# Downloads Source: https://docs.aden.space/docs/help/make-music/downloads Publish gated or paid files to fans through a public landing page your team controls. Decide whether the download is free or paid, whether you collect an email, name, or social follows in exchange, and when the link goes live, for a single track or as a standalone team product. A track download can also be offered as a pre-save reward that unlocks the instant a fan pre-saves. {/* Generated by `bun docs:publish` from docs/features/downloads.md: edit the spec, not this file. */} ## What it is [#what-it-is] **Downloads** let you share files with your fans through a public page your team controls. You decide whether the download is free or paid, whether you want an email address or social follows in exchange, and when the link goes live. Fans visit the page, fill in the form you set up, and receive the file link. A download can be attached to a single **track**, or stand alone as a **team** product that lives on your public profile. ## Using it [#using-it] ### Setting up a track download (for team members) [#setting-up-a-track-download-for-team-members] 1. Open a track and go to the **Downloads** tab. 2. Toggle **Enable download** on. 3. Paste the download URL(s), set an optional password, and choose a date range if you want the link to be time-limited. 4. If you want fans to follow you on socials before downloading, enable **Require social follows** and add your profile URLs. 5. To turn a pre-save link into a reward, toggle **Offer as a pre-save reward**. The download you configured here (external links and/or the track version) then unlocks automatically on the track's pre-save page the moment a fan pre-saves, no separate form, no extra steps for the fan. 6. Save. The public download page for this track is now live. ### Rewarding pre-savers with a free download [#rewarding-pre-savers-with-a-free-download] Pre-save links used to dead-end on a thank-you message. With **Offer as a pre-save reward** enabled, a fan who pre-saves a track (by email or by connecting Spotify) sees a "Reward unlocked" panel appear right on the pre-save page with the free download you set up. It's the same download you'd configure for the track's download page. You're just choosing to hand it out in exchange for the pre-save. ### Creating a team download gate (for team members) [#creating-a-team-download-gate-for-team-members] 1. In your team sidebar open **Downloads** and click **New**, or pick **Create download gate** from a track's actions menu on the tracks board (the track is pre-selected). 2. Under **Fans get**, pick a track or a full album from your catalogue and/or add external links. The title fills in from what you picked. 3. Under **Unlock with**, switch on what fans give in exchange: email, name, phone, social follows, lifetime fan, or payment. 4. **More** holds the date window, contact group, password and a YouTube preview. 5. For a **paid download**, your team must have a Polar integration set up first. Catalogue files are delivered on free gates only. 6. Save. Fans find the page under your public profile at `/@/downloads/`. **Download pools** in the page header opens a sheet with public pools to submit the track to as well. ### Downloading a file (for fans) [#downloading-a-file-for-fans] 1. Visit the public download page (shared link or your artist's profile). 2. Fill in the form. Name, email, or social follows as required. 3. Click **Download**. Every file appears immediately, named after the track (an album gate lists each track), followed by any external links. ### Importing your gates from Hypeddit (for team members) [#importing-your-gates-from-hypeddit-for-team-members] If you already run remix download gates on **Hypeddit**, **Droploud**, or **ToneDen**, you don't have to rebuild them one by one. On your team **Downloads** page click **Import from Hypeddit**, paste your gate links (one per line, up to 25 at a time), and click **Fetch details**. Aden opens each public gate page and pre-fills the remix title, description, and any artist follow links it can read (Spotify, Apple Music, SoundCloud, Instagram, TikTok, YouTube, Facebook). You then review the drafts: fix any title, paste **your file link** for each gate (the file behind a Hypeddit gate can't be read automatically, so point it at your Dropbox / Google Drive / WeTransfer URL), and decide whether to collect emails and show the follow links. Pick an existing contact group or create a new one so the fans who unlock these downloads on Aden land somewhere, then **Import**. Every gate becomes a live Aden download page. If a gate can't be read, its row still appears empty for you to fill in, or use **Add details manually** to build gates from scratch. ### Reaching more listeners with public download pools [#reaching-more-listeners-with-public-download-pools] Your download page only reaches fans who already found you. When you set up a free download, Aden shows a **Boost your free download** card with public download pools and gates. Hypeddit, DJ record pools like DJcity and BPM Supreme, and more, where you can also submit your track. DJs and curators browse these pools daily for new music to play and repost, so submitting there puts your free download in front of people who would never land on your profile. Each entry links straight to the pool's submission page. ### Sharing your download stats [#sharing-your-download-stats] Every download in your team's Downloads list has a **Share stats** button that opens a story-format stats card. Your artist name, the download's title, and its live download count. Ready for Instagram or anywhere else. Save the image, copy the public gate link, or share it straight from the dialog. The card is generated fresh each time, so it always shows the current count. The dialog also has a **Video** tab: an animated version of the same card that counts up to your live download number, with your track playing underneath when the download is linked to a track version. The animation previews instantly in the dialog (with sound), and **Export MP4** renders a social-ready video file you can post anywhere.