Download Apple Music album artwork in full resolution

How to download Apple Music artwork

1. In the Music app or at music.apple.com, open the album or song. Tap ⋯ (or Share) and choose Copy Link.
2. Paste the link above and choose Get cover art. SaveMingo looks the album up in the store of the country shown in your link and fetches the full-resolution cover to check its real size.
3. Choose the format and size you want and tap Download. The file gets a name such as apple-midnights-max-jpg.jpg.

Supported links include music.apple.com/us/album/name/1440833098, song links inside an album that end in ?i=…, music.apple.com/…/song/… links, and older itunes.apple.com/…/album/… links. The two-letter country code in the link, such as us, gb or in, tells SaveMingo which store to look in. Playlists, music videos, radio stations and podcasts are not supported.

What full resolution means here

Labels and artists upload a master cover image to Apple, and Apple's image server makes every smaller copy you see in the app from it. If you ask for an image larger than that master, the server returns the master at its own size. It never enlarges it. SaveMingo relies on that behaviour to get the largest size that really exists, then opens the file to read its true pixel dimensions.

The PNG version can be large, around 10 MB for a 3000-pixel cover, because it keeps every pixel without compression. If you only need to look at the image or share it, the JPG is usually the better choice.

Tips for getting the right artwork

• Pick the right edition. Deluxe, explicit, clean and anniversary editions are separate albums in the store and can have different covers. Copy the link of the edition you want.
• Check the country. Some albums are only sold in certain countries. If a link from a friend does not work, open the album in your own Music app and copy the link there.
• Choose JPG or PNG on purpose. The JPG is what Apple itself shows in the app and looks identical at normal viewing size. Use the PNG only if you plan to edit or print the artwork.
• Songs and singles. A song inside an album uses the album cover. A single released on its own has its own cover, so paste the single's link.

How it works

SaveMingo uses Apple's public iTunes Lookup API, the same catalogue data that powers store listings. The tool needs no Apple ID and no API key, and it never signs in. It reads only the numeric album or song ID and the country code from your link. Images are downloaded only from Apple's mzstatic.com image servers and checked to be genuine JPEG or PNG files of the promised size, and then served from SaveMingo's address as a download.

Questions

Why is the album not found? The release may not be available in the country in your link, or it may have been removed from the store. Try the link copied from your own Music app, or change the country code to the store where the album is sold.

Is this better than Spotify's cover? Often, yes. Spotify publishes covers up to 1500 × 1500, while Apple often keeps a 3000 × 3000 master. For albums on both services, compare with the Spotify album cover downloader.

Some covers move in the Music app. Do I get the animation? No. Animated covers are video files that Apple does not include in its public catalogue data. You get the still cover artwork.

Does this download songs? No. Only the cover image is saved. No audio is downloaded, recorded or converted.

Can I reuse the artwork? Cover art is the creative work of the artist and label and is usually protected by copyright. Save it for personal use, reviews or commentary, and ask for permission before any commercial use. See our copyright policy.

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You can also download Spotify album covers, YouTube thumbnails and Dailymotion thumbnails.