How to Download SoundCloud Songs as MP3 (Phone & PC)

3 min read · Published October 24, 2026

SoundCloud’s app lets you play tracks offline only with a paid plan, and only inside the app. Here’s how to save a public track as a normal MP3 file you can play in any music player.

1. Copy the track link

• In the app: open the track, tap Share (the arrow icon), then Copy link. You’ll get a short on.soundcloud.com/… link.
• On a computer: open the track page and copy the address bar, for example soundcloud.com/artist/track-name.

2. Paste it into the downloader

Open the SoundCloud downloader, paste the link and tap Download. The Audio tab is already selected on that page.

3. Save the MP3

Tap the audio button and the MP3 starts downloading. The file name uses the track title, so it’s easy to find later.

Where to find the file

• Android: Files › Downloads. Any music player app (YouTube Music, Samsung Music, VLC and others) will list it.
• iPhone: Files › Downloads. Tap the file to play it there, or open it in a player app such as VLC. The Apple Music app only imports music from a computer.
• PC or Mac: your Downloads folder.

What about playlists?

Playlist and album links contain /sets/ and point to a list of tracks, not a single file. Open each track in the playlist and paste its own link.

What quality do you get?

The MP3 matches what SoundCloud streams, usually 128 kbps. That’s fine for phones and earbuds. If an artist offers a higher-quality file (WAV or FLAC), it’s only available through the Download button on their own track page.

Tracks that can’t be saved

• Tracks only playable with a SoundCloud Go+ subscription.
• Tracks that are removed, private, or blocked in your country.

Support the artists you love: keep downloads for personal listening, follow them on SoundCloud, and never re-upload their music.

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