Best M4B to MP3 Converters - Enjoy iTunes Audiobook Anywhere Freely

M4B as an audio format which is not popular like MP3, WAV, AAC, M4A. Maybe you are familiar with the M4A format. In fact, M4B and M4A both are MPEG-4 file types. If you like listening and purchasing audiobooks from Apple's iTunes Store, you'll notice iTunes audiobooks has a special feature that it can remember your last listening spot instead of repeating the files from the start. This is the unique feature of M4B extension files.

However, M4B format files have one disadvantage that we are restricted to play these M4B audiobooks on authorized Apple devices only. If you would like to listen to the M4B audiobooks anywhere or you don't have a compatible multimedia player, converting M4B to MP3 is one of the best solutions because MP3 is the most popular audio format. Read along to know the best converters that you can rely on. 



Top 3 M4B to MP3 Converters

1. Convert M4B with AudFree DRM Audio Converter

Nowadays, there are so many audio convert tools on the market. AudFree DRM Audio Converter is a great one among them. It allows you to batch convert iTunes M4B audiobooks to MP3 with keeping the original quality. Then you can enjoy them on multiple popular players offline such as iPod, Zune, Windows media players, etc. Moreover, it has a built-in splitter, which can help you cut large audiobook into small clips either by chapters or fixed time interval.

To convert M4B to MP3, you should install this professional software on your PC (Windows & Mac) Then Launch the AudFree App, add your M4B audiobooks to AudFree by directly dragging files into the main interface. Then click the 'Convert' button on the right-bottom corner. All your audiobooks will be converted to MP3 format automatically and DRM protection will be removed in this progress.

2. Use iTunes to Convert M4B Files

iTunes is also one of our choices, if you're using a Mac, it can handle basic transcending work.

Make use of iTunes to convert M4B to MP3, you just need to open the software and import your M4B files to iTunes. Go to the 'Edit' tab, click 'Preferences'> 'Import Settings', on the import settings, drop down "Import Using" then choose "MP3 Encoder". Then, go to "Book"> "Audiobooks" then click on the files you wish to convert. On the same page, drop down "File"> "Convert" > "Create MP3 version". The audiobooks will then be created as an MP3 file.

Tips: iTunes is not highly recommending when it comes to converting files with it. The main reason is that it crashes frequently and it is not easier for people to manage file conversions compared with AudFree audio converter services. The most obvious weakness is it supports very few file types.

3. Utilize VLC Media Player

Using VLC to convert M4B to MP3 is also a method though. For most users, VLC is a multimedia player for Windows, Mac OSX, IOS, Android, etc. But it also supports to convert audio files to. Read following detailed instruction.

Open VLC on your computer, hold ctrl and press R on the keyboard and it will pop up a window named "Open Media". Tab on 'Add' to insert your M4B file the click 'Convert/Save'. A pop up window will appear, pull down "Profile" and select "Audio - MP3". In the same window, click "Browse" to select the output folder, and finally click 'Start'. VLC then converts the M4B to MP3 and saves it on your PC.

Note: File conversion takes a lot of time. Also, some files are not recognized due to compatibility issues.

Summary

Up to now, we have introduced the Top 3 M4B to MP3 converters for you. The first one is the best and reliable way to covert M4B files to MP3. But if you would like to use iTunes or VLC media player, it also deserves you to take a try. If you have any other great method to convert M4B files to MP3, please share it with us.

Future Reading: What's the difference between M4B and M4A

As we revealed at the outset, people don't know much about M4B as M4A. When we purchased audio files from the iTunes Store, we found that most of them were saved in M4A format, while audiobooks were in M4B. In fact, they are all part of the MPEG-4 format for storing compressed audio/video. The M4B is encoded in AAC encoding only when the M4A is in the AAC or Apple lossless audio codec. Therefore, the M4B is not as widely supported as the M4A.

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