How to Share and Download Songs/Playlists from Apple Music

This guide will walk you through the steps of sharing songs & playlists from Apple Music with friends. Also, you'll get an additional trick for downloading songs from Apple Music for offline playback.

With the rise of streaming services, playlists have grown increasingly useful beyond only the realm of music listening. A great approach to bonding with your pals is by sharing the playlists you enjoy listening to together. For this, Spotify, Tidal, Apple Music and more music services provide the shared option for the users. As one of the most-used streaming music apps, Apple Music makes it easy to sort your collection by playlists, artists, albums, and songs. Then share your loved playlist with friends and families. But how to do that? Keep reading, and find two workarounds for sharing and downloading Apple Music songs/playlists.

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Part 1. Share Apple Music Playlists on iPhone/Mac/Webplayer

Part 2. Download Apple Music for Offline Playback

FAQs on Sharing Apple Music Songs/Playlists

Part 1. Share Apple Music Playlists on iPhone/Mac/Webplayer

Step 1: Launch Apple Music app on your iPhone or iPad.

Step 2: Navigate the songs or playlist you want to share, tap the elliptical icon from the top right corner.

Step 3: Click "Share Playlist", and choose the sharing option.

Step 1: Launch "Music" from your Mac (or directly sign in your account from Apple Music web player)

Step 2: Find the desired playlist, and click the three-dot icon on the right side, then choose how you want to share.

Sharing a song or playlist from Apple Music is so easy when hitting the "share" option, but the shared music content is intended for someone who also subscribed to Apple Music only. If you'd like to share your fave music with non-Apple Music users, it is recommended to download Apple Music as open tracks using a professional AudiCable Apple Music converter. With it, you may still keep the music you've downloaded and invite your friends to listen along, even if you no longer wish to subscribe to Apple Music.

Part 2. Download Apple Music for Offline Playback

Tool Required: AudiCable Apple Music Recorder

AudiCable Apple Music Recorder is a top-rated Apple Music Downloader that helps you listen to all Apple Music tracks on your favorite device offline. It's functional for converting Apple Music tracks, Audiobooks, and iTunes M4P music to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, or ALAC while retaining the highest possible quality and all of the original ID3 tags.

After recording, all Apple Music songs are saved as a local file on your PC or Mac, allowing you to transfer them to MP3 players, smart speakers, or your car via a USB drive. Alternatively, AudiCable is so all-encompassing that it even allows you to download music from services other than Apple Music, such as Spotify, Amazon Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, and the like.

📂 Tutorial on Downloading Apple Music for Offline Playback

Please preinstall the AudiCable program in accordance with your computer system. Then follow the 4-step instructions below.

Step 1 Adjust the Output Format as MP3

Run AudiCable on your Mac or Windows computer first. On the top-right corner of AudiCable, click on a "gear icon". From the pop-up setting window, you can freely customize the output format as MP3/FLAC/AAC/WAV/AIFF/ALAC. Then close it to apply the changes.

Step 2 Choose Apple Music as Output Source

Here click the "Apple Music" icon from the main interface. After that, the log-in window of Apple Music will automatically pop up, please log in your Apple Music account.

Step 3 Start Downloading Apple Music Songs

Choose songs you want to download from Apple Music. AudiCable will record Apple Music songs simultaneously as soon as you play them.

Step 4 Check Downloaded Apple Music Songs on Your Computer Folder

Once the recording is done, click the "Recorded" tab and you can check all the Apple Music songs that have been converted successfully. Click the "Folder" icon beside the music and you'll be directed to the downloaded MP3 files of Apple Music. Now you can share the downloaded Apple Music trakcs with friends for offline playback.

Now you can transfer offline Apple Music songs to your devices via USB Drive or iTunes, then stream preferred Apple Music offline after a few taps!

FAQs on Sharing Apple Music

💬 Q1: How do I make my Apple Music playlist public?

A: You can make your playlist public by accessing the playlist's settings. Tap on the three-dot menu icon in the top right corner and then tap "Edit." Enable the "Show on My Profile and in Search" option to make it public for other Apple Music users to discover and enjoy.

💬 Q2: Can I share Apple Music playlist with non-Apple Music users?

A: NO, BUT YES. Generally speaking, Apple Music users can share Apple Music catalog playlists or playlists they've personally created with friends who also subscribe to the service. If the shared party doesn't subscribe to Apple Music, they fail to listen to the shared music content. In this case, The playlist sharer may utilize AudiCable Apple Music Recorder to convert their Apple Music playlist to offline audio that can subsequently be safely and easily shared with non-AppleMusic users.

💬 Q3: Why can’t I share songs from Apple Music with friends?

A: There are two primary reasons that account for this. One is that you haven't set up your Apple Music profile. Please go to your "Listen Now" page on Apple Music app, hit the Face button on the upper right and follow the prompts. The other is that you won't be able to share a playlist that just contains music from your local files until you sync it with the Apple Cloud Music Library. To do so, turn on the "Sync Library" option on your iPhone or iPad.

Conclusion

The above is something about how to share Apple Music and how to download Apple Music playlists for offline playback. Follow the instruction above, we hope you can share your playlists and music for podcasts with ease. Whether you want to share with a single friend or with a large group, Apple Music makes it simple. Of course, AudiCable Audio Recorder makes it possible for anybody, not only Apple Music members, to listen to the content you provide. So go ahead, spread the joy of music, and share your playlists today!