"Can AIMP play music from Spotify?" No, you can't do that. Celebrated for its efficiency, AIMP (Artem Izmaylov Media Player) is a free music player designed by Russian developer Artem Izmaylov. Its key advantage is its incredibly low resource usage, which ensures your computer is available to process complex multitasks smoothly when you are using AIMP to play music in the background.
And that is not the only reason why AIMP is so popular in European countries. In terms of its functions, the iterations gradually build more complete software: from a simple MP3 player to the current multiple audio and video player. Now, AIMP supports multiple kinds of formats such as MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, Ogg Vorbis, Windows Media Audio, and so on. Besides, it is popular with audiophiles as it outputs high-fidelity audio.
However, you can't play Spotify music on AIMP as there is no official AIMP Spotify plugin to connect the two services and there are DRM protection in Spotify songs. But don't worry. In this article, we are going to introduce you to the best way to add and use Spotify with AIMP player on Android and Windows computer. Let's see how to make it.
Part 1. How to Convert Spotify Music for AIMP
From the beginning, you should know why you can't add and put Spotify music on AIMP. Tracks from Spotify are protected and you can only listen to them in the Spotify app. Even though you have Spotify premium, you can't make it possible. To solve this problem, you need a third-party software to convert Spotify music to other digital audio formats and then transfer Spotify music to AIMP player.
Here, AudFree Spotify Music Converter is the best option for you. As the benchmark in the converting tools, AudFree Spotify Music Converter specializes in converting Spotify songs to plain audio formats like MP3, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A, M4B, and Lossless with 100% original quality preserved.
Furthermore, this smart converter is also a music editor, you are supported to customize the output quality, output format, bitrate, sample rate, etc. of Spotify tracks. Or you can choose to stay the original metadata as you like. ID3 tags including the artists, album, title and etc. will be totally grabbed and kept in the converted audios.
Taking full advantage of the latest technical skill, this intelligent program is good at processing a batch of tracks at one time with running at an amazing speed of 13X, which can greatly help you save time.
AudFree Spotify Music Converter

- Download Spotify music without quality loss
- Convert Spotify music to FLAC, M4A, MP3, etc.
- Keep 100% ID3 tags and 100% raw metadata
- Work at 13X faster speed, edit output parameters
How to Convert Spotify Music for AIMP: Step-by-Step Guide
Just download and get the free trial of AudFree Spotify Music Converter, and you will find how simple and easy to download and stream Spotify music to AIMP.
- Step 1Import tracks/album/playlist from Spotify to AudFree
- Double-click on AudFree Spotify Music Converter on your computer to open it. Click on the song in the built-in Spotify web player on AudFree tool. Then tap on the '+' button and tap Add to list. Wait until the audio file is added to AudFree.
- Step 2Switch Spotify's output quality for AIMP
- For Windows users, please find the menu icon from the upper screen of AudFree. Then click to Preferences > Conversion. For Mac users, please direct the top-left corner of your screen > menu tab > AudFree Spotify Music Converter. In the settings window, you can alter the output options such as format, bit rate, sample rate, channel, etc. For the best listening quality of Spotify on AIMP, we recommend FLAC. Or, you can choose MP3 format at 320kbps. Also, you can set sample rate at 44,100 Hz.
- Step 3Convert Spotify songs for AIMP
- When you are satisfied with settings, please press on the OK button to commit the results. Then hit Convert to start the converting phase. After the process is done, just follow the on-screen prompts to locate the target folder where all the converted Spotify tracks listed.
Video Guide: Download Spotify Music for AIMP via AudFree Spotify Music Converter
Also, you can follow this visual guide to learn how to download and convert Spotify tracks for AIMP via AudFree Spotify Converter in detail.
Part 2. How to Play Spotify Music on AIMP on Android/Windows
Now, it is time to learn how to add Spotify music to AIMP and use Spotify with AIMP player on your Android phone or Windows computer for free forever.
How to Connect Spotify to AIMP on Windows Computer
Step 1. Open AIMP music player on your computer.
Step 2. In the Files Monitoring, please find the "+" icon name Add items menu at the bottom, then select Files, Folders, Playlists or URL to import the local Spotify music files to AIMP.
Also, you can tap AIMP icon at the top-left corner on the screen, then choose Open Files or Open folder from the list. Next, you can locate and add Spotify music to AIMP from your computer.
Step 3. At last, you can find the added Spotify music files on your AIMP player and start playing on desktop.
How to Get Spotify Songs on AIMP Android Phone/Tablet
Step 1. Use a USB cable to connect your Android phone or table to your computer to move Spotify music. After that, disconnect your phone from your computer.
View also: How to Transfer Spotify Music to Android
Step 2. Open the AIMP music player on your Android device.
Step 3. Touch the three-line icon on the screen and hit the Add icon to create a new playlist to store the Spotify music files.
Step 4. Open the new created playlist and tap the three-dot icon or the + icon.
Step 5. Choose Add Files, Add all audio files from SD or Import playlist to select and import your Spotify music to AIMP playlist.
After adding, you can start to play Spotify music on AIMP music player on your Android device offline.
Tips: Also, you can save Spotify music to SD card from your computer and insert SD card into your Android device to load files to AIMP.
Part 3. FAQs about Spotify Music to AIMP
Q1: Is There an Official Spotify Plugin for AIMP?
A: No, there is no official AIMP Spotify plugin. Spotify doesn't offer a public API to allow developers to create a plugin for third-party media players.
View also: Best Spotify Plugins
Q2: How Do I Connect My Spotify Account to AIMP?
A: You can't connect Spotify to AIMP directly as there is no AIMP Spotify integration and no option to log in to or link with a Spotify account within AIMP.
Q3: What Is the Best Audio Format to Use Spotify with AIMP Player?
A: AIMP supports lots of formats, including MP3, FLAC, WAV, AAC, M4A and OGG. For the best audio output of Spotify music on AIMP, FLAC is your choice. If you prefer high quality and smaller file size, MP3 at 320kbps is better.
Part 4. In Conclusion
While Spotify and AIMP may never have official integration, you can still use Spotify with AIMP player from the tips in this post. By using AudFree Spotify Music Converter, you can convert Spotify music to local DRM-free audio files for AIMP with high quality, then you can import Spotify music to AIMP for offline playback anytime.
Bonus Tips: You can also use AudFree Streaming Audio Recorder to convert and add music from Spotify to AIMP.

Charles Davis
Chief Editor