With so many regular creators and artists on YouTube, it is no longer a platform to watch just videos, but also the go-to solution for music lovers, who want to enjoy music across genres and from creators worldwide. With a nominal subscription, you can enjoy YouTube videos without ads, bundled with music playback in the background, and even when the screen is off.

But, if music is your companion forever, you will often come across situations, when you want to enjoy music, but the mobile network leaves you alone. YouTube Music algorithm is smart enough to download the songs you will often like, it can also make mistakes. That said, today I will talk about how to download YouTube Music to listen offline, and even how to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music.

I will first talk about how to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music, and hence discuss how to download those custom playlists, or playlists that are curated by YouTube Music.

How to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music

Before you create an offline playlist on YouTube Music, you first need to create a playlist on YouTube Music online, and hence make it available offline, as YouTube Music offers music playback through the internet.

Here’s the guide on how to create a YouTube Music playlist. For your convenience, you can see the steps in brief.

Now that you have created a playlist on YouTube Music, let’s find out how to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music. It basically means you have to download the playlist that you have created.

Click on the ‘Library’ tab, and click on the triple-dot icon corresponding to the playlist that you want to download.

Hence, click on ‘Download’, and the download should begin immediately.

Adjusting download settings

If the download doesn't start immediately, it is possible that you are not connected to the internet, or YouTube Music is configured to download only when it is connected to Wi-Fi.

To change these download settings, click on the profile icon on the top right corner of the UI, and hence click on ‘Settings’.

Now, click on ‘Downloads and storage’.

Here you should find an option that says ‘Download over Wi-Fi only’. Simply turn off this feature, and YouTube Music will start downloading the playlist if you are connected to the internet using a mobile network.

How to download YouTube Music to listen offline

Now that you know how to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music, here’s how to download YouTube Music to listen offline. Say for example, if you want to download specific tracks to listen offline. This very short guide is going to help you.

Search for the song, podcast, or anything else that you want to download, or find a specific item in the feed, long tap on the song, or use the triple-dot icon, and hence click on ‘Download’ in the menu.

Viewing the downloads and deleting them

Now that you know how to download YouTube Music to listen offline, simply tap on the ‘Library’ button, and hence tap on ‘Downloads’.

Here you can find all the downloaded songs, playlists, podcasts, etc.

If you want to remove the downloads to save space, tap on the triple-dot icon corresponding to the song or playlist, and hence tap on ‘Remove download’.

So, that’s how to make an offline playlist on YouTube Music, and how to download YouTube Music to listen offline. Do you have any questions? Feel free to comment on the same below.

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