subject: How to remove DRM from iTunes music file on Mac [print this page] How to remove DRM from iTunes music file on Mac
.M4A is audio file compressed with the Apple Lossless Encoder (ALE); uses the Apple Lossless Audio Codec (ALAC), which provides lossless compression; saved in the MPEG-4 container format.
.M4A files are similar to .MP4 video files, but do not contain a video track; MPEG-4 audio files that include copyright protection, such as those sold through the iTunes Store, typically have an .M4P extension.
Briefly, the only difference between .M4A and .MP4 are as blowed:
MPEG-4 files with audio and video generally use the standard .mp4 extension.
Audio-only MPEG-4 files generally have a .m4a extension. This is especially true of non-protected content.
Tune4mac M4P Converter can remove DRM protections from iTunes music, then you can mp4 converter on Mac
Step 1. Download Tune4mac M4P Converter free
Step 2. Run Tune4Mac M4P Converter application, go to menu Tune4Mac > Preferences to set Output Folder, Output Format and Encoding Quality for converted files:
Step 3. Go to iTunes menu File > New Playlist to create a new playlist, or click the "+" button on bottom left of iTunes to add. You can also rename it as "burn list".
Step 4. Right-click on the music in your library, then click Add to Playlist menu item, and choose the file you want to burn. Press Shift or Ctrl to select more than one music files to the playlist at one time.
Step 5. Select the playlist containing the songs you want to burn, make sure all the songs you want to burn in the virtual CD have a checkmark beside them. Right-click on the selected playlist and choose Burn Playlist to Disc in the pop-up menu, or just click Burn Disc button in the bottom right of iTunes.
Step 6.In the Burn Settings window prompted, select Tune4Mac Virtual CD-RW as CD Burner and choose Audio CD as Disc Format. If you want the converted files to reserve track information like artist, album name, track number, you need to check Include CD Text as well:
Step 7.Tune4Mac M4P Audio Converter starts burning and encoding:
Step 8.When burning is finished, In main window of Tune4Mac M4P Converter application, you could find all converted music files are listed in the panel. Select a music file in the list, then click Reveal button to view the output files, or click Play to play it.
