How to Import Music to iPhone without iTunes on Mac

By Selena KomezUpdated on May 09, 2020

“I have got an new iPhone 11 Pro, as a music lover, I want to transfer music from MacBook Pro to iPhone 11 Pro, how to import music to iPhone without iTunes on Mac?”

Looking for an iTunes alternative to transfer music from Mac to iPhone easily, speedily and without quality loss? iPhone to Mac Transfer can help you directly import music to iPhone 11, iPhone XS, iPhone XR, iPhone X, iPhone 8/8 Plus, iPhone 7/7 Plus, iPhone SE/6S/6/5S/5C/5/4S,iPad 4/3/2, the new iPad Pro, iPad Air, iPad Mini, iPod touch, etc,.

When you have upgraded from old iPhone 5/5s/6/6s/7/8 to iPhone 11, iPhone XS or iPhone XR, you may want to enjoy music with the new iPhone, music can bring us endless happiness. Sometimes, you might have downloaded a lot of songs from websites and saved in your computer, or a large music collection on your old iPhone/Android phone, if you want to add music to iPhone or sync music from old phone to new iPhone, we have prepared an easy-to-used iPhone music transfer tool for you to transfer music (including Apple Music, Spotify) from computer or other devices even from iTunes Library to to new iPhone. Keep reading to get what you want!

Part 1: Why Import Music to iPhone without using iTunes?

• To transfer music from computer to iPhone via iTunes, you have to put your songs to your iTunes library, then sync your the added songs from iTunes library to iPhone.
• iTunes only supports one-way synchronization to iPhone, which means that the existing songs on your iPhone 11/X/XS/XR shall be erased and replaced with this iTunes library. To avoid those existing songs on your iPhone erased, we recommend you use third-party iPhone Transfer tool to sync music from PC or Mac to iPhone 11/X/XS/XR/X/8/7/6S/6/5S/5,etc. without iTunes. Please keep reading the Part 2 guide.
  3.It’s very very slow to sync songs by iTunes, because it requires automatic backup of the data, it will take you a lot of time.
• If you want to free download streaming music to iPhone XS, iTunes does not support convert Apple Music to DRM-free MP3 and M4A that iPhone 11/Xs/Xs Max, XR/X/8/X/7/6 supported audio format, what you need is an Apple Music Converter to remove DRM from Apple Music and transfer to iPhone for listening offline.
• If you’re a Spotify Free or Premium user, iTunes does not support download music from Spotify, what you need is a Spotify Music Converter to download Spotify songs as MP3 format on computer, and then using a iPhone music transfer tool to transfer the DRM-free Spotify music to iPhone Xs for listening offline without premium.

Part 2: Import Music from Mac to iPhone with iPhone to Mac Transfer

If you looking for the best iTunes alternative to add music to iPhone/iPad/iPod, you can use a third-party iPhone to Mac Transfer. The iOS Toolkit – iOS Transfer and MobileSync is an ideal choice for you, both can help you transfer music, videos, photos, etc. from PC/Mac to iPhone quickly.

Worldwide, both two userful Mac to iPhone Transfer tool is designed for transferring any kind of data from Mac to iPhone.

Using iOS Toolkit- iOS Transfer or MobileSync is far better than iTunes library as your data will never be lost while transferring music from computer to iPhone XS (Max). Both two iPhone transfer tools not only helps you transfer songs from computer to iPhone directly, but also enables users transfer music between iPhone/iPad/iPod and Android; sync music between iPhone and iTunes easily. Audio format such as MP3, AAC, WAV, AIFF, M4A are also supported format for the Mac to iPhone transfer. Let’s step-by-step guide on how to using iOS Toolkit- iOS Transfer to transfer music from PC to iPhone XS (Max) without iTunes.

Download trial version of iOS Toolkit- iOS Transfer for Windows or Mac at first.

Guide: How to Import Music to iPhone on Mac?

Step 1. Download and Run iOS Toolkit- iOS Transfer on PC or Mac
First of all, please free download the iOS Toolkit on your PC/Mac computer. Then, launch the software. After that, choose the “Transfer” module from the software main window.

Step 2. Connect iPhone XS (Max) to Computer
Now, connect your iPhone XS (Max) to your computer using a digital cable. If you are connecting your iPhone XS (Max) to a computer for the first time, then the popup windows will appear on your iPhone XS (Max) for “Trust this computer. So, tap on “Trust”.

Step 3. Tap “Music” Tab
If you want to transfer music from computer to your iPhone XS (Max), please tap “Music” tab, at this time, the program will loads all exiting songs of your iPhone and display for you. Here, you can manage your songs.

Step 4. Add Music from Computer to the Program
Now, click on the “Add” icon to add music/music folder to the software’s interface.

Step 5.Start to Transfer Music from PC to iPhone XS(Max)
The browser window will appear. Select the desired music files from your computer and finally, tap on “Ok” begin  transferring the selected songs from computer to iPhone XS (Max).

Within a few minutes, your music be imported to your iPhone XS (Max) from the computer. Now, please open the “Music app” on your iPhone XS (Max), you can enjoy those imported songs with your new iPhone XS (Max).

Tips: After converting Apple Music to MP3, or convert Spotify Music to MP3, you can using this iPhone Transfer tool to transfer the MP3 songs to your iPhone for offline listening, this is the best way to keep Apple Music songs playable on iPhone after canceling subscription.

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