
But even the audio quality in AAC is better than MP3, AAC is still not widely used among music listeners.

AAC VS MP3: Which Is Better?ĪAC is designed to replace MP3. So music listeners and brands got to use MP3 more and more and the heat still keeps going up until now. MP3 used to ask for licensing fees from music brands, but due to messy management, they got nothing back most of the time. At a time people were crazy about sharing music in MP3 and then as MP3 players came out, MP3 obviously was the first choice for streaming music.Īnother reason why MP3 keeps its popularity is that it’s basically “free” for everyone. Speaking of why MP3 is so popular that almost everyone is playing music in MP3 format, one of the major reasons is that this format came out in the booming years of digital music. Both iTunes purchases and Apple Music downloads come in the AAC format. While both Apple's AAC and MP3 are digital audio files, AAC is a next-generation format designed to provide better sound benefits and take up as much or less storage than the MP3. People use MP3 as a generic name to refer to all digital music files, but Apple's AAC should be not excluded.

AAC VS MP3: What You Should Know about DRM-free Music How to Convert iTunes Library to MP3 Audio File Part 1. How to Create MP3 Version from iTunes Purchases Part 3. AAC VS MP3: What You Should Know about DRM-free Music Part 2.
