Music is getting less expensive with each year. Today you don’t
need to buy CDs or tracks on iTunes or Amazon in order to listen to your
favorite music. You may simply go to YouTube and download YouTube music with
a free tool. Leaving aside the legal issue of this action, let’s view which MP3
downloaders do their job better.
FREEMAKE
YOUTUBE TO MP3 BOOM
YouTube
to MP3 Converter from Freemake is a free program for
Windows OS which lets grab music from YouTube without visiting the video sharing giant.
There are two ways to work with it:
1. You use the search bar to find YouTube music
inside the program;
2. or you copy the URL of a music video from
YouTube and paste it into the software.
Both methods will let
you download the desired track. Still if you use the internal search, you
also get other songs by an artist split into albums.
You’are able to play and download specific tracks one by one or
in bulk using the Download all button.
All the tracks are
downloaded in MP3 format in the highest quality possible (up to 320 kbps).
Those files are ready to be transferred to any portable gadget.
Pros:
·
internal music search;
·
bulk music downloads;
·
full song preview;
·
high quality audio.
Cons:
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no queue;
·
download history is
kept only for the current session.
MP3JAM
Free MP3jam software
for Windows is also based on YouTube music. It features inbuilt music search
and accepts YouTube links as well. The software boasts of a proprietary ranging
algorithm which filters and organizes search results from YouTube in such a way
that most popular tracks are always on top. You may download a single track or
a full album in MP3 audio format.
A nice option of
MP3jam is the support for hashtags. You may enter tags like #rock, #funny,
#classical, #angry, #1980s, etc. and get the list of famous songs representing
the genre, mood, epoch or style. The top genres and moods are listed right
when you open the tool.
You can play the tracks before, during or after downloading from
the History tab. The tool will also indicate if you have
already downloaded the exact track and want to do this once again.
Pros:
·
powerful music search;
·
advanced filtering and
ranging;
·
fully-featured music
player;
·
history of download;
·
hashtags support.
Cons:
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only 5 tracks are
available for download per 25 minutes;
·
full albums download
requires 1 day ($0.95) or lifetime ($9.95) subscription.
SONGR
Songr is another freeware application for Windows used to search
and download music. You may get if from Softonic. The
tool has a bit utilitarian interface, still it works flawlessly.
Songr uses all the Web to search for musiŃ files. That’s why you
may see different sites in the Search enginecolumn. There are four
types of search queries you may enter: a single song title, artist name,
album or a part of lyrics. The tool will show you different track versions
depending on the duration or bitrate.
You may proceed to iTunes, Amazon or other sites to legally
buy tracks. Still free download option is always available. You can listen to
the song before download and even read info about the artist. The More tab
also offers you additional links to YouTube videos, concerts details, etc.
Pros:
·
search by lyrics;
·
no ads;
·
music preview;
·
different song
versions available.
Cons:
·
a bit complicated
interface;
·
rare updates.
FREE MUSIC AND VIDEO DOWNLOADER
Free
Music and Video Downloader is a tiny tool for Windows OS . You may
get it from SnapFiles. No
installation is required: just open the ZIP file and run the EXE app.
The tool lets you
save MP3s tracks from many online resources like Last.fm, Grooveshark,
Sogou, SoundCloud and others. You may choose from which sites the
app should take music.
The search bar accepts
song title queries as well as artist or band’s names to bring you all possible
music versions from different sites. To start download, just double click on
the song line. There is an option of song preview before download.
The tool is also
capable of downloading videos and TV streams.
Pros:
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no ads;
·
fast music search;
·
music preview;
·
numerous supported
sites.
Cons:
·
some of the
declared music sources are no longer supported;
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poor interface;
·
unfiltered search
results;
·
no full album
downloads.
MP3 ROCKET
MP3Rocket.me is a video to MP3
converter for Windows. Generally, it works only with YouTube as a source. But
if you need music tracks under Creative
Commons license. you may switch to the respective tab and get music
from Jamendo, SoundCloud, ccMixter, etc. All the tracks are delivered in
MP3 format. Preview is available.
The tool also offers a
good deal of additional options like sound recording, ringtone creation, file
conversion, radio streams, and even games, etc.
Pros:
·
fast music search and
download;
·
direct transfer to
iTunes;
·
access to music under
Creative Commons;
·
music preview;
·
downloads history.
Cons:
·
adware alerts
upon installation;
- paid
unlimited downloads.
