2017 Best DRM Removal Software Review (Mac & Windows)

When it comes to movies and TV shows purchased and rented from iTunes store, the first thing coming up to your mind must be DRM copyright encryption. Created by Apple Inc., DRM (short for digital rights management technology) is developed to prevent from sharing iTunes digital media files without authorized permission with Apple ID. That’s to say, iTunes movies and TV shows are not allowed to play on Android or other non-Apple devices and players. First of all, we must admit that DRM is really an innovative and creative anti-piracy technology to keep the benefit of media content creators and copyright owners. However, there are two sides to anything, this powerful DRM encryption technology is certainly a nightmare for iTunes addicts, which restricts iTunes users’ rights and freedom to enjoy these digital media content they purchased legally on their portable devices. In this sense, iTunes customers would like to discover a good DRM removal tool for them to break the DRM chains so that they can be the real owners of these iTunes digital media.

Fortunately, many software companies discover the customers’ urgent demand of DRM M4V converters, and they have developed varieties of iTunes M4V removal solution with easy-to-use interface and powerful performance. Wait, if you have no idea about which one to choose from these tools with similar functions, you will get into a dilemma. Therefore, why not read on this useful article, in which there are some top-rate iTunes DRM M4V video converters, including their main features, such as conversion speed, prices, etc. and you will to find out a suitable one for you to get rid of DRM protection from iTunes videos. Now, let’s get into the top 4 iTunes M4V DRM removal solutions for Mac and Windows.

 01. DRmare M4V Converter (Mac & Windows) - $44.95 with Free Trial

DRmare M4V Converter for Mac/Windows is one of the professional and complete iTunes DRM M4V removers, which is well designed to strip FairPlay DRM from iTunes and convert the protected iTunes M4V movies and TV shows from M4V format to DRM-free MP4, M4V, MOV, AVI, FLV, MKV, etc. for playback on portable non-Apple devices and players, such as VLC, Samsung Galaxy S8, Plex Server, etc. The reason why we put it as the top 1 iTunes DRM video converter is that it's able to preserve the lossless quality of the original iTunes movies while processing at 30X faster, the fastest conversion speed by far. It can keep all audio tracks and subtitles, such as AC3 5.1 audio, AAC, CC. In addition, DRmare allows you set the parameters for the output videos, including bit rate, video size, codec, etc. to make your videos more personalized. 

Pros:

* Remove DRM from both rented and purchased iTunes movies
* Work at 30X faster speed with original quality
* Support multiple output formats, profiles and devices
* Be Fully compatible with the latest iTunes version

Cons:

* Some profiles are outdated and you should pay for it.

02. Requiem (Mac, Windows, Linux) - Free

As for a free iTunes media converter, Requiem could be the best choice in the market. As the best known free iTunes DRM removal software, Requiem is specialized in stripping FairPlay DRM from iTunes videos, music as well as eBooks. Unlike DRmare M4V Converter that preserves lossless quality for AC3 5.1 audio and video only, Requiem is doing complete lossless working on all iTunes audio tracks and videos. For more details about the differences between Requiem and DRmare, you can read this review: iTunes DRM Removal Solutions Battle.

What a pity that Requiem stopped upgrading permanently since the release of iTunes 11 in 2012. That's to say, if you want to make Requiem work on removing DRM from your iTunes digital files successfully, you'll need to install iTunes version 10.7 or lower.

Pros:

* Functional solution to remove DRM from iTunes videos, songs, audiobooks and iBooks 
* Perform true lossless conversion without re-encoding
* Free of charge

Cons:

* Stop to develop and update for years 
* Can't support iTunes movie rentals

Useful Tips: If you are searching other DRM removal freeware, see also - Top Three Best Free iTunes DRM Removal Software.

03. Aimersoft DRM Media Converter (Windows) - $35.95 with Free Trial

Total different from the DRmare and Requiem that use lossless DRM decryption technology, Aimersoft DRM Media Converter is using the video recording technique to strip off the DRM protection from iTunes movies and TV shows. In addition to iTunes digital media files, this smart DRM removal tool also works for other DRM-protected audio and video content, such as WMV, WMA, M4P, M4V, M4A, M4B, ASF, etc. downloaded from Windows Media Center, BBC iPlayer, Amazon Instant Video, Audible, Napster and others. Besides, it's also a common video converter that supports converting DRM-free video and audio formats.

Pros:

* All-in-one DRM video and audio converter
* Support multiple protected media content from different sources

Cons:

* Doesn't support iTunes movie rentals
* Poor output quality due to the recording technique 
* Support Windows OS only

04. Audials Tunebite Premium 2017 (Windows) - $39.90 with Free Trial

Similar to Aimersoft, Audials Tunebite is also a smart video and audio recorder software for recording music and video streams and converting the streaming media to other formats. It's well designed to legally remove the DRM protection from iTunes videos, music, audiobooks, etc. It supports recording and converting the iTunes videos to more than 100 audio and video formats so that you can enjoy your iTunes media content on all popular smartphones, tablets and gaming consoles, etc.

Pros:

* All-in-one DRM video and audio converter

Cons:

* Work at Windows OS only

* Be not available for iTunes movie rentals
* Remove DRM with recording technology 

* Can’t Keep 100% original output quality