How to Download Apple Music Playlists to MP3

“I've download several songs from Apple Music in M4P format. Can you please assist me in converting these downloaded Apple Music tracks into MP3 format?”

Apple Music is one of the most popular music streaming services, offering users access to an extensive of songs and playlists. While Apple Music can be easily downloaded and played on iOS devices, compatibility with MP3 media players is limited. There may be occasions when you'd like to convert your favorite Apple Music songs to MP3 format for offline listening or transferring songs to different devices. This can be especially helpful when facing limited internet connectivity or aiming to reduce data usage. In this article, we will walk you through the method to download Apple Music playlists as MP3 files and save them on your computer.

Q1: Can I download Apple Music Playlists for offline listening?

Yes. If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can download music for offline playback. By subscribing to Apple Music, you gain access to its vast music library, which includes over 100 million songs and 30,000 playlists, and also have the ability to download songs, albums, and playlists from Apple Music for offline listening.

Q2: Are there any restrictions with Apple Music downloads?

There are several restrictions associated with Apple Music downloads.

Q3: What’s the best solution to download Apple Music playlists to MP3?

As a streaming service, Apple Music downloads are encrypted and stored as cached files in the cloud, rather than being regular individual files that can be easily played on any MP3 player. It might affect the user experience for those who prefer playing Apple music on various players or devices without restrictions. Undoubtedly, if we want to listen to Apple Music more freely, the best solution is to download Apple Music as MP3 files. Is there any way to download Apple Music Playlists to MP3? Definitely yes!

Although we can't directly save Apple Music playlists as MP3 files, we can make it through a simple and easy-to-use third-party tool - Sidify Apple Music Converter.

Sidify Apple Music Converter is an easy-to-use tool used to convert Apple Music to MP3/AAC/WAV/FLAC/AIFF/ALAC. It’s one of the best Apple Music downloaders available in the market, supporting Windows 7/8/10/11 and macOS 10.15-15 Sequoia, keeping original audio quality and retaining ID3 tags after conversion.

In addition, Sidify Apple Music Converter can be used to convert iTunes M4P music, audiobooks, and our local audio files to a regular format. We can also use it to burn Apple Music to CD, and edit ID3 tags.

Key Features of Sidify Apple Music Converter

Sidify Apple Music Converter

• Download Apple Music, iTunes M4P Music, audiobooks and, podcasts to Windows/Mac computer;
• Convert Apple Music to MP3, AAC, FLAC, WAV, AIFF, or ALAC;
• Preserve lossless sound quality after conversion;
• Keep ID3 tags, including Title, Artist, Album, Artwork, Track Number.
• Keep Apple Music downloads forever even though you cancel subscription.

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If you want a tool to convert any streaming music (including Spotify, Apple Music, Amazon Music, Tidal, Deezer, YouTube, YouTube Music, SoundCloud, DailyMotion …) to MP3, Sidify All-In-One is the go-to choice.

The best part of Sidify Apple Music Converter is that it’s a beginner-friendly program. Just make sure you have installed Sidify Apple Music Converter and iTunes/Music app on your PC/Mac. Then you can easily download playlists from Apple Music to MP3 in 5 simple steps:

Step 1Launch Sidify Apple Music Converter

Run Sidify Apple Music Converter, you will access the modern interface of the program.

Step 2 Add an Apple Music Playlist to Sidify

Drag and drop songs, an album or a playlist from Apple Muisc to Sidify. Or you can click the "Add" button on the interface and copy & paste the URL of your Apple Muisc to the program. Then click the "OK" button to import them to Sidify.

Step 3 Choose MP3 as the Output Format

Click the "Settings" and select MP3 as the output format. You can also choose the output audio quality, specify the output folder, customize the way you'd like to sort out the downloaded files, and so on.

Step 4 Convert the Apple Music Playlist to MP3

Click the "Convert" button and Sidify Apple Music Converter would immediately start exporting the Apple Music playlist as MP3 files.

Step 5 Find the Apple Music Downloads in MP3 Format

Once the conversion is done, you can click the "Converted" tab in the left column to check what have been converted successfully. You can also go to the output folder set in Step 3 to find the MP3 downloads.