Transfer Music from iPhone to Mac (macOS Big Sur 11.0 & Catalina 10.15 Supported)

Just bought a MacBook Pro as a birthday gift for my husband and he is thrilled with it. He hasn’t used a macOS before and is extremely happy with his new Mac. Only one question: How can we transfer the music from our iPhone to the new MacBook Pro?

iTunes is almost helpless on this for the single-way transferring feature for it only allows you to transfer purchased items from iPhone to iTunes Library. Especially starting with macOS Catalina, iTunes can’t do more for you.

Then, you may need the help of an iTunes alternative that lets you transfer songs from iPhone to any Mac and vice versa. Let’s read through this article and get several quick methods to how to sync music from iPhone to Mac (iMac, MacBook Pro /Air) within steps. The latest macOS Big Sur & Catalina 10.15 are supported.

Also Read: How to Transfer Music from Mac to iPhone >

How to Transfer All Music from iPhone to Mac

How do I transfer music from iPhone to Mac without syncing? If you want to transfer all music and songs, including albums, playlists, and music videos without erasing the existing music on Mac, then AnyTrans is the best choice for you. As a full-way iOS content management tool, AnyTrans allows you to transfer media data and personal info to a computer(Mac/Windows PC) and another iOS device. You can check the features of transferring music to computer:

• You can export both purchased and non-purchased songs from iPhone to Mac, and vice versa.
• Manage your music easily: delete music in batches and sync music between two iOS devices.
• Manage your iTunes library directly. Also supports moving iTunes media files to computers, devices, and vice versa.
• Make custom ringtones with any music.

Now just download AnyTrans to your computer and then follow the steps below to transfer music from iPhone to Mac with ease.

Step 1. Run AnyTrans on your Mac > Connect your iPhone to computer > Choose Device Manager > Click Music from category box.

Step 2. Click Song or Music Videos > Select the songs you want to transfer to Mac from iPhone > Click To Mac button to transfer music from iPhone to Mac.

Step 3. Transfer Completed, and you can view the music on your Mac.

Also, you can sync ringtones between iPhone and computer with AnyTrans.

Sync Music from iPhone to Mac with iTunes (macOS Mojave and earlier)

For most users, iTunes is the first option to go when they need to transfer music and other media files. But you need to know that iTunes only supports transferring purchased items from iPhone to iTunes Library. And starting macOS Catalina, iTunes is not used as before. Here is how can you transfer music from iPhone to Mac with iTunes for macOS Mojave and earlier:

Step 1: Run iTunes on your Mac and connect your iPhone to Mac via a USB cable.

Step 2: Click on File > Choose Devices > And click Transfer Purchased from “My iPhone”. (My iPhone is the name of your device)

When the transferring process is finished, you could check the music in iTunes on your Mac.

Copy your Songs from iPhone to Mac for macOS Catalina and later

If you updated macOS to macOS Catalina and later, which is Big Sur 11.0, you can use Apple Music or Finder to sync your data:

1. Use Apple Music

Step 1: Subscribe to Apple Music on Mac

Open the Apple Music app on Mac > Click Listen Now or For You > Click the trial offer and make sure your subscription option > Sign in with the Apple ID and password to make purchases > Then confirm your billing information and add a valid payment method > Finally tap Join to finish.

Step 2: Turn on Sync Library on iPhone

Just open Settings > Click Music > Find Sync Library and toggle it on.

2. Use Finder to Sync iPhone Music to Mac

Except for music and song, the Finder can sync movies, TV shows, podcasts, books, and audiobooks, photos, videos, contacts, and calendars just as the previous iTunes did. To transfer my songs to Mac via Finder:

Connect your device to your Mac > Open Finder and click [your device name] > Select Music from the top bar > Click Sync music onto [your device name] and choose to sync entire music library or selected ones, and choose Include videos, Include voice memos or/and Automatically fill free space with songs > Click Apply to confirm.

The Bottom Line

When you bought a new Mac, and you want to export some favorite music from iPhone to Mac. The above methods can help you to do that with ease. What’s more, AnyTrans could be the best choice for you to transfer & manage your iPhone data on Mac or another computer. You can transfer music and more among iDevices, iTunes and Mac/PC computer. Try the free trial of AnyTrans first.