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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on December 25, 2025

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Summary
Want to download Amazon Music to your Mac for offline listening? This guide shows you three easy ways to download Amazon Music on Mac, including MacBook and iMac. You can download music with a subscription, download purchased Amazon songs, or save Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited songs using an Amazon Music downloader.

Amazon is well known as the world's largest online shopping platform, but it also offers a powerful music streaming service called Amazon Music. You can use Amazon Music on Mac through the official app or a web browser, with different plans available. Free users can enjoy playlists and stations with ads, while Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited subscribers get access to over 100 million songs and offline listening. In this guide, we will show you 3 easy ways to download Amazon Music to Mac.

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Part 1. How to Download Amazon Music to Mac with Subscription

Like other music streaming platforms, Amazon Music offers paid plans with extra features. There are two main options for individual users: Amazon Prime Music and Amazon Music Unlimited. No matter which plan you choose, you can enjoy ad free music on your Mac, phone, and other devices. Both subscriptions also let you download Amazon Music on Mac for offline listening. To make things clearer, the table below compares the two plans.

Feature Amazon Music Prime Amazon Music Unlimited
Price Included with Amazon Prime, starting at $7.99 per month Separate plan: Individual $10.99 per month for non Prime members, $9.99 per month for Prime members; Family $14.99 per month; Student $5.99 per month
Music Library Around 2 million songs More than 100 million songs
Offline and Ad Free Listening Yes Yes
Audio Quality Standard sound quality Higher quality options available
Music Sharing Not supported Available with the Family plan
Skips and Playback Control Limited control, mostly shuffle play Full control over all songs
Free Trial Yes, included with the 30 day Prime trial Yes, 30 day free trial for new users
Keep Songs After Subscription Ends No No

You can't download Amazon Music from a web browser unless you buy the songs. Music downloaded from Amazon Music Prime or Unlimited is protected and only plays in the Amazon Music app. If you don't want to install the app on your Mac and want to play the music in QuickTime Player or on other devices, you can use a tool like UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter to save the songs to your Mac. Click the Free Trial button below to try it, or check Part 3 for details.

Download Amazon Music Using Amazon Music Unlimited

Amazon Music Unlimited gives you access to a large music library and works on multiple devices, including Mac. Subscribers can listen without ads and download songs for offline use. To download Amazon Music on Mac, follow these steps:

Step 1. Visit the Amazon Music website and install the Amazon Music app on your Mac.

Step 2. Open the app and log in to your Amazon account.

Step 3. Select a song or playlist, click the menu icon, and choose Download.

Step 4. After the download finishes, go to Library > Music > Songs and select Downloaded to see your offline music.

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Download Amazon Music with Amazon Prime

If you're an Amazon Prime member, you can download music, but only from the All-Access Playlists for offline listening. Here's how to do it:

Step 1. Open the Amazon Music app on your Mac and sign in with your Prime account.

Step 2. Go to All-Access Playlists and find the song or playlist you want to download. Click the Download icon under the playlist name. For individual tracks, click the three-dot menu next to the track and choose Download.

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Step 3. After downloading, you can find your music under Library > Downloaded.

If your Amazon Prime subscription expires, you will lose access to the downloaded tracks unless you renew your subscription.

Part 2. How to Download Purchased Amazon Music to Mac

Once you buy songs or albums from the Amazon Online Store, you can download them to your computer and play them anytime. On a Mac, there are two ways to download purchased music: using the Amazon Music app or through a web browser.

Download Purchased Music Using the Amazon Music App for Mac

First, make sure your Amazon Music app is up to date. If it's not installed, go to the Amazon Music download page and install it on your Mac.

Step 1. Open the Amazon Music app on your Mac and go to Library.

Step 2. Click Songs and select Purchased to view all your purchased music.

Step 3. Click the Download icon next to a song or album. By default, downloaded music is saved in the Music folder on your Mac.

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Download Purchased Music Using a Web Browser on Mac

You can also download your purchased Amazon Music directly from the web player without the desktop app. Here's how:

Step 1. Open your web browser and go to the Amazon Music web player. Sign in with your Amazon account.

Step 2. Go to Library, click Purchased to see all your purchased songs, then click Download.

Step 3. When prompted to install the Amazon Music app, select "No thanks, just download music files directly."

Step 4. Choose a save location, and the songs will be downloaded to your browser's default Downloads folder.

Part 3. How to Download Amazon Music to Mac as Local Files

You can download purchased Amazon Music to Mac, but Amazon Music Prime and Amazon Music Unlimited tracks cannot be downloaded directly to computers. Whether you have Amazon Prime or Music Unlimited, you can only download songs on iOS, Android, Fire tablets, and other supported devices using the Amazon Music app. However, this doesn't mean you can't enjoy Amazon Music offline on your Mac. With third-party tools like UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter, you can easily download Amazon Music on Mac.

UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter is one of the best Amazon Music downloader tools available, specially designed for Amazon Prime and Music Unlimited users. By using the built-in Amazon Music Web Player, it allows you to download any song directly to your Mac or Windows PC. In addition to downloading, it works as a powerful Amazon Music converter, letting you convert Amazon Music to MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, or AIFF formats while keeping all ID3 tags intact.

Thanks to advanced decryption technology, UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter can download and convert songs up to 16X faster without losing audio quality. After conversion, you can easily import Amazon Music to other media players or transfer your music to devices such as MP3 players, iPods, iOS and Android devices, USB drives, SD cards, or game consoles.

Guide: How to Download Amazon Music to MP3 on Mac

Here's the detailed tutorial to download Amazon Music to Mac for offline playback. Before you start, please download and install this UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter on a Mac running Mac OS X 10.11 or higher.

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Amazon Music Downloader for Mac
After installation, open the UkeySoft program and login to your Amazon account. You will see its simple and clean interface.

launch amazon music downloader for mac

Step 2. Customize Output Settings
Click on the Setting (a Gear icon) in the upper right corner, and it will pop up the settings window. Here you can manually alter the output settings, like Output Format (AUTO is the default format - M4A), Output Quality, Output Path, and Output File Name, etc. Please select MP3 as output format.

customize output setting

By the way, you can set up output organized by artist, album, artist/album, etc.

set output organized

Step 3. Import Amazon Music Songs/Playlist to Program
Return to home page, choose any Songs, Playlists, Albums, Artists or Podcasts, and click the "Red +" icon to import the songs.

add amazon music songs

It will load all songs from the Amazon Music Playlist/Album/Artist, check the Amazon Music songs that you'd like to download to your Mac.

select amazon music songs

Step 4. Download Amazon Music to MP3 on Mac
Click the "Convert" button to start downloading and converting Amazon Music to MP3 with high quality.

download amazon music to mac

After the conversion is completed, you can get the output songs by clicking the "History" icon.

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Part 4. Fix Common Amazon Music Download Issues on Mac

Issue 1: Amazon Music won't download songs
Solution: Make sure your internet connection is stable. Also, verify that your subscription is active and that you're downloading from eligible playlists.

Issue 2: Amazon Music app crashes or freezes
Solution: Try updating the app, restarting your Mac, or reinstalling the Amazon Music app.

Issue 3: Downloaded songs don't appear in the library
Solution: Check the Downloaded filter in your Library. Logging out and back into your Amazon account may also help.

Issue 4: Can't find downloaded files
Solution: For purchased music, check your Music folder. For Amazon Prime or Music Unlimited tracks, remember they are encrypted and cannot be accessed as normal files.

Part 5. FAQs about Amazon Music to Mac

Q1. Can I listen to Amazon Music offline on Mac?
Yes. Amazon Music Unlimited and Prime subscribers can download songs for offline listening in the desktop app. These downloaded files can only be played in the Amazon Music app. To listen to Amazon Music offline on Mac without restrictions, you can use a tool like UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter.

Q2. How can I play downloaded Amazon Music files on Mac without the app?
To play Amazon Music outside the app, you need to convert the songs to common formats like MP3 or FLAC. UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter makes it easy, it allows you to play your music with iTunes, VLC, QuickTime, or any other media player on Mac.

Q3. What format are Amazon Music downloads on Mac?
Songs downloaded from Amazon Music Unlimited or Prime are stored in a special encrypted format and only work in the app. Purchased songs are saved as normal MP3 files that can be used anywhere.

Q4. How can I burn downloaded Amazon Music songs to CD on Mac?
Only purchased or converted songs can be burned to CD. After purchasing or converting music, import the files into iTunes (or the Apple Music app on Mac), create a playlist, and select Burn Playlist to Disc. You can also use other software like VLC or Finder.

Q5. Where does Amazon Music download to on Mac?
Purchased songs are saved in your Music folder as MP3 files. Songs downloaded from Amazon Music Prime or Unlimited are stored as encrypted cache files and cannot be played outside the app.

Conclusion

In this article, we've explained in detail how to download Amazon Music on Mac. If you want to download Amazon Music to Mac for purchased songs, you can use the Amazon Music app or a web browser. Amazon Music subscribers can also download songs directly in the app. To save and keep music from Amazon Music Prime or Unlimited, UkeySoft Amazon Music Converter is your one of your best choices.

Download Amazon Music to Mac
Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

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