Add and download music from Apple Music

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can add music and music videos from the Apple Music catalog to your music library. Stream music that you've added over an internet connection. Or download music that you've added to listen to offline.

  • Add music to your library

  • Download music to play offline

Add music from Apple Music to your library

Follow the steps below for your device.

On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Touch and hold a song, album, or playlist that you want to add to your library.
  3. Tap Add to Library.
    iPhone showing the menu to add a song to Library.

You can also add a song to your library by swiping left over the song and tapping the Add buttonAdd button.

On your Mac or PC

  1. Open the Apple Music app or iTunes.
  2. Find music that you want to add to your library.
  3. To add a song, click the Add buttonAdd button.  To add an album, playlist, or music video, click +Add.

Download music that you've added to your music library

After you add music to your library, you can download it to your device to listen to offline. Just follow the steps below for your device.

On your iPhone, iPad, iPod touch, or Android device

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Touch and hold the song, album, or playlist that you've added from Apple Music.
  3. Tap Download.
    iPhone showing the menu to download a song

You can also download a song by swiping left over the song and tapping the Download buttonDownload arrow button .

On your Mac or PC

  1. Open the Apple Music app or iTunes.
  2. Find the music that you've added from Apple Music.

If you don't subscribe to Apple Music

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