Q: Converting Purchased AAC files to mp3
Hi there - just recently I have noticed that when I convert a Purchased AAC file to mp3 the mp3 file will revert to being an AAC file when i put it in a playlist. This problem has only started recently. Has anyone else experienced this? Does anyone have a solution?
iPhone 4
Posted on May 20, 2016 2:22 PM
Music sold on the iTunes Store has not been protected by DRM for many years now and has always been only available in the AAC format. The iTunes app has the ability to convert music from one format to another e.g. from AAC to MP3. To convert format in iTunes see Convert a song to a different file format with iTunes - Apple Support
iTunes will leave the original format in the iTunes library and add the new converted format, as a result and as hhgttg27 was demonstrating you will end up with both versions listed. iTunes also helpfully converts the meta-tag information. You can go to the View menu and enable an additional column which will show which format a track is in, or you can select a track and then right-click and select Get Info.
These days there is very little reason to convert to MP3 format. Windows has supported AAC format for a number of years, obviously all Apple devices i.e. iPhone, iPad, iPod, Apple TV support AAC but so do many other devices and programs.
Posted on May 23, 2016 5:14 AM

