• How To Download Music From Itunes To Mac
• How To Download Music From Mac To Itunes Free

The data transfers between iOS devices and Mac computers are always hot topics among the users, and transferring music between iOS devices and Mac is one of the hottest topic.Taking transferring music from Mac to iPhone as an example, when iPhone users are going to download music from Mac to iPhone, they may want to figure out the easiest method to finish the task. And the post aims to introduce users some easy ways to solve the problem.

Part 1. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone with iTunes

Sync Music from iPod to iTunes Library via iTunes - Open iTunes on the computer and then go to Edit Devices Prevent iPods, iPhones, and iPad from syncing automatically. Plug iPod into computer via USB cable, and then iTunes will automatically recognize your iPod and display the icon at the upper right corner. Click File Devices. In the Music app on your Mac, choose Account Purchased. If you see Upgrade to Family, Family Sharing isn’t set up for you. Click your name near the top-left corner (next to Purchased), then choose a family member to view their purchases. To download an item, click its Download button. Tutorial about How to Download Music from Apple Music on Mac 1 Add Apple Music to NoteBurner iTunes Audio Converter. Launch the program. Click the button '+' on the upper left. A pop-up window will show you all your downloaded Apple Music in iTunes. Select the Apple Music you like for converting. Buy or download an individual item In the Music app on your Mac, click in the search field in the top-left corner of the Music window and enter a word or phrase. As you type, Music displays a list of items that match the search text you entered. To choose where you want to search, click iTunes Store in the top-right corner of the window. In the new interface, click the 'Not in My Library' button, from which you are able to see the purchased songs not in your iTunes library. Select the albums or songs that you like and then click the cloud-shaped icon in the upper right corner of each picture to download them to the library.

Using iTunes to sync songs is the most common method that iPhone users will take advantage of. iPhone users only need to connect their iPhone to computer with USB cable, and sync iPhone with iTunes. If you have no related exprience about how to transfer music from Mac to iPhone with iTunes, the following detailed guidance will show you how to do that:

1. Plug iPhone into computer via USB cable, and iTunes will launch automatically. If not, you need to manually start it.
2. The software will recognize your iPhone and display the iPhone icon at the upper right corner. Click the iPhone icon and choose 'Music' in the summary panel.
3. Click the 'Sync Music' check box, and then click 'Entire Music Library' if you want to transfer all the music in your iTunes library to your iPhone, or click 'Selected Playlists, Artists, Albums and Genres.' Choose selected music if the size of your iTunes library exceeds the capacity of your iPhone, and then click on specific playlists, albums artists or genres. Click 'Music' in the left pane of the iTunes window to see a list of all your songs. The number of songs and how much space they take up appears at the bottom of the iTunes window.
4. Then click 'Apply' at the right bottom, and you can transfer music from Mac to iPhone with iTunes

After syncing iPhone with iTunes, people will get the songs in their iPhone Music app. Please note that iTunes will erase all the available songs in your iPhone and replace them with the songs in iTunes Music library. Besides plugging iPhone in computer, there is another way to download music from Mac to iPhone wirelessly with iTunes. When iPhone is connected to Mac computer with USB cable, iTunes will launch automatically. You should click Summary in the left sidebar, and scroll down to Options, then check Sync with this iPhone over Wi-Fi. This is the last time you need to connect iPhone to your Mac computer. From now on, every time your iPhone and iTunes are in the same Wi-Fi network, your iPhone will appear in iTunes, and you are allowed to drag and drop the songs to the iPhone to download music from Mac to iPhone.

Part 2. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone without iTunes

Using iTunes is an easy way to transfer music from Mac to iPhone, but it’s not the only way. Besides iTunes, people can take advantage of alternatives to iTunes to download music from Mac to iPhone/iPad/iPod. Among all alternatives to iTunes, Leawo iTransfer for Mac has an amazing performance. This software is used for transferring files among iOS devices, iTunes and Mac computers, and it allows users to get rid of iTunes completely. The following guidance will show you how to transfer music from Mac to iPhone without iTunes, and you can free download the software to have a try.

How To Download Music From Itunes To Mac

Step 1. Run Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to computer with USB cable. The software will recognize your iPhone.

Step 2. Click the name of iPhone and choose Music in the left sidebar. The iPhone music will display in the right part of software window.

Step 3. Drag and drop the music from Mac computer to the software window, or click the Add button at the top middle to add music from Mac computer.

After selecting files, this iPhone transfer software will start downloading music from Mac to iPhone. When the transfer is finished, you’ll get the music files in your iPhone Music app. Leawo iTransfer is also helpful for other kinds of data transfers for iPhone, iPad and iPod, for example, you are able to transfer photos from iPhone to iPad directly with this software.

Note:

1. Leawo iTransfer works with all modes of iPhone/iPad/iPod, including the latest iPhone SE, iPhone 6S/6S Plus. And it is fully compatible with iOS 9.3 and Mac OS X 10.6 or later.

2. Excepting transferring music from Mac to iPhone, Leawo iTransfer also supports to transfer music from iPhone to Mac with ease.

Part 3. iTunes vs Leawo iTransfer

With the above parts, you may have known that the two methods are both able to help you download music from Mac to iPhone/iPad/iPod. But which one is more suitable for you? The following table may give you an answer. And you can choose one of them according to your actual needs:

Besides iTunes and third-party iPhone transfer software, the cloud apps are also powerful for transferring music from Mac computer to iPhone. For example, iTunes Match will provide help on this issue. If you have subscribed to iTunes Match, iTunes will scan your whole music library and upload it to the cloud. After that, you are able to listen and download the songs on your iPhone. The latest Apple Music also helps users to get music from Mac computer to their iPhone. If you subscribe to Apple Music, you’ll get the iCloud Music Library service. This service works like iTunes Match, and uploads your iTunes Music Library to the cloud, then you’’ be able to enjoy the songs on your iPhone.

How To Download Music From Mac To Itunes Free

These methods will all be helpful for downloading music from Mac to iPhone, if you are in need, just check them out.