YouTube Music Converter for Mac User Guide

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NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter for Mac

NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter for Mac downloads songs, albums, playlists, and music videos from YouTube Music Free or Premium and converts them to MP3, AAC, WAV, FLAC, AIFF, ALAC, or MP4, running natively on both Apple Silicon and Intel Macs. This guide walks you through registering the program, downloading YouTube Music at up to 10X speed, and using the free toolbox for local audio conversion, tag editing, CD burning, and audiobooks.

*Tip: The free trial converts the first minute of each track. Buy the full version to convert complete tracks.

Download and install the latest Mac version to get started:

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1. How to Register YouTube Music Converter for Mac?

Step 1. Launch the Program

Download and launch NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter on your Mac and you will see a simple and concise interface.

YouTube Music Converter for Mac main interface

Step 2. Open the Registration Dialog

Click the Menu icon in the upper-right corner and choose "Register". A registration dialog will pop up.

register NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter for Mac

Step 3. Enter Your License

Copy and paste the registration e-mail and license code into the dialog.

Note: The registration information is case-sensitive. Please do not add spaces at the beginning or at the end of the registration e-mail and code.

2. How to Download YouTube Music to MP3 on Mac?

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Step 1. Run NoteBurner and Log in to YouTube Music

Open NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter on Mac and you will see a YouTube Music web player in the main interface. Log in to your YouTube Music Free or Premium account.

Note: NoteBurner needs to work with a YouTube Music account, but it will never take any information from your account other than the songs.

log in to YouTube Music

Step 2. Set Output Format and Quality

Click Menu > Settings. Here you can set the output format (Recommended, MP3, AAC, FLAC, AIFF, WAV, or ALAC), output quality (320kbps, 256kbps, 192kbps, 128kbps), sample rate, output file name, output organization, and output folder.

Tip: Both YouTube Music Free and Premium accounts can download songs. The output quality follows the quality your account can stream, so a Premium subscription is recommended if you want the best 320kbps output.

settings of YouTube Music Converter for Mac

Step 3. Add YouTube Music Songs or Playlists

Open a YouTube Music playlist or album you want to download, then click the "+Add" icon in the lower-right corner.

add YouTube Music playlist

Tick the songs you want to convert and click "Add".

Step 4. Start Converting

Click the "Convert" button to start downloading YouTube Music to your Mac.

converting YouTube Music on Mac

Step 5. Find the Converted Files

After the conversion is done, click History or go to the output folder you set in Step 2 to find the converted YouTube Music songs and music videos.

converted YouTube Music files

3. Free Toolbox on NoteBurner

Go to the "Tools" tab and you will find Format Converter, Tag Editor, Burn CD, and AA/AAX Converter:

  • Format Converter: convert local music files to MP3/M4A/FLAC/WAV/OGG/AIFF, for example turning the FLAC files you downloaded into smaller MP3s for phones and MP3 players.
  • Tag Editor: batch edit the ID3 tags of your music, such as title, artist, album, and cover.
  • Burn CD: burn converted YouTube Music or local music files to CD, see the next section.
  • AA/AAX Converter: convert local Audible AA/AAX audiobooks to M4B/M4A/MP3.
NoteBurner free toolbox

4. Burn YouTube Music to CD

NoteBurner YouTube Music Converter for Mac can burn converted YouTube Music or local music files to CD directly. Open NoteBurner, choose "Tools" > "Burn CD", add music from your Mac, insert a blank CD, name the disc, and follow the prompts. The process takes only a few minutes, and the CD plays in any car or home CD player.

Burn YouTube Music to CD on Mac

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