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If you’ve ever wanted to add Spotify music to Serato DJ software, we’ve got everything you need to know about how to download Spotify songs as local files and import them to Serato DJ right here.

Why should you expect to import songs from Spotify to Serato? Because, in the age of music streaming, the copyright of most of the music is held by music streaming services, you have a hard time finding songs that are quite to your taste from the free music collection. In other words, it is a fairly common thing that you find a lovely song in Spotify's huge music library and want to take it outside of Spotify client for other use.

Can I Use Spotify Music on Serato DJ?

In the world of DJ software, having access to a broad music library is key to creating exciting and versatile sets. Serato DJ, whether you use Lite or Pro, has simplified the process of discovering new music through partnerships with platforms like Beatsource LINK, Beatport LINK, SoundCloud, and TIDAL. This collaboration allows DJs to effortlessly explore extensive music collections.

However, Serato DJ currently does not offer direct integration with Spotify. Additionally, Serato DJ only supports certain audio formats, including MP3, OGG, AAC, M4A, ALAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, and WL.MP3. Complicating matters further, Spotify uses Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection for its tracks. This means that even if you could access Spotify within Serato DJ, DRM would prevent you from playing those tracks directly. Songs downloaded via a Premium Spotify account, while available offline, cannot be played on Serato DJ due to DRM restrictions.

This limitation poses a challenge for DJs who want to include their favorite Spotify playlists in their sets. To overcome this, you'll need to convert Spotify songs into a format supported by Serato. Continue reading as we guide you through the conversion process.

Tool Required - TunePat Spotify Converter

First things first, no matter where you want to import Spotify songs to, converting Spotify songs to a common format is the key step. Here we choose TunePat Spotify Converter to help you download and convert any songs from Spotify to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF or ALAC format. Armed with an innovative encoding technology, the program is able to download Spotify songs directly from the web player without installing any extra software including the Spotify app. After downloading, you can add those songs to any apps or devices as needed.

How to Import Spotify Songs to Serato DJ

TunePat Spotify Converter is available on both Windows and Mac computers, here we take the Windows version as an example to show you the detailed steps about how to download Spotify songs and add them to Serato.

Step 1 Choose Audio Source

Launch TunePat Spotify Converter, and you will see two buttons on the main interface: Spotify app and Spotify web player. They present different Spotify audio sources. To make a choice, the Spotify app has better audio quality while the Spotify web player provides a faster downloading speed. Choose the one you prefer and sign in with your Spotify account.

Step 2 Choose Output Format

Launch TunePat Spotify Converter and sign in with your Spotify Free or Premium account. Then click the "Settings" button on the upper right corner and select MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC or AIFF as the output format. Here you can also choose output audio quality, customize the output path, organize the output files in various ways and more.

Step 3 Add Spotify Songs

Open a Spotify playlist or album, click the blue + button floating in the lower-right corver. TunePat will read the playlist data automatically. Choose songs from the list and click the "Add" button to continue. If necessary, you can untick any songs you don’t want to download.

Step 4 Convert Spotify Songs to MP3

You can still add more songs from other playlists or ablums via the Add More button, then click the "Convert" button to start converting the Spotify songs to MP3 format. Once the conversion is done, you can find your downloaded Spotify songs under the "Converted" option on the left panel.

Step 5 Add Downloaded Spotify Music to Serato DJ

Now, you can add the downloaded songs to Serato DJ. Launch Serato DJ software, click on the FILES button to open the files panel. The left side of this window displays various locations on your computer hard drive. Click on these locations to navigate your computer and find the converted Spotify songs.

Once located, drag the folder or files you want to import onto the “All...” icon. This is located to the left of your screen at the top of the crates and playlist window. Done, the music has been added to the Serato DJ.

Conclusion

If you follow the steps above closely, you can easily get your favorite Spotify song downloaded in MP3 or other widely-used formats and add them to Serato DJ. What's more, the guide is also helpful when you need to play Spotify songs on some MP3 players or download Spotify songs without a Premium account. TunePat Spotify Converter offers a free trial version. You can simply download it to test if it meets your needs for conversion.