If you have been downloading paid music from online sources then you must have been having issues with DRM contents. DRM protection helps you to prove that your media file is original and you have paid for it. This also ensures for the company that their media files are not having any piracy issues. The downside of the same is that there are not a wide verity of media players that are going to play DRM protected media. If you want to listen to this media on any capable device then you will have to clear the DRM Protection or encryption, it is possible via a number of different software, let us talk about some today in the article ahead.
1. Tunebite
Audials Tunebite software is made from a large audio media suite manufacturer. DRM removal tools are of two types, one is using any loopholes, or another is illegally removing the DRM encryption, both of them are illegal, but not easily traceable hence people do the same. Tunebite records the protected file being played and stores the same into a new file. The software come with an additional array of features such as ringtone maker, audio recorder, ID3 Tag edition, built-in CD recorder.
2. NoteBurner
NoteBurner enables you to write the DRM copy-protected audio to a CD writer which will help us eliminate the DRM copy protection from the audio, with this you doesn’t necessarily need a CD, we can also use it with a virtual CD or DVD RW. Once the Writing is complete the audio is DRM free and can be played with any media / MP3 player where you would like to play the audio.
3. SoundTaxi
This software requires you to have the Windows Media Player alongside the SoundTaxi software, with this we can easily record high-quality audio files from WMP, while you are playing the DRM protected Audio. They have compatibility for even 320bps audio which is the finest quality audio available. This software can also help you keep the original structure of the audio and hence you can simply delete the sorted audio, as the output is also in a sorted way.
4. MuvAudio
This software is also similar to one like the SoundTaxi. MuvAudio also uses WMP to process the DRM protected audio, into audio files without any DRM protection. They can create multiple copies with different extensions and even playback speed. MuvAudio has a different verity of formats which can help us to convert the less used formats to one with wider used. They even have the ability to auto apply the missing album arts and ID3 tags.
5. Sidify Apple Music Converter for Mac & Windows
This one is another software mainly targeting the M4A audio tracks. This can easily help us to convert the audio from the format to any other format. They have the simplest form of interface available with MP3, AAC or FLAC supported as its output.
6. AppleMacSoft DRM Converter
This is the first software from the lot to be supporting the Apple’s Operating System. They also have a Windows version but is most famous for the Mac alternative. They use the same virtual CD writer method as done by NoteBurner. On Apple’s MacOS they use the iTunes Software to make a DRM free copy of the DRM copyrighted audio. The software supports MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF, and WAV formats, although other formats can be added with plugin supports.
7. WinX DVD Ripper Platinum
This one is the best DRM protection removal software for DVD’s it was used back in 2010, when DVD was popular, even today it is the best for removing DRM protection from audio. One downside of the software is that it can only be used to write and read from DVD, hence you cannot use for audio downloaded from the internet. There are different editions of the software which comes with added or removed functionality based on the cost you pay.
8. DRM Converter 3 for Mac
This one is used on Mac to convert the DRM protected iTunes copy of M4P which is technically not playable on any of the systems, to MP3 which is the widest supported format of Audio. IT can even convert the protected media in batch to any of the format such as MP3, AAC, Apple Lossless, AIFF, or any other, all these formats are supported widely and without any restrictions.
9. Ondesoft iTunes Converter
It is available for both Windows and Mac. It is also used to convert the DRM protected audio to the file which is widely supported on most of the audio players. The software is capable of converting Apple music even without downloading and saving the same on your computer. Apart from that, it can even remove DRM from Audible AA/AAX audiobooks. There are two versions of the same available one is trial while the other is paid one.
10. Tune4mac iTunes Video Convert Platinum
This software is also available for both Mac and Windows. They solve most of the issues of removing DRM from both Videos and audios available from the iTunes store. Within minutes it can convert the audio from M4A to different formats such as MOV, AVI, FLV, MPEG etc. This can then be played on Kindle, Xbox. PS4, or any other form of media player. The software is compatible with iTunes 10 or above, and with Windows 8.1 and above, hence if you have any legacy software it won’t be supported by this software.
Have you been using DRM converters to convert your audio files? Which is the best converter have you used, all the above-listed ones are paid, while some have their free versions available, but they may chip the audio under 3 minutes, which will make you get a cropped version of your music. All the above listed audio converters make sure that you don’t have any type of issue with audio quality.
If you have used any of the above software than do let us know in the comment section below, also comment if you know any other software for DRM removal.