What You Need to Know about Removing DRM from Apple Music

You may be thinking, “Why can’t I move the offline music from Apple Music to my old MP3 player?”

And if you have found the music files and copied them to your other device, they won’t be played, because the songs of Apple Music are all protected by FairPlay(a kind of DRM).

So, removing DRM from Apple Music is quite necessary.

Now, we are here to introduce what FairPlay is and how to remove it.

FairPlay DRM protection is a DRM technology of Apple, which is a solution that aims to protect the copyrights by restricting users to transfer, copy and play on unauthorized devices.

Here is the workflow of FairPlay:

1. Apple Music sends a request to AVFoundation for playing a song.

2. AVFoundation gets the playlist(m3u8) that includes the key of the song from the Internet.

3. AVFoundation will acquire the key of the song from the AVFoundation Delegate in Apple Music.

4. For submitting a request from the FairPlay Streaming Server, AVFoundation Delegate will reply to the AVFoundation.

5. AVFoundation Delegate sends the data of FairPlay Server Playback to your key server.

6. Your key server utilizes KSM(Key Security Module) to interpret the data of Fairplay Server Playback and get back the data key from your key database.

7. Your key server sends the data to Apple Music.

8. AVFoundation Delegate give the response to the AVFoundation.

9. The song is decrypted and Apple Music will be able to play the song.

As a comprehensive DRM removal program, Leawo Prof.DRM is made of 4 converter: Music Converter, Video Converter, Audiobook Converter, and Spotify Converter.

And the Music Converter is packed with several useful features:

• Eliminate the FairPlay (DRM) from Apple Music
• Convert the songs to MP3
• Remain 100% original quality and ID3 tag.
• 50X higher speed.
• Easy to use

Now, we will show you how to remove DRM from Apple Music by utilize Leawo Prof.DRM:

Step 1: Download and Install the Leawo Prof.DRM

Step 2: Download Songs in the iTunes on Your PC

Launch iTunes, Go to Music > Library. Right-click the album, from which you want to remove DRM. Select Download on the popping menu.

Step 3: Start the Removal Process

Open Leawo Prof. DRM, go to Video & Music Converter. If you find there is a window asking you to relaunch iTunes, select the OK button.

Click Add Files, you will find a pop-up window. Press the refresh icon, there will be a list of music showing up. Choose the songs you downloaded in iTunes and press the Add button.

Click the Convert button on the bottom right, then the DRM of those songs will be deleted.

Step 4: Get the DRM-free Songs

Choose the Converted tab, and all the DRM-free music will be shown on the list. Open the output folder by selecting a song and press a folder icon which is on the right. Then, you will get all the DRM-removal songs.

Sidify Apple Music Converter

Sidify Apple Music Converter supports users converting the songs of Apple Music into 5 formats (such as MP3 AAC FLAC WAV AIFF,etc).

Besides, Sidify will preserve the ID3 tags and download songs in high quality. Furthermore, it also allows users to burn Apple Music to CDs with its extra tool.

DRmare Audio Converter

DRmare Audio Converter is a DRM-removal tool that keeps the lossless quality of the songs during the removal process.

And it offers 6 output formats (such as MP3, M4A, AAC, FLAC, WAV, M4B, etc).

Additionally, it will save the songs’ original tag. You can also edit it before removing DRM.

TuneFab Apple Music Converter

TuneFab Apple Music Converter is a reliable software that provides 8 output formats for users, such as MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, AIFF, AU, FLAC, and WAV.

The removal process will be simple because of its clear interface, and you will find it is similar to iTunes. Besides, you can also convert the iTunes Music or Podcast with this software.

Ukeysoft Apple Music Converter

Ukeysoft Apple Music Converter is able to automatically add the songs to the list when you open the converter each time. So, you can pick the song right away after launching the program.

And it is compatible to convert music files to DRM-free music files in 8 formats(such as MP3, M4A, AC3, AAC, FLAC, and WAV,etc). Then, you will clearly find the DRM-free files at the rear of each song after the removal process.

1. Remove Apple Music DRM by Recording and Saving as MP3

Except the method above, recording the songs by an audio recorder also will help you get rid of FairPlay. “What is an easy-to-use and high-quality audio recorder?”

We will suggest using Aiseesoft Screen Recorder to record the playlist of Apple Music for these reasons:

• It supports recording high-quality (up to lossless) audio with a-click.
• And it provides 4 output audio formats (such as WMA, MP3, M4A, AAC).
• Besides recording audio for DRM music, you can also use it for recording your screen for meetings, online classes, or your game.

Here are the steps to remove DRM with Aiseesoft Screen Recorder:

Step 1: Download and Install Aiseesoft Screen Recorder

Step 2: Start to Record the Music

Launch Screen Recorder, press the Audio Recorder button and you will see the interface of Audio Recorder. Start to record by clicking the REC button on the right of the interface.

Switch to iTunes, play the playlist you want.

If the playlist is finished, press the Stop button. Suppose you want to make the clips, you can set the beginning time and the end time on the bottom left.

Then, click Save to preserve the songs. You will see the confirmation of the output folder, if you don’t need to change its location, directly select Next.

Step 3: Open the Output Folder

In the end, the recording history will pop up, you can click the folder icon to open the output folder. If you miss the recording history and want to open it again, you can go to the Audio Recorder interface, click the Recording history on the bottom left.

2. Buy A Song from iTunes Store and Get the DRM-free Files

If you’re finding a way to buy a song in the Apple Music Playlist without DRM. Here are the steps(Take Fearless for example.):

Step 1: Buy a Song from iTunes Store

Go to the iTunes Store and search a song. Focus on Songs category, you will find the result on a list. Press the price and go through a paying process, you will buy the song.

Step 2: Get DRM-free Files of The Song

If you don’t find the song show in your Library, go to Account > Purchased. All the purchased songs will be present. Click the download sign on the top right of the cover.

Switch to the Library, select the Purchased playlist. Right-click the song and choose Show in Windows Explorer. Then you will see the AAC files in the pop-up folder, which is DRM-free right now.

Well, you have known the things about removing DRM from Apple Music right now. If you have plenty of DRM-protected songs, we will recommend using Leawo Prof.DRM, because of its 50X converting speed.

With the DRM-free music files, you will be able to freely play the Apple Music songs to other MP3 players in any place. For example, you can play them in your car on the way to your office. Also, you can play them at your birthday party.

After a long day’s work, spend a few hours listening to your favorite songs, which will be healing a lot.