What are the Spotify Alpha and Beta programs? By signing up as an Alpha or Beta tester of the Spotify app, you will get early versions of our new releases before we roll them out to everyone else. This is an invaluable help for us, as it allows us to find issues and crashes before we ship the release to millions of users. Spotify is a music streaming service that debuted in late 2008. It's the most popular music streaming service in the world with over 200 million users (as of January 2019).

Although Spotify, the largest online music streaming service, provides easy access to its music streams for all subscribers through various of devices, such as iOS, Android, BlackBerry, Windows Phone, etc., it's still inconvenient to download Spotify songs offline on MP3 players, nor to burn the Spotify music to CDs for playing in cars.

Thankfully, all those troubles will be eliminated if we can convert Spotify to MP3 or other plain formats. Better still, there's something called Spotify music converter could offer quick solution to this. Now check out the top 5 Spotify to MP3 converters in the following review to effortlessly convert Spotify songs and playlists to MP3 for offline listening, along with quick steps for each program.

#1. TunesKit Spotify Music Converter (Mac & Windows) - Best & Lossless Way

If you are looking for the best Spotify playlist converter tool in the market, you should opt for TunesKit Spotify Music Converter for Windows (or for Mac). It's the fastest Spotify MP3 converter tool that can convert the Spotify songs to MP3 at up to 5X faster speed. It supports downloading and converting all Spotify music types, including tracks, albums, artists and playlists by simply dragging the songs from Spotify app to the conversion window.

Unlike the traditional Spotify converter, TunesKit Spotify Music Converter is not a Spotify recorder but a professional Spotify ripper and downloader that supports losslessly convert the protected Spotify to MP3 with original quality and ID tags retained. In addition to MP3, this smart tool also supports AAC, WAV, FLAC, M4A and M4B output audio formats. Besides, it allows you change the audio properties, like audio channel, bit rate, sample rate, etc. and save the converted MP3 songs automatically by albums and artists, all depends on your own needs.

Pros:

• 1. Download and convert Spotify music to MP3 offline;
• 2. Keep 100% lossless music quality after conversion;
• 3. Support 5× super faster speed and customization.

Cons:

• 1. It's not free.

Tutorial: How to Convert Spotify to MP3 with TunesKit Spotify Music Converter

Due to the great design and neat interface, it's extremely easy to convert Spotify music to MP3 using TunesKit Music Converter for Spotify even without reading the user manual. The following is the simple steps to show you how to do it.

Step 1. Launch the TunesKit Music Converter for Spotify on your computer, and Spotify app will be opened automatically;

Step 2. Drag the songs/albums/artists/playlists from your Spotify account to the TunesKit program, and then choose the output format and set the parameters in the Preferences window under menu bar.

Step 3. Then click Convert to begin converting the Spotify songs to MP3 or other common formats. For stable conversion, simply set the conversion speed as 1×.

For a full tutorial of converting Spotify to MP3 with TunesKit Spotify Converter, you can read the following article or video guide.

#2. Audials Tunebite Premium 2018 (Windows)

Audials Tunebite is a smart audio recorder software for recording music streams and converting audio formats on Windows. It's also a music player that can manage music for all devices. With Audials Tunebite Premium 2018, you can record Spotify online streams and all other protected as well as unprotected audios from different websites. Then the music will be copied and converted to MP3 up to 40 audio file formats for playing on all popular smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles.

Pros:

• 1. Record and convert Spotify music to MP3;
• 2. Support other types of DRM-ed audios.

Cons:

• 1. A little complicated to operate;
• 2. Recording could cause quality loss;
• 3. Support Windows OS only.

Tutorial: How It Works in Converting Spotify Music to MP3

Step 1. Launch the program, click the Save Music in Streaming column and import the downloaded Spotify songs to the main interface.

Step 2. Click 'Save' button at the bottom and it will begin to record the songs automatically. Once the recording completes, you should go to Converter panel and convert the recorded audios to MP3 format.

Note: It's not easy to download and convert the Spotify music to MP3 via Audials as there are too many buttons in the conversion window. So it's not recommended if you are not a tech geek.

#3. Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder (Mac & Windows)

Wondershare Streaming Audio Recorder, as the name suggests, is also an audio recording software that aims to record music from 500+ streaming sites, including Spotify, iTunes radio, BBC radio, etc. So with this tool, you can easily record and convert the Spotify to MP3 or M4A format while filtering the ads in the songs. Besides, it supports splitting and cutting Spotify songs and other large audio files into small segments according to your own requirements.

Pros:

• 1. Record Spotify and music from other 500 streaming music sites;
• 2. Convert and save Spotify songs as MP3.

Cons:

• 1. There could be some quality loss due to recording.

Tutorial: How to Record Spotify to MP3

Step 1. Simply hit the 'Record' button to make the program ready for working.

Step 2. Go to Spotify and start to play the song. Then Wondershare Audio Recorder will detect the Spotify audio and start recording Spotify songs to MP3 or M4A format automatically.

#4. Playlist-converter.net Spotify to MP3 Online Converter (Mac & Windows)

Playlist-converter.net is a free online app allows you to convert Spotify playlists and other services like Deezer, YouTube, etc. It enables you free convert Spotify music to MP3 format without installing any extra software.

Pros:

• 1. A free online Spotify converter MP3 tool;
• 2. Support different music streaming sites.

Cons:

• 1. It takes much time to download and convert the Spotify playlist;
• 2. Output quality could be poor.

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Tutorial: How to Convert Spotify Songs to MP3 Online

Step 1. Firstly open the website and then click Spotify panel. You'll be asked to log into the Spotify account firstly.

Step 2. Next choose a playlist you created in your Spotify account and begin to convert it to MP3 format.

Step 3. Then it will generate the converted playlist with the Download button. You only need to click the Download button to access the converted Spotify music without hassle.

Update: This free online tool is not available currently. We don't know when it will be open and you can follow its Facebook/Twitter account to keep updated. I will test some online Spotify music converters for you in case you're looking for one. Just stay tuned!

#5. Chrome Extension Deezify (Mac & Windows)

Deezify is another free Spotify converter and downloader that can convert Spotify music to MP3 without recording. It's an extension from Chrome browser. Under the help of Deezify, you can download music from Spotify, Deezer, Xbox Music without limits and ads on both Windows and Mac as long as you have installed Chrome.

Pros:

• 1. Free convert Spotify to MP3;
• 2. Easy to use.

Cons:

• 1. Not always works when downloading Spotify songs.

Tutorial: How to Convert Spotify to MP3 via Deezify Plug-in

Step 1. First of all, install the add-on Deezify from Chrome.

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Step 2. Then open Spotify in the browser and play the Spotify songs you want to convert to MP3 so that Deezify will help you to get the MP3 file.

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Note: It's not stable and it won't work properly sometimes.

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The Bottom Line

Here are five best Spotify to MP3 converters that we've listed for you. Each one has its own advantages and disadvantages. You can download them first to have a try and then choose the best one that fully meets your need. If you have a high demand for music quality and entertainment experience, TunesKit Music Converter for Spotify is the optimal one, which can help you convert Spotify songs to MP3, FLAC, etc. while keeping 100% original audio quality, ID3 tags, etc.

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Adam Gorden is an experienced writer of TunesKit who is obsessed about tech, movie and software.