How to Download Songs from SoundCloud

SoundCloud is a widely used audio distribution and streaming platform where users listen to well-curated music and podcasts, and upload, promote, and share their music. Listeners can access and download a wide variety of indie music. It's worth noting that not every song on SoundCloud can be downloaded - that depends on your subscription plans and the artist's permission. But don't worry; whatever the reason, you won't be at a complete loss as before. Keep reading. Here are two ways to help you out. Look into it!

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Method 1. Download Songs from SoundCloud via the App

Method 2. Download SoundCloud Music Offline via AudiCable (Best*)

Method 1. Download Songs from SoundCloud via the App

SoundCloud is available in the desktop and iOS and Android mobile. So this part will demonstrate how to download SoundCloud songs on a computer or mobile phone. Most SoundCloud songs are only accessible to the paid subscription. You need to upgrade the Free account to two premium subscription plans called Go and Go+.

From Desktop App/Webplayer

Step 1: Open SoundCloud desktop app on the computer or the SoundCloud Webplayer from the chrome.

Step 2: Navigate to your liked song, click "More". And click "Download file" if the artist has made the song available for download.

From Mobile App

Step 1: Launch SoundCloud app on your phone, then log in to your account.

Step 2: Tap the "Your Library icon" from the bottom menu.

Step 3: Click three-vertical dot icon, and then tap "Download".

Note:

For one thing, SoundCloud starts as a free trial service, after which you need to pay for two premium subscription plans, called Go and Go+, priced at $4.99 and $9.99, respectively. Free users can download open tracks via the SoundCloud Web player, but the download maximum is 100 songs. While the paid subscriptions enable the subscribers to download SoundCloud songs offline, but the downloaded audio is streamed to the software only, with no ability to play SoundCloud downloads on any device.

For another thing, artists have the option to disallow the downloading of audio tracks. Most famous artists don't allow for a direct download of the song. So users can't save music from SoundCloud on their devices or download whatever they want.

Please move on to the second method to download songs from SoundCloud, regardless of any limits.

Method 2. Download SoundCloud Music Offline via AudiCable(Best*)

Tool Required: AudiCable SoundCloud Music Downloader

AudiCable Audio Recorder is a multi-functional audio editor and recorder for SoundCloud. Equipped with an intuitive interface and professional music converting feature, AudiCable can help to extract songs, albums, and podcasts from SoundCloud to the computer or Mac. With the output parameter set on the program, you can get lossless SouundClould audio files in different output formats, such as MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, or ALAC formats. Then you're free to put the downloaded SoundCloud songs on any device for offline playing.

Step 1 Download and Install AudiCable SoundCloud Music Recorder

Take first to download and start AudiCable SoundCloud Music Recorder for Windows or Mac. Most popular music streaming platforms are displayed on the main interface of AudiCable. Navigate to "SoundCloud" and click.

Step 2 Choose the Player and Sign in

Please choose the way you want to download music from SoundCloud. After that, sign in with your SoundCloud account.

Step 3 Customize the Output Parameters for SoundCloud Music

On the top-right corner of AudiCable, click on a "gear icon". From the pop-up setting window, you can freely choose MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC as the output format for your SoundCloud songs. Then close it to apply the changes.

Step 4 Download SoundCloud Music to Offline Files

Choose your preferred SoundCloud songs, playlist, or albums to play. As soon as you play the song, AudiCable will start recording simultaneously. All recorded SoundCloud songs are saved in the format you set before.

Step 5 Check Downloaded SoundCloud Songs on Your Computer Folder

Once the recording is done, click the "Recorded" tab and you can check all the SoundCloud songs that have been converted successfully. Click the "Folder" icon beside the music and you'll be directed to the downloaded audio files of SoundCloud.

Final Words

The article above demonstrates two ways to download songs from SoundCloud. If you just want to stream SoundCloud music on the app only, you can go straight to the first method. But if you'd like to download songs from SoundCloud without being affected by various download limits and play the downloaded SoundCloud songs on any device, you should not miss out on the second method. With the help of AudiCable, extraction of lossless audio from SoundCloud has become a breeze with a few simple taps.