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How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Mac

Just got a span-new MacBook and want to transfer some songs from iPhone to the Mac? Read on this easy-to-understand post to find a solution in minutes.

AnyTrans – Powerful iPhone Music Transfer

AnyTrans is the best iTunes alternative to transfer and manage your iPhone music and it allows you to transfer music from iPhone to MacBook. Download it to have a try now >

Tip: We received a lot of requests asking about how to transfer music from Mac to iPhone. If you also are stuck on this problem and want to know how to sync music from iMac/MacBook to iPhone iPad, please move to this guide: How to Put Music on iPhone iPad from Computer without data loss >

Question: "Just bought a MacBook Pro as a birthday gift for my husband and he is thrilled with it. He hasn't used an OS X Mac before, but since he has an iPod, iPad and iPhone, he decided to give this MacBook Pro a try. Now he is extremely happy with his new Mac. Only one question: How can we transfer the music from our iPhone to the MacBook Pro?"

Answer: iTunes is helpless on this for the single-way transferring feature of it only allows you to sync music from the computer to your iPhone. When it comes to the opposite way: transferring music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air, you will need the help of an iTunes alternative that lets you transfer songs from iPhone to any Mac and vice versa. AnyTrans for Mac is the tool you need.

Also Read: Six Ways to Import Photos from iPhone to Mac >

A Brief Intro to AnyTrans

As a full-way iOS content management tool, AnyTrans allows you to freely transfer music from iPhone to MacBook Air/Pro, and you can move songs from Mac to your iPhone without replacing data. It also lets you transfer music from iPhone to iTunes, and from iPhone to another iPhone directly. Besides music, it also supports transferring ringtones, voice memos, voicemails, videos, photos, messages, contacts and more from iPhone to Mac in few steps.

More than anything, AnyTrans supports for all the modes of iPhone, iPad and iPod. No mater what mode of device you are working with, you can easily transfer music from iPhone to Mac in minutes.

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How to Transfer Music from iPhone to Mac

Step 1: Run AnyTrans on your Mac, connect your iPhone to computer and then click .

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 1

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 1

Step 2: On Homepage of AnyTrans, click Audio > Click Music tab.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 2

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 2

Step 3: Select the songs you want to transfer to Mac from iPhone > Click To Computer button to transfer music from iPhone to MacBook.

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 3

How to Transfer Music from iPhone to MacBook Pro/Air – Step 3

Important Note:

- This tutorial also can be used to transfer music from iPad or iPod touch to Mac computer.

- If you want to upgrade your Mac to the latest OS X El Capitan, we prepare you a post about how to prepare for El Capitan Update. At same time, don't forget to check the possible problems and fixes to OS X upgrade.

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The Bottom Line

Transferring & managing your iPhone data on Mac would be much easier with the help of AnyTrans. It helps you transfer music and more among iDevices, iTunes and computer.

Lena Member of @iMobie_Inc, an Apple fan as well as an anime lover. Like to share solutions on Apple related problems.

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