Dowdetector by Ookla: Largest Outages of 2025

In 2025, digital services proved both indispensable and fragile. This year’s largest outages were defined by platform-level disruptions, particularly across video, gaming, and communication platforms, that impacted millions of users. However, given how many individual platforms rely on the same few cloud providers and core systems, the role of centralized infrastructure also played a key role, demonstrating how a single point of failure can still cause disruption to cascade across multiple services simultaneously.

Downdetector® data from 2025 Ookla could analyze millions of user reports and identify the largest website and service outages of the year.

The World’s Biggest Outages of 2025

2025 saw a combination of major outages across gaming, streaming, and social media services, but none were more impactful than the cloud services outages that affected companies across the globe. These large-scale incidents underscored how failures in core infrastructure can ripple outward to millions of users. Here is a look at the largest global outages of 2025, according to Downdetector data.

 

In Europe:

 

  • PlayStation Network global issue topped the EU list with 1.7 million reports.
  • Snapchat saw the second-highest outage activity in the region with 989,559 reports submitted by users.
  • Vodafone’s UK-wide internet outage generated 833,211 reports.
  • WhatsApp caused significant disruption for its users with 621,763 reports.
  • Spotify’s outage recorded 468,334 reports, making it a major non-video streaming event.
  • Odido experienced, within 10 days, two separate outages that totaled 357,685 reports (June 15th) and 382,003 reports (June 25th).

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Allianz x Spotify: This Christmas, Your Playlist Could Be Your Best Safety Feature

This Christmas, the soundtrack in your car could be shaping your driving more than you think. As millions take to the roads, Allianz is warning that fast-tempo music can subtly increase speed, stress and reaction times and is encouraging motorists to slow both the car and the beat.

To support safer journeys this year, Allianz is urging drivers to plan ahead, take their time and never drink and drive. As part of this, Allianz Ireland has partnered with Spotify on a new data-driven initiative that helps drivers manage their mindset behind the wheel, simply by adjusting the tempo of the music they listen to.

Building on this partnership, Allianz and Spotify have launched Seat Belters, an in-app experience that creates a personalised, lower-tempo playlist based on each user’s listening history. Using Spotify’s streaming intelligence, it identifies tracks in the 60–80 beat-per-minute (BPM) range to help promote a calmer mindset on the road – whether it’s the school run, inching through town for a bit of shopping, or the long drive home across the country for Christmas.

Studies show that music can have a direct influence on how we drive. Songs with a fast tempo (over 120 BPM) can subconsciously encourage drivers to speed up and change lanes much more often. In contrast, music that matches the average resting heart rate (around 60-80 BPM) is associated with calmer, more focused driving[1].

Behavioural Psychologist Dr. Becky Spelman offered insight into the science behind Seat Belters, and how the initiative can have real-world influence on driving behaviour: “As a psychologist, I’m always interested in the small, everyday inputs that shape how we feel and behave. Music is one of those influences that most of us overlook – we usually think of it as something enjoyable to have in the background, but the tempo and rhythm of what we listen to have a very real effect on the body.

“When we’re driving, these changes matter. A slight increase in heart rate or a feeling of urgency can lead to quicker reactions, more lane changes or a tendency to drive a little faster. These shifts are not usually conscious decisions; they are simply the body responding to stimulation. The research is very consistent in showing that high-tempo music makes us more reactive and more prone to quick decisions, which is not ideal when we are on the road and need calm, steady focus.”

A nationally representative survey commissioned by Allianz earlier this year found that over half of Irish adults believe music influences their driving style, with belief particularly strong among Gen Z, who are the demographic most likely to stream music while driving. Higher heart-rate variability, increased mental workload and erratic driving patterns have all been observed in response to faster music, making mindful playlist curation especially beneficial this Christmas.

Dr. Spelman explains; “This is why the Allianz Seat Belters initiative is so useful. It takes something that people already do every day – listening to music in the car – and turns it into a practical safety support. By selecting music in the range of sixty to eighty beats per minute based on your listening history, the playlist encourages the body to settle. This slower rhythm is much closer to the natural pace of a calm and regulated nervous system. When we’re in that state, our thinking becomes clearer, our decision making becomes steadier and we’re less likely to behave impulsively, making the roads a safer place for everyone this Christmas.

Allianz has also launched Dashboard Drumming, a social video activation pairing legendary drummer Stewart Copeland (The Police) with science content creator Big Manny. In a parked car, they use nothing but a dashboard and a drumbeat to demonstrate how changing tempo affects mindset, mood, and ultimately driving behaviour – making BPM instantly relatable and sharable. It’s a fun but powerful way to show how we respond to rhythm behind the wheel. Start Your Better Driving Soundtrack – to create your personalised Playlist, visit: https://www.allianz.ie/spotify or use the QR code below

Start Your Better Driving Soundtrack.

To create your personalised  Playlist, visit: https://open.spotify.com/site/allianz or use the QR code below

‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ DCC Podcast now available

Want to learn more about your local council? Tune in to ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ – the official podcast that takes you behind the scenes of Dublin City Council

Seasons one and two of ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ The Official Dublin City Council Podcast are now available in full on podcast platforms. Whether you’re a resident of Dublin city, a student, or eager to learn about local government, this podcast offers a fresh and accessible look at how Dublin City Council supports your city and keeps it moving. Podcasts are also a new thing with me and now listening to more of them as time goes on and I will tune into this one.

Highlights of season two include a deep dive into Dublin Fire Brigade with Fire Officer Greg O’Dwyer, a chat with Assistant Chief Executive Aidan Blighe about what the senior management role entails, and a reflection with Public Domain Officer Sid Daly on the challenges of waste management and recycling in Dublin city.

The ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ podcast delves into the roles and responsibilities of the various sections and departments of Dublin City Council, showcasing the work, initiatives, and services that impact both residents and visitors.

Topics covered so far range from Housing and Biodiversity, to Sports and the Night-Time Economy, with more special episodes to come before the end of 2025.

Producer and host of ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ Deirdre Molumby says: “We’ve had such a wonderful range of guests and perspectives on the ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ podcast and I’m proud of all we’ve accomplished this year.

“I’ve learned so much presenting this podcast and I believe listeners have too. There is a broad range of audiences who will get something out of ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’, whether you’re interested in working for the public sector and want to brush up on it, a community member who wants to use services provided by Dublin City Council, or students who want to learn about how local council works. I’m looking forward to seeing the podcast grow and grow.

“I’d like to extend my thanks to fellow producer Michael Ryan, sound engineer and editor Robert Fay, everyone in the Communications sector of Dublin City Council, and senior management for their support.”

Subscribe to ‘What’s the Story, Dublin?’ on Spotify, Apple, YouTube, Goodpods, Amazon Music or wherever you get your podcasts.

Skullcandy METHOD 360 ANC Review

The Skullcandy METHOD 360 ANC are the latest earbuds now on offer from brand who this time have teamed up with BOSE and all for the better and as a regular user of Skullcandy products these knock it out of the park when it comes to the audio experience for the price you pay and stick it up to more expensive earbuds.

These come in a really cool case too which sweeten the deal for me as I like cases that are not traditional cases earbuds usually come in and they have a caribiner type lock for your bag or jeans etc.

The earbuds themselves also look cool with a nice solid build and also ear wings to give you a more secure fit, these will not budge and do try them all for the perfect seal and fit which gives you the best audio results and they give great passive noise isolation when fitted too without even touching the app.

The audio experience here is better than expected yet again in fact it is great and powered by BOSE and with the Skull-iQ app you are in control here.

Highs lows and mids great no lag latency and super bass and loud, with the controls which we go through in the video below you have multiple options at hand to get the perfect sound stage for you which only enhances the full audio experience which is one of the best at this price I have seen in a long time.

Overall you will not be dissapointed here with the complete package and for the price it again begs the question for the need to fork out silly money for earbuds these days and moreover they come in an exciting range of colours too..

Skull-iQ app 

 

Features 

 

  • Adjustable 4-Mic Hybrid Active Noise Canceling – Next-level premium noise  cancellation with customizable Stay-Aware mode options.
  • Low Latency Audio – Provides an optimal experience for watching videos or  playing games.
  • Auto On/Connect and Wear Detection  
  • IPX4 Sweat + Water Resistant  
  • Skull-iQ App Compatible – Unlock Method 360 ANC’s full potential with the Skull iQ App. Choose one of 3 preset EQ settings or customize your own, reconfigure the  button functions, adjust your Stay-Aware or ANC modes, and more.
  • Rapid Charge – A 10-minute charge provides 2 hours of playtime.  ● Clear Voice Smart Mic – Provides a reduction in background noise to ensure calls  are crystal clear.
  • Spotify Tap Compatible  
  • Preset & Custom EQ Modes  
  • Google Fast Pair  
  • Multipoint Pairing – Pair to multiple devices at once for seamless transitions.  ● Natural Voice Sidetone for Calls – Counteract occlusion, allowing users to hear  their own voice more naturally.
  • Bluetooth® (v5.3) + LE Audio  

 

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Aleph expands partnership with Spotify to manage Global Advertising Sales in over 80 markets including Ireland

Aleph, a global network of digital experts innovating at the intersection of media and payments, and Spotify, the world’s most popular audio streaming subscription service, today announced an expanded partnership that makes Aleph Spotify’s advertising sales partner in 80+ markets including Ireland, providing access to 20.000+ advertisers.

Spotify Advertising has been modernizing its ad tech, strengthening its partnerships and deepening its human expertise to make it easier for advertisers to buy, create, measure, and get clear results on Spotify’s ad platform. Spotify’s efforts reflect a significant step forward in automated buying and creative innovation for the ad platform and the broader digital audio industry. Most notably, Spotify is continuing to innovate its self-serve platform, Spotify Ads Manager, with more advanced targeting capabilities, new 1P & 3P measurement solutions, and new outcome-based objectives to help advertisers of all sizes create, optimize, and measure their Spotify campaigns, including Spotify Pixel, Custom Audiences, key third-party partnerships and a new App Installs objective.

Aleph has been a trusted partner to Spotify since 2013, when the initial partnership started with four countries. The newly signed partnership brings Aleph’s comprehensive suite of services – including local media sales, payment solutions, creative support, and performance-driven automation – to effectively monetize Spotify’s advertising inventory and connect the brand with advertisers, streamlining and scaling Spotify’s ad solutions to 80+ markets including Ireland.

Aleph’s teams will have access to Spotify’s Ads Manager to guide advertisers and agencies to leverage the platform’s full potential of advertising formats and targeting capabilities to ensure they can reach listeners during key moments, such as workout sessions, focused work periods and commuting to provide advertisers and brands with unique opportunities to connect with their target audience when they’re highly engaged and help reach their marketing goals.

 Key benefits for advertisers working with Spotify Ads Manager through Aleph include: 

  • Access to Spotify’s ad formats: Advertisers will be able to utilise Spotify’s unique audio and video ad formats to craft engaging campaigns. Spotify recently introduced new ad formats available on Ads Manager, including Canvas and Opt-in Video. These new formats reimagine what ads on Spotify can be and how advertisers can engage with people through sight and sound.
  • Objective-based buying: The Ads Manager will allow advertisers to choose goals like reach, impressions, clicks, or video views for highly targeted campaigns. Spotify recently announced new outcome-based objectives to help advertisers of all sizes create, optimize, and measure their Spotify campaigns, including a new App Installs objective and a new Website Traffic Objective.
  • Lower costs: Flexible daily or lifetime budgets make Spotify advertising more accessible and cost-effective for partners thanks to Aleph’s campaign management.

“We are thrilled to partner with Spotify in 80+ markets,” said Enda Finan, Country Manager for Ireland at Aleph. “Our shared commitment to innovation and delivering exceptional value for advertisers makes this a natural partnership.”

“As we continue to grow our ads business, I’m excited to share that we’ve partnered with Aleph in order to streamline our operations, offer better solutions to advertisers and scale our business more efficiently. With the launch of our more automated solutions and Aleph’s exceptional global network and deep local expertise, we’re now able to offer advertisers around the world new tools and resources that will help them reach their campaign goals.” said Sam Bevan, Global Head of Emerging & Scaled at Spotify.

 

Beyond Spotify: Exploring Unique Music Streaming Alternatives

Spotify is an active music service that millions of users are using. This music streaming service has acquired millions of worldwide users, accounting for 31% using only the Spotify platform, according to ExpressVPN. Spotify gives access to more than 80 million licensed songs, including videos and podcasts. However, accessing Spotify alternatives that offer different tastes and uniqueness are always welcomed. 

Apart from giant music streaming services, i.e., Spotify, other streaming services, such as Apple Music, Tidal, Deezer, Pandora, SoundCloud, YouTube, and many more, share a pie to reach equality. But, as you are looking for Spotify alternatives, you can find the details for each platform, including features, in the post below. 

Delve into this below and explore some of the best music platforms hidden from music lovers’ eyes. Scroll down and find their distinctive offerings now. 

Spotify Streaming Alternatives

Mostly, music streaming services offer similar gateway and features to Spotify. But their features and offerings are quite different in their way. Let us help you explore a few Spotify alternatives. 

1. Tidal: The Audiophile’s Haven

Tidal music streaming service is well-known for its high-quality content and exclusive content. It offers features that no other streaming offers. Tidal offers content, including exclusive albums, music videos, and live performances. 

Features of Tidal

  1. Tidal helps audiophiles to stream high-resolution music content. 
  2. It offers two-tier audio quality: HiFi in CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) and HiFi Plus in high-quality audio (up to 24-bit/ 192 kHz). 
  3. It also offers audio formats like Dolby Atmos and Sony 360 Reality Audio. 

2. Deezer: Curated Playlists Galore

Deezer is a music platform with over 90 million songs. Its subscribers can also access podcasts. Users can access curated playlists, and this feature makes this platform different from others. Deezer also has a music editors’ team who create playlists for various moods and genres. 

Features of Deezer

  1. The Dezzer platform is mostly known for its personalized playlist feature. 
  2. You can also download songs from Deezer and later play them offline. 
  3. It also displays lyrics that will help listeners understand songs’ wordings more accurately. 
  4. On your listening selection, this platform creates a personalized playlist. 

3. Qobuz: Hi-Res Audio Nirvana

Qobuz is a French music streaming platform. This platform is known for its high-quality audio and focus on exclusive content. You can also access editorial content such as articles, reviews, and interviews. 

Features of Qobuz

  1. On Qobuz, you can download high-resolution audio content. 
  2. You can access music directly from your devices without using your computer or laptop. 
  3. Qobuz also offers two-tier audio quality content: HiFi in CD quality (16-bit/44.1 kHz) and HiFi Sublime in high-resolution audio (up to 24-bit/ 192 kHz).

4. Pandora: Radio Reimagined

The Pandora music streaming platform allows you to create personalized radio stations based on your favorite artists, songs, and genres. Research also found that it is the first launched streaming service platform. 

Features of Pandora

  1. You can give ratings to the songs by clicking on the “thumbs up” and “thumbs down” selections.
  2. On your listening habits, it constantly recommends new songs and also browses its curated playlists.  
  3. It also offers a premium subscription for ad-free listening and downloading. 

5. SoundCloud: Home for Indie Artists

SoundCloud is a music streaming service that recently became popular, especially among Indie artists. The platform is becoming popular for its discovery and commitment to supporting independent artists and musicians. 

Features of SoundCloud

  1. Listeners and artists can use SoundCloud’s services at no cost. 
  2. The platform’s interface is easy to use. Artists need to create their accounts and upload their tracks. Afterward, they can share their uploaded tracks on social media and other platforms. 
  3. SoundCloud also helps you make a fanbase and helps you to interact with them. 
  4. SoundCloud also helps you to reach music websites and music blogs and help you find whether they are interested in your music.

6. YouTube Music: Visual and Auditory Fusion

YouTube is a free music streaming platform that helps audiences get a wide range of songs, live performances, remixes, covers, and official music. YouTube music is the perfect choice if you wish to watch or discover new music or albums. 

Features of YouTube Music

  1. YouTube music combines audio listening and video content, and this helps listeners to enjoy music. 
  2. Based on your search and watch history, it also recommends new songs. 
  3. For every mood and genre, YouTube Music also creates a curated playlist for its users. 
  4. It also allows you to download music for your offline listening.
  5. It also has a search bar that helps users search for their preferred songs. 

7. Apple Music: Integration with the Apple Ecosystem

Apple Music is a perfect choice for Apple users. Music listeners can discover new music and enjoy their favorite songs on all their Apple devices. Apple Music is considered a unique platform as it integrates with the ecosystem. This music platform service works with all devices, such as Apple Watch, HomePod, Mac, iPad, and iPhone. 

Features of Apple Music

  1. You can get a wide selection of Apple Music, including covers, official music, remixes, and new categories. 
  2. Based on your search and listening history and preferences, Apple Music recommends songs for you.  
  3. Apple Music also allows its users to download their favorite tracks for offline listening. 
  4. For every genre and mood, it also offers various curated playlists. 
  5. To control your Apple Music, you can use “Siri.”
  6. With AirPlay, you can stream your favorite songs from Apple Music to AirPlay-compatible devices. 

Conclusion

Spotify might be an exclusive and colossal music platform with its great music promotional services, but other music services offer similar and distinct features. Each stated Spotify alternative in the above post has a unique feature that helps you cater to various music priorities and preferences. Apart from Spotify, there are many music alternatives that you can choose from, whether you prefer to get high-audio quality, curated, or personalized playlists or looking to support independent artists. Look at each mentioned Spotify alternative music platform, and then find the one that resonates with your preferences. 

 

Don’t Miss Out on the Future of Music! Get Promotion for Spotify Now!

Anyone who’s using Spotify to share his music and to find an audience, at some point, starts to ask himself how he can promote his songs. Promotion for Spotify is a key component of success for any artist, as even though at first, your songs may get enough attention and likes from Spotify users, everyone starts struggling with reaching their target audience at some point. There are a few reasons why something like that happens. Firstly, it is always easier to make progress and get noticed by others when you’ve just created your Spotify account. And secondly, the sky’s the limit, right? Even if you have your own fan base, you should never stop on your way to success because you can always get more! You can always get more likes, plays, and appreciation for your songs only if you know how to promote them properly.

The solution to this problem exists, and it is Spotify’s promotion services. Such a service allows you to quickly get promotions for Spotify without going deep into the details of promotion and advertisement. But let’s first understand why it’s crucial to use such services? The fact is that Spotify gathers a huge number of musicians who share their music with their fans daily. So when investing in Spotify promotion, you ensure that among all those songs uploaded on Spotify, it is yours that listeners will choose. Isn’t it great to have a guarantee that the material you are working so hard on will get the appreciation it deserves?

However, you must be wise when investing in Spotify promotion. There are opportunities to buy album plays on Spotify. Also, many other services allow you to buy promotions for your songs, but you need to find a good and trustworthy one if you want your promotion to work.

The main factor you want to focus on when searching for a Spotify promotion service is if it offers you to buy likes and plays from real people. If you want your promotion to last long and to bring real fans who will stay with you, it is essential to not buy fake likes and plays. Buying bots and fake followers will definitely cost you less; still, it will bring you zero effect apart from faking your statistics. And what real artists care about is not numbers but the interest of real people in their music. So, if you want to find new fans, choose a service that will help you promote your songs and ensure that your target audience notices and listens to them.

When you find a good service, the algorithm for getting a promotion for you on Spotify will be straightforward. First, you get offered a few plans or packages, so you can choose the one that suits your aims and budget. Then, after you purchase a selected package, your account will get analyzed to find you, the target listener. And after that, your songs will get advertised only to the chosen audience potentially interested in your music. This means that every listener your music reaches will likely like it and consider joining your fanbase. So now, I guess, you know what has been stopping you from achieving real success on Spotify. Focus on your music’s promotion and get yourself new fans!

What’s so special about Spotify music promotion services?

It wouldn’t be an exaggeration to say that Spotify is one of the biggest music services nowadays and the target platform of every music artist. No wonder that many artists want to upload their tracks on Spotify because it gathers an enormous number of listeners. But, if you are a beginning artist trying to find his audience on Spotify, you must know what Spotify Music promotion services are and why it is so crucial to use them.

First of all – well done! Since we live in a digital era, sharing your music on the Internet is a must. And by choosing Spotify to share your music with the world, you made a very smart choice! However, if you really want to succeed and to get more likes than just a few from your friends and family, there is an important thing you need to know. Simply sharing your songs on Spotify does not guarantee success and does not allow you to reach Spotify’s huge audience. The reasons for that are simple – too many people use Spotify, and too many artists share their songs there. This means that the offer in this market is huge, making it almost impossible to get through the flow of the songs uploaded on Spotify daily to your target listener. So, to help your music get noticed by the listeners, you need to take additional measures, such as using Spotify promotion.

Before you get stressed out – don’t worry. It’s not as complicated as it seems. Luckily, special Spotify promotion services do everything for you. Using such a service, you can promote your songs without knowing what marketing, ads, and promotion are. Furthermore, you will not have to analyze the market, your music, and its potential target listener – such a service will do everything for you!

Spotify’s music promotion services allow its users to buy different promotion packages that would fit every musician’s financial capacities and needs. So all you will have to do is to find such a service, choose the plan that will best fit you, buy it and enjoy the results of your promotion.

It is important, however, to find a reliable service that will allow you to buy listeners and likes on Spotify legally. There is no golden rule in finding your best Spotify music promotion service. However, there are a few things you might want to bear in mind when choosing one.

-Look for a service that will offer you fine and transparent conditions.
-Search for a service that has enough reviews.
-Always go for a service that offers you to buy likes and plays from real users!

Remember that the goal of your promotion is not to simply improve the statistics of your songs but to actually gain new fans. This is why it is essential to ensure that your songs reach real Spotify users – only then will they be able to appreciate your songs, join your fanbase and maybe even show your music to their friends.
By following those easy steps, you will be able to find your favorite Spotify promotion service, which will, believe me, change your music career forever!

UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter Review: Convert Spotify Music to MP3 at Ease

Spotify is the world’s largest music streaming service with more than 165 million premium users. It offers the best music suggestion you could ever find in any streaming service like Apple Music, Amazon Music Unlimited, YouTube Music, Tidal. For music artists it is one of the most suitable platforms and Spotify promotion service is a very helpful tool to increase engagement quickly.

As a music lover, do you want to download all Spotify songs and playlists for offline listening on any devices, but Spotify is a music streaming service, and Spotify uses DRM to protect its over 75 million songs, even though you can download Spotify songs for offline playback with a Premium account, the songs you downloaded comes with DRM protection and you can only play them within Spotify App. To remove the DRM protection from Spotify music, you will need to use a professional Spotify Music Converter. Fortunately, you can use the UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter to remove Spotify DRM and convert Spotify music to MP3, either Free or Premium users can use it to convert Spotify music to DRM-free MP3 format. Now you can use this downloaded MP3 format for listening to it in an offline mode, sharing it with your friends, and using it as background music for your PowerPoint presentations.

The UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter application works on both Windows and Mac computer, with this Spotify to MP3 converter, you can download and convert Spotify music to MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC or any other format, whether Free or Premium subscription. UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter is a very simple and easy-to-use the software. It has an intuitive and clean UI as well. It is perhaps the best and most effective converter software we have ever used. Here are all the features the application provides. 

 

Main Features of UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter

 

Convert Spotify songs into various formats such as MP3, M4A, WAV, FLAC, OGG and AIFF.

Either free or premium subscribers can download Spotify songs, albums or playlists for offline listening on any devices.

Remove DRM Protection from songs downloaded from Spotify.

Download Spotify music to PC and Mac for easy playback.

Convert Spotify music with 100% audio quality as the original.

Preserve all the metadata tags like song title, artist, album, cover photo, track number, genre, etc. in the converted songs.

Batch convert Spotify songs at a single time.

Enjoy Spotify music offline even with your free account.

Copy music to USB drive to share with family and friends.

 

How to Convert Spotify Music to MP3?

 

For getting started, you first have to download the Spotify Music to MP3 Converter on your Mac or PC. The steps shown here are for Mac. But the steps for Windows are also similar.

Step 1. Installing the UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter on a Mac

To initiate the installation process, you can download the UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter for Mac first. Then click on the icon to run it. You can use the application for free or register now. Do note that the free version only gets you about 3 minutes of conversion for every audio file. To convert full songs, you have to register.

Step 2. Launch the Spotify Music to MP3 Converter
To launch the Spotify Music Converter, simply click on the icon. Spotify will launch at the same time.

 

 

Step 3. Add Music to the Converter


Now you have to import all your songs and playlists from your library. To do so, just drag songs, playlists, albums, tracks, etc. from Spotify to UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter (Mac).



Or, you also can click on “Add Files” button present on the top-left area, then add songs by copying the Song/Artist link and pasting them into the search bar.

 

 

Step 4. Select Music to Download

The songs you’ve added will be now displayed. You can select songs which you’d like to convert by selecting them individually or selecting all of them at once (batch select).

 

On the next screen, all the songs selected for conversion will be displayed. You can also see the original metadata which will be retained into your converted songs.

 

 

Step 4. Select Output Format
Now select the format you would want your songs in. Go to Options > Advanced and select among the formats MP3 (default), M4A, WAV, FLAC. You can also edit the sample rate and bitrate of your songs here.

 

 

Tips: If you want to change the output format, you can also do so. Go to Options > General and browse to the folder you want your songs in.

 

Step 5. Download and Convert Spotify Music to MP3

Hit “Convert” button and relax. The conversion process has begun. After the conversion process stops, all the songs will be added to the folder you specified (or the default one) in your favorite format.

 

 

Manually Activating UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter

 

You can use the free version of the application but that restricts you to just 3 minutes of audio. This is why purchasing and registering is recommended.

 

Step 1. To register, launch the application and click on the “Register” button. Now, enter the registration code. You will get the registration code in your email inbox once you have successfully purchased the software.

 

Step 2. After entering the code, click the drop-down button next to the activation button, click “Activate“.

 

Step 3. Once you have successfully activated the software, you will see the message “Activation Successful!”

 

 

Great. You have successfully registered and activated UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter.

 

Pros

Easily convert Spotify music into other audio formats

Keeps all the metadata intact after the conversion process

100% quality of the music retained

 

Cons

Need to install Spotify application on computer.

Not compatible with iOS and Android.

 

System Requirements

 

Operating System – Windows 8, 8.1, 10, 11 (32-bit & 64-bit)

Operating System – Mac OS X 10.6 and above

Processor – 1GHz processor or above

Monitor – Monitor with 1024×768 pixels or higher resolution

RAM – 512MB or higher of RAM

Support Languages – English, French, Japanese, Deutsch, Espanol, Simplified Chinese, and Traditional Chinese.

 

Final Verdict

This is a great tools can help you convert Spotify to MP3 for offline listening, it’s a must-have tool that all Spotify users need to own one. Technically, the best Spotify to MP3 Converter you can choose is UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter, we have tested other brands of Spotify downloader, only the UkeySoft will help you convert Spotify music to MP3, M4A, FLAC, AIFF, or WAV with lossless quality at fast speed, and the the output quality is almost as the CD quality; Moreover, all the ID3 tags are saved on the output MP3 or M4A files, so that you can easily to handle your songs while playing on other MP3 player, or burning them to a CD.

In a word, you can keep using Spotify for free as it is a freemium service. And at the same time, keep downloading and saving your favour songs using the UkeySoft Spotify Music Converter for offline listening on any device