How to Download Apple Music for Offline Listening?

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on September 01, 2021

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Apple Music is a streaming music service, subscribers can stream 60 million ad-free songs on iPhone, iPad, Android, Apple Watch, Apple TV, Mac, HomePod, CarPlay, PC, Sonos and Amazon Echo, or download your favorite Apple Music tracks to listen offline in authorized Music app or iTunes application.

Q1: How to Download Apple Music tracks for Offline Playback?
Because of the Digital Right Management restriction on Apple Music, we cannot download, transfer or play Apple Music on unauthorized device like MP3 player, iPod shuffle, Android phone due to DRM protection. Have paid $9.99 per month for streaming Apple Music songs? But, you don't really own the music, if you cancel subscription, the songs will disappear from your library automatically. What is worse, even if you have paid for the service, you can’t keep Apple Music playable due to the DRM protection. For example, you can't download Apple Music on MP3 player/iPod Nano offline. Because there is no Apple Music app supported it.

Q2: Can you download Apple Music songs for offline listen?
There are many FAQ’s regarding the Apple Music streaming service like is there DRM protection on Apple Music files? How to download music to listen offline? Can I still enjoy Apple Music after unsubscribing? How to download Apple Music for offline listing?

Q3: Can you use Apple Music offline even after unsubscribing?
If you looking for a way to download Apple Music songs for offline listening on any devices, you must to remove DRM from Apple Music and convert Apple Music M4P to MP3. This page will teach you how to download Apple Music songs as MP3 for playing on any devices offline, even after you unsubscribe from Apple Music.

You can download Apple Music songs for offline playback, please follow.

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UkeySoft Apple Music Converter also is an Apple Music Downloader, Apple Music DRM Removal and M4P to MP3 Converter for a free try. It can remove DRM from Apple Music songs and convert Apple Music DRM-ed M4P songs to DRM-free MP3, WAV, FLAC or AAC formats at super-fast speed with 100% lossless quality. What’s more, it can also convert iTunes AAC audios, iTunes M4B audiobooks, Audible AA/AAX audiobooks to MP3/AC3/FLAC. After downloading and converting Apple Music songs to MP3, you are able to play Apple Music on iPhone/Android phone without Apple Music app, and you can transfer the converted Apple Music songs to any MP3 player, iPod classic, iPhone nano, PSP, memory card, Samsung phone, etc. for playing offline. In additional, you can also burn them to CD easily.

Part 1: Download Apple Music Songs as MP3 Files for Offline Listening

Here is the detailed tutorial on how to use UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to remove DRM from Apple Music songs and convert Apple Music M4P to MP3 instead of downloading them directly.

Step 1. Add Songs Your Want from iTunes Store to iTunes Library
Before downloading Apple Music songs from iTunes store, please add the songs or playlist that you want to download from iTunes store to your iTunes library, you don't need to download them to your computer at first, just tap the Plus to add a single song or tap +ADD to add an entire album, playlist, or video content to your iTunes library.

After you add content, you can find songs, albums, and video content in your Library, and playlists in Library > Playlists. Then close your iTunes program.

Step 2. Download and Run UkeySoft Apple Music Converter
Click on the above button to download and install the Apple Music Converter on your computer. After launching the program on your computer, at that time, the iTunes program will be launched automatically with this program.

Step 3.Select Apple Music Songs to Download
And then mark any Apple Music songs you want to remove DRM, you can also click on "Library" or "Music" or other playlists you want, and choose the Apple Music tracks that you want to download and convert to MP3 files.

Step 4. Choose MP3 as Output Format
After choose songs you want, then click the setting button to choose output format and output path. Output format as MP3, M4A, AC3, AIFF, AU, FLAC, M4R and MKA are available to choose. Because more devices and media players support MP3 format, we recommend you select MP3 as output format. Also, you are allowed to set output quality.

Step 5. Adjust Conversion Speed(Option)
The UkeySoft Apple Music Converter supports convert Apple Music songs at up to 16X speed, if you want to adjust conversion speed, please go to "Options" > "Convert" > "Set Custom conversion speed for audio convert (1-16)" to adjust the conversion speed.

Step 6. Start Download and Convert Apple Music to MP3
Now, all you need to do is to click the "Convert" button, the program start to download and convert Apple Music to DRM-free MP3 format.

After converting the Apple Music M4P files to MP3, you can get Apple Music songs in MP3 format by click “Open Output File”

Step 7. Enjoy Downloaded Apple Music on Any Devices Offline
Now, you can listing to those download Apple Music songs without iTunes, you can also transfer them to MP3 player, PSP/PS4/PS3, iPod nano, iPhone XS Max, Samsung Galaxy S9/S8/Note 9,etc. for offline playing.

With above simple steps, you can remove DRM from Apple Music files and convert them to DMR-free audio format. After downloading Apple Music songs as MP3, you can keep Apple Music forever even after unsubscribing.

Part 2: Add a song or album to local library for offline listening

Step 1. Launch the Music app from your Home screen.
Step 2.Go to the song or album you want to download.
Step 3.Tap the More button (looks like •••) to the right of the music.
Step 4.Tap on Make Available Offline.

The song(s) should immediately begin downloading to your device; you can see their progress by tapping the download bar at the top of the screen.

Part 3: Add a playlist to local library for offline listening

Step 1.Launch the Music app on your iPhone or iPad.
Step 2.Go to the playlist you want to download.
Step 3.Tap the More button (looks like •••) to the right of the music.
Step 4.Tap on Make Available Offline

The playlist and its included songs should immediately begin downloading to your device; you can see their progress by tapping the download bar at the top of the screen. After the playlist is finished downloading, you'll find it in your local playlists.

Conclusion

Above three methods to make Apple Music songs and playlist available offline listeing, because Apple Music tracks are FairPlay DRM protected, if you unsubscribe from Apple Music, you are no longer to play any streaming music you've added or downloaded to your library from the Apple Music store. In order to keep songs downloaded from Apple Music forever even after unsubscribe from Apple Music, we recommend you use UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to download and convert Apple Music to MP3, which is the best way to make Apple Music tracks offline playback on any devices.

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.

Justin Sabrina

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