How to Add MP3 to iPhone?

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How to Add MP3 to iPhone?

3 December 2019 Amanda J. Brook Senior Product Manager

Last update by Emma Johnson at 8 November 2026

Summary
Many people hope that they can save the songs when they are listening to them. If we add the MP3 files to Android phones, the steps are very simple. But, how about iPhone? In this essay, we will talk about how to add MP3 files to iPhone.

Content

Part 1: What are Available Formats in iPhone?

Part 2: How to Add Audios to iPhone?

Situation 1: The format (i.e. MP3) is available in iPhone
Situation 2: The format (i.e. FLAC) is not available in iPhone

Part 3: How to Add MP3 to iPhone without iTunes?

1. Syncios
2. iTools

Part 1: What are Available Formats in iPhone?

Many people know that iPhone doesn’t support all audio formats. In other words, some audios cannot be played in iPhone. The below table is about the available formats in iPhone.

Format	File extension
M4A	.m4a
MP3	.mp3
WAV	.wav
AAC	.aac
AIFF	.aiff

Part 2: How to Add Audios to iPhone?

If you want to add audio to iPhone, you should consider whether the format of the audio is supported by iPhone or not. Next, we will talk about how to add audio to iPhone based on these two situations.

Situation 1: The format (i.e. MP3) is available in iPhone

If the format is supported by iPhone, we can use Renee Audio Tools to transfer the audio to iTunes and then sync it with your iPhone. The followings are more details.

Professional Audio Editor – Renee Audio Tools

CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in MP3, ACC, FLAC and APE formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing and volume adjustment, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

JoinerMerge music files into one regardless the original file formats. The output format and quality can be set, too.

CD BurnerBurn multiple music files into CD, DVD and also make APE or BIN image file.

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CutterArbitrarily cut and clip audios in diffrent formats. Many effects, such as fade in/out, speed adjustment, music mixing, are available.

ConverterConvert music files between all audio formats, including MP3, M4A, ACC, OGG, AAC, FLAC and the others. It can also convert the video format into MP3.

RecorderRecord computer sounds from streaming media and microphone at the same time and output into multiple audio formats.

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1. Download and install Renee Audio Tools.

2. Open and click [Transfer to iTunes].

use renee audio tools to transfer songs to itunes

3. Click [Add files] to select the target audio.

click to select the file being transferred to itunes

4. Check the item and click [Add to iTunes] to transfer it.

how to add the mp3 files to itunes and to iphone in renee audio tools

5. Then, connect iPhone with the computer. Open iTunes and click the phone icon to proceed with iPhone. Select the target audios added into the library from [Artists] and [Albums]. Finally, click [Sync] to transfer from the computer to iPhone.

Situation 2: The format (i.e. FLAC) is not available in iPhone

If the audio format is not supported by iPhone, such as FLAC, you should convert the format to MP3 or M4A or the other available formats, and then you can add it to iPhone. Next, we will show you how to finish these steps with Renee Audio Tools.

1. Download and install Renee Audio Tools.

2. Open and click [Converter].

select converter function in renee audio tools

3. Click [Add Files] to select the target audio.

4. Set M4A as the output format.

select m4a as the output format in renee audio converter

5. Click [Start] to convert the format.

use renee audio converter to convert flac to m4a

6. After that, you can follow the above part to add the audio to iPhone.

Part 3: How to Add MP3 to iPhone without iTunes?

Many iPhone users know that “unknown error” sometimes appears when they sync files between iTunes and iPhone. That is really confused. How to add MP3 files to iPhone easily? Next, we will introduce two pieces of software to you.

1. Syncios

Syncios is the software that gives users access to iPhone and helps them to add videos, photos, the MP3 files and the other audios and information to iPhone. After downloading the software, we can connect the phone with the computer and import the target audio to iPhone.

2. iTools

iTools is a hot application for iPhone management. After the installation, you can connect iPhone with the computer, and then select to add the target audio to this software. Finally, you can sync the files with iPhone.