How to download Audible books to iTunes? Audible provides several methods to help you transfer Audible books to iTunes. Hence, you can use iTunes to manage and play your Audible books on your device. Here we’ll collect four methods available for you. Read on to learn how to download Audible books to iTunes Mac or Windows.
- Part 1. Add Audible Books to iTunes on Windows
- Part 2. Transfer Audible Books to iTunes on Mac
- Part 3. Download Audible to iTunes without Login
Part 1. How to Add Audible Books to iTunes on Windows
There are two methods available for Windows users to download Audible books to iTunes. You could choose to download Audible books to iTunes from Audible directly or sync Audible books to iTunes by setting Audible Download Manager in advance.
1.1 Transfer Audible to iTunes with the Audible app
Step 1. Log into the Audible desktop app and click the Download button once you’ve found the title you would like to play through iTunes.
Step 2. After download, launch iTunes and click File > Add File to Library.
Step 3. Browse to the location where you save your Audible audiobook files. Depending upon your version of Windows, your Audible files may reside in either of these locations:
- Windows 7/8/Vista – C:\Users\Public\Documents\Audible\Downloads
- Windows XP – C:\Documents and Settings\All Users\Documents\Audible\Downloads
Step 4. Highlight the audiobook you wish to import then click Open.
Step 5. Once imported, your Audible audiobooks can be found in iTunes by clicking the Book icon, then My audiobooks.
1.2 Add Audible to iTunes via Audible Download Manager
Step 1. Open Audible Download Manager on your computer.
Step 2. Click General Settings and place a checkmark next to the option iTunes will launch automatically.
Step 3. Click Save Settings then you can go to download your favorite titles from Audible.
Step 4. Now all audiobooks you download from now on will go directly into iTunes.
Part 2. How to Get Audible Books into iTunes on Mac
To achieve Audible to iTunes, you should do that depending on your operating system. If you don’t upgrade to macOS Catalina, you can import Audible to iTunes. But With the release of macOS 10.15 Catalina, Apple has transitioned from iTunes to Apple Books. You may need to import Audible to Apple Books.
2.1 Move Audible Books to iTunes on Mac
Step 1. Navigate to the Library page on the Audible desktop site and browse the title you want to download for listening through iTunes.
Step 2. Click the Download next to the title you want to download when you find the title you prefer to listen to.
Step 3. Once the download is complete, launch iTunes and click File > Add File to Library.
Step 4. Browse to the location your Audible files are stored. This location will vary based on your specific browser settings and your chosen browser:
- Safari: Click Safari menu > Preferences. Under the General tab, you can view the File download location.
- Firefox: Click Firefox menu > Options. Under the General tab, you can view Save files too.
- Chrome: Click Chrome menu > Downloads. In the tab that opens, click Open downloads folder.
Step 5. Locate and double-click the Audible file you wish to import. You may need to click the up and down arrows in order in the dropdown menu to reveal the Books icon, then audiobooks.
2.2 Move Audible Books to Apple Books on Mac
When you upgrade to macOS Catalina, iTunes is not available on your computer anymore as Apple Books replace it. But you still can import Audible to Apple Books for listening. The Apple Books experience is similar to iTunes and all of your Audible content can be migrated to the Books app. Here’s how to:
Step 1. Go to the Library page on the Audible desktop site and find the title you want to download for playing in Apple Books.
Step 2. Launch Apple Books on your computer and click File then select Add to Library.
Step 3. In the Add to Library window browse to the location where your audiobooks are located. This location will vary based on your specific browser settings and your chosen browser:
- Safari: Click on the Safari menu > Preferences. Under the General tab, you can view File download location.
- Firefox: Click on the Firefox menu > Options. Under the General tab, you can view Save files to.
- Chrome: Click on the Chrome menu > Downloads. In the tab that opens, click Open downloads folder.
Step 4. Locate the title you want to import highlight it and click Add. Then the audiobook will appear in the “Audiobooks” section of Apple Books.
Part 3. How to Transfer Audible Books to iTunes without Login
Except for the above methods, there is also a good method to help you import Audible files to iTunes no matter you are using a Mac or Windows computer. This is simply used to remove DRM protection from Audible and convert Audible books to MP3 or other DRM-free formats using an Audible audiobook converter.
Hence, we would introduce Tunelf Audio Converter to you. With this application, you can not only convert common audios to several popular formats but also grab audios from Audible, Apple Music, and iTunes to widely-used formats with ease. Then you can apply your songs from Apple Music or iTunes and audiobooks from Audible to any place you like.
Key Features of Tunelf Audio Converter
- Convert Apple Music to MP3, WAV, FLAC, AAC, and other audio formats
- Remove DRM from Apple Music, iTunes audios, and Audible audiobooks
- Preserve the converted audio with lossless audio quality and ID3 tags
- Support the conversion of audio format at a 30× faster speed in batch
Step 1 Add Audible books to Tunelf
Once launching Tunelf Audible Audiobook Converter on your computer, you can drag and drop your titles downloaded from Audible to the conversion interface or click the Add button at the top of the interface to choose titles you want to convert.
Step 2 Choose output format as MP3
To set the output format as MP3, you need to click the Format panel at the bottom right of the main interface. It will pop up a new window where you can choose MP3 as the output format and customize other audio parameters including bit rate, sample rate, audio codec, and channel for ensuring the output audio quality.
Step 3 Convert Audible books to MP3
Now just click the Converter button at the bottom right of the main interface then Tunelf program will start to remove DRM from Audible and convert Audible to MP3 and save them to your specific folder. After conversion, you can hit the Converted icon to browse all the unprotected Audible MP3 books.
Step 4 Transfer Audible books to iTunes
Launch iTunes on your computer and just click the Menu bar then choose Files. You need to continue to click the Add to Library option. Now select the converted Audible files you want to import from Tunelf converted folder and click Open. Or you can directly drag and drop your converted Audible files to iTunes.
Conclusion
Follow the steps above for Mac or Windows, and you can successfully transfer Audible books to iTunes then play them through iTunes. The methods provided by Audible can enable you to move Audible files to iTunes but you can listen to Audible books in more than one place with the help of Tunelf Audio Converter.
