Best Way to Keep Tidal Music Forever [Latest Guide]

Part 1. Can I Keep Tidal Downloads Forever?

Tidal offline content will expire after canceling the subscription. Many people may be sad to know this news. Officially, you can't keep Tidal music downloads forever. But we found a way to bypass this limitation. It is to use a third-party tool, Tidal downloader, to save Tidal music as a decrypted file. In the following parts, we will introduce two downloaders for Tidal. One is AudFree Tidal Music Downloader, one is Tidal-gui. With them, you will be able to save Tidal downloads for free offline listening forever.

See also: How to Play Tidal Offline on PC/Phone

Part 2. How to Keep Tidal Music Forever via AudFree Tidable

If you want to save Tidal music forever as your own, the best tool we recommend is AudFree Tidal Music Downloader. It allows you to rip Tidal music files without any loss in quality. You can switch the output audio format to a commonly used one. Moreover, this tool retains the complete metadata such as title, artist, album, etc. Besides, this smart program can work up to 5 times faster to convert songs at a time. With the help of this tool, you can download and keep Tidal music forever for playing on any device.

AudFree Tidal Music Downloader

• Download music from Tidal as local audio files
• Convert Tidal music to MP3 and other common formats
• Keep full ID3 tags and 100% raw music quality
• Run at 5X faster speed, set music quality and parameters

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🔑 2.1 Preparation

1. Please note that your Tidal subscription is active. If you've never used Tidal before, you can get Tidal for free with a free trial.

2. Please install the AudFree Tidal Music Downloader on your desktop. To install the AudFree Tidal Downloader, just click the 'Download' button above.

3. Install the Tidal desktop app on your PC.

🔑 2.2 How to Download and Keep Tidal Music Forever

Now, follow the steps below to download and save Tidal music forever. It's available for Tidal free or premium users. Because Tidal free account can play 30 seconds of each song, you can download audio of the same duration. To get entire audio, you should buy a paid plan.

Step 1Drag and add Tidal music files to AudFree Tidable

Open the AudFree Tidal Music Downloader and the Tidal app will open with it. Then, please find the track, playlist, or album you would like to download from the Tidal app. Find the URL of the music by clicking the icon that looks like '3 points' next to the title. Copy and paste it into the search blank of the AudFree software. After that, press the '+' icon to add it.

Step 2Modify output parameters of Tidal music

Click on the 'menu' icon on the upper edge and then choose the 'Preferences' > 'Convert' option to turn to the setting page. It is available for you to reset the output audio settings such as format, sample rate, bit depth, channel, and so on. Generally speaking, you'd better set the output format as MP3 since it's the most common one.

🔖 Tips: If you want to export the best quality, you are suggested to change the output format to FLAC or WAV, the bit depth to 24-bit or 32-bit, and the sample rate to 48000Hz. Moreover, please remember to check the 'Conversion speed' box to stabilize the conversion.

See also: How to Download Tidal to WAV Losslessly

Step 3Download and keep Tidal music forever

Start the conversion process by hitting on the 'Convert' bar in the bottom-right corner. The AudFree Tidal Downloader will run at a 5X faster speed to convert and download your Tidal songs according to your previous settings. Once the conversion is complete, a red spot with numbers will appear on the 'Converted' button. You can click on it to find the converted files in your computer's local folder. Now, you can keep the converted Tidal songs for as long as you want.

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Part 3. How to Keep Tidal Music Forever Freely via Tidal-gui

Are you searching for a free tool to download Tidal music? You can consider using Tidal-gui. Tidal-gui is an unofficial graphical user interface (GUI) application for Tidal, mainly used for downloading music from Tidal to your local machine. It's open-source and available on GitHub. It is a popular program for exporting Tidal playlists and albums.

Step 1. Download the Tidal-gui app from GitHub. Please note that it is only available for Windows. Users with other operating systems can use Tidal-dl.

Step 2. Launch Tidal-gui and log in using your Tidal account credentials.

Step 3. Use the search bar to find songs, albums, or playlists.

Step 4. Select the desired tracks and initiate the download process within the app. This way, you can keep Tidal music forever free.

See also: Tidal GUI and Tidal DL Review

Using this GitHub tool requires some computer knowledge. We have used it before and found that it can be a little difficult to install. Therefore, we suggest using the AudFree Tidal Music Converter.

Part 4. In Conclusion

With the AudFree Tidal Music Downloader or Tidal-gui, you can download and keep Tidal music forever. The offline downloads will be saved forever whether your Tidal subscription is expired or canceled. You can also burn Tidal music to CDs to create a backup. Or you can transfer Tidal music to USB flash drives and then play the download on any device you want. For easy use, using AudFree Tidal Music Converter is the best way. This AudFree software provides a simple UI and you can download and use it like other normal apps. Besides, it offers multiple output parameters for Tidal audio, including format, bitrate, sample rate and audio channel.