How to Listen to Pandora offline without Premium

Pandora is great for discovering new music with better algorithms. You can type in any song or artist you like, and get a great mix of music. Best of all, you can mix genres of music and the flow of the different genres are usually fantastic. However, same as other music streaming services, you need to subscribe to Premium to listen to music offline, otherwise you can only stream music online. Is it possible to listen to Pandora offline without Premium? Yes, here are 2 options you can try.

Contents

• Option 1. Subscribe to Pandora Plus
• Option 2. Download Pandora music to MP3 with Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter
• FAQs about Downloading Pandora music

Option 1. Subscribe to Pandora Plus

If you want to listen to Pandora offline but can’t afford Pandora Premium, you can choose to subscribe to the cheaper Pandora Plus subscription, which costs $4.99 / month.

Option 2. Download Pandora music to MP3 with Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter

Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter is a professional tool that allows you to easily download Pandora songs, albums, playlists and podcasts and convert them to open formats such as MP3, FLAC, AAC, AIFF, WAV or M4A, while retaining 100% of the original quality. This way, even if you cancel your subscription, you can continue to enjoy all your downloaded Pandora songs offline and keep them permanently on your device. In addition, Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter also lets you download Pandora songs without a Plus or Premium subscription.Here is a detailed tutorial on how to convert Pandora music.

1. Launch Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter

To get started, download, install and run Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter on your Mac or Windows PC, which features a built-in Pandora Music web player.

Sign in to your Pandora account. All Pandora music subscriptions apply, even the free plan.

If you have purchased a license, click the key icon to register. If you do not have a license, use the free trial version.

2. Change Output Format (optional)

Click the gear icon in the top right corner to open Settings windows. You can change the output format or quality that suits you best.

• MP3 - lossy compressed format, comes in VBR (variable bitrate) and CBR (constant bitrate)
• AAC - lossy compressed format, similar to mp3, more modern with more efficient quality vs file size and better high frequency performance than mp3 when at smaller file sizes/ bitrates, but about the same at 320kb/s but less widespread compatibility.
• FLAC - Lossless Compression Format - The sound quality is claimed to be on par with WAV and AIFF. Since it is a lossless compression format, but smaller than WAV/AIFF, it should be good for archiving. Compatibility issues, especially with older CDJs.
• WAV & AIFF Lossless, uncompressed files, are similar AIFF supports standardised metatagging, WAV does not, but is a bit more universally compatible out in the real (non dj) world. Huge file sizes compared to MP3/AAC.

Output File Name: name the songs with any combination of Title, Artist, Album, Playlist Index, and Track Number. For example, if you choose Title and Artist, Tylor Swift's song Lover will be named as Lover Tylor Swift.mp3.

Output Organized: organize downloaded songs by Artist, Album, Artist/Album or Album/Artist.

 

3. Add Songs and Start Conversion

Browse or search to find the songs, albums or playlist you want to download. Click Add songs (the red button).

 

All songs in the playlist/album will be selected by default. You can uncheck the songs you don’t want to get.

After selecting the songs you want to download, click on the Convert button to start downloading. 

4. Locate Downloaded Songs

After conversion, click the folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded songs. You won't have any problems downloading any song you want from Pandora. Pazu Pandora Music Converter will find and download the song for you as long as it is available.

You can also click the clock icon on the top right corner to view download history. 

FAQs about Downloading Pandora music

Q1. What happens to the downloads if your Pandora subscription ends?

All downloaded content, including stations, albums, songs, or playlists (depending on your plan), will be removed from your device when you cancel your Pandora subscription. You'll need to download your favorites again if you resubscribe to Pandora in the future. To save the downloaded Pandora songs forever on your device, consider using Ondesoft Pandora Music Converter.

Q2. How to find downloaded content on Pandora?

To view only your downloaded music, enable Offline Mode. This filters your collection to show just the content you've saved for offline listening. Here's how:

1. Open the Pandora app on your mobile device.
2. Tap the Profile from the bottom right and select the Settings gear in the top right corner.
3. Toggle Offline Mode on.
4. Head to My Collection and you'll see only the downloaded content.