Online services for listening to music have long outstripped in popularity other methods of playing tracks, including from the internal memory of devices. Having stable high-speed Internet, saving your favorite songs on your computer doesn’t make much sense.
It’s the same with smartphones - a stable 3G/4G wireless connection is enough to listen to entire VKontakte playlists.
However, not everything is so simple, and the internal memory of devices is periodically replenished with our favorite tracks for several reasons:
- Not everywhere there are areas with stable signal reception;
- The amount of available traffic is limited;
- Played tracks in VK are no longer cached, but are downloaded again, additionally consuming traffic;
- 30-minute limit on free listening to VK songs (in the smartphone application);
- This also includes the lack of detailed settings for the player, equalizer and other features.
In order to bypass all the above restrictions, we will tell you how to download music from VK to your computer and mobile devices for free, and without complicated steps.
From which services can you download music from VK?
There are dozens of services available on the Internet for downloading music from VK for free. The maximum you will be offered is to support the developers with a coin (at your discretion).
Music 7s
The fairly popular domestic online service Music 7s offers users fast and free downloading of audio files from a playlist to mobile devices and PCs. You can also borrow songs from friends’ pages. The main condition is an open list of audio recordings at your place (or at a friend’s).
Downloading is available after automatic authorization on the website https://vk.music7s.cc. Then you can listen and download the track with one click.
On the site you can listen to popular songs from the music charts, or choose something to suit your mood or environment. The interface is pleasant, modern in purple tones, and the icons do not hurt the eye with their angularity.
Vritme.net
The “Vritme” service is designed in the style of the original VKontakte, and makes it possible to download tracks to PC, Android and iOS. On the main page, the developer notes a high level of data protection and unlimited download speed.
After instant authorization on https://vritme.net, all tracks from your playlist will be displayed in one list. A search bar is also available to find new songs.
The interface is uncomplicated, very simple and clear, but the unclear series font on a blue background can be difficult to read.
Kissvk.com
Last on the list (but not the last in terms of quality) is a service for downloading music from Vkontakte. Authorization on https://kissvk.com occurs with one click, after which the user has access to his playlist as well as several additional functions.
In the “Friends” tab, you can select a person’s account and download his songs. The “Search” tab is responsible for the internal search service for VKontakte tracks.
The main disadvantage of Kissvk.com is the lack of an online player for preliminary listening. Otherwise, the service does its job perfectly.
Computer programs
The most undesirable, in my opinion, way to download music from VK is to install and then use third-party programs on the computer. Undoubtedly, they contain more functions - built-in player, video downloading, quick response to messages, etc. But the risks that the user bears when choosing the “wrong” program are too great.
By installing software from unknown sources, you violate all rules of safe behavior on the Internet and risk receiving malware along with the program.
In the review, we will look at the most popular and safe, at the time of writing, programs for downloading music, but it is not a fact that the situation will not change for the worse – tomorrow.
CatchVKontakte
LoviVkontakte is a small program that does not burden the user with unnecessary functionality, but includes only a player and a download tool. You can get it absolutely free, exclusively on the official website - lovivkontakte.ru.
When installing, pay attention to the list of additional software and uncheck the boxes if you do not need it.
After launching the software, enter your account login and password, after a couple of seconds you will see a complete list of music available for listening and downloading.
In the settings, you can change the language, the folder for saving files and check for updates.
VKontakte.DJ
The VKontakte.DJ program is not just a download manager from a social network, but a real combine that allows you to search for video and audio files in its own database.
You can get the software on the official website - vkdj.org, free of charge. If you encounter problems with the application, contact the technical support forum.
During installation, you will be offered the opportunity to acquire all known Yandex services.
All functionality will become available after authorization.
You can download audio/video recordings from your playlists in the “Friends” tab.
It makes no sense to describe all the capabilities of VKontakte.DJ; this will require a new, full review.
In conclusion, I note that both programs have a digital signature, which increases the percentage of trust in the developers and makes it less likely that access to user accounts will be lost.
What browser extensions are there to download music?
VK music downloader services compete with browser extensions with similar functions. The main advantage of extensions is downloading tracks directly from the social network page, and not through a third-party site, without authorization. This saves time and automates the process for frequent and large number of downloads. We will look at the most common of them.
VKD
The VKD addon is available for browsers based on Google Chrome, and allows you to download media files in original quality from the Vkontakte social network.
After installing the extension, an additional “Download” tab will appear on the page with music, made in the appropriate style.
The entire playlist can be downloaded with one click with the ability to select quality. Videos and photos can be downloaded in original quality or compressed (degraded).
A pleasant fact is that VKD is indistinguishable from real VKontakte developments. It is seamlessly integrated in the form of buttons that do not distract the eye. The only reminder of it is an icon in the list of addons, which serves to disable it.
VK Saver
Another extension with similar functions for downloading media files from VK with one click. You don’t need any registration - just install the extension and go to your page.
The user can download videos from Kinopoisk, Vimeo, Coub in high quality without loss. In the settings, you can specify the display of the bitrate and file size in MB when you hover over it, which is very convenient.
Download music VK – 2021
The developers obviously didn’t bother with the name of this extension, but it does its job - it loads audio files from Vkontakte into the computer’s memory.
“Download VK Music – 2021” differs from its competitors in its operating principle - the addon downloads only a fully cached file. To do this, you need to listen to the song in full (or wait until it is fully “loaded”).
Other qualities of the extension, such as the almost complete absence of an interface and the need for authorization, only simplify working with it.
SaveFrom.net assistant
A very useful addon, bordering on functionality with a full-fledged program. “SaveFrom.net Assistant” replaces all downloaders on all popular video hosting sites and social networks, including Vkontakte.
After installing it, arrow icons appear on the music page for downloading songs. Photos and videos are downloaded in the same way. A tooltip above the icon will inform you about the size and bitrate of the MP3 file.
The main advantage of “SaveFrom.net Assistant” can be called multitasking: it works on YouTube, Rutube, Tiktok, Instagram, SoundCloud, Vimeo, Odnoklassniki, etc., and also supports most popular file formats.
How to download a playlist from VK to your phone?
It won’t be difficult to find the answer to the question of how to download a playlist from VK via a smartphone. To do this, you will need to use the special BOOM service. It is the official application of the social network, so using it will allow you to get the entire tracklist without worrying about possible difficulties and troubles.
A huge advantage of the application is the availability of a separate version for Android devices and Apple products. As a result, all people will be able to receive a link to the playlist and listen to saved songs offline, regardless of what phones they use.
It is also important to note the ease of use of the service. To download you will need:
- install app;
- log into a social network on your smartphone;
- open the page with the playlist;
- click on the icon that opens a menu of available actions;
- select the option that offers downloading in BOOM.
Then you just have to wait a little.
How to download music without programs and extensions
Programs, services and extensions make the download process easier for the user, but are not an ultimate solution without which “it’s absolutely impossible.”
You can learn the principles of downloading media files from Internet resources yourself, but it takes time, and few people will like it after the convenient solutions listed above. But we will demonstrate several ways to download VK music with your bare hands.
Download via direct link
For these purposes, there are sites, for example, https://ru.savefrom.net, in the search bar of which you just need to copy the link of the song being played.
The site immediately finds the desired track, after which it can be downloaded. All this is done in 5-10 seconds for an ordinary user, which is quite convenient for one-time use.
Scripts for downloading audio from VK
Browser extensions are nothing more than scripts (program codes) that are launched in the required sequence. Even an ordinary user can run the script himself without installing third-party software.
For this:
- We go to the VK music section, scroll through the playlist to the very bottom (this is important);
- We turn on the console using the “F12” button on the keyboard (or go into it through “Developer Tools”);
- Download the script from a third-party site. We ourselves are not programmers to write it, so we go to github.com and look for a working script. I chose this one as an example↓
- Press Enter and wait until the playlist is fully loaded. At the same time, it is important not to close the VK tab with music, otherwise the download will be interrupted.
Note! The browser may require permission to download files; you must confirm the action.
Thus, you get the entire downloaded audio library without a single program.
Are there other ways?
In fact, here we have put together two actions - obtaining a link to the desired composition, and bulk downloading such links. The method discussed above is the most convenient. But not the only one.
You can always manually copy the links and download them in any convenient way. You can use software like VKMusic. There is no way to select playlists, but you can select several songs at once for downloading.
But we consider the option using SF Helper to be the most relevant. And that’s why they showed you exactly that.
