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I'm looking for a safe Apple music downloader for PC Windows 11
In order to try to make an Apple Music Downloader for PC without third-party software, I actually figured out a set of command line methods. I will share my steps:
1. Download offline music with iTunes
I first installed iTunes on the PC, and then used the command line to locate the local cache folder of Apple Music (such as C:\Users\My Username\Apple\Media), which contains the downloaded encrypted audio.
2. Batch copy files with PowerShell
I directly opened PowerShell and entered the command to batch copy all m4p files to a new folder, for example:
powershell
Copy-Item "C:\Users\My Username\Apple\Media\Music\*.m4p" "D:\MyAppleMusic\"
3. Command line audio renaming/organization
Then I used the command line to batch rename these files for my own management. Although the exported files are still in the encrypted format of Apple Music, the entire process is done with the command line, and I really experienced the command line gameplay of Apple Music Downloader for PC.
This method does not require any third-party tools and relies purely on command line operations, which saves time and effort.