How to Download Music with Album Cover

You probably already have a collection of physic CDs because of the delicate album art. However, with the development of digital media, people prefer to download MP3s online rather than buy CDs. Besides, if you are fond of overseas singers, it takes a long time and it’s hard to buy foreign CDs. Therefore, it’s more and more common to download MP3 online from official websites right now. In this way, you also can download music with album cover at any time.

But sometimes you will get an MP3 without the album cover, and you may wonder where to download MP3 with album art on the computer and how to download music with album art. Fortunately, this article will tell you how.

Part 1. Free Music Download with Album Art via TunesKit Audio Capture

The second way we introduce you to download music with album cover is to use TunesKit Audio Capture, which is not only an audio recorder but also a high-quality music downloader. It is not limited to only downloading audio from mainstream sites, so you can not only download audio from YouTube, music from Soundcloud but also audio from other niche sites.

Besides, it features a powerful music downloading system and a versatile audio editing tool, such as ID3 tags editor, which enables you to get high-quality music, cut or merge the song, and customize it more completely. Meanwhile, it can download music to MP3 and other formats like M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4B, etc.

Now let's take download YouTube Music with album art as an example to show you the specific tutorial.

How to Download Music With Album Art

Step 1Prepare to download music

Please download and launch TunesKit Audio Capture first.

Before you start to download music with album cover, you can click the Format drop-down arrow to preset MP3.

Click the + icon, you can add your music source to Audio Capture or your can choose the Chrome icon as your music source.

Step 2Download music

Open the browser in the main interface, you can click on Chrome. After that, enter YouTube and find the song you want to download with album art. Audio Capture can download it automatically.

Step 3Set album cover for music

When you open the audio source, TunesKit Audio Capture is ready for downloading. Once you play the music, it will start as soon as possible. Then it will stop until the song ends, and you can double-click to preview the music or click the Trim icon to cut the music.

Click the Edit Tag icon, you can edit information about the music, such as title, album, artist, year, and most importantly, album covers, and more. As you can see, album art already exists because of the software's powerful function. If you find that there is no album cover, you can click the cover icon and add the image manually. Then click on Apply.

Step 4Save downloaded music

Now click the Save button, and the final music with the album cover will be in the History list and folder. The Open icon in the History list will guide you to the location of those downloads on your computer.

Part 2. Download Music with Album Art via Softorino YouTube Converter 2

There are many MP3 downloaders for you to download music on the computer, but most of them only can download songs without album art. Today the first one we are going to describe is Softorino YouTube Converter 2. It is a great music downloader that can detect the mainstream media website and allows you to download music with album cover and trim it into a small clip. During your download, you can select the format and save it to computer, Android phone, iPhone, iPad, or iPod. Now please follow the steps to download music with album art.

How to Get MP3 Music Download With Album Cover

Step 1: Download and open Softorino YouTube Converter 2. And you will see the main interface

Step 2: Select Audio > MP3, type the keyword or paste the URL in the Search bar, then click search.

Step 3: When the result comes out, click "Add to Queue", then click on "Download to Computer".

Part 3. Download YouTube Music with Album Cover via Online Tool

Sometimes we suddenly love the background music from a YouTube video. And we also need to download it with an album art so that we can find it quickly on our device. Yout is an excellent online tools to help you download music with album cover from a YouTube video.

How to Download Background Music From Video With Album Art via Yout

Step 1: Input the website yout.pw in your browser and open it. Copy the video URL and paste it to yout search bar and then click the red button Go.

Step 2: Click the green button Download MP3 and you can find the music on your device.

Part 4. Which Tool is the Best for Music Download with Album Art

If you don't know which one to choose, the following table may help you in a way.

	Ease of Use	Auto Album Art Download	Audio Quality	Batch Download	Platform Support	Cost
TunesKit Audio Capture	⭐⭐⭐⭐⭐	Yes (via ID3 tag detection)	High (lossless recording)	Yes	Windows, Mac	Paid (Free trial available)
Softorino YouTube Converter 2	⭐⭐⭐⭐	Yes (auto fetches album art + metadata)	High (up to 320kbps MP3)	Yes	Mac, Windows	Paid (One-time license)
Yout (Online Recorder)	⭐⭐	No (no embedded cover art by default)	Medium (~128–192kbps MP3)	No	Web-based (All platforms)	Free (Premium version available)

Part 5. FAQs About Getting Download Music with Album Art

Part 6. Bonus: Add Album Art to MP3 Downloads via Groove Music

we can download music with album cover with related tools, but you must have downloaded songs without album art. It seems hard to distinguish when you are looking for the MP3 you want in the file because of the blank album cover. So in this part, we are going to show you how to use Groove Music to add album art to MP3 files.

How to Add Album Art to MP3

Step 1: Right-click the MP3 without the album cover, select “Open With” > “Groove Music”.

Step 2: Right-click the song in the playlist, select “Edit info”. Then it will show a window, you have to name the album first.

Step 3: After that, the album you named will be displayed, turn to the album side, right-click the album, select “Edit info” again.

Step 4: In the new window, click the image icon, select the picture you want, and add it as the album cover. Then click on Save. So now you can see downloaded music with the album cover.

Part 7. Where to Download Music with Album Cover for Free

Here are some safe and legal options where you can download music with album covers (metadata and ID3 tags) for free - though some may offer only limited free content or require attribution.

	Album Art Included?	Description	License Type	Notes
Jamendo	Yes (includes album art and ID3 tags)	Independent music from global artists	Free for personal use	Great for discovering new artists
Free Music Archive	Often (some files have embedded art)	Curated library of high-quality free tracks	Creative Commons / Public Domain	Metadata may vary; check each file
SoundCloud (Free tracks)	Sometimes (depends on uploader)	Indie and emerging artist tracks	Varies (some downloadable)	Use MP3 tag editor to add art if missing
Internet Archive – Audio	Yes (for albums with metadata)	Public domain & historical recordings	Public domain or CC	Look for full albums with covers included
Bandcamp (Free/Name Your Price)	Yes (when download includes album art)	Artist-direct platform with downloadable content	Free/Pay-what-you-want	Select free releases; many include high-res cover images
Audius	Limited	Decentralized music streaming platform	Free	Some tracks downloadable, but often lack embedded cover art

Summary

Today we round up some of the useful software to download music with album cover. These software would be conducive to the identification or categorization of the MP3 downloads. Softorino YouTube Converter 2 can allow you to download music with album art from most mainstream sites while TunesKit Audio Capture has no download limitation so that you can get music download with album cover in all kinds of video or audio sites.

If you have already downloaded a song without album art, and don’t want to download any additional software, Groove Music is your best try.