Remember iPhone is not a storage device, that's why you may find no way to export the music from iPhone without a helper. Luckily there are many choices that could be used as an iTunes alternative to manage iPhone music. And the superiority of using a third party tool lies in its flexibility.
Taking iFunbox as an example. It is an iPhone Explorer utility for all iOS devices. It is packed with the power of many different programs combined - iTunes, installous and even more. If you are not good at computing or jailbreaking stuff, just imagine iFunbox is like Windows Explorer for your iPhone.
How to Export iPhone Music with iFunbox
Step 1: Free download iFunbox > install it on your computer (Windows or Mac) > connect your iPhone and open iFunbox:
On iFunbox Classic Window, you can browse iOS file system like viewing in Windows Explorer
Step 2: In the Quick Toolbox column, you can see Export Files and Data > iPod Music (learn how to transfer music from iPod nano, shuffle and classic to iTunes).
Step 3: Choose a file folder for the output iPhone music > Click Save to start.
Click iPod Music icon, set the output folder and click Save to export iPhone music
Shortcomings
Even though iFunbox is the top-notch iPhone file browser software, for the iPhone music transferring part, it gets a huge potential to improve:
1. One-stop transfer music from iPhone to iTunes with playlists, ratings and play counts;
2. Choose to transfer particular song(s) instead of the whole music library; Filter the songs by artists, albums, playlists, or genres;
3. Export songs from one iPhone to another, iPad or iPod touch without a hitch.
