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How to Download Music from YouTube to Mac

ada staples By Ada Staples
Updated on: June 21, 2024
Category: YouTube Music Tips

Music plays an important role in our daily lives, and YouTube has become more and more popular because of its discovering and enjoying a wide array of songs. For those who enjoy downloading music from YouTube, you may be aware that you can only listen to music with playing videos. Facing such a problem, how should we do when we want to play music from YouTube on our Mac? Don't worry, we will guide you in this post. Let’s go.

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Part 1: How to Download Music from YouTube to Mac for Free

Before downloading music from YouTube to Mac. We need a free tool - YouTube Video Downloader

YouTube Video Downloader is a powerful program. With it, you can easily download your favorite songs from YouTube videos. And save it as an MP3/M4V/WEMB format file so that you can watch it offline on any device.

How does it work?

Step 1 Install and run the YouTube Video Downloader. Then you will see a sample and concise interface.

Main interface

Step 2 Customize Download Settings

Click the Setting button in the upper right corner to customize the video quality (high, medium, low), subtitle language, synchronous download, and output path. In the Simultaneous download option, you can choose how many videos to download at the same time.

Tips: YouTube Video Download supports exporting the music you need from the video. So, if you don't need to download the video, you can skip this step.

settings

Step 3 Search Preference Videos on YouTube Video Downloader

You can find your favorite track videos on YouTube. Then copy the link and paste it to the search box of YouTube Video Downloader. Hit the Enter key on your keyboard to find the video you want to download.

add video

Step 4 Select Output Format & Quality

After finding the video you want to download, click the icon on the right, and then set the video quality, format, original size, and subtitles in the pop-up interface.

If you only need to download tracks, you only need to choose the quality, format, and original size of the audio.

But if you want to download the video together, you need to choose the quality, format, original size and subtitle of the video.

Video Output Format: MP4/MKV

Audio Output Format: MP3/M4A/WEBM

Video Quality: 480P/720P/1080PUHD/4K/8K

advanced download

Step 5 Start Download songs

After all the settings are completed. You can click the "Download" icon to start the download.

downloading

Step 6 Check the Downloaded Songs

After downloading, you can click on Library to find the well-downloaded YouTube videos or audio on the local drive.

history

Part 2: How to Download YouTube Music to Mac

Is there any way to help us download YouTube Music songs to our Mac? Of course, it can be achieved with the help of a powerful tool. KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter will be your best choice. It helps you to download songs from YouTube Music on your Windows or Mac and keep the original sound quality and ID3 tags. And you don't need to install other apps and YouTube Music App in the whole process.

Author

KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter

  • Download YouTube Music to PC/Mac.
  • Convert YouTube Music to MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC/AIFF/ALAC.
  • Support 10X faster conversion speed.
  • Preserve the original audio quality and keep ID3 tags.
  • No need to install the YouTube Music app.
  • Step 1 Run the KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter on your computer and click the "SIGN IN" button to open the login interface, fill in your YouTube Music account password.

    sign in

    Step 2 Customize the Output Format

    Now you can click the “Settings” button to open the Settings window to set the Output Format(AAC/WAV/MP3/ALAC/FLAC/AIFF), Bit Rate(128kbps/192kbps/256kbps/320kbps), and Sample Rate(44.1kHz/48kHz/96kHz/192kHz) you want. And Output Folder storage path, Output File Name, etc.

    set up youtube music output format

    The program enables the "also download the music video" option, which automatically detects whether the song provides Music Video when downloading a song. If there is, it will be downloaded and saved in the same folder with the song. You can choose the video download quality you need in the settings window.

    Step 3 Add Songs to Download

    After setting, click Close to save the setting. Then select a playlist, album, or artist you like and open it, click the "Add" add to list button at the bottom right to open the add song interface. Select the songs you want and click the "Convert" button to start downloading.

    converting youtube music at 10x speed

    add youtube music to convert

    Step 4 Check the Downloaded Songs

    After the download is complete, you can click the "Converted" icon on the left side of the Folder icon to view all downloaded songs.

    find downloaded youtube music

    Summary

    In conclusion, downloading music from YouTube to a Mac is a convenient way to enjoy your favorite tunes offline or transfer them to other devices. By using KeepMusic YouTube Video Downloader, you can easily extract audio tracks from YouTube videos and save them in formats compatible with Mac operating systems. You can also choose another music streaming like YouTube Music and download your favorite songs to your Mac by KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter. Happy downloading and jamming!

    Author

    Ada Staples

    Ada Staples is keeping a strong passion for the multimedia industry. As an avid music enthusiast, she contributes numerous articles about technology and music tools to various websites and blogs.