Can you download music from Spotify to mac?

I wanted to download playlist from Spotify to Mac before, and I tried many methods. Later, I found that Spotify Web Player caches audio streams when playing. In fact, you can use the terminal curl to grab these files. It is a semi-automatic method suitable for technical users who like to tinker.

1. Open Chrome or Edge browser, enter Spotify Web Player, and log in to your account.
2. Press F12 to open the developer tools, then click the Network tab.
3. Switch to the "Media" option, and then play Spotify songs.
4. Find the .mp4 or .ogg file in the request list, right-click to copy the file link.
5. Open the Mac terminal and run the curl command to download the audio stream:

curl -o song.ogg "audio file link"

If you want to convert to MP3, you can use ffffmppeg:

fffmepeg -i song.ogg -acodec libmp3lame output.mp3

If you know how to use the terminal and are willing to manually find the audio link, this method can download music from Spotify to Mac and retain the original sound quality. Compared with recording, this method has better sound quality, but the operation is slightly complicated and is suitable for technical users.