How to download an MP3 to an iPod Touch? [duplicate]

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How to download free music from the internet to itunes on the iphone/ipad without using a mac/pc?

I have a new (4gen) iPod Touch. There's an MP3 on the web that I want to download so I can listen to it when there's no wifi available.

I can figure out how to play it, but I can't figure out how to download it (i.e., save it for future listening). It seems like iTunes is the only way to download audio or video, and it only has a preset list of things that can be downloaded (and a poor search feature!).

Do I need to download it on my Mac, and then sync, just to download an MP3?

Solution 1:

You answered your self. You must download the file on your Mac and then you must sync it to your iPod Touch!

Solution 2:

If you can get yourself a direct link to the MP3 file through Safari, your best bet is GoodReader or something like it.

You can put a URL into this app and it will actually download the file to the app's allocated document storage space on your iOS device. It won't add the song to your iTunes library or the Music section of your iPod, but you'll at least be able to play the file offline by opening the GoodReader app and browsing to it.

The nice thing about this is that when you get back to your Mac, you can plug in your iPod, copy the MP3 from GoodReader's document storage (through iTunes) to your hard drive, and then add it to your iTunes music library "the right way", so it'll sync into your iPod's Music section from now on.