AAC to MP3 converter

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For the Mac you have a pre-installed AAC to MP3 converter with iTunes. However, iTunes can also handle both formats, so conversion is not absolutely necessary. The iOS devices also accept both audio formats.

With iTunes, you have a pre-installed music converter on the Mac.
With iTunes, you have a pre-installed music converter on the Mac.

What you need:

  • iTunes

Use AAC to MP3 Converter

  • AAC and MP3 are both popular audio formats. MP3 is the king of compatibility, AAC was made by Apple introduced and has since dominated all Apple mobile devices. Even those from the iTunes Pieces of music purchased in the Store are available as AAC files.
  • In order to make these AAC files usable on every MP3 player, you should also convert them to MP3 format. A corresponding AAC to MP3 Converter is needed for this.
  • However, keep in mind that with each conversion process, a small part of the audio quality is lost. Since AAC and MP3 are lossy formats, every conversion is associated with minor losses. Whether these are actually audible, of course, also depends on the output hardware used.

Use iTunes as a converter on the Mac

  • On the Mac, you have a good AAC to MP3 converter installed directly with iTunes. iTunes is primarily a music management software, but also has integrated converters for MP3, AAC, AIFF, Apple Lossless and WAVE.
  • If you want to convert existing AAC songs to MP3s in iTunes on Mac, you need to activate the corresponding converter first. You can find this in the settings on the "General" tab under "Import settings". Then select the MP3 encoder under "Import with:". Under Settings you can now select a preset for the quality or make the settings manually. Then confirm all dialogs with "OK".
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  • If you now right-click on an AAC file in your iTunes library, you will see the item "Create MP3 Version" in the context menu. If you select this, a copy of the song will be saved in iTunes encoded as MP3. You can then delete the old AAC version if necessary.

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