How to Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone/iPad/iPod?

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How to Transfer Music from Mac to
iPhone/iPad/iPod?

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  d-music-from-mac-to-iphone.html

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• The data transfers between iOS devices and Mac
  computers are always hot topics among the users,
  and transferring music between iOS devices and
  Mac is one of the hottest topic.Taking
  transferring music from Mac to iPhone as an
  example, when iPhone users are going to download
  music from Mac to iPhone, they may want to figure
  out the easiest method to finish the task. And
  the post aims to introduce users some easy ways
  to solve the problem.
• Part 1. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone with
  iTunes
• Part 2. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone without
  iTunes
• Part 3. iTunes vs Leawo iTransfer

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Part 1. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone with
iTunes

• Using iTunes to sync songs is the most common
  method that iPhone users will take advantage of.
  iPhone users only need to connect their iPhone to
  computer with USB cable, and sync iPhone with
  iTunes. If you have no related exprience about
  how to transfer music from Mac to iPhone with
  iTunes, the following detailed guidance will show
  you how to do that
• Plug iPhone into computer via USB cable, and
  iTunes will launch automatically. If not, you
  need to manually start it.
• The software will recognize your iPhone and
  display the iPhone icon at the upper right
  corner. Click the iPhone icon and choose Music
  in the summary panel.
• Click the Sync Music check box, and then click
  Entire Music Library if you want to transfer
  all the music in your iTunes library to your
  iPhone, or click Selected Playlists, Artists,
  Albums and Genres. Choose selected music if the
  size of your iTunes library exceeds the capacity
  of your iPhone, and then click on specific
  playlists, albums artists or genres. Click
  Music in the left pane of the iTunes window to
  see a list of all your songs. The number of songs
  and how much space they take up appears at the
  bottom of the iTunes window.
• Then click Apply at the right bottom, and you
  can transfer music from Mac to iPhone with iTunes

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• After syncing iPhone with iTunes, people will get
  the songs in their iPhone Music app. Please note
  that iTunes will erase all the available songs in
  your iPhone and replace them with the songs in
  iTunes Music library. Besides plugging iPhone in
  computer, there is another way to download music
  from Mac to iPhone wirelessly with iTunes. When
  iPhone is connected to Mac computer with USB
  cable, iTunes will launch automatically. You
  should click Summary in the left sidebar, and
  scroll down to Options, then check Sync with this
  iPhone over Wi-Fi. This is the last time you need
  to connect iPhone to your Mac computer. From now
  on, every time your iPhone and iTunes are in the
  same Wi-Fi network, your iPhone will appear in
  iTunes, and you are allowed to drag and drop the
  songs to the iPhone to download music from Mac to
  iPhone.

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Part 2. Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone without
iTunes

• Using iTunes is an easy way to transfer music
  from Mac to iPhone, but its not the only way.
  Besides iTunes, people can take advantage of
  alternatives to iTunes to download music from Mac
  to iPhone/iPad/iPod. Among all alternatives to
  iTunes, Leawo iTransfer for Mac has an amazing
  performance. This software is used for
  transferring files among iOS devices, iTunes and
  Mac computers, and it allows users to get rid of
  iTunes completely. The following guidance will
  show you how to transfer music from Mac to iPhone
  without iTunes, and you can free download the
  software to have a try.

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• Step 1. Run Leawo iTransfer and connect iPhone to
  computer with USB cable. The software will
  recognize your iPhone.

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• Step 2. Click the name of iPhone and choose Music
  in the left sidebar. The iPhone music will
  display in the right part of software window.

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• Step 3. Drag and drop the music from Mac computer
  to the software window, or click the Add button
  at the top middle to add music from Mac computer.
• After selecting files, this iPhone transfer
  software will start downloading music from Mac to
  iPhone. When the transfer is finished, youll get
  the music files in your iPhone Music app. Leawo
  iTransfer is also helpful for other kinds of data
  transfers for iPhone, iPad and iPod, for example,
  you are able to transfer photos from iPhone to
  iPad directly with this software.
• Note
• 1. Leawo iTransfer works with all modes of
  iPhone/iPad/iPod, including the latest iPhone SE,
  iPhone 6S/6S Plus. And it is fully compatible
  with iOS 9.3 and Mac OS X 10.6 or later.
• 2. Excepting transferring music from Mac to
  iPhone, Leawo iTransfer also supports to transfer
  music from iPhone to Mac with ease.

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Part 3. iTunes vs Leawo iTransfer

• With the above parts, you may have known that the
  two methods are both able to help you download
  music from Mac to iPhone/iPad/iPod. But which one
  is more suitable for you? The following table may
  give you an answer. And you can choose one of
  them according to your actual needs

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• Besides iTunes and third-party iPhone transfer
  software, the cloud apps are also powerful for
  transferring music from Mac computer to iPhone.
  For example, iTunes Match will provide help on
  this issue. If you have subscribed to iTunes
  Match, iTunes will scan your whole music library
  and upload it to the cloud. After that, you are
  able to listen and download the songs on your
  iPhone. The latest Apple Music also helps users
  to get music from Mac computer to their iPhone.
  If you subscribe to Apple Music, youll get the
  iCloud Music Library service. This service works
  like iTunes Match, and uploads your iTunes Music
  Library to the cloud, then you be able to enjoy
  the songs on your iPhone.
• These methods will all be helpful for downloading
  music from Mac to iPhone, if you are in need,
  just check them out.

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