TIDAL Desktop for Mac

TIDAL Desktop is the first music service with High Fidelity sound quality, High Definition music videos and Curated Editorial, expertly crafted by music journalists! TIDAL for macOS is a HiFi music streaming program matched by a modern and stylish Mac software.

The app is a global music and entertainment platform that brings artists and fans together through unique music and content experiences and is currently available in 52 countries.

TIDAL for Mac has over 58 million songs in the catalog and over 240,000 high quality videos, offering passionate music fans both a premium and high fidelity sound quality, along with high resolution video, and expertly curated editorial content.

TIDAL Desktop version brings music fans closer to their favorite artists and gives on-demand access to discover new music from massive music and video catalog.

The tool's extensive catalog is supplemented by exclusive content, including exclusive videos and songs featuring the world's top musicians, athletes and entertainers and up-and-coming independent artists.

Seamless listening across mobile, tablet, desktop and network players. Enjoy lossless music streaming on Apple devices from iPhone, iPad and iPod to Mac, as well as on Mac and Android systems. Plus integration in a wide range of high fidelity network players.

WHY WAS TIDAL FOUNDED?

Because nothing should get in between fans and artists

The tool was founded with the mission of bringing fans and artists closer together and creating a sustainable industry model that values music and artists.

By empowering artists with greater creative control and operating as a majority artist-owned company, the app is uniquely positioned to create more value for fans and a stronger artist-fan connection. Music consumption is changing. It is shifting away from purchasing and owning music (via CD sales and downloads) to now accessing music via streaming without a desire to own physical copies of music.

This shift represents an opportunity to create a better experience for fans by empowering artists to share what they want, when and how they want to, directly with their fans. Whether it is through sharing exclusive songs and videos or live experiences, the app provides something unique.

Pricing

Premium for $9.99 / month
For $9.99 per month, The app's Premium tier gives users unlimited music across multiple devices including smartphones, computers and tablets, as well as access to exclusive TIDAL X events. TIDAL Premium subscribers can also create playlists and download songs to their devices for offline listening – all without intrusive advertisements.

HiFi for $19.99 / month
The tool's HiFi tier gives subscribers all the same great content and experiences as a Premium subscription, except music is delivered in lossless, CD and MQA quality (1411 kbps vs. 320 kbps for standard streaming). HiFi streaming delivers an uncompressed sound file, which means that you can hear every instrument and every note – as the artist intended. This tier costs $19.99 per month.

Discount program for students
The app offers a special discount program for students, in order to provide access to both tiers at affordable prices. Student benefit from 50% discount on subscription tiers.

Discount program for families
The Desktop tool offers a special discount program for families, in order to provide affordable access to all family members who want to enjoy their own favorite music. Each additional family member is offered a 50% discount on both subscription tiers. The family package is limited to 5 members.

Discount program for US military
The app offers a special discount program for owners of a military ID in the US. All eligible users will benefit from 50% discount on bot subscription tiers.

How to Use

• Install by dragging TIDAL to Applications folder
• Open the app and sign in or create an account
• Browse or search for music in the home interface
• Click on a track or album to start playback
• Use the player controls at the bottom to pause/skip
• Create and manage playlists under "My Collection"
• Enable HiFi or Master quality in settings
• Connect TIDAL to external DACs for better audio
• Use the offline mode to download songs

System Requirements

macOS 10.12 or later

Intel or Apple Silicon (M1/M2/M3) processor

Minimum 4 GB RAM

At least 100 MB of free disk space

Stable internet connection for streaming

PROS

• High-resolution Master quality audio
• Wide library of exclusive music content
• Intuitive and clean desktop interface
• Offline playback with HiFi quality
• Seamless integration with HiFi setups

CONS

• No lyrics support in desktop version
• Higher cost than most competitors
• Occasional app freezes or crashes
• Limited podcast and non-music content
• No native mini player feature

Note: 30-day trial for both TIDAL Premium and TIDAL HiFi. HiFi streaming is available all of the TIDAL apps with one exception of the web player (listen.tidal.com), which will only support HiFi streaming when using Google Chrome.

Also Available: Download TIDAL for Windows