Top 40+ Free Music Download Sites and Programs You Should not Miss

iMusic could be the best music downloader working on Windows PC and Mac. It is designed for users to download music from the most widely used 3000 music sites (supported music sites are kept increasing). And it also can help people get songs even the songs can't be downloaded - record songs with ID3 tags. For download music, users just need to copy and paste the URL(web address) of a song to the download box. It works quickly and easily. Besides, it offers more features for people to share and manage music.

• Download music from YouTube, Vimeo, Dailymotion, and more;
• Download the hosttest playlists and albums within the iMusic built-in library;
• Record songs from radio stations and identify the songs with title, artist, album and genre.
• Transfer music between iTunes Library, iPhone, iPod, iPad, Android phones, computers and flash drives. You can transfer music almost to anywhere you want.

This free music download program is indeed one of the best you can find on the market. What we really like about it is surely the way you can browse new albums and download them with ease. Yes, unlike other apps, downloading full albums at once is very easy to do, and that is surely great. You can also check the music out by accessing the integrated player. We have to say that the whole download experience was done without a problem. The player works as advertised, making Media Drug a cool app for those that want to experience music in a unique way.

• How to use: Upon opening the application you need to enter the name of the band you are looking for in the Search panel. You can press the Download button near each search result, as this will automatically download the song and place it in your playlist.
• Pros: Easy to use interface and fast download speeds. It allows you to access a very large music database, which is great.
• Cons: You need to modify application settings before downloading anything, as files won’t be added to the playlist immediately and the target folder is hard to reach.

This free music download application is highly regarded as one of the best Bittorrent clients out there. What few people know is that you can actually use it to download music without a problem from various websites as well, while also downloading your torrent files. Vuze is available free of charge, and you can easily take advantage of its advanced functionalities at any given time. We recommend it to any user searching for a wonderful music download experience.

• How to use: You search for music in the large search bar that can be found on the upper left side of the interface. After you do that the songs will automatically be downloaded to the target locations, where you can immediately access them.
• Pros: Fully featured torrent client that offers premium support for downloading music files. Files are downloaded very fast and you can see precise information regarding the location you download them from/download speed/track quality.
• Cons: Its interface is very complex and might take you a while to get accustomed with it.

Just like Vuze, Frostwire is a torrent client at heart, but it does come with support downloading music, listening to Internet radios, searching Soundcloud and various music archives, making it a very efficient tool to say the least. It even has a video player bundled with the package. The downside is that, when you download multiple files at the same time, the app can become unresponsive. Aside from that though, we didn’t experience any problems while using this tool.

• How to use: Usage is similar to other torrent clients, you just need to enter the search term in the search bar and you can choose which one of the results you want to download. Downloading simply involves right clicking the desired item and pressing Download.
• Pros: Very fast download speeds and the ability to preview the item using the integrated player.
• Cons: Poor file management options.

Miro integrates with the robustness of a music player with the perfect ability of downloading music at your own leisure, without having to wait. You can also use it to convert and sync music to your devices. Just like the solutions presented above, Miro is also suitable for downloading torrents, something that makes it suitable for just about any type of job that involves downloading a media file from the Internet.

• How to use: Miro is also a torrent client, so it involves searching for a torrent in the search bar then downloading it with ease. Once the download process is complete you can access the song in your torrent folder.
• Pros: Allows you to download, play and convert songs in a single place, without the need of additional apps.
• Cons: With so many options, the interface can be overwhelming at times for novice users. Conversion speed is very slow at times.

jEar is a tool that makes it easy to retrieve links from music engines and download them without a problem on your computer.

• How to use: First of all you need to install Java, then open the app and search for the desired song. Once that’s done, you will have to click the Download button and wait for the file to finish downloading.
• Pros: Very easy to use, has a single function and does it well.
• Cons: Being built using Java, jEar can require massive amounts of memory at times. File management is a little hard to do when you have more than 10-20 songs in the download list.

Beatport is a great way to actually download all the music you want on a single device without any problem. Not only it reduces the complexity of many similar applications, but it also brings creative freedom and flexibility to the whole experience, something that’s really desirable to say the least.

• How to use: First of all you need to choose what exactly you want to search for. Once you do that, you can easily buy the songs or download them for free simply by clicking the download button.
• Pros: Not only it allows you to download music, but it’s also an excellent music management utility as well.
• Cons: Things can get a little hectic at times, especially if you are using it to manage your own music collection as well.

The Tribler application is first of all a Torrent client, but it does its job of downloading music for free very well. It’s amazingly fast for an unpaid tool, and the whole experience doesn’t stop here. You are free to download any type of torrent file, which is surely amazing to say the least. We actually use it on a day to day basis and we have to say that it’s really impressive. It also brings the ability to download and view videos using the embedded players, which is surely essential.

• How to use: Usage is as simple as any other torrent client, you enter the search term, choose the desired torrent and download it. Then you can open the file location and access your file with ease.
• Pros: Fast speeds, great community and low resource consumption.
• Cons: Interface could use a little more work, as it doesn’t really cover all the information that you might need.

Torrent client at its core, it does bring numerous downloading abilities to the table, which is indeed important. You can also use it to download videos, books, but music as well. Music downloading is surely an amazing feat, and it does bring a lot of unique features, as well as fast speeds that make the whole downloading experience unique and also different from the rest of the bunch.

• How to use: You need to search the music you want on the torrent websites and then double click the torrent file in order for Transmission to download it. Once the download is complete you will be able to access the file.
• Pros: Fast download speeds and minimalist interface.
• Cons: Doesn’t allow you to search for songs and only downloads them.

Yes, this application might work only with Soundcloud, but it does make the whole downloading experience very fast indeed. And with Soundcloud hosting millions of sound files, there are no limitations on how much files you can download from them. Just remember that only 5 tracks can be downloaded at any given time, if you plan on batch downloading.

• How to use: You just need to enter a Soundcloud URL or search term in the main window of the application, then press the download button if you find a song you like.
• Pros: Minimalist interface and support for simultaneous downloads.
• Cons: Supports only a single website and doesn’t allow more than 5 batch downloads at the same time.