Offline Playback for Tidal Music on Mac/Windows

Tidal offers two subscription plans which are Tidal Premium for $9.99/month and Tidal HiFi for $19.99. Tidal HiFi gives users access to music at a higher audio quality and some tracks at MQA quality. Both plans allow users to download Tidal music on iOS/Android devices for offline playback. As for the Tidal desktop app, there is no such option.

For Tidal subscribers who like to enjoy music while working on their laptops, this might be a defect as the WiFi connection is not always strong to ensure smooth playback. Is there a possible way to play Tidal music offline on the desktop? Yes, just keep on reading and find out how to do it with the best tool.

Part 1. Best Tool to Get Tidal Offline Playback on Desktop

AudFree Tidal Music Converter is the ultimate solution to this addressed issue. This professional tool is designed to download all Tidal content with all the metadata untouched. Many people might be concerned now: How will the output audio quality be like? Don't worry, we assure you that all original quality will be preserved with zero loss. It is the same for MQA tracks as well.

This tool is both available for Mac and Windows OS. The AudFree Tidal Music Converter for Windows is even capable of downloading Tidal music at 5X speed, which means you can get your downloaded Tidal files within a few minutes. With an advanced built-in function, you can also customize the output parameters for your favorite Tidal music.

Part 2. Download Tidal for Offline Playback on Desktop

Now let's see how AudFree Tidal Music Converter breaks the limitation of Tidal offline playback in simple steps. The free trial of AudFree Tidal Music Converter lets users download the first minute of each Tidal track with full access to the rest of the features.

Before getting started, you are required to download and install the Tidal desktop app and the AudFree Tidal Music Converter on your computer to complete the whole process.

Step 1 Paste or drag Tidal songs and playlists to AudFree on desktop

Open AudFree Tidal Music Converter, and the Tidal app is auto-launched. Please find the song, albums or playlists in your Tidal app. Next, please copy the URL by clicking the 3 dots icon next to the title. Select "Share" > "Copy Track Link" or "Copy Playlist Link", and then paste the link to the blank search bar on the top of the AudFree's main interface. After that, tap on the '+' button and wait until all files are loaded into AudFree.

Step 2 Modify Tidal output parameters in AudFree before conversion

If you are a Mac user, you are able to find the ‘AudFree Tidal Music Converter' option from the menu bar in the upper left corner on Mac's desktop. If you are a Windows user, please hit on the first icon "menu" on the top right corner of the main page of AudFree. Then hit the "Preferences" > "Convert". A new setting window will show up to customize the output audio parameters. You can customize the format, sample rate, bit depth, channel, etc. If you want to maintain the original or even better Tidal music quality, you are suggested to change "Format" to FLAC or WAV, ‘Sample Rate' to 48000 Hz, ‘Bit Depth' to 16 bit or 24 bit.

Step 3 Download and convert tracks for Tidal offline listening

Now, simply click to the obvious "Convert" button in the bottom right corner on the main page. In an ideal network connection, the program will work at fast speed to decode and recode Tidal songs into the output formats with other settings that you choose before. When the conversion is done, a red spot displaying numbers of songs will be showed on the ‘Converted' icon. Please press it to go to the local folder where all converted Tidal songs are saved in.

Conclusion: You now have the downloaded Tidal music files at hand, feel free to play them on any media player on desktop for offline listening. You can even transfer them to your Android or iOS devices. This downloaded Tidal music is still available for you even after your Tidal subscription expires, but please remember they are all for personal use only.