- Part 1: Play Apple Music on Chromebook with Apple Music Web Player
- Part 2: Play Apple Music on Chromebook with Apple Music Android App
- Part 3: TuneMobie Apple Music Converter: Windows/macOS Software to Play Apple Music on Chromebook
- Part 4: Steps to Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/WAV for Chromebook
- Part 5: Play Converted Apple Music Songs on Chromebook via USB Drive or Google Drive
Play Apple Music on Chromebook with Apple Music Web Player
Chromebooks come with their own operating system called Chrome OS, which is based on Linux and uses the Chrome browser as an interface. It has basic computing elements such as a file manager and application launcher, but most of what you use are web-based applications without downloads.
This may sound limited at first, but many popular apps already offer web-based versions, such as Apple Music, Spotify, Netflix, Slack, and Evernote. Due to the popularity of web applications, many people spend most of their time in a web browser anyway. If your typical workflow resembles this, the transition to a Chromebook will be relatively smooth. Just connect to Wi-Fi and continue browsing normally.
On September 5, 2019, Apple released the web version of Apple Music in a Beta version, which was available to all subscribers around the world. After half a year of public testing, Apple made it official. This means that we can enjoy Apple Music songs on Chromebook with Apple Music web player.
Here are the steps to play Apple Music songs on Chromebook with Apple Music web player.
Step 1: On your Chromebook, launch Google Chrome browser.
Step 2: In the address bar, enter the URL of Apple Music web player https://music.apple.com/us/browse and press Enter key, and your browser will be redirected to Apple Music web player.
Step 3: Click "Sign In" button at the top right of the web player, and enter your Apple ID and password. The Apple ID should be associated with your Apple Music subscription.
Step 4: Go to your music library and start to play Apple Music songs, albums and playlists on your Chromebook.
Play Apple Music on Chromebook with Apple Music Android App
While Chromebooks are primarily web-based, by adding the Google Play Store, you can also download Android apps for your purposes. Their implementation in laptop settings can be a little quirky in some cases, with some expanding full screen while others remain locked in smartphone screen mode. But if you really need them, you can use Android apps on your Chromebook. However, you should be aware of that the Google Play Store is available for only some Chromebooks.
In March 2019, Apple released a new version of Apple Music Android app, which implements Apple Music's native support for Chrome OS. Here are the steps to enjoy Apple Music on Chromebook with Apple Music Android app.
Step 1: On your Chromebook, open Google Play Store or visit the Google Play store on a web browser.
Step 2: Search Apple Music and click Install button in the result to install Apple Music Android app.
Step 3: Swipe up from the bottom of your screen to the top. If you get All Apps, tap it.
Step 4: Tap Apple Music app to launch it and click "Sign In" button to enter your Apple ID and password.
Step 5: Now start playing Apple Music songs on your Apple Music Android App.
Apple Music Converter: Windows/macOS Software to Play Apple Music on Chromebook
We mentioned above that Android apps are only available on certain Chromebook models. If you use Apple Music Web Player to play songs online, it will also occupy a certain amount of bandwidth. Many companies limit the websites that can be accessed, and you may not be able to use the Apple Music web player to play online. It would be great if it could be played offline. According to Google support page, Chromebook supports following media formats: .3gp, .avi, .mov, .mp4, .m4v, .m4a, .mp3, .mkv, .ogv, .ogm, .ogg, .oga, .webm, .wav.
TuneMobie Apple Music Converter can convert Apple Music songs to Chromebook supported audio formats like MP3, M4A, WAV, etc. with a built-in web player on Windows or macOS. It comes with an easy-to-use interface and 20X faster conversion speed, provides flexible output options and high-quality output files. Let's check the wonderful features below.
- Convert Apple Music songs, albums and playlists to MP3, M4A, WAV formats playable on Chromebook
- Other audio formats like FLAC or AIFF are also available (Note: incompatible with Chromebook)
- Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/WAV with a built-in web player without using iTunes or Music app
- Keep music information including title, album, artist, track number and artwork in output music files
- Rename output files in bulk by title, album, artist, track number, hyphen, space, etc.
- Sort output files into folders by album, artist, artist/album or album/artist.
- Choose MP3/M4A bitrate to meet your different audio quality requirement
- Perform 20X faster Apple Music conversion speed on both Windows and macOS
- Fully compatible with latest Windows and macOS (Intel & Apple silicon)
The free trial version of TuneMobie Apple Music Converter allows you to convert 3 minutes of each song and convert 3 files at a time. If you want to convert your favorite Apple Music songs to MP3/M4A/WAV files and copy to Chromebook, do not hesitate to download it and have a try.
Steps to Convert Apple Music to MP3/M4A/WAV for Chromebook
TuneMobie Apple Music Converter is very easy-to-use. With only a few clicks, you can convert an album or a playlist to MP3, M4A or WAV in only a few minutes. Then we can copy the output files to USB drive or upload to Google drive, and enjoy the converted Apple Music songs on Chromebook with ease. You can check the steps below as reference.
Step 1: Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter and Sign in
Launch TuneMobie Apple Music Converter and you will see a built-in Apple Music web player. Click "Sign In" button at the upper right to sign in the Apple Music web player. You don't need to enter Apple ID and password next time if you don't sign out.
Step 2: Choose Chromebook Compatible Output Format
As we mentioned above, Chromebook supports MP3, M4A, WAV and Ogg audio formats. As to TuneMobie Apple Music Converter, it provides MP3, M4A, WAV, AIFF and FLAC output formats and AUTO option which is actually 256kbps M4A which is compatible with Chromebook. If necessary, you can click Settings icon to open Settings dialog and choose MP3, M4A or WAV instead.
There are some more useful options and you can adjust them depending on your need. It's recommended to choose "open output folder" action in after conversion list as you need to open this folder later.
Step 3: Open Apple Music Album/Playlist
Go back to the built-in Apple Music web player and browse your favorite album or playlist, then open the detailed page of an album or a playlist and song list will be displayed.
Step 4: Add Album/Playlist to Conversion List
You can easily find a button in the center right, move your mouse to the button and it will be changed to "Add to list" button. Click "Add to list" button to add all the songs in the album/playlist to conversion list.
Step 5: Choose the Songs
All the songs will be checked by default. If you don't want to convert some of the songs, you can simply uncheck them. You can also uncheck the top checkbox in information bar to uncheck all the songs, then check the songs you need.
Step 6: Start Apple Music Conversion
Now simply click the Convert button to start converting Apple Music songs to MP3, M4A or WAV. With 20X faster conversion speed, the conversion will be done in a short time.
Play Converted Apple Music Songs on Chromebook via USB Drive or Google Drive
After conversion, you can use USB drive or Google drive to make the converted Apple Music songs available on your Chromebook. No matter which way you use, there are some notes you may pay attention to.
Play Converted Apple Music Songs on Chromebook via USB Drive
Chromebook allows you to access files on connected external devices with FAT (FAT16, FAT32, exFAT), HFS+ (read-only on journaled HFS+), ISO9660 (read-only), MTP, NTFS and UDF (read-only). It's recommended to format your USB drive to FAT32 or exFAT file system, which allows to both read and write the files on Windows, macOS and Chromebook.
Step 1: Prepare a pre-formatted USB drive and connect the USB drive to your Windows or macOS computer.
Step 2: Copy converted Apple Music songs from the output folder of TuneMobie Apple Music Converter and paste in your USB drive.
Step 3: After copying, disconnect the USB drive from your Windows or macOS computer and insert it into the USB port on your Chromebook which you have signed in.
Step 4: In the corner of your screen, select the "Launcher".
Step 5: Browse your music files from the USB drive and choose one or multiple files.
Step 6: Click "Open" and the selected songs will be displayed as a playlist in the Gallery app. Now you can start playing converted Apple Music songs on your Chromebook.
Play Converted Apple Music Songs on Chromebook via Google Drive
You can also upload the converted Apple Music songs on your Windows or macOS computer, and then play the songs on Chromebook on the web.
Step 1: On the Windows or macOS computer where you have converted the Apple Music songs, launch a browser lik Chrome, Firefox, Microsoft Edge, ect., enter the URL of Google Drive: https://drive.google.com/. Log in your Google account if you haven't logged in.
Step 2: Click the "New" button.
Step 3: You will see a popup menu. Click "File upload" to choose select songs or click "Folder upload" to choose the folder where the converted Apple Music songs are saved.
Step 4: Click "Upload" button to start uploading the songs.
Step 5: Now, you can switch to your Chromebook, log in your account and access to Google drive, then start playing the Apple Music songs on the web.
If necessary, you can use the "Files" app to make the converted Apple Music songs available offline, which help you to play the converted Apple Music songs when your Chromebook is not connected to the internet.
Bottom line
Now you know how to play Apple Music songs on Chromebook in different ways. You can play Apple Music songs on Chromebook directly via Apple Music web player or Android app, or you can convert Apple Music songs to MP3/M4A/WAV on Windows or macOS first, then play them via USB drive or Google drive.
If you want to play Apple Music songs on Chromebook without an internet connection, then TuneMobie Apple Music Converter and a USB drive is the best solution. The converter is the best solution to help you enjoy Apple Music songs on Chromebook after you cancel the subscription. If you have a Windows or Mac computer, a valid Apple Music subscription and a Chromebook, do not hesitate to download the free trial version to have a try now.