TIDAL DOWNLOADER

A high-fidelity desktop client for Tidal — download lossless FLAC (16-bit / 24-bit up to 192 kHz HI_RES_LOSSLESS), play bit-perfect via WASAPI exclusive mode, organize your library, and edit tags in bulk.
Built with Electron + React for Windows and macOS.

Status: v1.0.2 — stable on Windows. macOS v1.0.2-beta available for testing — Core Audio Hog Mode (bit-perfect exclusive output), native traffic-light layout, parallel album downloads. Feedback welcome on Issues.

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How it works

• Tidal FLAC streams are saved as standard FLAC — no re-encode, no MP4 wrapper. HI_RES_LOSSLESS tracks come through as 24-bit at 96 or 192 kHz.
• DASH manifests (used for HI_RES_LOSSLESS) are reassembled and remuxed losslessly via ffmpeg (-c:a copy).
• On Windows, playback uses WASAPI exclusive mode with sample-rate matching for bit-perfect output to the DAC.
• Each saved FLAC embeds TIDAL_GUID and TIDAL_META Vorbis tags; the library index can be rebuilt offline from these tags alone.
• The Windows installer is Authenticode-signed by ARCLIGHTSTRVL.

Features

• Lossless streaming & download — FLAC at native sample rate, no transcoding for HiFi/Max tiers
• Max-quality DASH support — segment assembly + ffmpeg remux for HI_RES_LOSSLESS (24-bit / 96 kHz / 192 kHz)
• Bit-perfect output — Windows: WASAPI exclusive mode with native sample-rate negotiation, force-volume option. macOS (beta): Core Audio Hog Mode with nominal sample-rate matching
• Library — auto-scanned Artist > Album tree with list and grid views, library-wide playback, current-track highlight
• Tag editor — bulk album-level edits, embedded album art, drag-drop file/folder import, multi-root refresh
• Search & discovery — artist/album search with discography (Albums / EP & Singles), favorites, recent history sections
• Playback — gapless local playback via custom local:// protocol, shuffle/repeat (off → one → album), responsive seek scrubber
• Album art — selectable embed quality (320 / 640 / 1280), hover tilt, full-resolution lightbox, separate art download path
• Persistent state — library index with Tidal canonical IDs (handles same-name artist collision like LiSA vs LISA)
• History navigation — mouse thumb buttons (XButton1 / XButton2) for app-wide back/forward across pages
• Probe available quality — quick check whether your subscription tier actually returns lossless or AAC for sample tracks (Settings → Check available quality)
• Library maintenance — resync metadata + reorganize files from Tidal online, or rebuild the library index offline from TIDAL_GUID / TIDAL_META Vorbis comments embedded in your FLACs

Download

Stable — v1.0.2 (Windows)

See Releases.

Platform	File	Size
Windows 10/11 (x64)	TIDAL DOWNLOADER Setup 1.0.2.exe	~118 MB

Beta — v1.0.2-beta (macOS only)

⚠️ Beta — not all features are guaranteed to work correctly. This is an early macOS preview; expect rough edges, especially around exclusive-mode device negotiation. Please report issues so they can be fixed before v1.0.3 stable.

First macOS build with Core Audio Hog Mode (bit-perfect exclusive output) and the macOS-first UX pass. Code paths shared with Windows (parallel album downloads, library refresh debounce) ship with v1.0.3 on both platforms — this beta is the macOS preview track. See Releases v1.0.2-beta.

Platform	File	Size
macOS Apple Silicon (arm64)	TIDAL DOWNLOADER-1.0.2-beta-arm64.dmg	~128 MB
macOS Intel (x64)	TIDAL DOWNLOADER-1.0.2-beta.dmg	~134 MB

Beta DMGs are unsigned (ad-hoc) — Apple Developer notarization is on the roadmap. See macOS install steps below for the right-click → Open workaround.

Installation

Windows

1. Download TIDAL DOWNLOADER Setup 1.0.2.exe from the latest release.
2. Run the installer — it is signed by ARCLIGHTSTRVL (Authenticode), so SmartScreen should not flag it.
3. Follow the wizard. Per-user install, no admin required.

macOS (v1.0.2-beta)

1. Download the .dmg matching your CPU (Apple Silicon arm64 or Intel x64).
2. Mount it and drag TIDAL DOWNLOADER into /Applications.
3. First launch: right-click → Open to bypass the unidentified-developer warning (beta builds are unsigned).
4. Or clear the quarantine flag from Terminal: xattr -cr "/Applications/TIDAL DOWNLOADER.app".

Requirements

• Tidal subscription — HiFi or HiFi Plus required for lossless / Max-quality streams.
• Windows 10/11 (x64) or macOS 10.15+ (Intel or Apple Silicon).
• ~250 MB free disk space (excluding your music library).

Quick start

1. Launch the app and sign in via the Tidal Device Code flow (your default browser opens automatically with a short code).
2. Set your download folder in Settings → Download location. The album-art folder is initialized to <downloadPath>/art automatically.
3. Search for any artist or album, then click Download on a track or Download All on an album.
4. Use the Library tab to play your downloaded collection — list mode for browsing, grid mode with artist avatars for visual scanning.
5. Use the Tag Editor for bulk metadata cleanup before archiving or sharing.

Audio quality

Downloads are written as standard FLAC (no MP4 wrapper). When the Tidal manifest is DASH (HI_RES_LOSSLESS), the app assembles segments and remuxes losslessly via ffmpeg (-c:a copy). When the requested quality is unavailable for a track, the app falls back gracefully and only saves real FLAC — never a re-encoded AAC.

On Windows, Use exclusive mode in the audio device picker takes hold of the device for bit-perfect output and matches the source sample rate / bit depth (16/44.1, 24/96, 24/192). On macOS the toggle currently has no effect (Core Audio Hog Mode is on the roadmap).

Reporting issues

Please open a bug or feature request on the Issues page.

When reporting a bug, please include:

• App version (Settings → About footer)
• OS + version
• Steps to reproduce
• Tidal subscription tier (HiFi / HiFi Plus)
• Console output if reproducible — on Windows, launch from PowerShell with:

  $env:ELECTRON_ENABLE_LOGGING=1
  & "$env:LOCALAPPDATA\Programs\tidal-downloader\TIDAL DOWNLOADER.exe"

Disclaimer

This is an unofficial, third-party tool. It is not affiliated with, sponsored by, or endorsed by Tidal or Aspiro AB.

You are responsible for complying with Tidal's Terms of Service. Downloads are intended for personal, offline access to music you have already paid for through your subscription. Do not redistribute downloaded content.

ffmpeg is used internally and is licensed under LGPL-2.1+ — see ffmpeg.org/legal.html for details. The bundled binaries come from ffmpeg-static.

License

Copyright © 2026 ARCLIGHTSTRVL. All rights reserved.

The compiled application is provided as-is for personal use. Source code is not publicly available. See LICENSE for the full terms.

Support

If you find TIDAL DOWNLOADER useful, you can support development on Ko-fi. Every contribution helps keep the project maintained — thank you.

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