FairPlay is a digital rights management (DRM) technology created by Apple to particularly control the use of its digital contents sold in iTunes Store. Generally speaking, all media files, including songs, audio books, movies, and TV shows downloaded from iTunes are encoded with FairPlay. In result, those specially protected iTunes videos and audios, even purchased, are restricted to be played on up to five authorized computers and iOS devices simultaneously.

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If you are annoyed by the FairPlay DRM and need to remove the DRM from iTunes collection of movies, TV episodes, music or audiobooks, you should try some dedicated iTunes DRM removal apps, such as the top 3 free iTunes DRM removal software of 2018 and their alternatives recommended below that are aiming to bypass the DRM protection from all iTunes media so that you can play all iTunes videos and audios on as many media devices as you like.

Part 1. Best Free DRM Removal Tools for iTunes Videos - Remove DRM from iTunes Movies

1. Requiem - iTunes DRM Removal Freeware

Requiem(out of development since 2012) is a powerful free solution that removes FairPlay DRM from iTunes videos, as well as songs and iBooks. It decrypts the audio and video data of iTunes files by authenticating with the DRM library using the secret credentials used by iTunes itself. Therefore, it's able to keep the 100% lossless quality of original iTunes movies and other media without decoding and re-encoding the content. The converted movies and music are allowed to be played on non-Apple-approved devices like Samsung, HTC, Nokia, LG, Xbox 360, PSP, Zune, and so on.

However, due to the copyright issue, Requiem was stopped upgrading since iTunes 11. In other words, if you are using higher iTunes versions, Requiem won't work any more.

Pros:

1. Free in removing DRM from iTunes movies, songs and books;
2. Decrypt iTunes media with lossless quality;
3. Available in both Mac and Windows OS.

Cons:

1. Can't crack DRM from rented iTunes videos;
2. Only works with old iTunes versions;
3. Windows version requires installing Java.

• See Also:How to Remove DRM from iTunes Movies with Requiem 4.1

#1. Alternative to Requiem: TunesKit DRM M4V Converter

If your iTunes has already been upgraded to the latest version and you have a large iTunes library which contains lots of iTunes movie purchases as well as rentals, you are suggested to switch to the best Requiem alternative - TunesKit DRM M4V Converter for Mac or DRM M4V Converter for Windows. It's one of the best iTunes DRM removal software that can also losslessly remove DRM from all purchased and rented iTunes movies and TV episodes.

Pros:

1. Remove DRM from both rented and purchased iTunes movies;
2. Convert iTunes M4V videos to MP4 and other formats;
3. Losslessly keep original quality while removing DRM;
4. Preserve 5.1 surround audio, subtitles, AD, etc.;
5. Support editing iTunes movies in personal way;
6. Support converting all DRM-free video and audio formats.

Cons:

1. Not free;
2. Mac version doesn't support High Sierra or higher;
3. Output profiles should be improved.

For more details about this smart iTunes DRM remover, you can read this full review here: TunesKit DRM Media Converter Full Review - Best iTunes DRM Cracker >>

Part 2. Best iTunes DRM Audio Converter Freeware - Remove DRM from iTunes Audio

Although Apple has already dropped DRM from the iTunes music files since 2009, that didn't help much with songs purchased before. Besides, other iTunes audios like the Apple Music songs and audiobooks are still protected by DRM. But don't worry. If you have those locked music or audiobook files stored in your library, you can easily kill the DRM with some free iTunes DRM music removing software and their alternatives listed below.

1. myFairTunes - Free M4P to MP3 Converter (Windows)

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myFairTunes is a free iTunes DRM removal tool that empowers you to unlock iTunes FairPlay-encrypted songs and albums on Windows OS. It comes with a user-friendly interface and converts the iTunes songs from DRM-ed M4P to DRM-free MP3 format easily.

Pros:

1. Free to remove DRM from iTunes M4P tracks;
2. Simple to use with a small size.

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Cons:

1. Stopped updates and requires iTunes 7.0.5 or earlier;
2. Supports Windows OS only.

What if you are using Mac system and also need to convert DRM iTunes music files and audio books? Don't worry. The following iTunes DRM audio converter freeware will solve your problems.

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2. FairGame - Free iTunes Music DRM Remover (Mac)

FairGame is an iTunes music DRM remover freeware designed to run on Mac OS X. It adopts the same conversion technique as Apple iMovie does to convert the DRM-encrypted iTunes AAC audio tracks to un-protected AAC with original audio quality and all ID tags preserved.

Pros:

1. Free to convert DRM-ed iTunes audios;
2. Process easily with high quality.

Cons:

1. Convert iTunes audio tracks in AAC format only;
2. Only Mac version provided.

#1. Alternative Software - TunesKit DRM Audio Converter

If you are running the latest iTunes version and would like to convert the old DRM-protected M4P songs as well as Apple Music and iTunes audiobooks to common formats on both Mac and Windows, you are highly suggested to test out some paid yet more powerful iTunes DRM audio converting tools, such as TunesKit DRM Audio Converter for Mac/Windows which will not only convert DRM iTunes M4P songs to unprotected MP3, AAC, M4A, WAV, FLAC, but also remove DRM from the offline Apple Music streams and audiobooks with original ID tags preserved.

With the help of this smart DRM removal solution, you can freely enjoy any Apple Music songs even if you unsubscribed the service.

Pros:

1. Remove DRM from all iTunes audio files;
2. Convert DRM iTunes audio to MP3, WAV and other formats;
3. Support conversion of non-DRM audios too.

Conclusion

All these DRM removal freeware for iTunes mentioned above perform in different ways to help you get DRM cracked from your iTunes movies, TV shows, songs or audiobooks. If you don't mind the output quality, these iTunes DRM converter freeware are great choices when you want to remove the FairPlay DRM from your iTunes contents. But if you are expecting to get lossless audio or video quality after conversion, or you want to remove DRM from the latest iTunes, you'd better turn to some shareware that perform more stably in removing iTunes DRM, for example, the TunesKit iTunes DRM converters mentioned above.

Nick Orin is a review writer, software geek and Mac OS enthusiast. He spends all his free time in searching useful software and gadgets to share with others.

If you purchased any music from iTunes between 2003 and 2009, you downloaded tracks with DRM in them. Apple's long since removed the DRM, but you might not have. Wired shows how to update your music library with the new, DRM-free versions.

The process here is pretty simple, but if you're anything like me, you never bothered to actually do it:

1. In iTunes, select iTunes > Preferences and click the 'Store tab'
2. Make sure 'Show iTunes in the Cloud Purchases' is checked and close the Preferences panel
3. Click on the cloud icon in your list view and make sure all your purchases are there (note which songs are here and do not delete anything in step 5 that isn't available for download)
4. Now, delete the old DRM versions by sorting by 'Kind' in the list view (if it's not there, go to View > Show View Options and select it)
5. Scroll down to see if any tracks are listed as 'Protected AAC audio file.' That's the DRM music you need to replace. If you can download it again from iTunes with the cloud icon, you can delete the DRMed version

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Once you run through the process of deleting those songs you can download them from the cloud at any point, DRM free. This has been around for a while, but if you haven't grabbed those DRM free versions, nows as good a time as any.

Kill the DRM in Your Old iTunes Music Purchases Wired

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