Software Screenshots

If you want to install and use the SoundCloud - Music & Audio app on your PC or Mac, you will need to download and install a Desktop App emulator for your computer.  We have worked diligently to help you understand how to use this app for your computer in 4 simple steps below:

Step 1: Download an Android emulator for PC and Mac

Ok.  First things first.  If you want to use the application on your computer, first visit the Mac store or Windows AppStore and search for either the Bluestacks app or the Nox App .  Most of the tutorials on the web recommends the Bluestacks app and I might be tempted to recommend it too, because you are more likely to easily find solutions online if you have trouble using the Bluestacks application on your computer.  You can download the Bluestacks Pc or Mac software here . 

Step 2: Install the emulator on your PC or Mac

Now that you have downloaded the emulator of your choice, go to the Downloads folder on your computer to locate the emulator or Bluestacks application. 
Once you have found it, click it to install the application or exe on your PC or Mac computer. 
Now click Next to accept the license agreement. 
Follow the on screen directives in order to install the application properly. 
If you do the above correctly, the Emulator app will be successfully installed. 

Step 3: for PC - Windows 7/8 / 8.1 / 10

Now, open the Emulator application you have installed and look for its search bar.  Once you found it, type SoundCloud - Music & Audio in the search bar and press Search.  Click on SoundCloud - Music & Audioapplication icon.  A window of SoundCloud - Music & Audio on the Play Store or the app store will open and it will display the Store in your emulator application.  Now, press the Install button and like on an iPhone or Android device, your application will start downloading.  Now we are all done. 
You will see an icon called "All Apps". 
Click on it and it will take you to a page containing all your installed applications. 
You should see the icon.  Click on it and start using the application. 

Step 4: for Mac OS

Hi.  Mac user! 
The steps to use SoundCloud - Music & Audio for Mac are exactly like the ones for Windows OS above.  All you need to do is install the Nox Application Emulator or Bluestack on your Macintosh.  The links are provided in step one

SoundCloud - Music & Audio Software Features and Description

SoundCloud is the world's largest music and audio streaming platform – 200 million tracks and growing.  With a buzzing community of artists and musicians constantly uploading new music, SoundCloud is where you can find the next big artists alongside chart-topping albums, live sets, and mixes for every occasion. 
Our enormous catalog lets you discover amazing hip hop, electronic, rock, classical, jazz, podcasts, audiobooks, sports and much, much more. 
SoundCloud offers a family of products for all listeners and creators.  Join our diverse community, connect with artists you love, and start discovering new music today. 
SOUNDCLOUD FREE:
- Over 120 million tracks from emerging and established artists
- Get suggested tracks based on your likes and listening habits
- Discover incredible music in each genre with SoundCloud charts, from all-time greats to the newest and hottest tracks
- Connect with friends and interact with your favorite artists directly
- Create playlists for parties, workouts, on the way to work, or whatever mood you're in
SOUNDCLOUD GO:
- Discover, stream, and share a constantly expanding mix of music – anytime, anywhere
- Over 120 million tracks from emerging and established artists
- Take your collection offline, everywhere you go
- No ads, for an uninterrupted listening experience
- Support artists – a percentage of all revenue from SoundCloud Go is paid to creators on the platform
- All for just $5.99/month*
SOUNDCLOUD GO+:
- Upgrade to Go+ for a fully expanded catalog of over 200 million tracks, including superstars from major labels and indies
- Take your collection offline, everywhere you go
- No more 30 second previews — all music on SoundCloud, including premium Go+ tracks, is fully accessible to stream and save offline
- No ads
- Support artists – a percentage of all revenue from SoundCloud Go+ is paid to creators on the platform
- 30 days free, then $12.99/month**
JOIN THE COMMUNITY
SoundCloud Blog: http://blog.soundcloud.com
Facebook: http://www.facebook.com/soundcloud
Twitter: https://www.twitter.com/soundcloud
Tumblr: http://soundcloud.tumblr.com
Instagram: http://instagram.com/soundcloud
G+: https://plus.google.com/+SoundCloud
PROBLEMS?  FEEDBACK? 
The more you tell us, the better SoundCloud gets. 
http://soundcloudcommunity.com
http://help.soundcloud.com
https://twitter.com/SCsupport
SoundCloud is available in English, Brazilian Portuguese, Dutch, French, German, Italian and Spanish. 
*Get SoundCloud Go free for first 7 days, and $5.99/month after that.  Free 7-day trial only available for users who haven't previously subscribed to SoundCloud Go.  Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.  Account will be charged for $5.99 within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.  Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.  Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.  Offer limited to users based in the US. 
**Get SoundCloud Go+ free for first 30 days, and $12.99/month after that.  Free 30-day trial only available for users who haven't previously subscribed to SoundCloud Go+.  Subscription automatically renews unless auto-renew is turned off at least 24-hours before the end of the current period.  Account will be charged for $12.99 within 24-hours prior to the end of the current period.  Subscriptions may be managed by the user and auto-renewal may be turned off by going to the user's Account Settings after purchase.  Any unused portion of a free trial period, if offered, will be forfeited when the user purchases a subscription.  Offer limited to users based in the US. 
Privacy Policy: https://soundcloud.com/pages/privacy
Terms of Use: https://soundcloud.com/terms-of-use

Top Reviews

Great app except one thing. 

by HotWheels_Beast

The app works great, in my opinion it’s the best music app ever.  It’s free and can actually pick what song you want to listen to whenever you want to listen to it, all with very little ads.  You can pay to have the app ad free but no need for that.  Also when you pay you can download songs for offline listening but I’ve noticed that if you put a song on a playlist and listened to it before at least once that it doesn’t have to load the next time you listen to the song so there is no need for paying.  The only bad thing is there is this one thing called SoundCloud weekly on the homepage and it recamends you songs... but all the songs are usually really old like 1-3 years old, so I would like if it would recommend songs that are newer.  Other than that if you live in a family that has very little money and you love to listen to music like I do (bus ride to school, bus ride home, when I play basketball, when I wanna jam out) and stuff like that it’s perfect.  So SoundCloud if you see this please keep the app the way you have it.  But maybe different color ways.  I like when music apps change their color ways! 

Web is web - App is App

by BobNevans

First and foremost: Thank you Soundcloud, you are brilliant!  You have somehow managed to accomplish the impossible: create a global platform for musical expression for artists who otherwise would never be heard AND deliver that to we humans hungry for food-medicine-energy that IS original music without bowing to cavalier monetization.  Haven't a clue how you surpassed Apple, Google, Pandora and the rest save only for how amazingly perfect a team you have created.  You are the Shaolin Monks of Music.  You ARE the revolution.  That said, you new App is genius!  Crisp, clean, low footprint, perfect maximization of OS and platform utilization and the aesthetic attention to detail is both subtle and sublime.  Outstanding accomplishment! 
As far as the whiners who confuse web with apps and have never coded a line - ignore them; this version of you app reflects the excellence and vision that guides your exquisite and critically necessary presence on earth.  Gratitude sisters & brothers - inspired use of tech & heart - love this app! 

Very good but some issues

by datboi667

So I’ve been using this app for the past 3 years and it has been amazing, but somethings I would wish could change as well as some issues I’ve ran into.  The first thing is the UI, if I type in a song and I spell it wrong I wish it could put up something close to that and not say “ No Results”.  Second thing is that I wish when you went into your saved playlist that you would start at the bottom or the newest song and not the top, but those I can live with so I own an IPhone X, I’m not showing off or anything but this thing has amazing speakers and for some reason when I play a song it crackles and pops which is soooo annoying, I’m an audio geek and I can not listen to a song when it cracks and pops it’s just infuriating.  And the last thing is something that I’ve wanted for so long is to be able to post songs from your phone because not all of us own computers, and or laptops but the option to be able to post songs from your phone would be awesome.  I hope you bring these ideas in consideration and hopefully are able to fix that bug but anyways I love this app and this is the only way to listen to songs that are posted by non singers or artists. 

Very great but some difficulties

by JayZuckerman

Hello I’ve been a SoundCloud user since 2012 but didn’t really get into it until 2013.  I would like to say SoundCloud is fantastic.  However, I have problems listening to music without it cutting off every 30 seconds.  Then once I press play, the same thing keeps happening.  Also, as someone that makes music, I hate that there’s a pay wall behind me seeing simple things as who’s listening all over the world.  Why should I by SoundCloud Go just to see things like that?  The least I’m buying it for is playing music offline, that’s about it.  Aside from that, I feel like SoundCloud Go is just not even worth it.  I liked using SoundCloud until y’all introduced SoundCloud Go.  Which basically limited us from listening to big artist on there giving us 30 seconds of a song just so we can buy that pay wall to listen to a full song we can listen to on other music apps.  Not to mention the spotlight on our profiles.  Are you seriously going to make us pay for that?  That’s like paying $5 just to pin a tweet on Twitter.  All I’m saying is I love SoundCloud, but I can’t stand it when they’re trying to beat around the bush just to make us pay for something. 

🤦🏽‍♂️

by CFC1025

I have been a Soundcloud Go user for several years now.  I have no problem paying for this subscription because I love this app, however there are issues which I feel if addressed, could make this app much better.  For years I have dealt with tracks out of my likes being deleted or removed.  I understand many of these tracks are leaked and therefore are not supposed to be on the app, however this is not the case for all songs that are removed.  There is nothing worse than wanting to listen to a song and not being able to find it.  Out of my 1,500 + likes I cannot remember the names of all songs I like.  I believe if these tracks are deleted it would be very helpful that instead of them simply being taken down, they should still exist in your likes, even if you can’t listen to them.  This way, I’m not really losing my music.  I’d still be able to find the songs elsewhere, it’s just so frustrating having music disappear.  Please address this issue.  Also fix your search algorithms!!  Neither of these issues seem like they would be difficult to address.  Please fix for the sake of users!!  Makes me rethink paying my subscription. 

wow, i’m really frustrated

by ateallthefood😴😧😪

okay so i always fall alseep with music on and i suddenly realized that my songs were cutting short, so i go to the app and look at my 200 sum playlist and OVER HALF of my playlist is go+ and i was listening to the whole songs earlier today.  i understand y’all need to make money but clam down all my Phora, Russ, billie, peep, and some of my other songs are all go+ i need to listen to my music and i don’t have any money literally i can’t pay for music that’s why i use sound cloud but now that over half my playlist is just go+ i guess i’m going to have to listen on yt and i hate listening on yt bc you can’t go off of it i can’t sleep with music on in yt so i wish that you would take go+ off of songs cause i could easily stop using soundcloud i don’t want to but if i can’t listen to my music i’ll have to compromise and i love soundcloud don’t get me wrong but omg y’all non of my songs are longer than a preview and i hope you guys can take the go+ off songs i’m so sick of my songs being 30 sec long so please listen to me, because i speak for millions you should get enough money from people using your app?  come on y’all

App terrible interface but desktop great!  Make them the same! 

by Music computer guy works great

The app is so terrible compared to the desktop version.  The searches never come up the they do on desktop, I never see my page with my spotlight 5 tracks when I open it up, i have to scroll forever just to get to what is normally right there on my desktop.... the app gets ZERO.  As an artist and some one and I are talking about music and who I like and what I sound like I’d like to be able to easily show them or find the name of the musician I was listening too earlier that day etc.  I have more specific complaints but these are the ones that come to mind.  The ‘usability’ and ease of interface is just terrible on the app version.  I gave an 8 or something for the recommendation of SoundCloud to people but , it would have been a 10 if the stupid interface on the app wasn’t so clunky.  The two interfaces (desk and app) should look and work essentially the same.  A girl told me it was impossible for her to figure out how to repost my song on the app version.  she gave up in frustration.  In some way that reflects on me and I lost a precious repost.  Also I’d like to be able to link my two accounts , even if it is just slightly more a month to have both on premium.  That last note is not about the app obviously.  Thanks for listening. 

Mobile App Bugs

by Baconherobt

I’ve been experiencing two separate issues.  The first one happenes when I’m streaming SoundCloud via blue tooth and the mobile app gets stuck in a loop.  It plays the song then an ad and then the same song again and the same ad.  So far the only way I have figured out to cancel the loop is to restart the app.  The second issue I’m experiencing is (and it’s fairly difficult to explain) when ever I create a station from a song I like on the mobile app, it creates a station but down at the bottom of the screen where it shows the playlist for the station, it queues up some where between two and seven copies of the same song.  All the copies of the song play at one time, but audio wise, only one plays.  This problem does not stop when I close and restart the app, and it seems to happen to any song, even ones that are not in my “Likes”.  I really enjoy SoundCloud, and it is my first choice when deciding what platform to listen to music on and it’s always disappointing to discover a bug.  That being said, thank you for taking the time to read this. 

It’s okay, but...

by TInsaneF

So I don’t really write reviews, but I have an issue or two (maybe more) with the app that really bugs me.  One: the pause/play button on the control center/lock screen.  I tap the pause button, but the music keeps playing anyways.  I have to soft reset my phone each time, and it’s exhausting.  Two: sometimes my music starts to crackle.  It’s rare, but it’s so annoying when it does happen.  Three: when I add a song to a playlist, it adds it all the way down to the bottom instead to the top, and when you have a long playlist, hitting edit at the top, scrolling all the way to the bottom, and waiting for the song to be dragged all the way up is also exhausting.  Four: sometimes the time stops, so the song will be going, but it’ll say something like 0:10 when it’s just about over.  And to fix it, I have to drag the dot to a different time, hoping it’ll land on something close, but when you don’t know what second it’s on, it’ll mess up the song, and ruin the listening experience.  Other than that, it’s easy to use.  But please fix these four problems. 

Love it but latest update has issues

by Kejoca

FIX REQUIRED: Latest update has songs making cracking/popping noise when playing music.  Happens whether online streaming or playing offline saved songs.  Not HW issue--only seems to happen on this app.  Please troubleshoot! 
Recommendation: A repeat button for mobile (single and playlist). 
Otherwise, SoundCloud is awesome.  This is my #1 music discovery tool.  I have discovered so many new genres and artists I had never heard before using this app, and I love that the artists are free to post ANYTHING instead of only their studio-ready work.  Sometimes the experimental stuff is what is most interesting.  The freedom of musical constraint is what makes SoundCloud really the best streaming service to me without the overhead of video (like another streaming service I also use to discover music), and it also gives me control in what I want to hear.  The recommendations have been spot-on (again, introducing me to new music I've fallen in love with), and I hope SoundCloud continues the way it's been and improves with our feedback!