Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can add music and music videos from the Apple Music catalog to your music library. Stream music that you've added over an internet connection. Or download music that you've added to listen to offline.

Add music from Apple Music to your library

Follow the steps below for your device.

How to add music from Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, or Android

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Touch and hold a song, album, or playlist that you want to add to your library.
  3. Tap Add to Library.
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?

How to add music from Apple Music on your Mac or PC

  1. Open the Apple Music app or iTunes. 
  2. Find music that you want to add to your library.
  3. To add a song, click the Add button 
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?
    .  To add an album, playlist, or music video, click +Add.

Download music from Apple Music

After you add music to your library, you can download it to your device to listen to offline. Just follow the steps below for your device.

How to download music from Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad, or Android

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Add a song, album, or playlist to your library.
  3. Touch and hold the song, album, or playlist that you added from Apple Music.
  4. Tap Download.
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?

Delete music downloaded to your device

Looking for music purchased from the iTunes Store?

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Published Date: November 16, 2022

If you subscribe to Apple Music, you can add music and music videos from the Apple Music catalogue to your music library. Stream music that you've added over an internet connection. Or download music that you've added to listen to offline.

Add music from Apple Music to your library

Follow the steps below for your device.

How to add music from Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad or Android

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Touch and hold a song, album or playlist that you want to add to your library.
  3. Tap Add to Library.
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?

How to add music from Apple Music on your Mac or PC

  1. Open the Apple Music app or iTunes. 
  2. Find music that you want to add to your library.
  3. To add a song, click Add button 
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?
    .  To add an album, playlist or music video, click +Add.

Download music from Apple Music

After you've added music to your library, you can download it to your device to listen to offline. Just follow the steps below for your device.

How to download music from Apple Music on your iPhone, iPad or Android

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. Add a song, album or playlist to your library.
  3. Touch and hold the song, album or playlist that you added from Apple Music.
  4. Tap Download.
    Is it legal to download music from Apple Music?

Delete music downloaded to your device

Looking for music purchased from the iTunes Store?

Information about products not manufactured by Apple, or independent websites not controlled or tested by Apple, is provided without recommendation or endorsement. Apple assumes no responsibility with regard to the selection, performance or use of third-party websites or products. Apple makes no representations regarding third-party website accuracy or reliability. Contact the vendor for additional information.

Published Date: December 01, 2022

Is it illegal to download music from Apple Music?

If you buy any copyrighted work, you're not allowed to make copies of it, except in limited cases for personal use (like creating an archival copy). You're not allowed to publicly broadcast copyrighted works, either. This is true whether you buy your songs in a store or download them from Apple.

Are all songs on Apple Music copyrighted?

All songs offered by the iTunes Store come without Digital Rights Management (DRM) protection. These DRM-free songs, called iTunes Plus, have no usage restrictions and feature high-quality, 256 kbps AAC (Advanced Audio Coding) encoding.