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How to convert songs to MP3 format

TiVo only knows how to play songs in MP3 format by default. If you store songs in any other format TiVo will not be able to play them. This includes all songs purchased from the iTunes Music Store since they are provided in AAC format (with a .M4P extension).

TiViTunes is aware of TiVo’s MP3 limitation, and so TiViTunes will not publish any non-MP3 songs to a playlist. If many (or all) of your songs are not in MP3 format then you will not get any useful playlists. Futhermore, if TiViTunes starts to create a playlist but it ends up being empty, TiViTunes will delete the empty playlist.

However, there is free software available from Dan Haddix called the Universal Audio Plug-in which allows your TiVo to play songs in other formats such as WAV, M4A, M4B, WMA, OGG, APE, FLAC, and SHN. If your PC is running the Universal Audio Plug-in, TiViTunes will publish playlists containing songs in any supported format. This is the recommended solution for playing non-MP3 songs on your TiVo.

However, if you have songs in formats other than MP3 and do not wish to use the Universal Audio Plug-in for some reason, then you will have to convert your songs to MP3 format in order for TiVo to be able to play them. If you want to convert your songs to MP3 format, follow these steps:

Open the iTunes Edit menu and choose Preferences. .

Click the Advanced tab, then click the Importing sub-tab. (These instructions apply to iTunes 6.0.1; other versions may be slightly different.) You should see the iTunes preferences window as shown here:

Make sure that the Import Using field is set to MP3 Encoder. (You may also want to change the value of the Setting field.) Click OK to close the Preferences window.

Select the songs that you wish to convert to MP3 format in the main iTunes window. (You can easily select all of your songs via the Edit menu.)

Important: Do not select songs that are already in MP3 format. If you tell iTunes to convert an MP3 file to MP3 format, iTunes will create a duplicate copy of the file.

Open the Advanced menu and choose Convert selection to MP3. You can monitor iTunes’ progress via the Converting Songs. source available on the left-hand side of the iTunes window.

After iTunes has finished converting your files to MP3 format, re-run TiViTunes to create the desired playlists.

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There are a lot of sketchy “audio converters” out there trying to get you to pay $20 for something you can do for free with this hidden feature in iTunes. It’s simple to use and works with your pre-existing library.

Open up the iTunes preferences (iTunes > Preferences, or Command+Comma) and navigate to the “General” tab. Click the “Import Settings” button at the bottom.

This window lets change the format in which new songs are added to your library. You can choose from any of the options here, but we’ll use MP3.

By default, the bitrate is quite low, but you can turn it up:

The bitrate directly controls the quality of the audio. 320kbps is as high as most MP3s go and is very good quality. However, if the file you’re converting isn’t the same quality, it won’t make a difference.

Now that we’ve changed the import settings, we can use the built in “Create a Copy” function to duplicate a song. Since we’ve chosen MP3 as our file format of choice, the encoder will use that when copying the song. You can find this option under File > Create MP3 Version.

This will duplicate the file, so you’ll have two files with the same name in your library after this. You can right click either one of them and choose “Show in Finder” from the drop-down menu to gain access to the actual MP3 file.

You can convert as many songs at a time as you’d like. iTunes saves the copies under the same album folder, so you can sort by “Date Modified” or “Date Added” in Finder to pick out the new songs. Look for files created all at the same time.

From here you can move them somewhere else or delete the old files.

If you need something better than using iTunes, or don’t want to add your files to iTunes just to convert them, you can try XLD, a free and open source audio converter.

Just download the DMG, open the program and select the output format, and then choose “Open” from the file menu. It will automatically convert the files and save them in the same directory.

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What to Know

• Highlight the songs you want to convert in iTunes and go to File >Convert >Create MP3 Version.
• To adjust the conversion settings, go to iTunes/Edit >Preferences >General >Import Settings >MP3 Encoder.
• Apple Music files cannot be converted to MP3 format because these files use a kind of DRM that prevents it.

This article explains how to convert iTunes songs to MP3. Instructions apply to iTunes 12 for Windows and Mac, but the process should be similar in older versions.

How to Convert iTunes to MP3

If you want to download songs you buy from the iTunes Store on other devices, you’ll have to convert them to MP3s. You can use a tool built into iTunes to convert iTunes AAC formatted songs to MP3s.

The audio converter built into iTunes lets you control your conversion settings, including what sort of files you want to create, and audio quality you want them to have.

To change your settings for this task on Mac, go to iTunes > Preferences > General > Import Settings > select MP3 Encoder.

On Windows, go to Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings, and choose MP3 Encoder for the Import Using option. Select OK, and then OK again to return to your library.

For detailed, step-by-step instructions and information, check out How to Use iTunes to Create MP3s, AACs, and More.

Find the song or songs you want to convert to MP3 in iTunes and single click them.

You can highlight one song at a time, groups of songs or albums (select the first song, hold the Shift key, and select the last song), or even discontiguous songs (hold down the Command key on a Mac or Control on a PC and then click the songs).

When the songs you want to convert are highlighted, click the File menu in iTunes.

Click Convert (in some older versions of iTunes, look for Create New Version instead).

Click Create MP3 Version. This converts the iTunes songs to MP3 files for use on other kinds of MP3 players (they’ll still work on Apple devices, too).

The new MP3 file that you just created appears in iTunes next to the original AAC version.

iTunes and Apple Music Use AAC not MP3

People use MP3 as a generic name to refer to all digital music files, but that’s not quite right. MP3 actually refers to a specific type of music file. Songs bought from iTunes and downloaded from Apple Music come in the AAC format. While both AAC and MP3 are digital audio files, AAC is a next-generation format designed to provide better sound and take up as much or less storage than MP3s.

Since music from iTunes comes as AAC, many people believe it is a proprietary Apple format. It’s not. AAC is available to virtually anyone. AAC files work with Apple products and products from many other companies, too. Still, not every MP3 player supports them, so if you want to play your music on those devices, you need to convert the iTunes songs to MP3.

There are a lot of audio programs that can perform this conversion, but you don’t necessarily need them. You’ve already got iTunes on your computer, so using it is probably easiest. The instructions in this article show you how to use iTunes to convert songs from iTunes format to MP3.

There are lots of programs that can convert songs from one format to another, including from iTunes to MP3. That’s great, but in most cases, you don’t need them. Unless you have very specific needs (such as FLAC; if you don’t know that is, chances are you don’t need it), don’t spend the money on audio-conversion software. Just use iTunes.

What to Do With Unwanted or Duplicate Songs

If you’ve converted iTunes to MP3, you may not want the AAC version of the song taking up space on your hard drive. If so, you can delete the song from iTunes. You can even use features in iTunes to find all duplicate versions of songs to make the cleaning-up process easier.

Since the iTunes version of the file is the original, make sure it’s backed up before you delete it. All of your iTunes purchases should be available to redownload via iCloud. Confirm that the song is there if you need it and then you’re free to delete.

Can you Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3?

These instructions apply to songs you buy from the iTunes Store, but what about songs you’ve got on your computer from Apple Music? Can they be converted to MP3?

While Apple Music songs use the AAC format, they’re protected by a special kind of DRM so you can’t convert them to MP3. The DRM verifies that you have a valid Apple Music subscription. Apple (or any streaming-music company) doesn’t want you to download a bunch of songs, convert them to MP3, and cancel your subscription, and keep the music. So, there’s no way to convert Apple Music to MP3 unless you can break the DRM.

Converting songs can degrade sound quality. Before you convert iTunes to MP3, it’s important to know that doing this slightly lessens the music’s sound quality. This is because both AAC and MP3 are compressed versions of the original song file and thus already lower quality. Converting from AAC to another compressed format like MP3 means there will be even more compression and loss of quality.

How to Tell iTunes and MP3 Files Apart

Once you’ve got both the AAC and MP3 versions of a song in iTunes, it’s not easy to tell them apart. They just look like two copies of the same song. But every file in iTunes stores information about the song, such as its artist, length, and file type. To find out which file is the MP3 and which is the AAC, you can access ID3 Tags like artist, genre, and other song Info in iTunes.

If you have a large iTunes library on your computer, it’d be tiresome if you’re about to move your library to other devices. And that device should have the iTunes app installed to play these songs. So to make all your songs from iTunes Library easier to be played, the best way is to convert them to MP3 format.

Originally all songs you buy from iTunes Store or download from Apple Music are in AAC format, which is not compatible with most media players you can reach out for. But if they’re all converted to MP3s, then you can play them in almost every available player.

So in the following part, I’m going to show you how to convert iTunes Library to MP3 with two easy methods.

Why MP3 is Much More Popular than AAC?

Speaking of why MP3 is so popular that almost everyone is playing music in MP3 format, one of the major reasons is that this format came out in the booming years of digital music. At a time people were crazy about sharing music in MP3 and then as MP3 players came out, MP3 obviously was the first choice for streaming music.

Another reason why MP3 keeps its popularity is that it’s basically “free” for everyone. MP3 used to ask for licensing fees from music brands, but due to messy management, they got nothing back most of the time. So music listeners and brands got to use MP3 more and more and the heat still keeps going up until now.

AAC is designed to replace MP3. But even the audio quality in AAC is better than MP3, AAC is still not widely used among music listeners. Because most of the people won’t switch to another player or device to merely play a format that is not as compatible as MP3, even though AAC format has been widely accepted in the digital audio industry.

Convert iTunes Library to MP3 on iTunes

If your songs are bought from the iTunes Store, you don’t even need to find a converter. If you have iTunes installed on your computer, you can easily convert songs in iTunes Library to MP3:

1. Open iTunes, go to Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings. Set the Import Using as MP3 Encoder. You can also set the convert quality down below.

2. Click OK and go back to iTunes Library. Click on a song that you have purchased from iTunes Store to highlight it. Then click File > Convert > Create MP3 Version (If you want to convert many songs at a time, select the first song, then hold the Shift key on your keyboard and select the last song you want to convert).

Convert Entire iTunes Library to MP3 (Apple Music Songs Included)

If your songs in iTunes Library are added through Apple Music subscription, you don’t actually own the music. That means you can’t do anything to the downloaded songs. If you try to convert these songs to MP3, a prompt will pop up to tell you that you can not convert protected files.

But with the TunesKit Apple Music Converter, you can download all your iTunes Library to MP3 and save them to your computer. You can play these songs on any media player without iTunes or Apple Music.

Comes with an intuitive interface, the TunesKit Audio Converter is designed to convert all protected iTunes, Apple Music songs and radio shows into MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC and other common formats.

The specially designed booster will keep the converting speed up to 30X faster with high output quality preserved. With this tool, you’ll be able to remove the protection of all the songs from your iTunes Library and play them anywhere you want.

Since 2007, music purchased through the iTunes Store has been in M4A format, therefore accounting for over 15 billion files worldwide. However, M4A is a file comprising solely of audio and it is not compatible to most non-iOS devices. If you want to smoothly play iTunes music in most music players and non-iOS devices, you need to export iTunes songs to MP3 format, a digital music that are reduced to around a tenth of their normal format using complex algorithms. Additionally, MP3 format is widely supported by most of the media players and portable devices. To convert iTunes songs o MP3, you can refer to steps below.

How to Export iTunes Songs to MP3 with Simple Steps

The following steps will show you how to convert purchased iTunes songs to MP3 with iTunes. All DRM-free music in iTunes can be exported as MP3. However, if you have songs that downloaded from Apple Music or bought from iTunes Store before April 2009, you won’t be able to export them to MP3 files due to the DRM limitation. For those who want to convert protected songs to MP3, you’d better remove DRM from your iTunes music first. Now let’s focus on exporting iTunes songs to MP3.

Step 1. Open iTunes in Your PC

First of all, you need to download and install the latest version of iTunes in your computer. This may take some time as iTunes is cumbersome. Then launch iTunes. When iTunes is open, navigate to “Edit” > “Preference”.

Step 2. Configure Import Settings – Choose Import Format

In “General Preferences” page, locate and click “Import Settings…”.

This will activate the “Import Settings” page. Then drop down the “Import Using” list, then choose “MP3 Encoder” and click “OK” to confirm your choice. This will help converting the iTunes music into MP3 format.

Now you can select songs that you want to convert to MP3 from iTunes library. Then you need to navigate to “File” > “Convert” > “Create MP3 Version”.

When iTunes is converting selected songs into MP3 format, do not close the program. Conversion will be finished within seconds. This mainly depends on total file size which need to be converted.

How to Transfer MP3 to iOS Device without Erasing Existing Music

If you want to transfer MP3 to iOS device such as iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone 8, and iPhone 7 without losing your existing music, you may need TunesFab WeTrans.

TuneFab WeTrans is a professional iOS data transfer. TuneFab WeTrans has a simple user interface, making it easy to use the program. You don’t need any tech knowledge for using this program. When it comes to the performance, all music in your computer can be transferred to your iPhone easily. And the program won’t damage or erased any data store in your iPhone.

Step 1. Open TuneFab WeTrans in your PC

Download and install TuneFab WeTrans in your computer.

Launch TunesFab WeTrans in your computer. You will have the interface as below:

Step 2. Connect iPhone to PC

Connect the iOS device to your PC. TuneFab WeTrans is fully compatible with most popular iOS devices such as iPhone X/8/8 Plus/7. Once your phone is connected, you will receive a message that asks whether to trust the computer. Just feel safe to select “Trust”.

If the iOS device cannot be recognized, please follow steps below to fix it:

a. Check if you have downloaded the latest version of iTunes.

b. Check if your iPhone can be detected by iTunes.

c. Check if your iOS device is available.

d. Check if your iPhone screen is unlocked. Since the locked screen will ban the authorization between iOS devices and PC.

e. Check if you are using iOS 6.0 or above. If it is lower than iOS 6.0, your devices cannot be recognized by TuneFab WeTrans.

f. Check if your iCloud is available. It should be turned on when your iOS devices is connecting with the computer.

Step 3. Copy the File Address of the MP3 File

This step should be done before you open WeTrans as iTunes and WeTrans cannot run at the same time. Then, in iTunes, you can choose the MP3 file you want to transfer to iPhone. Right click the song name and choose “Song info”. Then click the “File” tab. Copy the location of the song.

Step 4. Choose Music File from PC

In TuneFab WeTrans, navigate to “Music”. Then click the “+” icon and select “Add File(s)/Add Folder”. After that, paste the MP3 address and find songs you want to transfer. Then you can add them to TuneFab WeTrans.

After you choose the songs wanted, click at “OK”, then WeTrans will add MP3 music to your iPhone immediately. Once songs are added successfully, you can click the Close button to finish transfer.

That’s it. Now you can enjoy the MP3 music in your iOS device. Actually, you can also sync music from your computer to your iPhone Xs/XR/8/7 with iTunes program. Nevertheless, TuneFab WeTrans is more flexible and easier to use. Plus, using TuneFab WeTrans to transfer data brings less risk of deleting data in your iPhone. On the contrary, you can also move music from iPhone to your computer with WeTrans if necessary.

By Catrina Jones

Updated on July 13, 2019

“I have about 200 protected AAC audio files in my iTunes library, which are are not playable on my MP3 player! How can I convert these iTunes protected files to MP3 so that I can put them on my MP3 player for listening?”

If you want to get MP3 versions of your iTunes protected AAC audio files, check out the following guide. It will show you how to convert protected AAC to MP3 with the most easy-to-use AAC to MP3 converter.

Also Read:

• Part 1. What Is Protected AAC Audio File in iTunes?
• Part 2. Can I Convert Protected AAC Audio File to MP3 in iTunes?
• Part 3. How to Convert Protected AAC Audio Files to MP3

Part 1: What Is Protected AAC Audio File in iTunes?

iTunes protected AAC audio file was the default file format for music sold on iTunes Store prior to 2009. If you enable “Kind” in iTunes, you will see the songs are labeled as “protected AAC audio file”. “Protected” means these AAC audio files are encrypted by Apple’s FairPlay. FairPlay is a digital right management (DRM) technology developed and used by Apple to prevents content from being copied, shared or played on non-authorized devices. This makes senses why you can’t play protected AAC audio files on Android phones, Zune, Sonos hi-fi system and other non-Apple devices.

Since April 2009, Apple has stopped adding DRM protection in iTunes music and used a new, high-quality format called iTunes Plus as the default format for music buying from iTunes Store. The DRM-free AAC audio file is also called iTunes purchased AAC audio file.

Part 2: Can I Convert Protected AAC Audio File to MP3 in iTunes?

So, is it possible for you to convert protected AAC audio files to MP3 through iTunes?

Actually, there’re 2 options available for you.

The first option is use iTunes Match subscription. You can use iTunes Match to upgrade protected AAC file to iTunes Plus which is completely DRM-free. When the DRM is removed, you can use iTunes to convert AAC to MP3 directly. Go to “Preferences” in iTunes, click “Import Settings” and then choose as MP3 encoder. Select the AAC files you want to convert, and then click “File” > “Create MP3 Version”.

Note: There is no guarantee that all protected AAC songs can be upgraded successfully. Usually the same album or song must also still be available in the iTunes Store otherwise you won’t be able to convert or upgrade these protected AAC or M4P files into DRM-free version.

The second option is to burn protected AAC audio files to CD, then rip them from CD to MP3 format with iTunes. You need to create a new playlist in iTunes, find a blank CD, burn the protected songs to CD and then import the songs from CD back to iTunes using the MP3 encoder. This method requires so many steps and it’s time-consuming to complete the whole process as well. I don’t recommend using this method though.

Part 3: Best AAC to MP3 Converter: Convert Protected AAC to MP3 Easily

The quickest way to convert protected AAC to MP3 is by using a powerful iTunes audio converter called TuneFab Apple Music Converter. What TuneFab Apple Music Converter can do for you?

#1. Remove DRM from iTunes protected AAC audio file.

#2. Convert iTunes AAC, Apple Music M4P, Audible AAX to multiple formats.

#3. Support Up to 10X faster conversion speed and batch conversion.

#4. Support MP3, M4A, AC3, FLAC and other DRM-free audio formats.

#5. Keep original quality: 256 Kbps, 44,100 Hz.

Step 1. Download The Best Protected AAC to MP3 Converter

Download and install TuneFab Apple Music Converter on computer. Once launched, the software will open with your iTunes. All your iTunes audio files will be loaded on the main interface of the software.

Step 2. Add iTunes Protected AAC Audio Files

Now you can go to “Library” or use the “Search” box to look for the protected AAC files that you want to convert to MP3. You can sort out the iTunes audio files by the file type, such as music, music video, movies, podcasts, audiobooks, etc.

Step 3. Select MP3 as Output Format

You can go to “Output Settings” > “Output Format” to set up the output format as MP3. And you can select another output folder to save the converted AAC files. Keep other parameters as they are if you don’t want to change the quality settings.

Step 4. Start Converting Protected AAC to MP3

Now simply click on the green “Convert” button and the TuneFab Apple Music Converter will instantly convert protected AAC audios to MP3.

That’s it. With TuneFab Apple Music Converter, you can easily convert protected iTunes AAC files to MP3. So you don’t have to worry about the playback problem of protected AAC files. Now enjoy your MP3 music on any device you like freely.

Posted by Jane Winston June 27, 2019 17:30

MP3 seems to be the universal digital audio format and should be the default music format, right?

However, that is not quite right.

Songs or albums you purchased from iTunes, or CDs ripped into iTunes library come in AAC format. AAC is a newer digital audio format working with all Apple products, is designed to provide better sound quality even while taking less storage than MP3.

It sounds good, but AAC is not widely accepted by many MP3 players.

So if you want to play iTunes AAC files on those devices, you need to convert iTunes to MP3 exactly.

Here, we will show you 2 ways to convert iTunes songs from AAC to MP3 in the step-by-step guide. Even if you are a novice, you could follow the instructions quickly and easily.

Now, let’s break down the exact process.

• Method 1. How to Convert iTunes Music to MP3 for Free via iTunes Itself
• Method 2. How to Export DRM AAC from iTunes to MP3 with Audio Recorder

Method 1 . How to Convert iTunes Music to MP3 for Free via iTunes Itself

There are many audio converting programs claiming that they can help you convert iTunes songs to MP3, but you can do it for free with the hidden spotlight feature from iTunes.

Step 1 . Select MP3 Encoder on iTunes

Run iTunes up to date, click “Edit” in the top menu > Select “Preferences…” option in the dropdown list > Navigate “General” tab > Click “Import Settings” button > Select “MP3 Encoder” and click “OK” to confirm the settings you made just now.

Note : While converting iTunes AAC to MP3, the audio quality will be reduced slightly for the MP3 compression. For getting a less-compressed MP3 files, you could select “Higher Quality” from “Settings” option. Alternatively, you could select “Custom…” to set the bit rate, sample rate, channel, etc., if you are professional to deal with those parameters.

. Select iTunes music

Find and highlight the song or songs you want to convert to MP3 (You can click to highlight one or more music files by holding down the Ctrl or Shift key).

Step 3 . Create MP3 copy

After the selection, lick the “File” menu in iTunes > “Convert” or “Create New Version” instead in old iTunes version.

Then the selected iTunes files will be created into new files in MP3 format, and the converted MP3 files will appear next to the original iTunes AAC version.

Note : The original iTunes AAC files and converted MP3 files look like the same. It is not easy to tell them apart. For finding which is MP3 and which is AAC, you just need to right click the song and select “Song Info” > Navigate the “File” tab to check its format information, where you can find the MPEG-1, Layer 3 (MP3).

After converting iTunes music to MP3, you could easily sync iTunes music to Android, or other MP3 players for easy playback.

Method 2 . How to Export DRM AAC from iTunes to MP3 with Audio Recorder

The above instructions apply to songs you buy from the iTunes Store or ripped CDs. However, what about the songs you’ve got on your computer from Apple Music?

Due to DRM feature created by Apple, users with a subscription can download songs, albums and playlists from Apple Music for offline listening only on Apple product like iPhone, iPod, iTunes, etc. For those who want to copy or convert the DRM Apple Music to MP3, Apple says no.

Again, there is always a way out.

The way of converting DRM Apple Music to MP3 is using the audio recorder. Apeaksoft Screen Recorder is the any sound audio recorder software, which can help you record and export iTunes DRM Apple Music to MP3 in simple steps.

It records any sound or audio from streaming services, live radio, Internet music services, and more, and export the music files as MP3, AAC, M4A and WMA. You could also set the audio quality for the output MP3 audio files easily.

Step 1 . Download iTunes music recorder

Free download this software on your computer, install and run it immediately after successful installation. It supports both Windows and Mac version, and just download the correct one as you need.

Step 2 . Set the MP3 quality

In the main interface, select “Audio Recorder”. Toggle on “System Sound” and off “Microphone” to keep your iTunes music and avoid noise around.

Note : if you want to remove DRM from iTunes M4V movies, just select “Video Recorder.”

Here, you should also click the settings button to select “Output” from the left sidebar to adjust the Output Format as “MP3” and Audio Quality as from Lowest to Lossless.

More controls like hotkeys, schedule task, mouse, and others are optional for your needs.

Step 3 . Save iTunes DRM Apple Music as MP3

When all settings are done, visit the songs you want to convert on iTunes.

Once playing the iTunes song on computer, just hit “REC” button on this software and it will start the recording process.

During the recording, you could pause and continue recording the audio. Click the stop button and it will leave you the option to preview and save the iTunes music as MP3 on your computer.

When iTunes music is not compatible with most MP3 players, it is the solution to fix it by converting iTunes music to MP3. Actually, iTunes can help you do that by some settings. However, as for the iTunes DRM Apple Music, the conversion way is almost the failure, and the best way to achieve it is recording. Apeaksoft Screen Recorder is the tool you will need exactly.

Now, it comes to your turn.

Have you any good recommendation to help to convert iTunes to MP3?

By Justin Sabrina Updated on May 14, 2020

“I want to convert my purchased iTunes music to MP3, but iTunes didn’t give me the option to convert them as MP3 format, how can’t I convert iTunes songs to MP3 easily?

Many people may ask: Why can’t we listen to iTunes songs on MP3 player? Well, it should be noted that all the songs you buy from iTunes are in M4P format come with DRM. And the DRM restricts users from converting iTunes songs to MP3 format for playing on their own devices. In other words, you cannot use iTunes on your non-Apple devices, such as MP3 players. But things will change after reading this article. To listen to iTunes music on MP3 player, you can use a professional iTunes Music to MP3 Converter that helps you delete DRM and convert iTunes music files to MP3.

Best iTunes Music to MP3 Converter: UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, one of the most popular iTunes Music to MP3 Converter, is designed to help users remove DRM from iTunes M4P songs and convert them to DRM-free MP3 format with keeping original audio quality. Besides, UkeySoft also allows you convert DRM-locked Apple Music M4P songs, iTunes M4B audiobooks and Audible AA/AAX audiobooks to MP3, M4A, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R and MKA losslessly. After conversion, you can enjoy your converted iTunes MP3 files on your MP3 player or other non-Apple devices for free.

Key Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:

• An excellent iTunes protected AAC to MP3 Converter.
• Download songs from iTunes to MP3 at up to 16X speed.
• Convert iTunes songs to MP3 without losing original quality.
• Convert Apple Music, iTunes, Audible Audiobook to MP3, M4A, AAC, WAV, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R, and MKA.
• Keep all ID3 tags and metadata after conversion.
• Play iTunes music on generic MP3 players anytime.

Tutorial: How to Convert iTunes Songs to DRM-free MP3?

Next, we will show you how to convert iTunes Songs to DRM-free MP3 easily with the help of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter. The UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports both Windows and MAC,here we take the Mac version as the example. Please download and install it on your computer before we start.

Step 1.Launch the Converter
Launch the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter while iTunes will run automatically.

Step 2. Select the iTunes Tracks
Click the “Songs/Playlist” in the left panel, then you can tick the checkbox to select the iTunes songs you want to convert to MP3 in the right panel.

Step 3. Choose MP3 as the Output Format
Here we recommend you select the output format as MP3. By the way, you can also change the Bit rate, Sample rate and Channels and more fore your preference.

Step 4.Start to Convert iTunes Songs to MP3
Click the “Convert” button to start converting iTunes Songs to MP3 without losing original quality.

After a few seconds of your time, you can find the converted MP3 iTunes files by clicking “Explore Output File”.

Now you can transfer your converted MP3 iTunes songs to any devices for offline playback, such as generic MP3 players, car players, Sony Walkman, SanDisk MP3 player, iPod, iPhone, Android phone, Activo CT10,PS4, Zune, PSP and more.

By Justin Sabrina Updated on June 17, 2020

[Summary]: Want to Convert iTunes Music to MP3 but don’t know how? You need to take a glimpse of this article, which will show you step-by-step guide for exporting songs from iTunes library to MP3.

MP3 is the standard for digital audio. An MP3 music track can be played on almost ANY player, whether it’s portable or computer-based. Get the MP3 audio file, you can transfer songs to a USB flash drive so you can listen to the music on the car; you can also rip the song to the CD for playing. However, music purchased from the iTunes store is usually not in MP3 format. Apple still encodes songs using the proprietary AAC format. These songs are protected by digital rights management (DRM) copying, which is called “protected AAC” and has a file extension of “.m4p”. If you’re looking for ways to transfer music from your iTunes library to MP3, read this guide to show you the steps to export music from iTunes library to MP3.(Dont’ miss: How to Convert Apple Music Songs to MP3. )

CONTENTS

Part 1: How to Convert iTunes Plus to MP3

Not all iTunes music is protected by Apple’s FairPlay. iTunes has released some DRM-free music, which can be burned to CD as many times as needed, and synced to any AAC-enabled device (such as iPad, iPod, iPhone or Apple TV). These songs are supported for playback on any Mac, Windows computer or media player. Here’s a step-by-step guide to converting music from iTunes to MP3. Here’s how.

Step 1. Run iTunes and go to Edit > Preferences > General.

Step 2. Click the “Import Settings” button.

Step 3. Change the “Import Using” to “MP3 Encoder.”

Step 4.Right-click on a music track, choose “Create MP3 Version” or “Convert Selection to MP3”.

Part 2: How to Export DRM-Protected iTunes to MP3

For music purchased from iTunes before 2009, it may be protected by DRM. If you try to convert a track and iTunes tells you that “xxx cannot be converted because the protected file cannot be converted to other formats”, the song is DRM protected and cannot be converted to MP3. To convert DRM-protected tracks, you need a professional iTunes DRM to MP3 converter.

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a powerful, yet simple DRM Audio Converter, used to bypass DRM protection with up to 16X conversion speed and convert any song in iTunes Music library to MP3, AAC, AC3, M4A, AU and FLAC. And users can also remove DRM from songs purchased from iTunes Store, Apple Music songs, Audiobooks from iTunes/Audible. It preserves iTunes music metadata & keep 100% original iTunes Music quality in the output audio files. In addition, the batch conversion feature allows you to check all iTunes Music songs and one-click to convert to MP3.

Before downloading, make sure you have selected the correct version, as UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports both Windows and Mac versions. Follow the step-by-step guide.

How does the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter appeal to you?

• Remove DRM form iTunes Music, Apple Music, iTunes Audiobooks.
• Convert any song in iTunes Library to MP3, AAC, M4A and FLAC.
• Convert iTunes Audiobooks, Audible Audiobooks to DRM-free format.
• Convert iTunes Music, Apple Music files at 16X speed.
• Keep 100% original iTunes Music quality & preserve iTunes music metadata.
• Easily transfer iTunes songs to Spotify, Google Drive and USB Flash Drive.
• Support Batch conversion.
• Preserve iTunes music metadata such as artist, album, genre and artwork.

Step-by-step Guide to Export Songs from iTunes Library to MP3

Step 1. Install UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on PC

Free download and install the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac or Windows. At the same time, iTunes will be launched automatically.

Step 2. Select iTunes Music

The UkeySoft Apple Music Converter will automatically obtain all playlists and files from your iTunes library, so there is no need to import files – just select the songs you want to convert.

Step 3. Choose Output Format

Now you can choose output format in the bottom of the main window. In the case, select MP3 as your output format. To change the conversion speed, you need to click on “Options” button on the menu bar to open the Preferences interface.

Step 4. Convert iTunes Music to DRM-free MP3

Simply click on “Convert” then the software will convert the iTunes music to MP3 format automatically. When the conversion is completed, you can find the MP3 files on the output folder.

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July 10, 2018 (Updated: July 10, 2018）

Any song you purchase on iTunes will have AAC as its default file format. You may want to enjoy the music you have purchased on iTunes on your iPhone/iPad/iPod or any other music playing device that does not support the AAC format. The fact that your iTunes music is in AAC format should not stop you from enjoying your music on your other music playing devices. In this article, we will focus on showing you how to convert iTunes music to mp3 so that you can enjoy it on any device.

• Part 1: Convert iTunes Music to mp3 Using iPhone Music Manager
• Part 2: Convert iTunes Music to mp3 Using iTunes

Part 1. Convert iTunes Music to mp3 Using iPhone Music Manager

For those who want to convert iTunes music in an easier and quicker way, a third-party tool may be more helpful than you expect. The best iPhone Music Manager that can help you to convert your iTunes music to mp3 is iMyFone TunesMate. This music manager will automatically convert iTunes Music to a format your iPhone/iPad/iPod Touch can support including the mp3 format. TunesMate will allow you to convert your iTunes music both in bulk and selectively.

The features you get in TunesMate include:

• Convert all your files during the transfer process to a format supported by the target device.
• TunesMate ensures that no data loss occurs during the transfer process.
• There will be no limitation on the number of PCs or iDevices when using this tool.
• Have no limits for the devices you can use it with more than 5 iOS devices that iTuens supports.
• TunesMate allows a two-way transfer. You can easily export and import your music and other data to and from any Apple device easily.

To learn how to convert iTunes music to mp3 using iMyFone TunesMate, follow the simple steps we have outlined below:

Step 1: After launching iMyFone TunesMate on your computer, connect your iOS device to the computer using a USB cable.

Step 2: Tap Transfer iTunes Media to iDevice. This option should be available on the Home tab. It will recognize all the media files you have in the iTunes library.

Step 3: TunesMate will have the Entire Library option ticked by default. You will need to select the specific files you would like to transfer. After selecting the files, tap Transfer to initiate the transfer process.

Step 4: After your iTunes media have been transferred successfully, click OK.

Note: One thing to note is that you have to keep your iOS device connected to the computer throughout the whole transfer process. Now you don’t need to convert your iTunes music to mp3 before you transfer them to other devices, TunesMate will automatically convert the format for you.

Part 2. Convert iTunes Music to mp3 Using iTunes

If you really need to convert the iTunes music to mp3 format, then you can use iTunes to do that. However, this process is usually too complicated which is the reason a large number of people prefer using iMyFone TunesMate which converts iTunes music automatically in just simple click. Below, we show you how to convert an iTunes song to mp3 using iTunes:

Step 1: Launch iTunes and click Preferences on the left top iTunes menu.

Step 2: On the menu bar at the very top, for Mac click General > Import Settings > MP3 Encoder > OK. (For Windows click General >Edit> Import Settings > MP3 Encoder > OK.)

Step 3: Select the songs you want to convert to mp3 and highlight them. Then click on the File menu choose Convert >Create MP3 Version.

Tip: Using iTunes to convert a single iTunes song to the MP3 format will take too much of your time. If this is time you do not have, you can always opt to use iMyFone TunesMate which will help you convert iTunes music to mp3 in bulk.

After purchasing your music on iTunes, you will want to play it on another media player. The music you have on your iTunes is in the AAC format which is not supported by the majority of media players. Most music players including iOS devices will support the MP3 format. To make it possible for you to play your music on other devices, we have written this article which should help you learn how to convert iTunes music to mp3. You can use iTunes or the iPhone Music Manager TunesMate to help you convert your music.