What Music Format Do I Have to Convert To For iTunes? AAC? MP3?

If you want to know what music format iTunes uses so you can easily use our service to convert Youtube videos to iTunes music, read more after the break. We explain how you can easily convert Youtube to iTunes.

Convert Youtube to MP3

In Short: You need to download Youtube videos as MP3. Importing them is not necessary. You can simply copy them to your iTunes library folder and iTunes should recognize them. You might want to watch this video for further explanations

iTunes Import Functions Allows To Convert AAC (CD) tracks to MP3

iTunes uses a special format called MP4 or AAC.

AAC, which stands for Advanced Audio Coding is the default format for all your CD’s. But most songs downloaded from iTunes are encoded in MP4. If you convert Youtube videos to MP3 you should not import them into iTunes. You can simply add them to your default library folder.

Convert Music Within iTunes

Tip: You can convert your music to the following formats in iTunes: AAC, MP3, MP4, AIFF, WAV (when you insert a real CD)

1. Open iTunes – Go to Edit, Preferences
2. Open the General tab and click on Import settings

3. Select the format you want to use. iTunes can convert your CD tracks to MP3, MP4, AIFF, MP4