5 Ways to Download Songs or Audio from Tumblr with Ease

Tumblr is a dedicated social media platform with plenty of nice songs and audio files, which are either uploaded by Tumblr users or shared from other websites. All of these songs can be shared but not downloaded. If you are searching for how to download audio from Tumblr, this post is what you need. Here are five quick and valid ways to save audio from Tumblr. Also, you can apply similar ways to download videos from Tumblr. Now, you can follow this step-by-step guide to download audio from Tumblr to your computer or mobile devices.

Part 1. 4 Options to Download Tumblr Songs from Other Sites

Methods introduced in this section can only be used to save Tumblr audio shared from other sites like SoundCloud. Other audio files directly uploaded by creators require a slightly different treatment. If you want to download embedded Tumblr audio, move to Part 2 for details.

Option 1. Download Audio from Tumblr with EaseUS Video Downloader (For Windows)

A reliable and stable audio or video downloader can be a lifesaver for people who download audio regularly. EaseUS Video Downloader is the easy and trusted desktop audio downloader we recommend to you. Up till now, it has successfully helped millions of users download audio from various media websites. As one of the best Tumblr audio downloaders, it consists of all the needed features for audio downloading. With it, you can:

• Download music from SoundCloud, Tumblr, Vimeo, as well as other 1000+ audio-sharing websites.
• Download videos from YouTube, Twitter, Facebook, Instagram, and other video-sharing platforms.
• Download multiple videos at the same time. It also enables you to download an entire YouTube playlist if you want.
• Rip audio from local videos in various formats.

Below is a detailed tutorial on downloading songs from Tumblr with EaseUS Video Downloader.

EaseUS Video Downloader also allows you to download YouTube music to PC and download Twitter Spaces recordings. You can try it when you want to download any video and audio from the web.

Option 2. Rip Tumblr Audio directly from the Webpage 

It is quite simple and convenient to save Tumblr music using the web (only works on Google Chrome). Unlike using online audio downloaders that often save audio files with quality loss, this method won't damage the audio quality. 

Step 1. Visit Tumblr and log in to your Tumblr account.

Step 2. Find the audio you wish to save (do not play it).

Step 3. Right-click on the center of the audio post and select "Inspect."

Step 4. Choose "Network" from the new screen.

Step 5. Click the play button to play the audio for several seconds until the "media" in the "Type" column appears.

Step 6. Place your cursor over "media" or "size" and right-click on it, choose "Open in a new tab."

Step 7. A new tab with a download icon will appear. Right-click on the play button (Option 1 in the screenshot below) or click on the three-dot icon, and then select the download option to save the audio from Tumblr to your PC.

Option 3. Download Songs from Tumblr with Mobile Apps

To download audio music from Tumblr to mobile devices, you need to use some dedicated downloader apps. After our searching and testing, we find a useful Android app - Timbloader. We are sorry for iOS users because we haven't yet found an iOS app that works well in downloading audio due to Apple's restrictions on file download. If you want to download audio to the iPhone, you need to download it to your PC and then transfer the downloaded audio to iPhone with iTunes or iPhone data transfer tools like EaseUS MobiMover. Let's check the detailed method.

Step 1. Install and launch Timbloader on your Android device.

Step 2. Search for the song or audio file you want to download > Hit on the share/send button below the audio.

Step 3. Choose Timbloader in the list, and click on the "Download" button to grab the Tumblr audio on Android.

Option 4. Using Extensions for Chrome or Firefox

Video & Audio Downloader plugin is a simple Chrome extension that deigned for downloading audio and video files. It has all the basic functions for audio and video download. The only flaw of it is that it doesn't support you to download videos from YouTube due to some restrictions and policies. But it doesn't matter since you can download YouTube videos with Option 2. To download Tumblr music with Video & Audio Downloader, you just need to:

Step 1. Add the Video & Audio Downloader extension to your Chrome.

Step 2. Open Tumblr and find the audio you want to save. Then, this plugin will automatically recognize and add the audio to the list.

Step 3. After a while, you can click the Video & Audio icon to check if there is the audio file you wish to download. If it is there, click the download button to save the audio to your computer.

Part 2. How to Download an Embedded Audio File from Tumblr

Downloading embedded audio or songs from Tumblr can be easy if you use the Developer Options built into modern browsers like Google or Firefox. Now, you can follow us to do it. We take Chrome for example.

Step 1. Open Google and browse the Tumblr blog page. Find the audio you want to download.

Step 2. After the song is loaded, click the "Play" button, right-click on the audio player, and choose the "Inspect Element."

Step 3. Use "Ctrl + F" to search for an HTML section looking like 

Step 4. Then, a new tab with a black screen and the audio file should open. You can either right-click on the play button (Option 1) or click on the three dots (Option 2) at the right side of the audio to save the audio to your computer.

The Bottom Line

That's a wrap. We hope you have found your way to download Tumblr audio to your computer or device. If you have any other questions, don't hesitate to leave your comments to let us help you solve them. By the way, if you want to add these songs/music to your videos, you can use the powerful video editor - EaseUS Video Editor to get it done.