Top 12 YouTube Music Playlist Downloaders

Part 1: Desktop YouTube Music Playlist Downloaders

You love listening to your favorite music on YouTube but hate browsing endless playlists. Don't worry, with a desktop YouTube music playlist downloader, you can save hours of time and effort by downloading entire playlists onto your computer or other devices. Read on to find out how to use the 9 best desktop YouTube music playlist downloaders.

1. KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter (Recommended)

KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter is one of the best converters for downloading YouTube Music playlists. Its built-in YouTube Music web player makes it unnecessary for users to install any other additional music applications. At the same time, after logging into your YouTube account, KeepMusic will synchronize all your playlists for you to download directly to your computer. The 10X download speed allows users to directly reduce the conversion time, saving a lot of time.

At the same time, KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter supports converting YouTube Music to MP3/WAV/AAC/ALC/FLAC/AIFF formats and retains ID3 tags and the original sound quality of songs after conversion. At the same time, KeepMusic turns on the Download Video function by default and automatically detects whether the music video is included in the song converted by the user. If it is included, it will be downloaded to the local computer together with the song. The converted songs, playlists, or albums will be saved as real playable audio files instead of cache files. So users can directly move the downloaded track to other playback devices, such as MP3 players. You can also choose to burn it to a CD or transfer it to an iPhone or Android, set it as an alarm, and start the day with music.

How to Use?

Before using KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter to download YouTube Music playlists, please make sure you have installed KeepMusic. KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter is compatible with the latest Windows and Mac.

Step 1 Run the KeepMusic YouTube Music Converter on your computer and click the Open the YouTube Music Web Player button.

Step 2 Click the Sign In button to log in with your YouTube Music account.

Step 3 Open a playlist or enter the keywords of the playlist you want to download in the search box. And click the Add to list button to add songs you want to download.

Tips: If you want to download multiple playlists at once, click the Save to list button and repeat the step of adding songs until all songs are selected.

Step 4 Click the Settings button to choose the output format, sample rate, and bit rate.

The Download Video option is opened by default, if you don't want to download music and video files at the same time, choose Close.

Step 5 Now, you can click the Convert Now button.

Step 6 The whole downloading process is very fast. When the progress bar reaches 100%, you can click the History button to view the downloaded playlist.

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2. AudiCable Audio Recorder

AudiCable Audio Recorder supports recording songs and playlists from various music platforms to MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV/AIFF/ALAC format, including Spotify, Amazon Music, Apple Music, YouTube Music, Tidal, Deezer Music, Pandora, SoundCloud, Line Music, etc. However, AudiCable Audio Recorder currently only supports downloading songs at 1X speed.

How to Use?

Step 1 Run AudiCable Audio Recorder on your computer. Then click YouTube Music.

Step 2 Choose how you want to download YouTube Music. After that, sign in with your YouTube Music account.

Step 3 In the upper right corner of AudiCable, click the gear icon. In the setting window that pops up, select the output format and quality.

Step 4 Choose your favorite YouTube Music song, playlist, or album to play. As soon as you play the song, the AudiCable will start recording at the same time.

Step 5 Quickly find YouTube Music playlist downloads by clicking the Recorded tap, and then clicking the folder icon behind the song.

3. YouTube Video Downloader

YouTube Video Downloader is a completely free YouTube downloader without any additional bundled programs. It supports users to download videos and music playlists from YouTube. But it should be noted that YouTube Video Downloader extracts music from YouTube videos. So before downloading YouTube Music playlists, you need to find the video URL that contains the music you need on YouTube.

How to Use?

Step 1 Download YouTube Video Downloader on your computer, and run directly.

Step 2 You can copy and paste the video URL to YouTube Video Downloader and press the Enter button on your keyboard to add the video you want to download.

Step 3 YouTube Video Downloader enables you to download video or audio from YouTube. Click the icon directly, and a window for selecting sound quality will pop up, select the output format and quality.

Step 4 Click the Download icon to start downloading the YouTube audio file, and the downloaded audio file will be saved to the folder you selected in the previous step.

Step 5 After downloading, you can click the Library to find the downloaded YouTube video or audio on your local drive.

4. By Click Downloader

By Click Downloader is a software application for Windows computers that allows you to download full HD video or audio from YouTube. You can choose to keep the entire video or convert it to an audio-only format (such as .mp3) to listen to later. Although a completely free application, it is only available for Windows users.

How to Use?

1. Download and run By Click Downloader.

2. Copy and paste the YouTube Music playlists URL you want to download By Click Downloader.

3. Select the tracks you want to download and select the download format and quality.

4. Click the download button.

5. 4K Video Downloader

4K Video Downloader is an application for Windows, macOS, and Linux that allows you to download entire videos and playlists to play them later offline. Not only can you download audio, but you can also use it to download full video in any quality up to 4k. Downloaded videos and playlists can also be transferred to your phone for offline playback if you want.

How to Use?

1. Download and run 4K Video Downloader.

2. Copy the URL of the YouTube Music playlist you want to download and paste it to the 4K Video Downloader.

3. In the pop-up window asking if you want to download the entire playlist, select the Download Playlist option to download the whole playlist.

Select the output format and quality, and click download.

6. Snapdownloader

Download your favorite playlists from YouTube easily with the SnapDownloader downloader for Windows SnapDownloader systems. Apart from grabbing your favorite playlists from YouTube, it can also help you grab videos of different quality from Facebook.

How to Use?

1. Download and launch SnapDownloader.

2. Open YouTube and copy the link to the playlist you want to download. Next, paste it into SnapDownloader to start searching for it.

3. In the list of search results, click on the Select All option to select all playlist videos, or select videos individually to download.

Choose the output format and quality, click the download button and that's it.

7. DVDVideoSoft

DVDVideoSoft is a freeware application for Windows and macOS that allows users to download their favorite YouTube playlists and videos and convert them to any audio format of their choice. But this downloader grabs music playlists directly from YouTube, not directly from YouTube Music.

How to Use?

1. Install Free YouTube to MP3 Converter.

2. Add video URL via paste button.

3. Press the download button to enjoy the video and music!

8. iTubeGo

iTubeGo is a downloader that supports use on Windows, macOS, and Android. Its functions are not only downloading YouTube videos but also quickly downloading playlists and videos from YouTube. And convert them to your favorite audio formats for easy listening anytime.

How to Use?

1. Find the playlist you want to download on YouTube and copy its playlist address.

2. Run iTubeGo, and click the Settings button to choose the download format you need.

3. Click the Paste URL button to paste the address of the playlist, and click to download.

9. Videoder

Videoder supports Windows and Android and helps you download your favorite YouTube playlists quickly and easily. The app is popular for its own built-in web browser and ad blocker. That also means you can avoid those annoying ads if you use them to download YouTube videos.

How to Use?

1. Run Videoder on your computer.

2. Paste the URL of the playlist you want to download.

3. Choose the format and quality and click download.