22 February 2022

Giving Up iTunes

On both Android and Ubuntu if my downloaded song from iTunes is a .m4a file it's got DRM and won't play.

If the song is a .m4p it plays just fine.

Fortuneately, most of the music from iTunes is DRM free, but you'll need to address the ones that aren't. 

If you ripped the songs from a CD then you will have a DRM free version of the file, either mp3 or m4p.

Amazon sells unrestricted .mp3 files which also play just fine.

Or you can hoist the Jolly Roger!

Posted by Angus McThag at 15:00
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2 comments:

  1. SofwareJanitor22 February, 2022 15:47

    For those who fly the pirate flag, I think there are utilities to remove the DRM.

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  2. Anonymous22 February, 2022 20:08

    only works on drm free itune files, but allows you to convert them to mp3's if you wish...works on a number of audio files and also converts drm video files...been using it for a few years... https://www.xmedia-recode.de/en/index.php ...and google can help with drm removal...panzer guy

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