audio file from the firm’s server.
Before we dive into the specifics, keep in mind that piracy is illegal, and you should only use this guide for freely offered music. We do not intend for this tool to aid illicit acts of any kind. We are only sharing this process in the interest of helping honest and law-abiding citizens to download their favorite free-to-listen music for offline use.
With that out of the way, here’s what you need to do:
Step 1: Find a track you want to download from SoundCloud. Copy the URL from the address bar at the top of your browser.
Step 2: Head over to the SoundCloud to Mp3 website.
Step 3: Paste the URL and hit the Download button.
Lastly, be sure to save the file either on your computer or on an external device.