"I need an iTunes alternative for Mac since Apple is cutting off iTunes."
iTunes shutting down on Mac? Well, right. Apple has replaced iTunes on Catalina with 3 applications - Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts, while leaving iTunes sync and backup function to Finder. iTunes for Windows and older version macOS will live on. Only that on macOS X 10.15 Catalina, the iTunes software application will disappear.
Instead of managing files under each Mac apps, you might need a integrated/centerized iTunes alternative to transfer, sync, backup all your data. Here below, we list out several for you to choose from:
Best iTunes Alternatives for Mac
1. DearMob iPhone Manager
Landing on the free DearMob iPhone Manager as an alternative to iTunes for Mac means getting anything you can get from iTunes in a more approachable manner: transfer music between iPhone & Mac, add ringtone to iPhone, edit music & album info, etc. Click to download:
Why Is DearMob iPhone Manager the Best iTunes Alternative for Mac
- A lightweight option with only 1/5 the size of iTunes
- It smoothly transfers and backs up iOS data, getting rid of crash or freezing up
- It supports 15+ types of iOS data, including paid movie, music, and contacts
- It won't overwrite existing data, so there is no risk of data loss
- It provides stable and fast performance, eliminating data interruption errors
- DearMob iPhone Manager works independently from iTunes
2. MacX MediaTrans
It's a feature-rich iTunes alternative for Mac.
MacX MediaTrans offers 3 flexible packs for you to choose & download, it's $29.95 for 1 1-year-license on 1 Mac, $35.95 for life-time-license on 2 Macs, and $65.95 for life-time-license on 6 Macs.
This stellar piece of gadget is in real terms more than just an iTunes alternative for Mac: Aside from the basic music, voice memo, ringtone making functions that you can rely on iTunes to do, it's a second-to-none choice for photo transferring between iPhone and Mac, indeed an overachiever if you're thinking of setting iTunes aside.
3. iMazing
This iTunes alternative for Mac is best for backup iOS data.
Users who'd settle with iMazing can save a little when compared to the following options - $34.95 each with a free trial enabling anyone to transfer 50 items for free between iPhone and Mac (not per day). Just like DearMob iPhone Music Manager, it works well with 2-way music transfer. Yet unlike MacX MediaTrans, iMazing won't work with ebooks transfer (top 8 ebooks website to download ebooks for iPhone), which makes this alternative to iTunes for Mac less attractive to book buffs.
Highlight of iMazing, however, is that it provides services to create a backup of iPhone date, and restore a backup to iPhone wirelessly, and without a dime – which give another reason for users searching for an iTunes alternative Mac to do backups to choose this gadget.
4. iMobie Anytrans
This powerful iTunes alternative for Mac is available in 8 languages.
$39.99 each a year doesn't make Anytrans a cheap iTunes replacement for Mac, but it's indeed a product of good-looking worth trying. Music, photos, apps… this data transfer tool covers generally all types of iPhone data and is particularly smart at backing up Whatsapp data. It can also be used for phone switch from Android to iOS.
Under the category iTunes Library alone, this alternative software sorts your music files into 13 categories including playlist, Music, Movies, Home Videos, TV Shows, Podcast iTunes U, Books, Audiobook, Apps, Tones, Voice Memos.
5. Syncios Manager
This iTunes alternative for Mac can manage both iOS and Android data on macOS Sonoma.
This is a 1-stone-2-bird device management tool for Sonoma users who enjoy both Android 9.0 and iOS 17 handholds. However, since this tool is not fully focused, it upholds many features yet is less well-polished than the other three managers - converting MKV files to iOS-compatible is one of those cases. Very basic but cover-all.
6. FoneTrans
This flexible alternative to iTunes for Mac supports phone-2-photo transfer.
The release of FoneTrans is indeed a gap-filling design that any iTunes alternative Mac isn't shipped with yet: By enabling direct transfer between 2 iOS devices, FoneTrans allows you to transfer everything from iPhone to iPhone without external help – thus decreasing user's dependence on iTunes for data transfer while also make the whole process time-saving.
Granted, the price $49.95 each for an iTunes alternative Mac seems a bit like overcharging when it offers phone-2-phone transfer of music, videos, photos, contacts, voice memos, but it somehow missed the transfer of bookmarks, reminders, and recent calls, hence some steps away from complete iPhone backup.
Sum Up
That's about the end of what we've reviewed for iTunes alternative Mac today. Now that this article is released in an ascending order of product prices, you may compares the respective functionalities, missing features together with the respective prices.
If DearMob iPhone Manager is the iPhone data solution that you decide to settle with, chances are that you may not only need to transfer music from computer to iPhone, but also add ringtone to iPhone (30s at most).
