How to Put Music to iPhone without iTunes (4 Free Tips)

Applies to: Transfer music to iPhone 11 Pro Max/11 Pro/11/X Max/X/XR/8 Plus/8/7, etc.

Why don't use iTunes to transfer music to iPhone

Although iTunes is the only way to officially put music to your iPhone, it shows many flaws that Apple users are locked down, such as:

• The newly added music will erase the old one definitely.
• You can't sync music from different iTunes library to the same iPhone, or you’ll lose the existing files. You can only transfer purchased music from iPhone, but not for all kinds of music.
• You can't just add one song between iPhone and iTunes library at a time.

All the defects are given, so what are the alternatives? How to transfer music to iPhone without iTunes? Here are four top ways you can try to make it done. Above all, they are FREE. 

How to transfer music from computer to iPhone without iTunes

Quick access to the four solutions:

Method 1. Put music to iPhone with a Free iOS data transfer tool

Features of this solution:

100% free, unlimited, safe, and easy

As a one-stop iPhone data manager, EaseUS MobiMover provides free 1-click solutions to transfer files from PC to iPhone without using iTunes anymore, including music here, photos, ringtones, movies, TV shows, contacts, books, etc.. 

Other outstanding functions of MobiMover:

• Back up iOS files to the computer in a readable way
• Sync data from one iOS device to another directly without iCloud
• Add, edit, and delete iOS files with comprehensive management solutions
• Download online videos using URL from YouTube, DailyMotion, Vimeo, Facebook, Instagram, etc.

Now, download MobiMover to transfer music to iPhone without iTunes by clicking the button below. We guarantee you 100% Safe & Security. Please feel free to use.

Step 1. Connect the iPhone to your PC and launch EaseUS MobiMover.

Enable EaseUS MobiMover to access your phone by tapping "Trust" on the device and clicking "Allow" on the program.

Click "Content Management" as the transfer mode, then click "Audio" and select "Music" to continue.

Step 2. Click the Music section and click "Add Contents" to open up the location on your PC where you saved music files.

Step 3. Select the music files that you want to transfer from PC to your iPhone and click "Open" to start the transferring. 

Wait for the process to finish, then you can open the Music app on your iPhone to check the newly added music.

For iPad users to transfer files (music) from PC to iPad, EaseUS MobiMover is also a good helper and the above steps work too. You just need to change the iPhone to iPad in the first step. 

Method 2. Copy music to iPhone via Google Play Music Manager

Features of this solution:

Free, but very time-consuming compared with Method 1

Google Play Music is one of the free and big-name cloud service Apps that allows uploading up to 50,000 songs for free. Once you have uploaded your favorite music to the cloud, you can enjoy them on an iPhone when you are either online or offline.

Step 1: Download and install the Google Music Manager on your computer at music.google.com. And sign in with a Gmail or YouTube account.

Step 2: Choose "Upload songs to Google Play" and locate the music folder to upload songs. Wait for the process finishes. If the files are too large, it will take too much time.

Step 3: Install and open the Google Play Music app on your iPhone from the App Store. Sign in with your Google account.

Step 4: Once the music has been loaded, you can start playing music. What’s more, you can download music to your iPhone for offline listening. 

Method 3: Transfer music to iPhone via Amazon Cloud Player

Features of this way:

quantity limited, need to pay for extra space

Amazon Could Player is another cloud player service that lets you put music to iPhone without iTunes. Each user can only upload 250 songs to the cloud for free, and you need to pay for extra cloud space.

Step 1: Download and use desktop Cloud Player to upload songs to the cloud.

Step 2: Install Amazon Cloud Player on your iPhone to enjoy the added music. 

To put music to iPhone without any item restriction, get back to Method 1 and use MobiMover to do it in without any cost.

Method 4: Add music to iPhone with Dropbox

Features of this approach:

Only 2 GB of free space, internet requirement

Another tool for transferring music to iPhone without iTunes is Dropbox, which is a completely free way to transfer, manage and play music on your iDevice within 2GB. For adding files are over 2GB without cost, jump to Method 1 and MobiMover is a viable way.

Step 1: Download and install Dropbox on both your computer and iPhone. And sign into with the same account.

Step 2: Upload all of the music you want to add to your iPhone into the Dropbox folder. Dropbox supports music in .mp3, .aiff, .m4a, and .wav formats.

Step 3: Go to the Dropbox app on your iPhone and listen to the songs. You can mark songs as Favorites to make them always available when your iPhone is off from the internet connection.

Words in the end

As you can see from the descriptions above, the best way to put music to iPhone without iTunes is using EaseUS MobiMover. Although the other three solutions are available and free, they all have space or speed limits. Don’t hesitate and try MobiMover NOW! It won’t let you down.