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How to Use Tidabie Tidal Music Converter for Mac
Tidabie Tidal Music Converter for Mac is the best choice for Tidal users to convert and download any tracks to MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV/AIFF/ALAC format with losslessly audio quality up to HiFi (CD or 16-bit/44.1kHz)/Master (HiRes or up to 24-bit/192kHz). Its 10X conversion speed also helps to proceed with Tidal songs in batches quickly. Additionally, Tidabie is a great assistant to keeping ID3 tags of Tidal songs, helping you recognize and manage the output audio files.
Download the PDF User Manual of Tidal Music Converter for Mac
Part 1. How to Register Tidabie Tidal Music Converter on Mac?
STEP 1 Run Tidabie Tidal Music Converter on your Mac and hit on the "Sign In" section in the lower left corner. You will see a registration dialog box below.
STEP 2 Copy and paste the registration Email and license Code into the registration dialog that you have received from the email. Then click "Register" to activate the program.
Note: The registration information is case-sensitive. Please do not add a blank at the beginning or end of the serial numbers.
Part 2. How to Convert Tidal Music to MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC/AIFF/ALAC on Mac?
With the most to-to-date audio recording core, Tidabie Tidal Music Converter is born to convert any songs/albums/artists with a Tidal account to plain MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, and ALAC. After conversion, you can enjoy Tidal music on all of your devices without any limitations.
Tidabie now supports two download modes, app mode and web player mode. The app download mode supports up to Master/Max (or Hi-Res) quality saving at 1x the speed, and the web player mode can preserve up to HiFi/High (or CD) quality at 10x fast speed. Let's read this part to see their operations.
Note: By clicking the "Switch to App/Web player" icon in the upper right corner, you can switch to the App or Web player source.
Part 2.1. Download Tidal Music to Mac with TIDAL App
STEP 1 Log In to Tidal Music Account on Mac
Aftr running Tidabie Tidal Music Converter on your Mac computer, select the app download mode, Tidabie will apply the app mode user interface and the pre-install TIDAL app will automatically launch. Make sure you have logged into your Tidal Music account on the app.
STEP 2 Personalize Output Settings
Click the "Settings" tab in the lower left corner to change the output parameters, which allows you to download the songs to your preference.
- Conversion Mode: Intelligent Mode, Convert Mode, YouTube Mode
- Output Format: Auto, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC
- Bit Rate: 320kbps, 256kbps, 192kbps, 128kbps
- Sample Rate: 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 96KHz, 192KHz
- Output File Name: Track Number, Title, Artist, Album, Playlist Index, Year
- Output Organized (way): None, Playlist, Artist, Album, Artist/Album, Album/Artist, Playlist/Artist, Playlist/Album
- Bit Depth: 16-bit, 24-bit (when choosing the FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF formats)
- Quality: Max, High, Low (when choosing the "Auto" format)
It is important to note that choosing "Auto" or "FLAC" as the output format will inform Tidabie output the songs with the orginal format and sound quality. The quality can be up to HiFi or Master. Besides, it is recommended to choose "Convert Mode" as the conversion mode. If needed, check the box to save lyrics.
STEP 3 Select Tidal Music Songs Accordingly
Look at the TIDAL app, and head to your target songs, playlists, albums,or podcasts, click and hold on to the title, then drag and drop it right into Tidabie. You can also copy and paste the track/album/playlist link to Tidabie. Additionally, you can simply hit the "Click to add" button in the lower right corner to load the songs. The link will be parsed and the songs will be displayed on a popup. You can pick the songs and click on "Add". To avoid downloading repeated songs, you can turn on "Filter Converted".
STEP 4 Begin Converting Tidal Music Songs
In this step, simply click on "Convert" to start converting the Tidal songs to plain format at 1x the speed. If you want to add more songs to this batch, repeat Step 3.
STEP 5 Browse Converted Tidal Music Songs
After the conversion is complete, you can go to the "Converted" module to check your download history. There you can play the songs, click on the file icon to open the output folder, etc.
Part 2.2. Download Tidal Music to Mac with Tidal Web Player
STEP 1 Sign In to Tidal Music Account
After selecting the web player download mode, the Tidal web player will pop up. Please log in to your Tidal account.
STEP 2 Customize Output Settings
Hit on the "Settings" section in the lower left corner to open the settings panel, where you can change output format, sound quality, and output folder, name output files with the provided options, and select a way to organize output files to your preference.
- Conversion Mode: Intelligent Mode, Web Download, YouTube Download
- Output Format: Auto, MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC
- Bit Rate: 320kbps, 256kbps, 192kbps, 128kbps
- Sample Rate: 44.1KHz, 48KHz, 96KHz, 192KHz
- Output File Name: Track Number, Title, Artist, Album, Playlist Index, Year
- Output Organized (way): None, Playlist, Artist, Album, Artist/Album, Album/Artist, Playlist/Artist, Playlist/Album
- Bit Depth: 16-bit, 24-bit (when choosing the FLAC, ALAC, WAV, AIFF formats)
- Quality: Max, High, Low (when choosing the "Auto" format)
When choosing "Auto" or "FLAC" as the output format, the output sound quality will come out to the HiFi level as the original music file. Additionally, it is recommended to select "Convert Mode" as the conversion mode. If you want to save lyrics, remember to check the box.
STEP 3 Add Tidal Music to Tidabie
Open an album, artist, playlist, or podcast on the pop-up Tidal web player, and tap on the blue "Click to add" button on the right side. Tidabie will then read and load the songs. Select the songs that you'd like to convert. And click on the "Add" button to confirm adding the songs.
STEP 4 Convert Tidal Tracks
If you want more playlists to convert at one time, you may hit on the "Click to add" button again and repeat the step to add more songs. You can also click on the "Add More" button on the below interface, which will take the Tidal web player to the front and allow you to add more songs.
After adding all your wanted songs, simply click "Convert" to start downloading Tidal songs immediately at up to 10x fast speed.
STEP 5 Check Downloaded Tidal Songs
After the conversion progress is complete, go to the "Converted" section to find your converted Tidal songs and open the local output folder.
Part 3. How to Use Additional Tools on Tidabie?
Tidabie Tidal Music Converter has been upgrading and improving to offer all the users a better experience and add some tools to the program. With the additional tools, you can do more with Tidabie. Let's look at how to use the tools.
Part 3.1. Format Converter
Format Converter is the tool that helps you to convert your local audio to other formats, including MP3, M4A, FLAC, WAV, OGG, and AIFF.
STEP 1 Head to the Tools section and select "Format Converter". Click "+Add" to open your local folder and navigate to the audio you'd like to convert. Select the items and click "Open". You can also add your local audio to Tidabie by dragging and dropping.
- Supported Source Formats: MP3, M4A, M4B, WAV, FLAC, OGG, AIFF, M4R
STEP 2 Select an output format, quality, channel, and path accordingly. After all the preparations are made, click "Convert" to begin converting your local audio at once.
Part 3.2. Tag Editor
Tag Editor is the function that allows you to add ID3 tags to your local audio files or modify the tags of the converted songs to your preference.
STEP 1 Go to the Tools section and select "Tag Editor". Simply drag and drop your local audio files to Tidabie. You can also click "+Add" to import the files to Tidabie. If you want to make changes to the converted Tidal songs, go to "Converted", pick the songs, click on the four-square icon above the items, and select "Edit Tags".
STEP 2 Click on an item, and Tidabie will read the ID3 tags automatically. Then you can edit tags like Artwork, Title, Artist, Album, Genre, Year, Track Number, etc. Finally, click on the "Save" button to confirm the changes.
Part 3.3. Export to Music
Transferring music to iTunes is always a hit. Thus, Tidabie develops the function to allow you directly transfer the converted Tidal songs to your iTunes library.
STEP 1 After the conversion is finished, go to "Converted", pick the songs, click on the four-square icon above the items, and select "Export to Music".
STEP 2 On the popup, you can name this playlist. Then simply hit on "Start exporting" to begin the transfer.
Part 3.4. AA/AAX Converter
Tidabie offers a helpful tool for converting AA/AAX audiobooks into M4A, M4B, and MP3 formats, providing users with convenient options for their audiobook conversion needs.
STEP 1 Go to the "Tools" section, and click on the "AA/AAX Converter" icon.
STEP 2 You can directly import the audiobooks AA or AAX files to the converter by clicking "+Add".
STEP 3 Set the output format (MP3/M4A/M4B), quality, and output folder before hitting the "Convert" button.