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By Justin SabrinaUpdated on August 31, 2021

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[Summary]: How can I listen to Apple Music on Mac without iTunes? With UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, you can remove DRM from Apple Music songs and convert them to unprotected audio for enjoying Apple Music offline on Mac without iTunes.

Apple Music is a good bet if you want access to your music collection along with everything else on the iTunes Store. Apple Music is a £9.99 a month subscription service. With Apple Music membership, you gain access Beats 1 radio station and limited TV and movies, which are basically music-related videos and some Apple-made programs. Since all songs from Apple Music have added DRM technology, subscribers can only access the Apple Music library via iTunes on Mac or Windows PC or some authorized devices. Suppose you plan to play Apple Music without iTunes on Mac (macOS Mojave, MacBook, MacBook Air, MacBook Pro, iMac, iMac Pro), the only way to do this is to remove the DRM protection from Apple Music tracks. Scroll down and we'll explain the best solution.

Download Apple Music Songs on Mac for Keeping Forever

Although we can enjoy our favorite music after subscribing to Apple Music, if you cancel your Apple Music subscription – all that additional music you added to your music library will vanish. In order to save Apple Music songs on your Mac without iTunes, the first thing we need to do is remove DRM from Apple Music songs. This is how the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter program works.

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is such an iTunes DRM Removal tool for you. It helps you easily download Apple Music songs and save them to local files on Mac by striping DRM from Apple Music M4P files and converting Apple Music songs to DRM-free MP3, AAC, FLAC or WAV format. Besides, it converts audio files at up to 16x faster but keeping the original quality. By doing so, you can now get access to Apple Music songs on your Mac without iTunes. Or you are able to import the DRM-free M4P songs to any media player and device you like, such as VLC Media Player, Windows Media Player, QuickTime Media Player, MP3 player, game consoles like PS4, TV consoles or Android tablets.

Before you get started, please download the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter for Mac software and it can also be used to convert iTunes purchased music, iTunes M4B / M4A and Audible AA / AAX audiobooks to unprotected format. Continue scrolling to get more.

Steps to Save Apple Music on Mac without iTunes

Step 1. Run UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

After downloading, you should install and run UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac. Note that iTunes will be launched automatically to load your Apple Music files, you just need to add Apple Music tracks to your library.

ukeysoft apple music converter for mac

Step 2. Select Apple Music Tracks

Click "Music" or “Playlist” you like from the left panel. Then, select all the Apple Music tracks you want to convert. Also, you can select the entire playlist or album by clicking on the checkbox at the top menu.

select apple music songs to convert

Step 3. Choose Output Format

Here are MP3, AAC, FLAC and WAV for you to choose from. And MP3 is the default output format of the program.

select output format as mp3

Some things you should know:

* MP3 and AC3 are popular audio formats commonly accepted on media devices.

* AIFF and FLAC are lossless audio formats that provide high sound quality.

* M4R is exclusively for iPhone ringtones. If you want to make iPhone ringtones from Apple Music, it is the perfect choice.

(Optional) You are allowed to adjust some basic settings, such as output quality, convert speed, and the output folder where you want to save all these songs on computer. By clicking "Options", you can adjust the conversion speed from 1x to 16x.

Step 4. Remove DRM from Apple Music

Now simply click on "Convert" button to strip DRM from Apple Music tracks and convert them to DRM-free MP3. After conversion, you can listen to Apple Music on your Mac without iTunes successfully.

convert apple music to mp3 on mac

Pros:

1. After converting, you can now use the Apple Music songs freely.

2. Easily transfer DRM-free Apple Music songs to any other device for offline listening, like iPod shuffle, iPod nano or iPod classic, Android tablets.

3. Simply import unprotected Apple Music tracks into Spotify, Amazon Music, Pandora Music, Google Play Music.

4. Enjoy Apple Music songs, playlists on any MP3 player, Windows Media Player, VLC Media Player and so on.

5. Play Apple Music without iTunes on the latest macOS 10.14 Mojave.

6. Stream Apple Music songs without subscription.

Listen to Apple Music on Mac without iTunes
Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina

Justin Sabrina has over 10 years of content writing experience. She specializes in product reviews, how-to guides, tips and tricks, top lists, etc. on data encryption, multi-media conversion, screen recording and iOS unlocking. At UkeySoft, she performs in-depth research SEO copywriting and collaborates with our R & D team to offer effective software solution, most of her articles on software are helpful and easy to read, helping our reader easily solve problems through using software or apps.

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