Download and Listen Offline
Insight Timer allows you to download certain content for offline listening — perfect for times when you don't have internet access or when you're traveling. Here's what you can download and how to do it, depending on your membership level.
Guided Meditations, Talks, and Music Tracks
Who Can Download
Guided meditations, talks, and music tracks are available for offline listening through MemberPlus only. If you're a MemberPlus subscriber, you can download any audio track from our library to your device for offline access.
How to Download Audio for Offline Listening
Follow these simple steps to download a track for offline access:
- Open the Insight Timer app on your device.
- Browse or search for the meditation, talk, or music track you'd like to download for offline listening.
- Tap the track to open its details page.
- Tap the three-dot menu icon (…) located beside the bookmark icon.
- Select Download from the menu that appears.
- The track will begin downloading immediately. Once the download completes, the track will be available offline on your device.
Your downloaded tracks are saved to your device and can be accessed anytime, whether you have an active internet connection or not. This makes it easy to maintain your meditation practice during travel, commutes, airplane flights, or whenever internet access is limited or unavailable.
Meditation Timer
Who Can Use It Offline
The meditation timer is accessible offline to everyone — both free and MemberPlus users. You don't need an internet connection to use the timer for self-guided meditation sessions.
How to Use the Timer Offline
Simply make sure you're logged into the Insight Timer app on your device, then launch the timer feature. You can use the timer and record your self-guided meditation sessions even without an active internet connection. When you reconnect to the internet, your session data and statistics will sync automatically with your account.
Insight Timer Courses
Who Can Download Courses
While some courses are available free to all users, only MemberPlus subscribers can download courses for offline access. Free courses can be listened to online but require an active internet connection.
How to Download a Course for Offline Listening
If you're a MemberPlus member, follow these detailed steps to download an Insight Timer course for offline access:
- Open the Insight Timer app on your device.
- Tap the Saved tab (the fifth icon at the bottom of your screen, located next to "My Teachers").
- Select Courses from the options menu.
- Browse the available courses and choose the one you'd like to download for offline use.
- Tap Begin to start or open the course.
- Then tap Add to My Courses to save it to your personal library.
- Look for the download icon (usually an arrow or cloud with arrow) in the top-right corner of the course page and tap it to initiate the download.
- The course will begin downloading to your device. Wait for the download to complete — you'll see a confirmation message when it's ready. Your course is now available offline.
Downloaded courses stay on your device and can be revisited anytime without needing internet. This is especially useful for multi-session courses where you want to move through lessons at your own pace without worrying about connectivity or data usage.