Music on your iPhone always can take lots of pleasures or memories when you're alone. So you may download or purchase their favorite songs from the iTunes Store to the portable iPhone devices directly. For some certain reasons, such as making a backup or switching to new iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, and iPhone 11 Pro Max, you need to transfer them to computer, right? So what is the best free way to transfer music from iPhone to computer? Let's get start!
- Part 1. Top 1 Free Software to Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer (Video Tutorial Included)
Top 1 Free Software to Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer - MobiKin Assistant for iOS
Downloading previous purchases from the iTunes Store is a great way to add items to your devices without having to sync or copy files, and you can use this method to replace iTunes Store files you accidentally lost or deleted. In the Music app on your Mac, click iTunes Store in the sidebar. If you don’t see iTunes Store in the sidebar, choose Music Preferences, click.
MobiKin Assistant for iOS Free (Windows/Mac) is a professional yet reliable freeware on the market, which empowers users to copy up to 14 types of files from iPad, iPhone and iPod devices to desktop computer within few clicks. And MobiKin guarantees here no quality loss during the process. These highlights make it the first choice to free transfer music from iPhone to computer.
Let's have a brief look at its main features:
- Transfer music from iPhone to PC selectively or in a batch. No limit on the number of your selected songs.
- Backup other data like contacts, SMS, notes, photos, movies, etc. to a desktop computer as you like.
- Import data from computer to iPhone easily. (At present, only support import contacts, calendars, and bookmarks to iPhone.)
- Uninstall apps on iPhone without limitations.
- Compatible with all kinds of iDevices, including the latest iPhone 12, iPhone 11, iPhone 11 Pro, iPhone 11 Pro Max, etc.
Note: For using this program for free, you need to get a free license code for registration from here.
Pros
- Time-saving and efficient. No limit on the number of selected files.
- Continued feature updates and lifetime upgrade service is available.
Cons
- The free license can only be used for 1 year.
Quick steps to transfer music from iPhone to computer for free:
- Run the program and connect your iPhone to Mac/PC.
- Preview and select iPhone music.
- Click 'Export' to transfer music from iPhone to a computer.
You can read on the following step-by-step guide or go to the video tutorial for more info.
Below are the details:
Step 1. Launch MobiKin Assistant for iOS and connect iPhone to the computer with a USB cable.
When your device is detected, turn to your device and click 'Trust' button on the pop-up window. Then click 'Continue' in the program to finish the connection.
Step 2. Preview and select music from the iPhone song list.
Once your iPhone data is scanned by the program, you can click the button like 'Music' to open up the folder and select the right category to view the whole song list on iPhone. Find and mark one or many target songs or the whole music folder on the program as you like.
Step 3. Start to copty music from iPhone to computer.
Now please click the 'Export' button to save the wanted music on your Windows or Mac computer.
Here is a video tutorial for your reference:
What's more, its Mac version allows you to copy music from iPhone to Mac freely. Since it supports many kinds of files, you can also use it to transfer/backup files from iPhone to PC/Mac:
How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer Free with iTunes?
To sync music from iPhone 12/11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max to computer, you can turn to an official tool called iTunes as well. This program is provided to help users sync or backup their iPhone, iPad or iPod data easily.
Pros:
- The tool is 100% safe.
- The operation is easy.
Cons:
- It only allows you to download the music purchased from the iTunes Store. If you need to transfer the purchased contents from other sources from the iPhone to your computer, you can use MobiKin Assistant for iOS, which is mentioned in Part 1.
The following is the tutorial about how to transfer music from iPhone to computer via iTunes. It contains two main processes. Firstly, you need to transfer purchased music from iPhone to iTunes library, then download the purchased music from iTunes to your computer.
Here's how:
Transfer purchased music from iPhone to iTunes
- Launch the latest iTunes on your computer.
- Connect your iPhone devices to Mac/PC via its USB cable.
- Tap on the 'File' option at the upper left corner of iTunes.
- Choose 'Devices'.
- Select the option 'Transfer Purchases' from your iPhone name.
- Wait till the transferring process ends.
Download purchased music from iTunes to a computer.
- Click 'Recently Added' at the left side of iTunes.
- Select the purchased music that you want to save.
- Click the 'Download' button to transfer music.
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How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Computer without iTunes
Using iPhone transfer software and iTunes are two common ways to transfer iPhone music to computer. But except for that, you are able to use other ways to copy music from iPhone 12/11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max to your computer without software. For instance, you can make use of cloud storage service or email to complete the transfer easily.
- Cloud storage service: Users just need to install the applications like Dropbox, Google Play Music, etc. on your iPhone and then sync the wanted files to the service. After that, you can log in to the cloud on your computer and then download them to the desktop with ease.
- Email: You can send the wanted songs to an email by using the application Song2Email and then download the received folder to your computer.
Notice: The application Song2Email is not free. You need to pay for the service if you want to email the music with the app.
- More ways: Get more solutions to transfer music from iPhone to computer without iTunes here.
Extra Tip: How to Put Music on iPhone 12/11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max from Computer Using iTunes?
How To Download Music From Iphone To Macbook Pro
After transferring music to local disk by following the steps above, you'll find transferring music from computer to iPhone is quite simple here. If you haven't done these steps before, it also doesn't matter. Just go with the below steps to reach your goal with iTunes. Or you can read the page of how to transfer music from computer to iPhone XS/XS Max/XR to find the complete guide of importing music.
Here are the quick steps:
- Install and run the latest iTunes on your computer.
- Connect your iPhone device to the computer via a USB cable.
- Click the device under that tab of 'DEVICES' in the left panel.
- Select the 'Music' option.
- Tick on 'Sync Music'.
- Select 'Entire music library' or 'Selected playlists, artists and genres' according to your own needs.
- Tap on the 'Apply' button to sync iTunes music to your iPhone automatically.
Syncing iTunes library to your iPhone will erase and cover the existing music on your iPhone. If you need to remain the original songs, backup music from iPhone at first. You can choose to:
Can You Download Music From Iphone To Mac
1) Sync Music from iPhone to iCloud.
2) Backup Music from iPhone to PC.
3) Transfer Music from iPhone to Mac for Backup.
Final Thoughts
That's all for how to transfer music from iPhone 12/11/11 Pro/11 Pro Max to computer. Just choose one method to transfer the wanted songs for backup so that you can get them back while accidentally losing them. Although there are other tools available for you to retrieve the iPhone music without backup, you are unable to recover all kinds of data with these tools. So to better protect your phone data, you'd better make a backup beforehand.
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iCloud Photos
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You can use the Photos app to import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your Mac with a USB cable.
- Open the Photos app.
- The Photos app shows an Import screen with all the photos and videos that are on your connected device. If the Import screen doesn't automatically appear, click the device's name in the Photos sidebar.
- If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode. If you see a prompt on your iOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust to continue.
- Either select the photos you want to import and click Import Selected, or click Import All New Photos.
- Wait for the process to finish, then disconnect your device from your Mac.
Learn what to do if you can't import photos from your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your computer.
Import to your PC
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- Make sure that you have the latest version of iTunes on your PC. Importing photos to your PC requires iTunes 12.5.1 or later.
- Connect your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch to your PC with a USB cable.
- If asked, unlock your iOS device using your passcode.
- If you see a prompt on your iOS device asking you to Trust This Computer, tap Trust or Allow to continue.
Then, visit Microsoft's website to learn how to import photos to the Windows Photos app in Windows 10.
If you have iCloud Photos turned on, you need to download the original, full resolution versions of your photos to your iPhone before you import to your PC. Find out how.
When you import videos from your iOS device to your PC, some might be rotated incorrectly in the Windows Photos app. You can add these videos to iTunes to play them in the correct orientation.
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- Use a scanner and Image Capture to import photos that were taken with a film camera.
- Import your images directly to a folder on your Mac with Image Capture.