How to Download Apple Music Playlists to MP3

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on November 12, 2024

Summary
Apple Music doesn't allow you to save Apple Music playlists as MP3 files. This guide will show you how to download Apple Music playlists to MP3 in three methods. Thus, you can permanently save Apple Music playlists on your PC or Mac or other portable players with ease.

Question 1: "I want to play my favorite Apple Music playlist on iPod Nano, how to download the songs in Apple Music playlist as MP3 or M4A files? So, I can synced the downloaded Apple Music songs to iPod Nano."

Question 2: "I can't install Apple Music app on Sony Walkman MP3 player. I want to put Apple Music playlist and albums on Sony Walkman. So, is there a way to download Apple Music playlist to MP3 files for my Walkman player?"

The Apple Music was first introduced at Apple's WWDC 2015. This popular streaming music platform has attracted over 93 million subscribers worldwide in 2024. Apple Music provides different playlists like new music mix playlist, chill mix playlist, Friday's playlist and artist spotlight playlist. You can add the playlist to your iTunes library or Apple Music app's library and download for offline listening.

While Apple Music provides a Download feature to let you listen to Apple Music offline, you may be a loss when you wish to use Apple Music as ringtone or transfer them to MP3 player for playback. Don't worry, this issue can be solved by saving Apple Music as MP3 files. So, is there any way to download Apple Music Playlists to MP3? The answer is positive! This article will introduce three methods to help download Apple Music playlist as MP3 files for forever keeping and flexible playback!

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CONTENTS

How to Download Apple Music Playlist to Mobile or Computer?
If You Download Music from Apple Music, Is It Free?
Method 1. Download Apple Music Playlist as MP3 via UkeySoft Apple Music Converter👍
Method 2. Download Apple Music Playlist to MP3 via Online Tool
Method 3. Rip MP3s from Apple Music Playlist with Screen Recorder
FAQs About Downloading Apple Music Playlist to MP3

How to Download Apple Music Playlist to Mobile or Computer?

Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and Tidal are the three biggest streaming music platform, available on iOS and Android app. There are also standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac users, so you aren't limited to listening on mobile devices. In the case of Apple Music, that's iTunes application or Apple Music app, for macOS 10.15 (MacOS Catalina) and above, the iTunes application is divided to Apple Music, Podcast, Apple TV application. So, Apple Music subscribers are able to download tracks, playlists, albums or podcasts on Apple Music app or iTunes.

On Apple Music Mobile App:

Step 1.

Open the Apple Music app on your iOS or Android devices, sign in with your subscription account.

Step 2.

Find the playlist you want to download and add it to your library.

Step 3.

Choose the playlist and tap "Download" icon.

download apple music playlist on iphone

Step 4.

Then, you can go to "LIBRARY" and check the downloaded playlist under "Downloaded" section.

On iTunes or Music App:

Step 1.

Launch iTunes or Music app (MacOS 10.15 Catalina and above) on your computer.

Step 2.

Choose a playlist in the left panel, and tap "Download" icon to download the entire Apple Music playlist.

download playlist in Apple Music on Mac

Also, you can choose to download single song in the playlist, just tap the "Download" icon next to the song title.

Step 3.

Afterward, you can listen to Apple Music playlist offline on your desktop.

If You Download Music from Apple Music, Is It Free?

Whether you have an Apple Music subscription or 1-month free trial, you have the ability to download Apple Music on Apple Music App or iTunes across your approval devices. However, Apple Music provides streaming media content. All your downloaded Apple Music tracks are protected by FairPlay DRM technology, stored in .m4p, which are unreadable on other apps than Apple Music or iTunes.

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When your subscription or free trial expires, you can no longer access to any Apple Music playlist, track or album, even you have added or downloaded to the library. To overcome these restrictions with Apple Music downloads, the best way is to download Apple Music playlist as MP3 files. In the following part, we will will present three useful tools to help you download, convert and record Apple Music Playlist as MP3 files on Windows and Mac computers.

Method 1. Download Apple Music Playlist as MP3 via UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a popular Apple Music to MP3 downloader and Apple Music DRM Removal tool for both Mac and Windows computers. It can help you remove DRM from Apple Music, and then download Apple Music playlists/albums as MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV or AIFF files. Because the software has directly added Apple Music Web Player, so you can access the music resources online, and play any music content without iTunes or Apple Music app. The output audio quality can reach up to 640kbps as the highest audio quality to improve your listening experience of Apple Music. With the help of this smart music converter tool, you can keep Apple Music songs forever and enjoy them offline on all kinds of devices and players at will.

Explore More Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:

No iTunes/Apple Music App Needed

Download Apple Music to Multiple Formats

Fast Speed and Batch Mode to Boost Efficiency

Supports 10X faster download speed to get Apple Music files in a few seconds. Not only that, it lets you download multiple songs or an entire Apple Music playlist/album/artist in a batch with a one click.

Keep ID3 Tags and Music Management

Lossless Quality and Customizable Settings

Flexible Offline Listening

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Steps on How to Download Apple Music Playlist as MP3 Files

To download Apple Music playlists/albums as MP3 or M4A files by using the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, you should download and install the converter on your Windows/Mac computer. And then you can refer to the following simple steps to download Apple Music tracks as MP3.

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and Login Apple ID

Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on computer, Click "Sign In" at the top right corner of the interface to log in your Apple Music account.

Apple Music Converter

Step 2. Select MP3 as Output Format

Because most MP3 player and mobile phone supported MP3 format, and all iOS devices also supports M4A format, we recommend you choose MP3 or M4A as output format, you can also choose a output quality in profile list, including 320 kbps, 128 kbps and 64 kbps.

MP3 or M4A as output format

Rename Output File

You can change the output file name with the combination of Playlist Index, Title, Artist, or Album.

rename output file

Step 3. Add Apple Music Playlists

After you have finished the output setting, it's time to add your favourite Apple Music tracks, choose Apple Music tracks, playlists or albums and click the "Add" icon to add songs /playlists to the converting list. The software allows you to convert as many Apple Music songs as you like, just click the playlist and tick the top checkbox in the information bar to select all the songs in the playlist, you can also click on songs that you don't want to download.

select Apple Music playlist

Step 4. Download Apple Music Playlists as MP3

Now just simply click the "Convert" button to start converting Apple Music to MP3/M4A audio format. After that, you are able to copy and transfer Apple Music on any device for personal use without restricts, the converted MP3 files you get are all in lossless audio quality with ID3 Tags kept.

download Apple Music playlist as MP3

Step 5. Get Downloaded Apple Music MP3 Files

After whole converting process complete, click “History” to locate all free Apple Music files and keep them forever even you canceled the subscription.

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You can see all downloaded Apple Music songs is MP3 or M4A format, which save onto the computer as local files.

apple music playlist MP3 files

Pros and Cons of Downloading Apple Music Playlist to MP3 via UkeySoft Apple Music Downloader

Pros

100% safe, stable, reliable, no ads.

High efficiency and batch download.

Popular audio formats & lossless quality.

Easy to use, no iTunes or Apple Music app.

Lets you adjust output parameters.

Organize output file name freely.

Cons

Organize output file name freely.

Requires an active Apple Music subscription.

Method 2. Download Apple Music Playlist to MP3 via Online Tool

For those who don't want to install any third-party software for Apple Music to MP3 downloading, online Apple Music downloader tools like APLMate offer a viable solution. It can directly download Apple Music playlist in MP3 by pasting a URL. Additionally, you can also use it to download Apple Music songs or albums to MP3 for free.

However, it should be aware that this online tool doesn't support download an entire Apple Music playlist at once. Instead, it requires you to download single song in the playlist one by one. And there are many pop-up ads on its webpage. If you prioritize an efficient and lossless download process, you'd better utilize a professional Apple Music downloader like UkeySoft Apple Music Converter. Next, let's see how APLMate works.

Step 1.

Visit Apple Music web player or open its App on your device.

Step 2.

Open a playlist and click three dots, choose "Share" > "Copy URL".

Step 3.

Go to APLMate official website (https://aplmate.com/) in your web browser, and paste the copied URL to its search bar, click "Download" button.

download Apple Music online

Step 4.

It will analyze the URL immediately and show you the "Download" button. Click it to save Apple Music song locally.

Pros and Cons of Downloading Apple Music Playlist to MP3 via Online Tool

Pros

Easy to operate.

No need to download any software.

Download Apple Music to MP3 for free.

Cons

Many ads on its page.

Batch download is not supported.

Can't download entire playlist at once.

Custom parameters are not supported.

Method 3. Rip MP3s from Apple Music Playlist with Screen Recorder

If you just want to download a few songs from Apple Music playlist to MP3 for offline listening, using a screen recorder would be a good option. UkeySoft Screen Recorder is a full-featured tool for Windows and Mac that can deliver MP3 audio outputs with high-quality and clear recordings. Using UkeySoft, you can easily record Apple Music playlist in MP3 format with up to 320kbps bitrate. Another flexible feature is that you can choose to record any song in the playlist individually. Moreover, you may also use it to record music videos on Apple Music in MP4 format with HD quality!

Verdict

This UkeySoft Screen Recorder comes with powerful recording and editing feature. But it works at 1:1 speed while recording music, videos on your computer. If you are looking for the best way to download Apple Music playlist to MP3, turn to UkeySoft Apple Music Converter. It can save your lot of time and effort.

Step 1.

Download and install UkeySoft Screen Recorder. Then, launch the recorder and pick "Audio Only" on Mac version.

Run UkeySoft Screen Recorder

Windows users should choose "Screen Recorder" function.

recorder on pc

Step 2.

Choose "System Audio" option from the Sound tab.

Set Input Audio

Step 3.

Go to Menu bar to access settings window. Tap "General" tab and select MP3 format for your Apple Music music.

Set MP3 as Output Format

Step 4.

Now, open iTunes, Apple Music App or web player, start playing a playlist or any song, hit on "REC" button.

record apple music to mp3

Step 5.

Once the playlist or music ends, click the Red icon to stop recording and save it locally.

Pros and Cons of Downloading Apple Music Playlist to MP3 via Recorder

Pros

Easy to use.

High-quality output.

Record everything on your desktop screen.

Record music & video on any streaming platform.

Cons

Time-consuming.

Miss ID3 tags and metadata.

Can't download Apple Music in batch.

FAQs About Downloading Apple Music Playlist to MP3

How do I export Apple Music playlist to MP3?

Generally, Apple Music doesn't allow you to download music or playlist in MP3 format. Due to DRM protection, you are unable to export Apple Music playlist to MP3 files directly. But if you use a third-party tool like UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, it can help you download and convert Apple Music playlist to MP3 in one click. You can get the MP3 files with the best Apple Music quality.

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Conclusion

These are the three methods to download Apple Music playlist to MP3. After getting the DRM-free Apple Music songs, you can keep them forever, and transfer the output MP3 Apple Music files to MP3 player, iPod Nano and more iOS/Android devices for offline listening freely.

When using the professional third-party tool UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, you can get better user experience to save your Apple Music playlists locally. With the help of it, you can quickly download all the songs in Apple Music playlist as MP3 or other music files with simple click. For another, the online Apple Music downloader tool only lets you download song in the Apple Music playlist one by one. And you can't stop the annoying ads in its webpage. While the UkeySoft Screen Recorder is known for its recording and editing features. So, choose the one right for you now!

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Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has always had great enthusiasm for writing, programming and web development. He likes writing about software and technology, his works are featured on some tech blogs or forums like Tom's Hardware, CNET, etc.