{"id":41931,"date":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","date_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/?p=41931"},"modified":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","modified_gmt":"2022-07-30T16:19:40","slug":"how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer","title":{"rendered":"How to Download YouTube Music to Your Computer"},"content":{"rendered":"<div id=\"ez-toc-container\" class=\"ez-toc-v2_0_43 counter-flat ez-toc-counter ez-toc-light-blue ez-toc-container-direction\">\n<p class=\"ez-toc-title\">Contents<\/p>\n<label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5dd4def0\" class=\"cssicon\"><span style=\"display: flex;align-items: center;width: 35px;height: 30px;justify-content: center;direction:ltr;\"><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" class=\"list-377408\" width=\"20px\" height=\"20px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" fill=\"none\"><path d=\"M6 6H4v2h2V6zm14 0H8v2h12V6zM4 11h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2zM4 16h2v2H4v-2zm16 0H8v2h12v-2z\" fill=\"currentColor\"><\/path><\/svg><svg style=\"fill: #999;color:#999\" class=\"arrow-unsorted-368013\" xmlns=\"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg\" width=\"10px\" height=\"10px\" viewBox=\"0 0 24 24\" version=\"1.2\" baseProfile=\"tiny\"><path d=\"M18.2 9.3l-6.2-6.3-6.2 6.3c-.2.2-.3.4-.3.7s.1.5.3.7c.2.2.4.3.7.3h11c.3 0 .5-.1.7-.3.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7zM5.8 14.7l6.2 6.3 6.2-6.3c.2-.2.3-.5.3-.7s-.1-.5-.3-.7c-.2-.2-.4-.3-.7-.3h-11c-.3 0-.5.1-.7.3-.2.2-.3.5-.3.7s.1.5.3.7z\"\/><\/svg><\/span><\/label><label for=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5dd4def0\"  class=\"cssiconcheckbox\">1<\/label><input type=\"checkbox\"  id=\"ez-toc-cssicon-toggle-item-6a03e5dd4def0\" ><nav><ul class='ez-toc-list ez-toc-list-level-1 ' ><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-1\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer\/#How_to_Download_YouTube_Music_to_Your_Computer\" title=\"How to Download YouTube Music to Your Computer\">How to Download YouTube Music to Your Computer<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-2\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer\/#YouTube_Music_is_a_popular_music_streaming_service\" title=\"YouTube Music is a popular music streaming service\">YouTube Music is a popular music streaming service<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-3\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer\/#It_is_available_on_desktop\" title=\"It is available on desktop\">It is available on desktop<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-4\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer\/#It_can_be_downloaded\" title=\"It can be downloaded\">It can be downloaded<\/a><\/li><li class='ez-toc-page-1'><a class=\"ez-toc-link ez-toc-heading-5\" href=\"https:\/\/zeru.com\/blog\/how-to-download-youtube-music-to-your-computer\/#It_can_be_converted_to_other_formats\" title=\"It can be converted to other formats\">It can be converted to other formats<\/a><\/li><\/ul><\/nav><\/div>\n<h1><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"How_to_Download_YouTube_Music_to_Your_Computer\"><\/span>How to Download YouTube Music to Your Computer<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h1>\n<p> <img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"how to download youtube music to computer\" style=\"width:auto; height:auto; margin:0px 10px; max-height:381px; max-width:33%\" src=\"https:\/\/i.imgur.com\/UJNiKG0.png\" align=\"left\"> <\/p>\n<p>If you&#8217;ve been wishing to save the music you love to listen to on your PC, you&#8217;ve come to the right place. YouTube Music is an immensely popular music streaming service. Learn how to download YouTube Music to your PC, or convert it into other formats. If you&#8217;re a student, you can take advantage of a 50% student rate. There are several ways to do this. Let&#8217;s look at a few of them.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"YouTube_Music_is_a_popular_music_streaming_service\"><\/span>YouTube Music is a popular music streaming service<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>YouTube Music is a popular music streaming service. The service boasts 90 million tracks and enables you to upload your entire music library to the cloud. It also features music videos and respected playlists. Despite its advantages, it is lacking in many ways. It is better suited to younger millennials and Gen Z. And it is largely unsuitable for Android users. YouTube&#8217;s strategy to win the music streaming wars is simple: continue to bring new and interesting music to the billions of people who use its service.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Music&#8217;s huge music video library is one of its primary advantages. Its users can choose to download the song or watch it on a video to save data. This allows them to listen to the song even when they are offline. Spotify, on the other hand, limits you to five devices. It also lags behind YouTube Music in audio quality. For those who love music videos and live performances, YouTube Music is worth a try.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_is_available_on_desktop\"><\/span>It is available on desktop<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>If you&#8217;re looking for a new way to listen to music, YouTube has an app for that. The desktop version includes a navigation bar, which contains the Home, Explore, Library, and Search tabs. The Explore tab lists the latest songs and albums and shows trending artists and songs. Users can also sort playlists by popularity. If you&#8217;re on a desktop, you can download Youtube Music&#8217;s playlist manager for further convenience.<\/p>\n<p>YouTube Music is available on desktop via the Chrome Web App. The desktop web app is the same as using the YouTube website, but it lets you view the music player in its own window with a separate icon. The desktop version of the web app is still rolling out, so check your region&#8217;s official site before downloading it. Once you have the desktop version of YouTube Music, you can enjoy all of your favorite music in the comfort of your home, without worrying about your mobile device.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_can_be_downloaded\"><\/span>It can be downloaded<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>While you can watch YouTube videos in-platform, you can also download songs and playlists for offline listening. There are certain limitations to this, however. For one, downloaded songs are cached files and cannot be moved, shared or permanently kept. If you want to save your favorite songs and playlists for offline listening, a paid subscription is necessary. However, there is a solution to this problem. Here&#8217;s how you can download music from YouTube to your computer.<\/p>\n<p>Open the YouTube Music app on your computer. Click on the red rectangular icon with a play icon inside. Choose the Library tab and click on &#8220;Save to Computer&#8221;. Then, you can select the song you want to download to your computer. This process will be automated. Alternatively, you can also use Epidemic Sound or the YouTube Audio Library to download music. This way, you can be sure that your music is safe.<\/p>\n<h2><span class=\"ez-toc-section\" id=\"It_can_be_converted_to_other_formats\"><\/span>It can be converted to other formats<span class=\"ez-toc-section-end\"><\/span><\/h2>\n<p>When downloading music from YouTube, you may have to convert it to another format first. AAC is the most commonly used format for this purpose. The problem with MP3s is that they take up a lot of space on your computer. But, you can easily convert YouTube music to another format using the steps below. Listed below are the steps you must take to convert YouTube music to MP3:<\/p>\n<p>You can download music from YouTube in MP3 format if you own an MP3 player. However, there are many cons to doing so. Unlike CD-quality music, YouTube music has limited quality. 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