In this post, you can learn how to enable Apple Music Lossless and get a workaround for converting lossless ALAC from Apple Music to local folder so that you’re free to stream lossless tracks of Apple Music.
Method 1 Download Lossless Audio from Apple Music
On iPhone:
Step 1: Start the Apple Music app, then click Settings in the Library.
Step 2: Find and tap the audio quality option, then turn on Lossless Audio.
Step 3: Choose the streaming way you want to access Apple Music (Wi-Fi is recommended). Now, you can download your desired songs with lossless quality.
On Mac:
Step 1: Launch the Apple Music app.
Step 2: Click “Music” on the top left corner, then select “Preference”.
Step 3: Go to the Playback column and scroll to Audio Quality. Tick the Lossless audio and select Hi-Res Lossless for streaming and downloading.
Method 2 Convert Apple Music to Lossless ALAC
When you end the subscription to Apple Music, any Apple Music songs you’ve downloaded to the library are inaccessible, with the lossless playback option removed. If you still want to play and download Apple Music Lossless Audio after the subscription, here’s another workaround. You can convert Apple Music to local ALAC files using AudiCable Apple Music Recorder, preserving lossless audio quality.
Step 1: Download and run AudiCable on your Mac or Windows computer. Click the “Apple Music” icon from the main interface.
Step 2: Go to “Settings”. Then select “iTunes Record” as conversion mode, “ALAC” as output format. To better organized the downloaded Apple Music ALAC files, you can create a new folder to store them.
Step 3: Click the “Add” button on the home page, then your iTunes library pops up and list all songs. Then check the songs you want to convert in the library, and click “OK”.
Step 4: Click the “Convert” button, AudiCable will start converting Apple Music songs losslessly.
Step 5: Once converted, tap “Converted” on the left tab, then click a “Folder” icon behind any song. You’ll be directed to where converted Apple Music ALAC audio store.