How to Add Music from Shazam to Tidal

Part 1. Is There a Shazam Tidal Integration?

For music enthusiasts, Shazam and Tidal are both essential tools. Shazam for identifying that captivating song playing in a store, and Tidal for high-quality streaming and curated playlists. However, there is not a Shazam Tidal integration. Shazam supports Apple Music, Spotify, etc. for direct playback, leaving Tidal users to look for alternative methods. But not all hope is lost! You can still find and play Shazam music on Tidal. We'll cover workarounds including manually adding songs and using a third-party transfer app.

See also: How to Connect and Use Shazam to Spotify Directly

Besides, we introduce an approach to play Shazam-identified Tidal songs without a Tidal account. You need to download AudFree Tidal Music Converter to export songs from Tidal. Please see detailed introductions in Part 3.

See also: How to Export Tidal Playlist for Free Playback

Part 2. How to Use Shazam for Tidal

If you cannot use Shazam to recognize music fluently, follow these steps. And then, you can see the guide on adding tracks from Shazam to Tidal.

Step 1. Get the Shazam app on your smartphone (available for iOS and Android).

Step 2. Launch the app and tap the 'Shazam' button (usually a large circular icon) on the main screen. Shazam will start listening to the music around you.

Step 3. Once the song is identified, Shazam will display the song title, artist, and album information.

While you can't connect Shazam to Tidal, you can use ways to get your song discoveries on Tidal. Please note that some songs are unavailable on Tidal due to copyright.

🔵 Way 1. Manually Adding Shazam Songs to Tidal

Step 1. After identifying the song, open Tidal and use the 'Search' feature to locate the same track. Enter the artist and song title, and browse the results to find the match.

Step 2. Once you've found the song on Tidal, you can add it to your library or a playlist. This way, your Shazam discoveries will be accessible within your Tidal account.

Although this method takes a bit more effort, it still enables Tidal users to benefit from Shazam's powerful identification technology. If you plan to add lots of tracks, you should consider a more automated solution: using transfer software.

🔵 Way 2. Transfer Shazam Playlists to Tidal via Soundiiz

Soundiiz is a music management platform that allows users to transfer and manage playlists across various streaming services. With support for over 40 platforms, including Spotify, Apple Music, Tidal, and Shazam, it makes migrating playlists easy. See how to transfer playlists from Shazam to Tidal.

Step 1. Go to the Soundiiz website and sign up for an account.

Step 2. Log in to Soundiiz and connect both your Shazam and Tidal accounts.

Step 3. On the left panel, click the 'Transfer' tab. In the 'Select source' section, choose 'Shazam'.

Step 4. Select 'Tidal' as the destination platform and click the 'Start' button to pick a playlist or track you wish to move to Tidal.

Step 5. Next, click 'Confirm my selection' > 'Save configuration' > 'Confirm'. Finally, hit the 'Begin the transfer!' button to complete the process.

Extension: Download Shazam Tidal Songs Locally

After you get Shazam-identified songs on Tidal, you can play them without the Tidal app and web player. With a premium subscription, you can even download them for offline playback. However, the downloaded music cannot be played once you cancel the subscription. To avoid this situation, you need AudFree Tidal Music Converter.

AudFree Tidal Music Converter allows users to convert Tidal songs into formats such as MP3, FLAC, or WAV. It can download Tidal songs, playlists, and albums onto your computer's local folder. This way, you can listen to them offline and transfer the music across devices.

Start by downloading AudFree Tidal Music Converter on your computer. The software is available for both Windows and Mac, and it requires a Tidal account to operate.

Step 1Load Tidal music to AudFree Tidable

Launch it and wait for Tidal to be launched. Manually locate the songs you identified with Shazam. Copy the link of each song and paste it into the AudFree converter. Hit '+' to add it to the download queue.

Step 2Set Shazam Tidal songs output formats

Go to the 'menu' button and click 'Preferences' > 'Convert'. Select your preferred audio format (MP3, FLAC, etc.), sample rate, bitrate and so on. Then, hit the 'OK' button to save your settings.

Step 3Convert and save Shazam for Tidal songs locally

Now, you can let AudFree Tidal Music Converter convert and download music. Simply click the 'Convert' button. The downloaded files can be found by clicking the 'Converted' > 'Search' icon.

Video GuideDownload Music from Tidal on Computer

See how to download Tidal music on computers.

In Conclusion

While we can't use Shazam Tidal integration, several tools help you enjoy Shazam-identified songs on Tidal. We mainly introduced ways in manually searching for identified songs on Tidal and transferring Shazam music to Tidal. These workarounds may take a few extra steps, but they allow you to keep the benefits of Tidal's sound quality while leveraging Shazam's superior song identification capabilities. In addition, by downloading music with AudFree Tidal Music Converter, you can play Tidal music forever even after unsubscribing from Tidal.