How to Download Apple Music Playlist as MP3 Files

By Justin SabrinaUpdated on August 09, 2023

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Apple Music is a streaming music platform that has over 88 million million subscribers worldwide until July, 2023, the Apple Music was first introduced at Apple's WWDC 2015. During a survey in the United States in 2017, 8 percent of consumers stated that they used the service monthly and a further 7 percent claimed to use it weekly, there are more that 32.6 million Apple Music subscribers in the U.S, and more and more people choose Apple Music platform.

Apple Music, Spotify, Amazon Music and Tidal are the biggest streaming music platform, most streaming music app are available on iOS and Android. Both have standalone desktop apps for Windows and Mac, so you aren't limited to listening on mobile. 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, and the Spotify Connect lets you Cast to compatible devices and listen on AirPlay speakers (on iOS only).

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

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. But, since all Apple Music tracks are protected by FairPlay DRM technology, which prevents users keep the downloaded songs forever after canceling Apple Music subscription, so you don’t actually own the songs, even you have added or downloaded to the library. That is, when your 3 months free-trial offer expired or you canceled the subscription, you can no longer access to the added Apple Music playlist or albums and all songs you downloaded before will becomes not playable.

Questions:

"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."

"Sony Walkman MP3 player can't download Apple Music app, I looking for a method to play Apple Music playlist and albums Sony Walkman, how to convert Apple Music playlist to MP3? Then, I can copy the MP3 files to MP3 player."

However, more and more Apple Music users looking for a solution to get Apple Music for free and keep Apple Music playlist and albums forever. The best way to keep Apple Music forever is to download Apple Music songs, playlist and albums as MP3/M4A files, here is the guide to teach you how to download Apple Music playlist/albums as MP3 or M4A, what you need is an Apple Music to MP3/M4A Converter and Apple Music DRM Removal.

Apple Music Playlist MP3/M4A Downloader

UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is a popular Apple Music to MP3/M4A converter & downloader and Apple Music DRM Removal tool, it can help you directly download Apple Music playlists/albums as MP3 or M4A files. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter also supports remove DRM from Apple Music, iTunes audiobooks, Audible audiobooks, etc. and convert Apple Music and iTunes M4P files to MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF With the help of this smart music converter tool, you can get Apple Music for free forever.

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.

Download All Songs in Apple Music Playlist as MP3 or M4A Files

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.

Step 2. Select Output Format - MP3 or M4A
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.

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

Step 3. Add Apple Music Tracks/Playlists/Albums
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.

Step 4. Download Apple Music Playlists as MP3 or M4A
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.

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

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

Well done, with the help of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter, you can download all the songs in Apple Music playlist as MP3 or M4A files, after getting the DRM-free Apple Music songs, you can transfer the output MP3 or M4A files to MP3 player, iPod Nano and more iOS/Android deivces for offline listening freely.

Free download UkeySoft Apple Music Converter and try to download Apple Music songs, playlist and albums as MP3 or M4A files, the trial version allows you record and convert the first three minutes of each audio files, you can purchase the ultimate version on our UkeySoft Store.