As we know, iPod doesn't support WMA. What if you have some WMA songs and want to play them on your iPod on the go? In this article, you will learn how to import WMA files to iTunes (iTunes11) so that you can sync them to your iPhone, iPad, iPod, etc.
For WMA songs, there are two types: unprotected WMA and DRM protected WMA songs from Napster, Rhapsody, Nokia, Zune, etc. This article is divided into two parts to illustrate the different ways to transfer unprotected WMA and protected WMA to iTunes.
Part 1. Import unprotected WMA to iTunes for free
Part 2. Import protected WMA to iTunes
Part 1. Import unprotected WMA to iTunes
There is a free way to add unprotected WMA to iTunes with iTunes itself. Launch iTunes, and click File > Add File to Library to load the WMA files to iTunes. Then the below window will pop up.
Just hit the Convert button to continue. iTunes will convert the WMA to iTunes supported AAC and add them to iTunes library automatically. If you want iTunes to convert the WMA to other audio formats like MP3, you can do it by changing the Import Setting. Learn how to convert WMA to MP3 in iTunes.
Note: iTunes Mac version cannot convert and import WMA files. If you want to add WMA audio files to iTunes on Mac, you need a Mac video converter which can help you convert WMA to iTunes MP3, AAC, WAV, etc.
Part 2. Import protected WMA audio files to iTunes
Music purchased from Rhapsody, Zune, Amazon, etc. are WMA files under DRM protection. These files can only play on specified players and cannot be imported to iTunes directly. In order to import these these DRM protected WMA files to iTunes, you have to strip DRM protection first to convert protected WMA into iTunes supported plain MP3 format. To solve these problems, you need a DRM converter that can remove WMA DRM and convert DRM WMA to iTunes supported audio formats like MP3, AAC, WAV, etc.
Aimersoft DRM protection removal is just the right one designed to remove DRM from music/video downloaded or purchased from Amazon, iTunes, BBC iPlayer, etc. and convert between all popular video and audio formats, such as MP4, MOV, AVI, WMV, MP3, WMA, OGG, etc. With it, you can easily remove DRM from WMA and convert protected to MP3 for iTunes (iTunes11).
You just need to load the protected WMA files you want to import to iTunes and choose the output format as MP3, then click the Start button to start converting DRM WMA to DRM-free MP3 for iTunes/iPod/iPhone/iPad.
Below is the video tutorial on how to import WMA to iTunes:
Free download protected WMA to iTunes converter:
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