How to Download Music to MP3 Player from YouTube

Quick Answer

Do you think MP3 players are dead like most people? But the fact is that the portable music player - MP3 player, is still some people's choice in 2021, especially during travel. Though it is easy to listen to streaming music on your phone, you will encounter insufficient mobile data/battery or poor network connection. Using an MP3 player, you can listen to high-quality music with nothing to worry about. 

Then where to download music to your MP3 player? One way is to download music to MP3 players from YouTube, where you can find lots of excellent music videos and official music.

Part 1. What File Formats MP3 Players Support?

An MP3 player supports a wide range of audio formats apart from MP3. Most of the MP3 players support playing the following audio formats.

WMA: Windows Media Audio, an audio format developed by Microsoft, native to the Windows Media Player.

WAV: Waveform Audio, a lossless, uncompressed, and broadcast CD quality music format.

AAC: Advanced Audio Code, an audio coding standard for lossy digital audio compression.

OGG: OGG is a free and open container format that is maintained by Xiph.Org Foundation

FLAC: Free Lossless Audio Codec, a compressed but lossless audio format developed by the Xiph.Org Foundation

While the situation is not the same for all MP3 players, but you can feel free to download MP3 or WAV audio files to your MP3 player.

Part 2. How to Download Music from YouTube to MP3 Players

To download music from YouTube Music to an MP3 player, there are two steps. Firstly you need to download YouTube music videos to PC in MP3 or WAV. Secondly, you move the downloaded music from your PC to your MP3 player, which is quite simple. The hard part is about how to download music from YouTube to PC. We will introduce two methods to download music from YouTube to an MP3 player in the following paragraphs. Check out the content below to choose one method you prefer.

Method 1. Download Music from YouTube to MP3/WAV with EaseUS Video Downloader 

EaseUS Video Downloader is a multifunctional audio and video downloader for PC that lets you download songs on YouTube Music to your computer while saving the original 256kbps audio quality at a quick speed. It allows you to extract and save YouTube Music as MP3 or WAV. Afterward, you can freely copy the files to an MP3 player. Apart from downloading music directly from music streaming sites like SoundCloud and Bandcamp, EaseUS Video Downloader also converts and downloads music videos on YouTube to MP3 or WAV, which can be played on MP3 players. Thus it is a good choice when you want to download music to MP3 player from YouTube.

Here are the overall features of EaseUS Video Download 

• Video Downloader: download videos from video streaming sites
• Music Downloader: download songs from Bandcamp, SoundCloud, and other music websites
• Audio Extractor: extract audio from YouTube videos and local videos
• Batch downloader: download multiple videos and audio at the same time

Advantage of EaseUS Video Download :

• 100% ad-free; secure to download and install
• Download high-quality videos up to 8K resolution
• Save YouTube videos in 4 formats, WebM, MP4, MP3, and WAV
• Download music in high quality of 320Kbps
• Fast video and audio downloading speed
• Support downloading videos and audio in bulk 

🔛Now use EaseUS Video Downloader to download YouTube Music songs in original quality or convert YouTube music videos into MP3 files.

Step 1. Download and install EaseUS Video Downloader on your PC. Find the music video, music video playlist, or YouTube music you want to download.

Step 2. You should change the download setting first. Change the "Video" to "Audio" from the drop down menu. As for quality, "Best" is suggested for a better listening experience. 

Step 3. Then, copy and click "Paste Link" to proceed. 

Step 4. With the copied link, the software will save the music according to your settings automatically.

Disclaimer: Please make sure that your download behavior is legal in your country! EaseUS does not advocate downloading any video/audio for sale, distribution, or other commercial purposes.

You can directly download an existing YouTube music playlist to MP3 with EaseUS Video Downloader. If the music videos are not in a playlist, you can create a playlist and add all music videos to the playlist. Then you can use the tool to download music from YouTube in one click with the playlist URL. 

Also read how to download SoundCloud playlist to save multiple songs at one time.

Method 2. Download Music from YouTube with Online YouTube to MP3 Downloader 

The second option to convert YouTube music to MP3 player is to use an online YouTube to MP3 downloader. There are many YouTube to MP3 converter online that allows you to convert music from YouTube to MP3 one by one, such as SSYouTube. The online converter rips audio from YouTube videos and provides you with multiple selections for audio quality, ranging from 128Kbps to 320Kbps. If you want to convert several YouTube videos to songs, the tool will be an appropriate choice as you can access it directly with a browser.

However, if you would like to download songs from YouTube in batches, SSYouTube is incapable of downloading multiple MP3 files simultaneously. You can look for a YouTube playlist to MP3 converter or YouTube to MP3 converter with bulk downloading.

Now, let's show you how to download music from YouTube with SSYouTube.

Step 1. Visit SSYouTube (https://ssyou.tube/en31/youtube-to-mp3/) on any browser on your PC.

Step 2. Copy the YouTube music video's URL and paste it into the search bar of the YouTube to MP3 player converter. Click "Download."

Step 3. Choose the quality of the downloaded song, then click "Download" to save the MP3 file to your PC.

Step 4. Close the newly opened ad window and repeat the process if you want to download more music from YouTube.

Online tool ConverterBear presents a tool called YouTube Multi MP3 Converter, this tool accepts multiple video URLs. But you still need to download the audio files one by one. 

Part 3. Transfer Downloaded Music from PC to MP3 Player (Windows)

After downloading music from YouTube, the next process is to move these MP3 or WAV files to your MP3 player. You can do this in several ways and we will show you the easiest way here. When connected to a PC, an MP3 player is recognized as a portable storage device like a USB, you can copy the downloaded YouTube music from your PC to the MP3 player simply like moving files from one disk to another.

Step 1. Connect your MP3 player to PC using a data cable and set it as a storage tool if you get a popup. Then you will see the MP3 player is listed in "This PC."

Step 2. Find the downloaded music on your PC and open the folder. You can put them into one folder in advance. Then click on the MP3 player to open a folder as well.

Step 3. Display the two folders on your screen. Drag and drop the downloaded songs from the music folder to your MP3 player.

Step 4. After the transfer completes, you will get these downloaded YouTube music on your MP3 player. Unconnect it from your PC and enjoy the music on this portable device anywhere.

The Bottom Line 

After reading the article, we hope you will know how to download music to MP3 player from YouTube. Though mobile phones have been a good music player in our daily life, carrying an MP3 player full of songs on a long trip will still be a wise choice.

FAQs on Download Music to MP3 Player from YouTube

Keep reading this FAQ part to get more insights.

1. Can I download music from YouTube onto my MP3 player?

Yes, you can. But please pay attention to the music format.

2. How do I convert YouTube Music to MP3 for free?

You can use some online format converters like Online Converter and CloudConvert to convert YouTube music to MP3.

3. How do I download a song to an MP3 player?

You can use a YouTube to MP3 downloader like EaseUS Video Downloader to download any song you like on YouTube to mp3.