The Audible AAX file format can also be converted to ordinary MP3 files. We’ll show you here on GIGA how it works and what tools you need for it.

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If you want to burn Audible audiobooks to CD or listen to them on other devices, you need to convert the AAX files to MP3 files.

AAX to MP3: This is how you convert Audible files

  1. First install AudibleSync.
  2. Start the program and log in with your Audible account. This is usually the Amazon login.
  3. Load the tool “AAX to MP3” as a ZIP file down.
  4. Extract the ZIP file and double click on the file “AaxToMp3GUI.exe‘ to open the program.
  5. Use the “Browse” button to select the AAX file.
  6. With the button “Convert” you convert the file format.
  7. Depending on the size and length of the audio file, the process can take several minutes.
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Convert AAX to MP3: With a virtual CD drive

If the first method doesn’t work, you can also convert the AAX files via a virtual CD drive. For this you need the programs “Virtual CD” and “iTunes”.

  1. Open “Virtual CD”, select “Edit Settings‘ and click on ‘ on the left sideBurn“.
  2. As “output format” you choose “MP3” the end.
  3. Uncheck “Use playlist to apply the names of the music titles“, if not already done.
  4. Confirmed with “Take over” and “OK“.
  5. Leave the settings, click on “Insert virtual disc‘ and then to ‘Activate music file mode“. Confirmed with “OK“.
  6. Open “iTunes”, select “Add file to media library‘ and select the AAX file you want to convert.
  7. Mark the file in “iTunes” and press the key combination [Strg] + [Shift] + [N]to create a playlist that you can burn.
  8. Right click on the playlist and start the burning process.
  9. Select that in the settings window that opens virtual drive and the menu item “audio file” the end.
  10. Click on “Burn”.
  11. After the process, you will find the MP3 file in the folder by default C:CDsVCD.

If “iTunes” asks you to insert a blank CD, open the “Virtual CD” settings again and make sure that the burner is selected for the virtual drives.

Alternative: OpenAudible

If the above option doesn’t work, you can use another program, which costs a bit: The “OpenAudible” tool shows you all your Audible audio books, downloads them or converts them to MP3 format if you wish.

Image: OpenAudible.org
Image: OpenAudible.org

It’s available for Windows, Mac and Linux on the official website OpenAudible.org accessible. However, “OpenAudible” is shareware. This means that only certain functions work. The full version costs $12.

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