Reliable Ways to Download Twitter (X) Spaces Recordings

Quick Anwser:

1. To download a Twitter Spaces recording without problems, you need to extract the audio stream URL and download it with a dedicated downloader. Jump to steps>
2. You can also try using an online Spaces downloader or browser extension, which are less reliable and might download audio file with wrong duration.

Spaces is a great feature on X to have live audio conversations, and hosts can record Spaces sessions for replay. However, X doesn't provide an official download button for these recordings, and many users are still looking for ways to work around this. In this guide, we’ll show you 3 tested methods to download your or someone else's Twitter Spaces recordings with ease.

 

Top Solution to Download X Space Recordings on Desktop

Step 1: Extract the .m3u8 URL of a recorded Twitter Space

1. Open a Space recording link in a web browser, and don’t play it yet.
2. Press F12 to access the browser developer tools, and go to the "Network" tab.
3. Filter by "playlist".
4. Play the recording, and find the m3u8 manifest file that starts with “playlist”.
5. Right-click on it to copy the URL of the recorded Space audio.

Now you have the correct audio URL, just paste it to a reliable media downlaoder to grab it. One go-to option is Cisdem Video Converter, a stable and versatile audio/video downloader and converter program. It allows you to download Twitter spaces recordings to mp4 audio file in original quality, and also convert to MP3, M4A, WAV, or any desired format you want for better compatibility. Also, it allows new users to download 3 items for free, no length limit or sign-in required.

Therefore, let's take Cisdem Video Converter as an example and see how to download Spaces recordings with a dedicated downloader.

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Step 2: Download Twitter Spaces with Cisdem Video Converter

1. Launch Cisdem Video Converter on your computer, and you’ll see five icons at the top. Click the third icon to switch to its downloader tab.
2. Paste the copied URL into the bottom box, then click the + icon to analyze the URL. It will display the audio length and format information.
3. Click the Start button at bottom right corner to begin downloading. You can click the "Save to" box to select a custom download folder.

Once the download is complete, you can click the checkmarkicon to quickly locate it in folder.

Step 3 (optional): Convert downloaded Spaces audio to MP3

The downloaded Twitter space recording is in MP4 audio format with AAC codec. While it should be compatible with most players, you can choose to convert it to MP3 or other wanted audio format if needed.

1. Click the first tab of Cisdem Video Converter, then drag and drop your downloaded sapces to the interface.
2. Click the format icon on the right side and select "Audio > MP3," then determine a bitrate quality level.
3. Click "Start" button again to initiate conversion.

 

How to Download Recorded Twitter Spaces Audio Online for Free

Searching for Twitter Space download on Google brings up a lot of online services, but most of them require you to create an account and pay.

After trying a dozen of options, I found Circleboom to be a viable free online Space downloader. It allows you to download a recorded space to .aac audio file online without log-in or paying.

However, the downloaded audio doesn't match the actual length of the recording on Twitter - often 4 or 5 minutes longer for unknown reasons. Apart from the length issues and random failures of downloads, it’s an useful online X space downloader that works on both mobile and desktop.

Detailed steps:

1. Visit the downloader site: https://circleboom.com/social-media-scheduler/social-media-video-downloader/twitter-spaces-downloader-free.

2. Go to X, click the “Share” button of the space audio you want to download, and copy the sharing link.
3. Paste the Space link to the downloader site and click “Download” button. Wait for the tool to get the audio file. It may takes a few minutes.
4. Click on the “Right click to save” button to download the Twitter space recording to default downloads folder. You can also right-click on it and select "Save link as" to custom save folder and the filename.

The downloaded audio file is in AAC format, use an online tool to convert it to MP3 if necessary.

Other tested online Twitter Space downloaders:

1. Getspaceaudio.xyz: Require login, free download Space audio for up to 1 hour; users can pay $7.65 to get 5 download quotas for full-length Space downloads.
2. Spacesdown.com: Require login and allow 3 free downloads within 1 hour.
3. Fame.so: Require an email address to get the download link for Twitter space, but didn't work for me during testing.
4. Flowjin: Require login and monthly subscription to download spaces, no free trial

 

Download Recorded Twitter Spaces with a Browser Extension

"Download Twitter Spaces" is a Chrome extension specifically designed to download audio from Twitter Spaces. It’s free and easy to use, and users don’t need to copy the link. Note that it has the same problem as the online tool above - the downloaded space audio maybe a few minutes longer than the space session shown on the X.

Steps:

1. Install “Download Twitter Spaces” extension from the Chrome Web Store.
2. Play the Space recording in Chrome for a few minutes.
3. Click the extension icon and click “Download Media” button.
4. Wait for it to finished downloading, then a window will pop up to save the audio file to your computer.

 

FAQs

1. How to download live Spaces?

You may use any reliable audio recording tool to capture the live space in real-time, such as Audacity (software), Audio & Voice Recorder (browser extension) and so on. But recording takes time. As long as there’s a recording symbol (REC) at the top of the Space indicating that the Space is being recorded, you can use above tools to download the recording after the Space ends.

2. How to download your own Spaces as the host?

Hosts can download copies of recorded Spaces by using X data archive download tool. The request can take at least 24 hours or longer to process, and is therefore not the recommended method.

If you’re interested, view steps to download Twitter archive now. X will provide a ZIP file that includes spaces recordings files and all other data.

3. How do I find Twitter Spaces on desktop?

There’s a Spaces tab in X apps for iOS and Android to view recorded and live-now Spaces, but not on the web. If you want to find more Twitter Spaces to join/listen to on desktop, type "filter:spaces" into the search bar to view popular spaces. You can add specific keywords to narrow down the results.

If you want to find upcoming Spaces, go to spacesdashboard.com to view more.

 

Final Thoughts

Downloading Twitter Spaces recordings ensures you don’t lose valuable content, allows you to listen offline and repurpose them for podcasts or other creations conveniently.

Whether you are a host or a listener, the most stable and quickest way to download Twitter spaces recordings is to rely on a dedicated downloader like Cisdem Video Converter. It can easily download hours-long Spaces using the m3u8 links. If you are comfortable with command-line tools, you can also use yt-dlp or FFmpeg to download the recordings. If you know of other clever ways to download Twitter spaces, please share them in the comments!