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Make iPhone Ringtones on Mac for free
About free iPhone Ringtones creation tools and how to make iPhone Ringtones on Mac free
It just makes sense that a phone that's also a music player would be able to use the songs stored on it as ringtones. It makes sense, sure, but it's not always easy when it comes to iPhone ringtones. Apple has set the iPhone up in a way that tries to force people to use its iTunes and software to create iPhone ringtones. Here's a list of programs that can help you create your own iPhone ringtones.
Free iPhone Ringtone Creation Programs
| Program | iFuntastic | iTunes | MakeiPhone Ringtone |
| Developer | iPhoneAlley | Apple | Rogue Amoeba |
| Cost | Free | Free | Free |
| Platform | Mac | Mac and Windows | Mac |
| Features | The leading iPhone customization program: install programs, change icons, install ringtones | Full iPod/iPhone music management system and store; official software | Drag and drop ringtones to iPhone |
| Ringtones Deleted by Apple Updates | Yes | No | No |
| Link | IFuntastic | ITunes | MakeiPhone Ringtone |
Make iPhone Ringtones on Mac for free with iTunes 9
Hit the video after the 'leap' for the demonstration or read my break down below on how to make a custom iPhone ringtone, totally free, using JUST iTunes 9.
- Find an MP3 (not AAC or anything with DRM [i.e. not bought, except Amazon])
- Right click on the MP3 and choose 'Get Info' and select 'Options'
- Set the start and stop time to your favorite part of the song. You'll want it to be no more than 20 seconds in length
- Click 'ok'
- Right click on the song again, this time choose 'Create AAC Version'
- Drag the newly made AAC file from iTunes to your desktop
- Delete the newly made AAC file from iTunes (it won't work if you have duplicates)
- Change the name of the extension (the file on your desktop) from 'm4a' to 'm4r' (note: to see extension in Vista you'll need to modify an option in your Control Panel
- Now drag the file, with the new extension, back into your iTunes Library. It should appear in your ringtones section.
Make iPhone ringtones from DVD on Mac
If you want to make iPhone ringtones from favorite DVD movie, you need use software to extract audio from DVD to MP3 first. DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac can help you to extract audio from DVD to MP3 format. Then you can use iTunes 9 to make iPhone Ringtones as the steps above. Follow this tutorial, you can set movie quotes as your iPhone ringtone.
Step 1, Download DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac
Free download iFunia DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac(Intel Only). To install it, simply mount the .dmg archive by double-clicking it, and copy the application to your applications folder (or wherever you want it).
Step 2, Load DVD you want to extract MP3 from
You can click on "load..." to load dvd movies for editing and converting. After a DVD or several video files are imported successfully, you can see all of them listed in the program.
Step 3, Choose output format as MP3
Click "Start" button to convert DVD to MP3 audio. Then you can use iTunes 9 to make iPhone Ringtones free as the steps above.
Get iFunia DVD to iPhone Converter for Mac
Get iFunia iPhone Video Converter for Mac
