User Guide of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Mac)

Part 1: Install & Register UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Mac)

Step 1. Install the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on Mac

Click the below "Try It Free" button to download the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Mac) installation package.

Double-click the installation .dmg file and follow the steps to start installing the program on your Mac.

Step 2. Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Mac)

After installing the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on your Mac, then click the software ico to launching it.

Tips: Tips: For the trial version, you can only convert the first 3 minutes of each tracks, if you want to convert a full songs, or converting as many as songs you want at once, you need to register the program to unlock all features.

Step 3. Receive License Key in Email

To register the program, you need to buy a activation code, please go to menu bar and click “Buy” icon, and you will be navigated to the purchasing page. Simply select a registration plan and complete the billing. Once you purchase successfully, an activation code will be sent to your email automatically, please check back in time.

Step 4. Register UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Mac)

When you successfully receive the license key, simply go back to UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and hit the "Register" icon on the top screen bar. The program will pop up a Register window, please copy the license key and paste it into the blank register bar, you are able to activate UkeySoft Apple Music Converter successfully.

Note: If you failed receive license key, please view your Spam section in the mailbox and check whether it's sent to the Spam section. If you fail to register the program, please contact our UkeySoft Support Team immediately via email, we’re happy to help you out.

Step 5. Access, Search, Play, Convert and Download Apple Music Tracks Freely

After register UkeySoft Apple Music Converter completed, please login with your Apple account, you can access, play and download 100 million songs from Apple Music now, and you’re able to convert Apple Music tracks/playlist/albums to MP3, M4A, etc. for offline playing on any devices.

Part 2. How to Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/AAC/FLAC /WAV on Mac

Step 1. Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter on Mac computer, you can see a built-in Apple Music web player in the program, to access the download & convert feature of the program, you need to login your Apple account.

Step 2. Sign in Your Apple ID

Please click the "Sign in" icon in the upper-right corner, the program will pop up a new windows, just login your Apple ID (you have subscribed Apple Music service with your Apple account before).

Tips: Apple offers 3-month free trial for new subscribers. After you subscribe the service, you can enjoy 3-month free trial before you are charged. During the free trial, you can also use UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to access, play and download MP3 music from Apple Music.

A built-in Apple Music web player in the program, after login in your Apple account successfully, you are able to access and find any Apple Music tracks or album you desire to download with it's web player in the program. Of course, you're able to play songs online before downloading.

Step 3. Choose Output Format

If you want to change output format or other output option, please click “Setting” icon in the upper-right corner of the interface, the program will pop up a new setting windows. Here, you can see UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports convert Apple Music songs to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV and AIFF. The default format is M4A in 256kbps, if you select MP3 or M4A as output format, it will preserve original ID tags and metadata to the output MP3 and M4A audio files.

Tips: If you select M4A as output format, under the same network condition, the conversion speed would be faster than other formats do.

Step 4. Search Apple Music Songs and Albums to Download

Once the output settings completed, please return to its main interface. Now, you are able to search any Apple Music playlist or album you desire to download with the search function provided by the Apple web player. Please choose a playlist, artist, or album that you want to download, then click “Add to List” button.

All tracks in the playlist or album are added to the list, you can unselect the songs that you don't want to download.

Step 5. Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/AIFFr

After selecting songs that you wanna download, simply hit the "Convert" button to process the Apple Music conversion right away. The UkeySoft Apple Music Converter will download the select Apple Music tracks and convert them to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/AIFF, up to 16X faster conversion speed.

Note: During the conversion, please do not play songs on iTunes or Apple Music app, otherwise, the conversion will be disrupted.

Step 6. View the Converted Apple Music Songs

After the conversion is completed, please click the blue “output folder” icon to quickly locate the DRM-free Apple Music songs.

As the below screenshot, you can see all converted Apple Music songs save onto the output folder of the Mac computer, now you are able to play the MP3 music files offline without Apple Music app or iTunes. Or, you also can transfer the converted Apple Music to any MP3 player(Sony Walkman, Sandisk, etc.), iPod Nano/Shuffle/Classic, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tables, PSP, PS3, PS4, Fitbit Wearables, Smart TVs, Smartwatches for listening offline.

Step 7. Offline Play the Converted Apple Music with built-in Music Player

There is a built-in Music Manager & Player in the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, just click the “History” icon to open the Music Manager and view all downloaded songs, you can see all downloaded music are sorted by converted date, artist or album. In addition, you’re able to play the downloaded Apple Music songs (DRM-free music files) offline with built-in Music Player.

Part 3. Built-in Music Manager & Player

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter embeds the built-in Music Manager and Music Player, letting you easily to manage and play the downloaded Apple Music tracks. After converting Apple Music to high-quality MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, AIFF and WAV formats, all songs are appear in the built-in Music Manager, and the songs are sorted by Date, Album and Artist. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a powerful and useful Apple Music Downloader, Converter, Manager and Player that all Apple Music subscribers need to own one! With UkeySoft, you can download, convert, play and manager Apple Music songs in a place conveniently.

Once the download completes, you are able to launch the built-in music manager and player by clicking the "History" icon.

Compared with other brands of Apple Music Converters in market, only UkeySoft has a built-in music manager & player, for our users easily to create and organize the music library. Let’s detail view the built-in Music Manager & Player:

1. Sort the Converted Apple Music tracks

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter can automatically detects and download the ID3 tags of the songs, including title, artist, album, genre, cover. You can also rename the songs with the combination of Playlist Index, Title, Artist, or Album.

Click the "History" icon to launch the built-in music manager and player, and the program has automatically sort the converted Apple Music tracks by Date, Album and Artist.

Sort the Converted Apple Music tracks by Date:

Sort the converted Apple Music tracks by Artist:

Sort the converted Apple Music tracks by Album:

2. Play the Converted Apple Music Songs Offline

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter embeds the built-in Music Player, you’re able to directly play the downloaded Apple Music songs offline with its built-in Music Player, without installing iTunes, Apple Music app or other extra app. Enjoy downloaded Apple Music songs even after cancelling the subscription.

Please clicking the blue "export output folder" icon to open the output folder, all downloaded songs saved onto the target folder of the computer, you can transfer them to any MP3 player, Sony Walkman, Sandisk, USB flash drive, iPod nano, iPod classic, iPod shuffle, iPhone, iPad, Android phone, Android tablet, Zune, PSP, PS3, PS4, Garmin, Xbox one, Fitbit Wearables, Smartwatches, etc. for listening without limitations. Or, burn them to CD for listening in the way you like.

Part 4: How to Sync and Convert iTunes Music & Playlist?

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (V.6.9.1) requires to works with iTunes to process the music conversion, if you need to try to older version to convert Apple Music songs, iTunes music, iTunes audiobooks and Audible AA/AAX books, please click the below button to download UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (V.6.9.1).

For UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (older version), it needs to works with iTunes, the older version supports convert Apple Music, iTunes music and iTunes audiobooks, it requires sync with iTunes to process the music conversion, and the conversion slowly that the latest version. If you just want to convert Apple Music tracks, we suggest you upgrade UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to the latest version.

If you want to convert your iTunes library with UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (the latest version), you need to sync music from iTunes library to Apple Music web player firstly.

How to use Sync Library to access your music library across your devices?

Step 1. Please signed in with the same Apple ID that you use with your Apple Music subscription, then turn on iCloud Music Library in iTunes on your other devices. Learn more about how to turn on Sync Library and access your music library on other devices.

Step 2. Please launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and signed in with the same Apple ID, you can see all of your iTunes music playlist be synced into the Apple Music web player, just select a playlist that you want to convert and click “Add to List” button.

Step 3. Now, you can convert iTunes music to MP3, M4A, FLAC, AAC, WAV or AIFF. If you can’t find songs that you need to convert, please search in Apple Music and directly downloading with UkeySoft Apple Music Converter.

Part 5. How to Customize Audio Parameters

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a all-in-in music player, download and converter for Apple Music users, it’s a must-have tool for all Apple Music users. Just login your Apple account, you can access, play, download Apple Music songs, playlist and albums on computer. After download music from Apple Music with UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, you are able to play Apple Music on any devices, or put Apple Music songs on USB drive, SD card, external hard drive, etc.

You can also adjust the parameters according to your own needs, like output format, output folder, bitrate and sample rate. Please click the "setting" icon in the top-right corner of the interface, the program will pop up a setting windows, please set up it before converting Apple Music songs.

1.Adjust Output Format

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports convert Apple Music to MP3, M4A(Auto), AAC, FLAC, AIFF or WAV, please select your desired audio format. Download Apple Music songs, albums and playlists to M4A, MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF with original audio quality (up to 320 kbps).

MP3 output format: The MP3 is the most common format that most devices or players are compatible with, the output MP3 audio quality up to 320 Kbps, 48 kHz.

AAC output format: If you need to get the best audio quality, the AAC is the best output format, you can convert Apple Music songs to AAC in 512 kbps.

2.Adjust Output Quality

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter allows you to customize the output audio quality, the program can keeps Apple Music original sound quality in up to 256 Kbps MP3 audio (best at 320 Kbps, 48 kHz).

Part 6. More Settings

1. Change the Output Folder

In the setting windows, you can change the default output folder under "Output Folder" option, then set other output folder to save the converted songs on Mac. Please don't set other external USB flash drive as output path, otherwise, the conversion will fail.

2. Rename Output Songs

The program will Identify and generate ID3 tags like title, artist, album, genre, cover. For your preference, you are able to rename the songs with the combination of Playlist Index, Title, Artist, or Album.

3.Volume

If the output volume does not suit your needs, you can also adjust the output volume by dragging the scroll bar.

4.Output Organized

To better manage your music library, you can organize the output Apple Music songs by Artist, Album, Artist/Album, Album/Artist.

5.What to Do after Converting Finished

You can set "Open the output folder" or "Put the computer to sleep" or "Do nothing" after converting finished. This is a very convenient setting for users who convert a large number of songs at once, maybe it takes a long time to complete the conversion, "Put the computer to sleep" is a very convenient setting.

6. Multiple Language Supported

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter features a multilingual interface: English, Deutsch, Español, Français, 日本語, 简体中文.

Part 7. Convert iTunes Audiobooks and Audible AudioBooks to MP3

To convert iTunes audibooks and Audible AA/AAX audiobooks, you need to download the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (V.6.9.1).

Step 1. Import your AA/AAX audiobooks to iTunes library

To convert M4B Audiobooks, Audible AA/AAX and Podcasts to MP3/M4A to play on any devices offline, you need to add the files to iTunes library.

For Windows users, you can either click File > Add File to manually import your M4B/AA/AAX audiobooks to iTunes library, or use Audible Download Manager and set your Audible content to automatically import into iTunes.

For Mac users, downloaded audiobooks will be automatically added to Audiobooks section in iTunes.

To add Podcasts to iTunes library, please switch to iTunes store and find the Podcasts you want to convert, then directly add it to your iTunes library.

Step 2. Launch UkeySoft Apple Music to MP3 Converter

Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and iTunes will be automatically launched as well. All your Audible AA/AAX audiobooks and iTunes Podcasts will be loaded into the program, you can see it will listed in Audiobooks playlist and Podcasts list in the left panel.

Step 3. Select the M4B, AA/AAX Audiobooks and iTunes Podcasts

On the left "Audiobooks" or “Podcasts” , select "Audiobooks" category. Then all your audiobooks and podcasts playlist will display on the right panel. Choose the audiobooks and podcasts you want to convert to MP3 or M4A format. If there are lots of audiobooks in library, you can also search the one you need quickly through built-in search function. Tick the top checkbox if you want to convert all your audiobooks or Podcasts.

Step 4. Select MP3 or M4A as Output Format

In this step, please adjust output audio format and other settings under "Output Settings" > "Output Format", the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter can convert iTunes music, iTunes audiobooks, and iTunes podcasts to MP3, M4A, FLAC, AC3, AU, MKA, M4R and AIFF. Most devices and media players support MP3 format, here we recommend you choose MP3 as output format.

Step 5. Adjust the Conversion Speed

The Apple Music Converter can perform up to 16X faster conversion speed. In order to get high quality audio, we recommend you adjust the conversion speed to 8X or less in options.

Step 6. Start Convert M4B/ AA/AAX Audiobook and Podcasts to MP3 or M4A

After setting the output format and output folder, just simply click the “Convert” button to start convert iTunes audiobook and Podcasts to DRM-free MP3 or M4A. The conversion time will depend on the number of files and the size of your songs.

Step 7. View the Converted Audiosbooks as MP3 Format

When the conversion is complete, please click “Open Output File” button to view the converted audiobooks and Podcasts as MP3 format. Then you can transfer all converted Audiobooks, Podcasts to iPod Classic, iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, Sony Walkman, PSP, MP3 Players, iPhone and Android devices for listening at any time, anywhere your like.

Part 8. Extract Audio from iTunes Movies, TV Shows or Music Videos

To extract audio from iTunes movies, TV shows, music videos and other M4V videos, you need to download the UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (V.6.9.1).

Step 1: Launch UkeySoft Apple Music Converter

First of all, please add the iTunes movies, music video or TV shows to your iTunes library, then launch the Apple Music Converter and iTunes will be automatically opened as well. All iTunes library including movies, TV shows, music videos, home videos and podcasts will be loaded and displayed on the software’s interface.

Step 2. Select the iTunes Video Files

All media file in your iTunes will be loaded to this program automatically, please select the iTunes movies, TV show and Music Videos you want to extract audio from. If you have a large amount videos in your playlist, you can use built-in search box to search the videos quickly.

Step 3. Select Output Format - MP3/M4A or Other Format

The UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports convert iTunes music video, iTunes moives and TV shows to other popular audio format, such as MP3, M4A, MKA, AIFF, FLAC. Please select the output format you like. Because device players support MP3 format, so the default format is MP3. Then you can choose audio quality in the profile list or customize bitrate, sample rate and audio channel before conversion.

Step 4. Start to Extract Audio from iTunes Video/Movie

Above guide, you have finished the all the output settings, simple click "Convert" to start converting DRM-ed iTunes movies, TV shows, music videos, podcast or home videos to MP3, FLAC, MKA, AIFF, etc.

When complete extract audio from iTunes Music Video and other DRM protected videos, please simply click "Open Output File" button to get the audio file in DRM-free file format.

Step 5. View Extracted Audio in MP3 Format

Here, you can see all extracted audio/music in MP3 format, which is save on computer as local audio, then you can transfer those extracted audio to any devices for playing offline or use in other programs/app without limitation.

Above is the complete guides of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter (Windows), with it’s powerful function, you can get free Apple Music songs, iTunes music, audiobooks, iTunes Podcasts, etc. Enjoy your straming music/audio life without paying now!