Best Way to Download Music from Tidal to Mac [2023 Guide]

Part 1. Can You Download Tidal Music on Mac?

Tidal has introduced offline download support, but only for smartphones and tablets, such as iOS and Android devices. This means even Mac users can download the official Tidal app for Mac and has an eligible subscription (either HiFi or HiFi Plus), it's frustrating that there's no Download option for Tidal music. You can only enjoy the online streaming of High, HiFi, or MQA quality.

Can I download Tidal music on my Mac for free?

Fortunately, even without official support for Mac offline downloads, there're alternative ways for both Mac users and those on Tidal Free to download Tidal Music for offline listening, and it's good! A Tidal Music downloader for Mac called ViWizard Tidal Music Downloader ensures the ability to download music from the Mac version of the Tidal desktop app. Whether you have the membership or not, you can always download and save your favorite music to your Mac for playback.

If you want to download Tidal Music for offline listening, ViWizard Tidal Music Converter emerges as the best music solution, as it allows you to download any tracks, playlists, albums, and artists to playable music files. It supports the downloading and conversion to MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, AAC, and FLAC. Based on your subscription plan, lossless audio will be kept with the downloaded for seamless listening experience. Meanwhile, all the necessary metadata such as title, artist, album name and more will be embedded to the downloads.

Key Features of ViWizard Tidal Music Converter

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• Download any Tidal content, including songs, albums, playlists, and artists
• Support exporting Tidal music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4A, and M4B
• Preserve a whole set of ID3 tag information in the downloaded Tidal songs
• Handle the conversion of Tidal music up to 5× faster speed and in batch

Part 2. How to Download Tidal Music from Tidal to Mac [Tutorial]

Before getting started, make sure to the Mac version of both Tidal desktop app and ViWizard Tidal Music Downloader.

Step 1Select Tidal music

Launch ViWizard Tidal Music Downloader, and launches or relaunches the Tidal desktop app. Make sure a Tidal account is logged in to access the music collection and Tidal's music catalog. Now drag and drop the tracks to ViWizard's main interface to add them to download.

Step 2Adjust audio format

To adjust the audio format, click the menu icon at the top-right and select Preferences from the context menu. Go to the Convert tab, from there change the current format to a desired one, such as MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, AAC, or FLAC. After that, click OK to save the change.

Step 3Download and convert Tidal music

To start the downloading and conversion of the music tracks, click on the Convert button. The speed is super faster and the music tracks are downloaded in batch. Once done, open the converted menu and check for all the tracks or specific ones.

Part 3. How to Transfer Downloaded Tidal Music to iPhone/iPad/iPod

You can transfer your Mac downloads to other devices such as your iPhone, iPad, and iPod and access them in the Music app for offline playback. Here's the step-by-step guide.

To transfer your Tidal downloads to iPhone/iPad/iPod:

1. Launch the Music app on your Mac.
2. Upload your Tidal downloads to the Music app. In the Music app, go to "File" in the menu bar, and select "Import" from the context menu.



3. In the Finder app that appears, navigate to the Tidal downloads in either .aiff, alac, .mp3, or .wav, and select the music files to open.
4. Once uploaded, connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod to the computer via a USB cable. Your connected device will appear in the sidebar within the Music app.
5. Select the device to go into its settings.
6. Go to the Music tab, and check Sync music onto [Your device's name] > Entire music library or Selected artists, albums, genres, and playlists to select the content type you want to sync.



7. Click Apply, and wait until the Music app finish the syncing of the selected music.
8. Once done, click Done.

To access your Tidal downloads on iPhone/iPad/iPod:

1. Launch the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
2. Go to "Your Library".
3. Go to the Downloaded section.
4. Under the downloaded section, your Tidal downloads will appear for offline playback.

Part 4. FAQs about Downloading Tidal Music on Mac