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Deborahind
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Apr 28, 2026

Question about iTunes music download to pc on windows 11?

Hello! I've bought a bunch of songs on iTunes over the years, and I'd love to download them directly onto my Windows PC so I can listen offline without using my iPhone or the Apple Music app. Is that...
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Archero9
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Apr 28, 2026

As i know, if you ever downloaded these purchased songs to your PC in the past (even once), the files may still be sitting on your hard drive even if iTunes isn't installed anymore.

Default locations to check:

C:\Users\[YourUsername]\My Music\iTunes\iTunes Media\Music

C:\Users\[YourUsername]\Music\iTunes\

These folders contain your purchased music as standard audio files. You can simply copy them to any location on your PC and play them with any media player. This requires no software at all—just Windows File Explorer.

There is an open-source application called Antra that can download songs from iTunes free using metadata matching and Soulseek as a fallback. However, this has significant caveats:

1. It's designed for Apple Music subscription tracks (DRM-protected), not your purchased iTunes Store music

2. It works by finding the same songs from other sources rather than actually downloading songs from iTunes free.

3. The audio quality may not match your original purchased files (purchased iTunes songs are 256kbps AAC; this method may return variable quality)

4. While open-source and free, this operates in a legal gray area since it bypasses official distribution channels