5 Free Spotify Playlist Downloader for Mac [MP3 or OGG]

Previously, I have shared a few Spotify Downloader apps for Windows. Here, I have picked 5 working Spotify playlist Downloader apps for Mac. You can use them to download Spotify playlist to MP3, OGG, or other formats.

Spotify Playlist Downloader Shortcut

The Shortcuts app for Mac is a powerful automation tool that enables you to streamline tasks and workflows across your macOS devices. It provides a user-friendly interface for creating custom shortcuts by combining multiple actions.
I have made Spotify Playlist Downloader shortcut for downloading all tracks in a playlist to MP3. Click the button below to get the shortcut.

Once you have the shortcut, you modify it for your preference. By default, the shortcut saves downloaded music files to iCloud/Shortcuts/Music folder. If you don’t have such a folder, it will fail. To change it, locate the “Save Encoded Media to Music” action. Click on Music to select another location in Finder.

With that set up, you can copy a Spotify playlist URL and run this shortcut. It will ask you how many songs in the playlist, which does not need to be exact. If you only need to download a single track, you can also use my Spotify to MP3 shortcut.
If you have iPhone or iPad, you can run the shortcut from Spotify Share Sheet to download music without leaving the app. With this shortcut, you can download as many songs as you want for free.
For better music quality (320kbps or higher), you can check our premium plan to get advanced shortcuts.

Multi-Source Music Downloader – iTuneGo

iTubeGo is a multi-source media downloader for Mac and WIndows that allows you to batch download Spotify songs to MP3, OGG, FLAC, or other formats. You can download multiple Spotify tracks, albums, playlists at the same time.

You just need to copy and paste the Spotify music or playlist link to iTuneGo and it will directly download Spotify to MP3 in 320kbps. The downloaded music is DRM free and you can play the downloaded Spotify music offline on Apple Music, iPhone, Android devices, iPod, etc.
While downloading, iTubeGo will keep all the metadata that Spotify provides including ID3 info, thumbnail, or cover image.
If you don’t like MP3 format, iTubeGo also allows you to convert Spotify music to FLAC, M4A, AC3, WAV, AIFF, OGG, etc. In settings, you can set your preferred audio format.  
As a multiple source media downloader, iTubeGo also allows you to download music from Deezer, YouTube, Qobuz, Tidal, SoundCloud, etc. What’s more, you can use it to download videos from OnlyFans, YouTube,  Vimeo, Dailymotion, Twitter, Facebook, etc.

Online Spotify Playlist Downloader

If you don’t want to install any apps on your Mac, you can use an online Spotify downloader to download playlists. I have tested a few online Spotify downloaders and picked one of my favorite. That is SpotiSongDownloader.

You just paste a Spotify playlist URL there and it will offer you a button to download all songs in a ZIP file. Along with it, it displays all songs and you can click the corresponding button to download each one separately.
Compared to other so called Spotify Downloader, this one offers regional 256kbps M4A files, not upscaled 320kbps.
However, free users can only download 100 songs from a playlist and 500 songs for paid members.

Zotify – Open Source Music and Podcast Downloader

Notify is an open source Spotify music and podcast downloader for Windows, Mac, and Linux. It supports high-quality downloads up to 320kbps (with a Spotify premium account), and the ability to fetch synced lyrics.
Zotify is built with Python and FFmpeg, ensuring compatibility with a wide range of audio formats such as mp3, ogg, and more. It supports bulk downloads, playlists, and even real-time downloading.

You can follow the steps below to install and use Zotify. If you already have Python and FFmpeg installed, it may only take a minute to set up.

Step 1. Install Requred programs, Python and FFmpeg
1. Open Terminal on Mac and run the following command.

/bin/bash -c "$(curl -fsSL https://raw.githubusercontent.com/Homebrew/install/HEAD/install.sh)"

2. Install Python 3 with Homebrew command:

brew install python

3. Install FFmpeg on Mac

brew install ffmpeg

Step 2. Install Zotify.
After installation of the required programs, type the following command to install Notify.

Step 3. Delete Credentials.json file.

1. Open Finder app and navigate to /Users/ folder.
2. Right click on blank space and select “Show View Options”.
3. Check the option “Show Library Folder”.
4. Go to /Users//Library/ApplicationSupport/Zotify/ and delete the Credentials.json file.
5. Edit the config.json file for your preference.

Step 4. Run Zotify to download a Spotify playlist.
1. Replace the playlist URL with your own in the following command.
2. It will ask you to type Username and Password. After that, it will start downloading the Spotify playlist your input.

OnTheSpot: GUI Spotify Converter for Mac

OnTheSpot is an open-source, Spotify downloader built with Python and Qt. It allows you to search for songs and download them directly. In addition, you can download Spotify podcast episodes and audiobooks.

You may refer to the steps below to see how it works.

Step 1. Install OnTheSpot on your Mac.

1. Download OnTheSpot DMG file from GitHub release page.
2. Open the DMG file and drag it to Applications.

Step 2. Add your Spotify account in Settings.

1. Open Spotify Desktop app on your Mac. Make sure the app is downloaded from Spotify website instead of App Store.
2. Open OnTheSpot and click Add Spotify Account in Settings.
3. On Spotify Desktop app, click the Devices icon and select OnTheSpot.

Step 3. Download content from Spotify.

1. Click the Search tab and paste the URL to Spotify track, album, playlist, podcast episode, or audiobook.
2. Click the search icon to download the content.

You may add more Spotify account to speed up the download process. I used a free Spotify account, it only downloads music in 160kbps. If you add a Spotify Premium account, it should download Spotify music in 320kbps.

Conclusion

You can use any of these 5 methods to download a Spotify playlist to MP3 or other formats. Either you prefer the Terminal or GUI method, you can find one here. The Shortcuts method is convenient and customizable, since it is a built-in app, which is also available on iPhone or iPad.
The iTubego option is the most powerful as it supports way more sites besides Spotify, but it is a paid tool. If you have any problems while using these methods, you can seek help in our Telegram Group.