As of July 24, 2024, Tidal streams high quality music in FLAC format because it is open source—meaning any artist can deliver their music in high quality directly to TIDAL without the involvement of a third party.
However, you can’t download FLAC songs from Tidal and play out of Tidal app as the songs are DRM protected. Tidal downloads can only be played within Tidal app. Luckily there is a third-paty Tidal music downloader that allows you to download FLAC songs from Tidal. Besides, it also supports WAV format. If you want to download some WAV songs, this is a easy solution.
This tool is called Pazu Tidal Converter , which allows you to download any Tidal songs, albums and playlists to M4A/MP3/AAC/FLAC/WAV/AIFF on your Mac and Windows. After downloading, you can play them songs anywhere you want without TIDAL app.
MP3 is an incredibly versatile audio format, but WAV (Waveform Audio File Format, the standard created by Microsoft for Windows devices and PCs but which works well on Mac operating systems too) uses the same audio specifications as CDs' and isn't automatically compressed . WAV files are lossless compared to the lossy MP3 file format, meaning that there is no data loss whatsoever. This also means WAVs are typically larger in file size. It’s why MP3 audio is ideal for smaller devices and streaming, while the WAV format is excellent for studio recordings and audio mastering.
You can easily use Pazu Tidal Converter to download Tidal music to WAV file format for all your sound engineering and audio editing needs.
Download , install and run Pazu Tidal Converter on your Windows, which features a built-in Tidal web player.
If you have purchased a license, click the key icon to register the converter. If not, continue using the trial version.
Follow the onscreen instructions to log in yout Tidal account.
The default output format is M4A. Pazu Tidal Music Converter also supports MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF. Click the Gear icon on the top right corner to change output format or output folder if you need.
You can also customize output song name with any combination of Title, Artist, Album, Track Number, Playlist Index.
Click any playlist you want to download.
Then click the red icon to load songs. All songs in the playlist will be added by default. You can uncheck the songs you don't want to get.
Click Convert button to start downloading Tidal music to the format you choose.
After conversion, click the folder icon to quickly locate the downloaded Tidal songs in the format you choose. You can then transfer and play it anywhere.
Download Tidal songs/albums/playlists to M4A etc.