Export for iTunes Changelog

What's new in Export for iTunes 3.6.71

May 7, 2024
  • Added a new column on app's main window that displays the song index in the playlist.
  • Fixed a bug in exporting playlists in descending order.

New in Export for iTunes 3.6.6 (Apr 18, 2024)

  • Added the option to remove selected characters from file names and paths!
  • You can find the new option in the "Paths" tab of the "Advanced" export options.
  • On the new "Remove Characters" field you can type any characters you want the app to remove.
  • The new option will help you to export music to players that do not support some characters like: ¿¡

New in Export for iTunes 3.6.5 (Apr 10, 2024)

  • Fixed conversion to AAC for audio files with high sample rate.
  • Add new option to remove diacritics from audio files and paths.
  • Examples:
  • Dernière Danse -> Derniere Danse
  • Me Gustas Tú -> Me Gustas Tu
  • Échame La Culpa -> Echame la Culpa
  • You can find the new option in the "Paths" tab of the "Advanced" export options.

New in Export for iTunes 3.6.4 (Mar 28, 2024)

  • Improvements in the Export log text!

New in Export for iTunes 3.6.2 (Jan 16, 2024)

  • Bug fix on the export procedure.

New in Export for iTunes 3.6.1 (Nov 9, 2023)

  • Add exception log message for HLS media files.

New in Export for iTunes 3.6 (Oct 11, 2023)

  • The export is now much faster when repeating the export and to update playlists or just adding some albums.
  • With this improvement, it is easier to update existing exports.

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.7 (Oct 5, 2023)

  • Improve the logging functionality.

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.6 (Sep 28, 2023)

  • Updated for macOS Sonoma.

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.5 (Sep 13, 2023)

  • Add the option to disable Notification Centre alerts and the export completion message.
  • The new options are located in the Settings panel:
  • Show export completion message
  • Notification Centre alerts

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.4 (Sep 6, 2023)

  • Add the option to hide DRM protected songs (like songs from Apple Music streaming music service)
  • To enable this option go to "Settings" and check the "Hide DRM protected songs" option.

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.3 (Aug 18, 2023)

  • Changed the default playlists export to the "Current" playlists (currently selected).
  • Changed the alert messages for when there is no selection for export. The message now gives more details about the problem and what users have to do.

New in Export for iTunes 3.5.2 (May 26, 2023)

  • Add option to set a limit on album artwork resolution of mp3/aac file
  • You will find the new option at: "Advanced" options panel -> "Conversion" tab

New in Export for iTunes 3.5 (Mar 15, 2023)

  • Song paths customization options
  • Add prefix to paths
  • Find/ replace text in paths
  • Redesign on "Advanced" options window
  • Organize the options in tabs
  • Add "Unicoden Normalization" option for file names.
  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 3.4.4 (Feb 24, 2023)

  • Added album song selection: You can now choose to export only specific songs from an album
  • Fixed library reload functionality
  • Bug fix for podcast episode duplicates

New in Export for iTunes 3.4.3 (Feb 17, 2023)

  • Fixed audio preview for podcasts: Resolved an issue with audio previews for podcasts, so you can now preview your favorite episodes with ease.
  • Select songs with shift-click: We've added a new option that lets you select multiple songs with just one click. Simply hold down the shift key and click on the first and last songs you want to select, and all the songs in between will be selected.

New in Export for iTunes 3.4.2 (Feb 2, 2023)

  • Fixed the missing Genre info for MP3 files

New in Export for iTunes 3.4.1 (Jan 20, 2023)

  • Fix playlist order for albums with more than one disk.
  • Fix album artist info for compilations that have songs from only one artist.

New in Export for iTunes 3.4 (Jan 13, 2023)

  • Fix playlist order for albums with more that one disk.

New in Export for iTunes 3.3 (Dec 9, 2022)

  • Allow to export video files.
  • If choose to convert to mp3 or aac, app will only export the audio from video file.

New in Export for iTunes 3.2 (Nov 7, 2022)

  • Added new option "Create export log file".
  • With this option enabled app will create a log file inside the export folder.
  • You can enable this option from new "Settings" panel.
  • Fixed an issue that caused some users to get "DRM locked file" message for unlocked files.
  • Fixed a permission issue for music libraries that located on network volumes.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.92 (Oct 27, 2022)

  • Improves export log info.
  • Fix column resize on album selection.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.91 (Oct 23, 2022)

  • This update improves the export procedure.
  • Fixed podcast export function.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.90 (Jun 29, 2022)

  • Add option to organise media items by "Genre/Artist/Album"

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.81 (Jun 14, 2022)

  • Add "Learn More" button on the alerts for DRM protected files or for files that are only in the cloud. With this button the user will see a help page about the error.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.8 (Jun 14, 2022)

  • Add "sample rate" info column to song info.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.7 (May 27, 2022)

  • Added "Genre" and "Time" info on file name format editor.
  • Export log now have more informations.
  • Fixed a bug on export procedure that cause problems for some users that have Music library files on an external drive.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.6 (Apr 13, 2022)

  • Improve export log messages

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.5 (Apr 6, 2022)

  • Fixed the problem on m4a export procedure that causes files not to export for some users.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.4 (Apr 5, 2022)

  • Embed artwork to .m4a when copy files from music library (when "Always embed artwork to MP3/AAC files" option is enabled)
  • Fix "Reload Data from Music Library" function: Now the app will update the songs of the selected playlist.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.3 (Mar 30, 2022)

  • Bug fix: Include album "Genre" column on the excel/csv file export.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.2 (Mar 7, 2022)

  • Add option to export a playlist with right click on playlist name and choosing "Export this playlist".
  • Bug Fix of this problem: No tracks are displayed for the selected playlist when music library have only one playlist.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1.1 (Mar 2, 2022)

  • Show alert after export ends.
  • Fix bug on mp3 metadata edit function.

New in Export for iTunes 3.1 (Feb 18, 2022)

  • You can now create Export Settings Profiles!
  • If you have more than one devices that you export music, and every device requires different export settings, you can now easily create a settings profile for every device.
  • To create a profile, use the "Create New Profile with Settings" option on the new action menu (gear icon) of export options panel, then give a profile name. App will create a profile with current export settings. You can load a profile with "Open Profiles" option (double click a profile to load settings).
  • You can also use the new "Export Settings to File" option to create a file with the current settings of the app (JSON,txt file). You can use this file to share settings with other users.
  • New option “Convert only higher bitrate songs”. With this option enabled, app will convert only songs with higher bitrate than the selected.
  • New option to organise exported songs by Playlist/Artist folder
  • New export options action menu (gear icon) on export options panel.
  • Available actions:
  • Reset to Defaults
  • Export Settings to File
  • Load Settings from File
  • Create New Profile with Settings
  • Open Profiles

New in Export for iTunes 3.0 (Feb 8, 2022)

  • Native Apple Silicon support (M1)
  • New MP3 conversion procedure (with faster results)
  • Add 320 Bit rate option for MP3 conversion

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.72 (Nov 23, 2021)

  • Fix on M3U file EXTINF track information format to: [Runtime in second],[Artist Name] – [Track Title]

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.7 (Nov 19, 2021)

  • New option "Use Album Artist if available " on advanced export options panel.
  • With this option you can choose if you want to use Artist or Album Artist when organising songs in folders.
  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.6 (Oct 24, 2021)

  • Add option to always embed artwork on mp3 files
  • Bug fix on WPL playlist format

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.5 (Oct 17, 2021)

  • Add option to export playlist file with WPL format

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.4 (Aug 12, 2021)

  • Fixes the issue for macOS 11.5 that causes problems when exporting audio files to FAT formatted drives.
  • Improves metadata for AAC conversion

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.2 (Jul 22, 2021)

  • Add option to export app settings to text file (json format).
  • Help->Save Options to File

New in Export for iTunes 2.5.0 (Jun 18, 2021)

  • Update app UI with artworks and new icons.

New in Export for iTunes 2.4.1 (Jun 4, 2021)

  • The recent update 2.4.0 had a serious bug on export procedure, which could cause to only export half of playlist songs. This update (2.4.1) will fix the problem. Apologies for the inconvenience!

New in Export for iTunes 2.4.0 (May 31, 2021)

  • Add option to open Excel file (or csv) after the export.
  • Display the DRM protected error message even when local file does not exist.
  • Add comment info to mp3 file
  • UI bug fixes.

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.9 (May 28, 2021)

  • Add Year field on file name editor.
  • You can now add year info on exported files name.

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.8 (Apr 25, 2021)

  • Add option to copy log text to clipboard.

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.7 (Apr 18, 2021)

  • Show alert when no so songs are selected for export.
  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.6 (Apr 2, 2021)

  • Add new columns on the Excel file that the app can export:
  • Playlist name
  • Playlist order number (#)

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.5 (Mar 12, 2021)

  • New option to organise exported files only by Artist (with no album subfolder).
  • To enable, go to "Advanced" export options and choose "Save music files to: Music/Artist folder"

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.4 (Feb 1, 2021)

  • Add new menu item:
  • File -> Reload Data from Music Library (⌘R)
  • This way you can easily get changes that you have done on music library without re-launch the app

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.3 (Jan 26, 2021)

  • Improve export speed
  • Bug fixes
  • Add time info on export log:
  • Starting time
  • Finishing time
  • Total time

New in Export for iTunes 2.3.0 (Jan 19, 2021)

  • Improve UI for macOS Big Sur
  • New app icon
  • Minor bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 2.2.1 (Dec 2, 2020)

  • Bug fix on export of m3u file

New in Export for iTunes 2.2.0 (Nov 3, 2020)

  • Add support for Podcasts export:
  • Just choose the shows and episodes you want to export.
  • You can also create an excel file with a list of your podcasts (with metadata)
  • You can only access downloaded episodes

New in Export for iTunes 2.1.4 (Oct 23, 2020)

  • Add option to export only the playlist files (m3u)

New in Export for iTunes 2.1.3 (Jun 28, 2020)

  • Bug Fix: Set song selection column always first

New in Export for iTunes 2.1.2 (May 20, 2020)

  • Fix performance issues

New in Export for iTunes 2.1.1 (Apr 20, 2020)

  • Bug fix on mp3 metadata

New in Export for iTunes 2.1 (Mar 15, 2020)

  • Add options for exporting album artwork:
  • PNG or JPEG format
  • Choose file name
  • Image resolution

New in Export for iTunes 2.0 (Mar 9, 2020)

  • Add option to choose which playlist songs want to export
  • Preview song (listen) with space keyboard button

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.74 (Feb 16, 2020)

  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.73 (Oct 30, 2019)

  • Improve albums load time.

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.72 (Oct 21, 2019)

  • Updated for macOS Catalina:
  • Support the new Music app that replaces iTunes

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.71 (Sep 17, 2019)

  • Fix compatibility with latest version of iTunes

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.70 (Mar 18, 2019)

  • Support dark mode on macOS Mojave (10.14)

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.62 (Apr 12, 2018)

  • Fix a problem on AAC conversion process.

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.62 (Apr 12, 2018)

  • Fix a problem on AAC conversion process.

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.6 (Mar 28, 2018)

  • Informs the user with alerts if some songs of the playlist or album are not available for export (iCloud songs or DRM protected files).

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.5 (Jul 8, 2017)

  • Add new option: "Do not convert lossy formats"
  • If you enable this option the app will not convert audio files with lossy format (mp3,aac), will convert lossless like Apple Lossless (.m4a).

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.41 (Nov 2, 2016)

  • Bug fix

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.4 (Oct 5, 2016)

  • Update for macOS Sierra 10.12
  • Default name format for music files is now the {NO} {Title}

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.3 (May 31, 2016)

  • Add option to shuffle playlist order.
  • Bug fix

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.2 (May 9, 2016)

  • Add info on the export panel with the number of the playlists/album and songs that are going to be exported.
  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.1 (Feb 18, 2016)

  • Bug fix on export to excel function.

New in Export for iTunes 1.9.0 (Feb 3, 2016)

  • Add toolbar button to reload data from iTunes

New in Export for iTunes 1.8.7 (Aug 18, 2015)

  • Bug fix.

New in Export for iTunes 1.8.5 (Apr 14, 2015)

  • New playlists encoding option: UTF-8, Latin-1 or ASCII (on Advanced export options)

  • Delete Mac OS X hidden files after export option (default On)
-Add more options for organise exported files
  • Change time column format from seconds to mm:ss
  • Add BPM (beats per minute) info to mp3 metadata (when this info exists on iTunes)
  • Add export metadata to CSV file option
  • Export to file only the visible metadata columns and keep the column order
  • 14 new metadata columns: Album Artist, Sort Artist, Sort Album, Sort Title, Sort Album Artist, Composer, Sort Composer, Release Date, Added Date, Modified Date, Last Played Date, Comments, Description, Rating
  • Bug fixes

New in Export for iTunes 1.8.0 (Apr 2, 2015)

  • Add new Export options:
  • MP3 algorithm quality option (for faster encoding)
  • Playlist order option
  • Line ending options: Mac OS X(LF) or Windows(CRLF)

  • 192 bitrate option for MP3
  • Bug fixes:
  • Embed album artwork for mp3s.
  • Bitrate option for album conversion to aac/m4a