If you’re connecting a downloader or API tool to your own music account, you’ll need a private session credential that the service hides inside your browser. This guide walks you through grabbing each one — Spotify sp_dc, Apple Music media-user-token, Deezer arl, and Qobuz x-user-auth-token — in a couple of minutes, with troubleshooting tables for the common snags.

A quick word on safety. These credentials are the keys to your account. Treat them exactly like a password: keep them on your machine, never share them, and never commit them to Git.

Sometimes, you may find the extension you want to use is unavailable in Chrome Web Store. In this article, we will discuss the steps on how to install Chrome extensions manually.

In addition, you will also learn how to load extensions from Edge Web Store and Firefox Add-ons into Chrome.

Manually Install Chrome Extension

Before we begin, it is important to note that manually installing extensions is not recommended for the average user. This process is usually only used for extensions that are not available in the Chrome Web Store. In most cases, it is safer and easier to install extensions from the Chrome Web Store directly.

This article will show you 8 ways to download songs from Spotify as MP3 without recording even if you don’t have Spotify Premium. No matter what devices you use, you can find at least 2 methods that work for you.

With these methods, you can download Spotify songs to MP3 in 320 kbps or 128 kbps. You may choose one that suits you the best.

Disclaimer

All these methods are for personal or educational use only.

Having your favorite songs readily available on your device is crucial, so I made this MP3 Ripper shortcut to make this process seamless and efficient.

The built-in app, Shortcuts, lets you combine thousands of actions from various apps to perform a task. Each task is called a shortcut. The MP3 Ripper shortcut allows you to download songs in MP3 format directly to your iPhone or Mac. 

Get This Shortcut

This MP3 Ripper shortcut is for iPhone or iPad. Just click the button below to import the MP3 Ripper shortcut into your Shortcuts app. Shortcuts is a built-in app for iOS and macOS. If you somehow delete the app, you can install it from App Store. 

I made a multi-source downloader shortcut, called Chrunos Multi Downloader. It is available for iOS and macOS to download music and videos from various platforms. Whether you’re looking to save your favorite tunes or grab that viral video, this shortcut has you covered.

Supported Video Platforms

Chrunos Multi Downloader shortcut can download videos from YouTube, Instagram, Threads, OK Video, Pinterest, Reddit, Rutube, Streamable, Tiktok, Tumblr, Twitch clips, Twitter, Vimeo, Vine, VK, and Bilibili. It will download videos in 1080P quality (best for iPhones) with rich metadata.

If you want to build a permanent, high-fidelity library that you actually own, you need to convert Spotify to FLAC.

The good news? It’s 100% possible with the right setup. In this guide, I’ll show you the 4 best working methods to download Spotify to FLAC in 2026 — the exact tools to use, the settings that matter, and a few tricks to build a lossless library fast.

Disclaimer: All methods below are for personal or educational use only. Do not use these tools to pirate or distribute music. Some methods may violate Spotify’s Terms of Service and may be illegal in your country, so stay informed.

Many Indian friends use my Shazam to MP3 Shortcut to download Indian songs, so I made an Indian version of Shazam shortcut. It searches and downloads songs from Jiosaavn. You can also run it from Jiosaavn app to download a song directly. 

Jiosaavn Downloader Shortcut for Apple Users

I am excited to introduce the Jiosaavn Downloader Shortcut, a powerful tool designed for iPhone and Mac users. This shortcut not only allows you to download songs from Jiosaavn but also comes with an integrated Shazam feature for seamless music identification and downloading.

If you’ve tried to download Instagram, but failed to find a way, we have you covered. Normally, you need to log in to Instagram before you can view any Instagram story. Here are 5 ways to view Instagram stories anonymously. 

You don’t even need to log in to Instagram, so you can remain totally mysterious to see Instagram stories. Whether you iPhone or Android phone, you can find at least 2 methods to see Instagram stories without them knowing. 

Shazam is not only useful for discovering new music but also for rediscovering old favorites. You can use Shazam to create playlists of your Shazamed songs and share them with your friends on social media. You can also access Shazam charts to see what songs are popular around the world or in your region.

If you want to download Shazam music, you have several options. You can connect to Apple Music and download music from Apple Music. If you want to convert Shazam songs to MP3, I also get you covered. I have made a Shazam Downloader shortcut for iPhone or Mac. For other platforms, you can also find a workaround to download Shazam music to MP3 or other formats. 

You may know many tools for downloading Spotify songs to MP3, but our Spotify to MP3 shortcut or flow solution has a few advantages.

• Available on Windows, Mac, Android, and iOS (iPadOS). 

• You don’t need to install additional apps since Shortcuts for iOS and macOS and Power Automate Desktop for Windows are built-in. 

• You see each action to make sure we don’t do anything evil.

• You can customize actions in the Spotify to MP3 shortcut or flow for your preference. 

Previously, I have shown you how to download Tidal music or Deezer music to FLAC (Free Lossless Audio Codec). If you want to play your downloaded FLAC songs to your Music Library on your iOS device or iTunes, you can convert FLAC to ALAC (Apple Lossless Audio Codec) on Windows or Mac.

In this article, I will show you 5 ways to convert FLAC tracks to Apple Lossless easily. Of course, you can also use these methods to convert FLAC to other formats like MP3, AAC, AIFF, OGG, etc.

Chrunos DeezLoad is a custom shortcut that enables seamless music downloads from Deezer for iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can use it to download music from Deezer in MP3 or FLAC. It supports Deezer track, album, and playlist. 

What is Chrunos DeezLoad?

In case you don’t know, Shortcuts is a built-in app by Apple for automation on iPhone, iPad, and Mac. You can use it to make custom tasks, and each task is called a shortcut. Chrunos DeezLoad is a custom shortcut that allows you to download MP3 or FLAC from Deezer via Share Sheet or copying links. 

In the fast-paced world of online content, the ability to download media for offline viewing is a game-changer. With the iPhone and iPad’s powerful hardware and iOS ecosystem, I have found creative ways to achieve this through the  built-in Shortcuts app.

Since iOS 12, I have started to use the Shortcuts app to download videos and music on iPhone. Recently, I created a shortcut, Utimate Media Downloader, to download videos and music from thousands of websites. 

You may like the music playing around you as you watch movies or walk on the street. Here, I will show you how to add the track to which you are listening to any Spotify playlist of your choice even without the Shazam app on iPhone or iPad.  

Shazam is a popular service that can identify the names and lyrics of the music that is playing. It allows you to connect Spotify and Apple Music. Since Apple has acquired  Shazam, it is quite easy to add Shazam identified tracks to Apple Music playlist, so I will talk about Spotify more. 

You may have collected many amazing music tracks from your Apple Music library. Suppose you want to listen to these songs with your favorite MP3 player, music box, or you want to burn them to a CD. In that case, you may find it impossible to do so because the music downloaded from Apple Music is protected by digital rights management (DRM).

In this article, I will show you a few workarounds to download songs from Apple Music without DRM protection, a.k.a., removing DRM protection from Apple Music.