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A Spotify downloader that gets the tags right.

Turn any Spotify playlist, album or song into MP3 or FLAC files with the right title, artist and cover art — on Windows, Mac or Linux.

4 min readUpdated 10 November 2026For PurffleGrab v14

What PurffleGrab does with a Spotify link

Paste a link to a Spotify playlist, album, track or artist. PurffleGrab lists every song with its length and cover, you tick the ones you want, and each one is saved as MP3 or FLAC with the title, artist, album, track number and artwork already written in. Drop the folder into any music player and it looks the way it does in Spotify.

  • Whole playlists in one go. Select all, pick ranges like 5–20, or filter by name.
  • Clean tags. Taken from Spotify's own metadata, not guessed from a video title.
  • Careful matching. Every candidate is scored on length, title and artist. A weak match is still saved but flagged "Check this match", and Wrong song? lets you pick another in one click.
  • No Spotify login. Public playlists and albums just work.
  • Runs on your computer. No upload step, no pop-ups, no waiting in a queue on someone's server.

How it works, honestly

Spotify's audio is DRM-protected, so no tool can copy the original stream, and any site claiming it can is not telling you the truth. Every working Spotify downloader, including the open-source spotDL, does the same thing: it reads the public track list, finds the same song on YouTube and saves that audio with Spotify's metadata. PurffleGrab does exactly this, in an app instead of a command line. Most tracks match perfectly; now and then a live version or a remix wins, and that's what the match check is for.

See it in two minutes

PurffleGrab video tour: any link to MP3 or 8K

Paste a link or type a song name, save a whole playlist, follow a channel, and fix a broken download in one click. Watch on YouTube (2:19).

Download from Spotify in three steps

Copy the link in Spotify

Share → Copy link on any playlist, album or song. PurffleGrab notices the copied link and offers to grab it.

Pick tracks and a format

Click Find, tick the tracks, then choose MP3 320 or FLAC.

Download

Several songs download at once. Pause any time; the queue resumes even after a restart.

Download · presetsPurffleGrab format presets for saving Spotify songs as MP3 320 or FLAC
Pick MP3 320 or FLAC once, and every track in the playlist uses it.

What it costs

Free gives you 67 downloads a month up to 1080p with a free account (just your email, no card), and new accounts get 3 days of Pro free. Pro passes start at $1.49 (₹49) a week, you pay once and they never renew. Pro adds unlimited downloads, 6 at once and up to 3 computers.

Questions

Is there a free Spotify downloader?

Yes. PurffleGrab is free for 67 downloads a month with a free account, and every Spotify feature works on Free: playlists, albums, tracks, MP3 and FLAC, cover art and tags.

Does it download straight from Spotify?

No, and no honest tool can: Spotify's streams are DRM-protected. PurffleGrab reads the public track list from Spotify, finds the matching audio on YouTube and writes Spotify's title, artist, album and cover art onto each file. It's the same method spotDL uses.

Do I need Spotify Premium or a Spotify login?

No. Public playlists, albums and tracks work without signing in to Spotify. For playlists over 100 tracks you can add your own free Spotify API key in Settings.

Which formats can I save to?

MP3 (up to 320 kbps), FLAC, M4A, Opus and WAV. MP3 and FLAC get full tags and embedded cover art.

Does it work on Mac and Linux?

Yes. There are installers for Windows 10 and 11, macOS (Apple Silicon and Intel) and Linux (AppImage and .deb).