Batch convert a whole Apple Music songs, album and playlists quickly.Remove DRM from Apple Music and output as MP3, AAC, AC3, FLAC and other DRM-free audio formats.Convert iTunes audiobooks, Audible audiobooks and other iTunes purchased M4P music to M4A, mp3, etc.Convert Apple Music to M4A at 16X fast speed with zero loss quality.Support convert DRM protected AAC audio file (M4P) and unprotected AAC audio format.More Features of UkeySoft Apple Music Converter:
So, you can use this UkeySoft Apple Music Converter to download and convert your favorite Apple Music songs, playlist & albums to non-DRM audio files, it can help you convert 256kbps Apple Music songs to 256kbps M4A with ID tags retained. UkeySoft Apple Music Converter is also an Apple Music to M4A/MP3 Converter and Apple Music DRM Removal, which is designed to remove DRM and convert Apple Music songs, iTunes M4A/M4B audiobooks and other iTunes M4P files to M4A, MP3, AC3, AAC, FLAC, AU, AIFF, etc.
Convert Protected M4P Apple Music to DRM-free M4A FormatĪs we all know that all downloaded Apple Music tracks added DRM protection, we can’t transfer the downloaded M4P songs to other devices, although Apple Music is also available on Android phone and iPhone/iPad, but we can’t keep Apple Music songs on mobile phone forever after canceling Apple Music subscription, in order to play Apple Music on any devices with more freedom and convenience, you need to convert Apple Music to DRM-free M4A, AAC, AC3 or MP3 format. If you want to play Apple Music songs on other devices you want such as iPod Nano, iPod Shuffle, Xbox, PSP, MP3 player, Android phone and more, you will need to remove the DRM protection and convert Apple Music M4P songs to M4A(unprotected AAC), or convert Apple Music to MP3. Since Apple Music songs are protected by Apple's Fairplay DRM and you can only play Apple Music songs on limited authorized devices with iTunes or Apple Music app.
With the development of streaming music, Apple released its streaming music services - Apple Music on June 30, 2015, so Apple Music subscriber can download the streaming music for offline listening, but the Apple Music songs you download are still DRM protected AAC audio in M4P format, while the DRM-free music you download from iTunes store are come in M4A format. But since 2009, Apple inc remove the DRM protection and provides the un-protected AAC songs in M4A format. When you add those streaming music to iTunes library, you will find all added Apple Music songs come in AAC audio format, when you download Apple Music songs to iTunes library, all downloaded songs is M4P format, all downloaded Apple Music songs added DRM protection.īefore 2003, the music we downloaded from iTunes used the DRM-restricted AAC format. Apple Music and AAC, M4A, M4P FormatsĪpple Music is one of popular streaming music service, like Spotify, YouTube Music Premium, Amazon Prime Music, SoundCloud, Pandora Music, Tidal, Deezer, etc.
Actually, M4A(MPEG-4 audio) and M4A is a part of AAC audio formats, the difference is that the M4A is unprotected AAC format and M4P is protected AAC audio format. Many people have trouble in talking the difference between AAC, M4P and M4A. Now, the AAC audio format is widely used on various platforms and devices.ĭifference: M4P Format (Protected AAC) VS M4A Format (Unprotected AAC) In 2000, after the emergence of the MPEG-4 standard, AAC re-integrated its features, adding SBR technology and PS technology, in order to distinguish it from the traditional MPEG-2 AAC, also known as MPEG-4 AAC. What is AAC and What are the Differences Between M4A and M4P?ĪAC (Advanced Audio Coding) is an audio coding technology based on MPEG-2, which is developed by companies such as Fraunhofer IIS, Dolby Laboratories, AT&T, and Sony, in order to replace the MP3 format. Currently, almost all media players supports MPEG4 audio files - M4A. Since Apple began using ".m4a" in its iTunes and iPod to distinguish MPEG4 video and audio files, the extension ".m4a" has become popular. M4A is a file extension for the MPEG-4 audio standard, the normal MPEG4 audio file extension is ".mp4". : If you want to convert Apple Music songs and iTunes M4P music to M4A (Unprotected AAC audio format), UkeySoft Apple Music Converter can help you remove DRM from Apple Music streaming songs and convert M4P songs to unprotected AAC (.m4a) audio files. Arabic Chinese (Simplified) Chinese (Traditional) Czech Dutch English French German Greek Hebrew Hindi Hungarian Indonesian Italian Japanese Kazakh Korean Malay Polish Portuguese Russian Spanish Swedish Thai Turkish Ukrainian Vietnamese