How to Convert iTunes Songs to MP3 for Free

Maybe you have a large number of either downloaded or purchased songs in your iTunes library. They may be in MP3, AAC, AIFF or WAV. Now you want to convert the songs to MP3 format so that you can play them on any non-Apple MP3 player. Well, it's not that big of a deal. Just use iTunes itself to convert iTunes songs to MP3 with ease.

As we know, there are two types of iTunes purchased music: DRM-free and DRM-protected (bought before April 2009). The ways to convert iTunes DRM-free music to MP3 and convert iTunes DRM songs to MP3 are different. So this article is divided into two parts.

Part 1. How to convert iTunes to MP3 (DRM-free songs)

iTunes itself can convert between the audio formats it supports. To convert iTunes music to MP3, just launch iTunes and click Edit > Preferences > General > Import Settings and choose MP3 Encoder for Import Using. Then click OK to save the settings. After that, go back to iTunes main interface and right click the track you want to convert and select Create MP3 Version to start generating a copy of the song in MP3 format. Then you can find the MP3 song in your iTunes music library. iTunes doesn't support batch conversion, so if you have many songs to convert, just repeat the steps. For the more detailed guide, you can follow Convert WMA to MP3 in iTunes.

Part 2. How to convert DRM-protected iTunes songs to MP3

For the DRM-protected iTunes songs, it may be a little tricky to convert them to DRM-free MP3. Generally, there are the following two ways:

Solution 1: Burn iTunes DRM songs to CD and then rip the CD to MP3

To remove DRM from iTunes songs and convert them to MP3, you can burn the songs to CD and rip the CD to MP3. Both can be done with iTunes. For the detailed information on how to burn and rip CD with iTunes, you can refer to Burn CD with iTunes and Rip CD to MP3 with iTunes. If you take this method, you need to prepare blank CDs. And if there are too many songs, it will take a lot of time to burn and rip.

Solution 2. Remove iTunes music DRM and convert iTunes to MP3 with a DRM converter

The most efficient way to transfer iTunes to MP3 is to convert iTunes DRM songs to DRM-free MP3 with a DRM converter. Aimersoft DRM Media Converter is just the one designed for you to remove iTunes DRM and convert iTunes audio/video. Supported video and audio formats include M4V, MP4, MOV, WMV, AVI, MKV, M4P, MP3, WAV, AAC, AIFF, etc. Besides iTunes, it can also remove DRM from Amazon, Zune, Nokia, Napster, etc. In just a few minutes, you can convert your iTunes songs to MP3 preserving the original audio quality.