How to Create Custom Ringtones for an iPhone Using Windows
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Still needs updating though. The process is largely the same but has changed since just over 5 years now

A tedious process but it WORKS!! Thank you so much for taking the time to write it all out for us :)

Awesome, It really helped.. Though it is mess every time I would like to use my ringtone..but hats off to you man..Your step by step explanation was amazing. cheers :)

Thank you so much! This really helped alot. Thank you!! :)

I use http://Ringer.org to make free ringtones for my iPhone.

Thanks. It works. I am using itunes 10 and iphone 4. Original ringtones bye bye...

Hi... i have tried all the steps that are mentioned, i am using iphone 3gs, i am using itunes 9.0 version but still i cannot find importing sub tab in advanced in preferences. and moreover i couldn't get ringtones subcategory on the left hand side of the itunes section.... can you please help me with the issue...

Yes, I found the same with iTunes 9.1. The solution is to click Advanced/create AAC version. It worked for me.

I synced the ringtone to my phone, there is no custom section under ringtones. Any ideas please?

thank you thank you thank you!!!! all the details were well worth it! job well done to you! :) thanks again!!!

Wow, great walk through! I would have never been able to do this without this guide! Thank you!

your have just saved me from all the boring ringtones!!!!!!!!!! thanks sooooooooooooo much

everything works with me up to the importing step cos my itunes doesnt have that section in advanced, wat do i do ?;/

Wow nice job mannn !! Too Good. Keep up the good work !

This worked REALLY good, but after the huge iPhone update it doesn't work anymore. I mean, I can still see the ringtone I made in the "Ringtones" section of my iTunes but when I sync it nothing knew from my "Ringtones" section goes through anymore....help?

For the people having the problem, of ringtones having all the same names (and also playing the same song, n mather wich one you click on the phone) -> Using more than one song on the phone, is (in my findings) only possible if you NOT synch manually. You have to use the auto-synch function, then it works like a charm... This part is mostly left out in all of the video tutorials....

VV to the idiot below me its the same thing on a mac just the folder options part is different

To get rid of the "same name for all" problem -> In Itunes, right click each of your ringtones -> get info -> wipe out all song data (genre, composer, ...) except for the title. Be sure to go trough all the tabs, so that the only thing left, is the song name. That way, problem is solved ;)

Thanks a lot this is really helpful. I'm never going to pay $2.00 for a ring tone especially if its already on my phone. Works great with iTunes 7.7 and a 3g iPhone.

Vista sucks, plz use other OS that is more common (many more iphone carriers have macs or use XP than your piece of shit OS). None of your instructions can be applied to my situation because I have a mac. Thanks!

hey, does anyone know how to make custome text alerts?

nice bro...very nice...finally something that is really useful without havin to pay for some stupid stuff just to mess up your phone...thanks bro..props

Do you have any thing for 1.1.3.......This version does not work Everything is good right up to when u hit sync ringtones..... nothing sync any help??

i made a video tutorial about this .. might help some that are stuck VVyoutube search VV Mbrusco103

Works great, thx. I just started thinking... how do I remove these ringtones? What is the path to their folder?

For those that do not see the song in the custom submenu is because you didnt follow the instructions. the SONG CANNOT last longer then 30 sec. Do putting a hole song will not work! Cut it down like explained!

I too have the same problem as Jonathan - I have iTunes 7.6 and 1.1.3 on the phone, and all worked well until I synced when I just ended up with loads of copies of one ringtone on the phone. all seems fine with the folders both on the iPhone and in iTunes library, so I don't know what has happened other than the software change has nullified this method? Thanks

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Gr8 Tutorial, previously i am wasting time to find some ringtone making software but this way gr88888 many thanks

I finally got it to work I had to uninstall itunes and reinstall. now everything works great.

I have 1.1.2 and i downloaded itunes 7.5 + used the following and worked for me: Shortly after the release of iTunes 7.5 users noticed that the main difference between ringtones and regular audio files were their file extensions. Regular AAC files have the file extension .m4a, while ringtones use the file extension .m4r. iTunes 7.5 will automatically create a new folder for storing ringtones in your music library the first time you open a .m4r file, provided you have the “Keep iTunes Music Folder Organized” option checked. This folder is where you’ll want to put your ringtone files, but first you’ll need to edit the song down to a suitable size. The size of an allowed ringtone on the iPhone tops out at around 3 megabytes. Windows users can edit audio files with the free Audacity. Pick the 20 to 30 seconds you want to use as your ringtone, and save the file as an MP3. 1. Add the shortened MP3 file to your iTunes library, then right-click on it in iTunes and choose “Convert Selection to AAC.” The clip will need to be an AAC file in order to be used as a ringtone. 2. Right-click on the AAC converted file and choose “Show in Windows Explorer” to locate the converted file. 3. Change the file extension from .m4a to .m4r, and double-click the .m4r file to play it in the “Ringtones” folder in your music library. This file will be added to your iTunes library automatically. (Some are reporting a size limit for the music file, so if you have trouble, using a smaller file may help) 4. Finally, click on your iPhone in iTunes, and go to the Ringtones section. You should now see your new ringtone. 5. If you want to be sure about the sync, feel free to click “Selected ringtones:” and check off the file explicitly, though this shouldn’t be required. 6. Now SYNC your phone. You’re Done! Since Windows like to hide file extensions, the renaming part can be tricky. Make sure you aren’t just appending a file extension to the hidden one. make sure the “Hide extensions for known file types” option in Windows Explorer is turned off. When you sync your iPhone, you should see the new ringtones displayed in your phone’s sound settings.

This is great, really is...but i have a problem. After i made the first ringtone i made a second one and everything seemed to be okay until i looked in my iPhone...the first ringtone that i had made came up twice and the second one wasn't there. Yet when I looked at the ringotnes part of my phone when it was connected to itunes both ringtones show up. Any thoughts??

the ringtone shows up in itunes but not under the ringtone sub tab for the iphone. what do i do???? ME TOO

I folllowed all steps and it adds it to ringtones on itunes but no custom section on my phone. please help...

Thanks! Works like a charm :)

This was so easy to follow. Thanks for all your hard work. It worked like a charm!

I tried this method as it was explained on other sites and it never worked for me. They must have left a step out because the first time I tried it as explained here it worked. Thanks.

Thank you! this saved my life

THANK YOU SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO VERY MUCCHHHHH!!!!!!! At first i was hesitant but it worked out excellent once you follow the instructions. Thanks again!!

I have 1.1.2 and iTunes 7.5 and tried 4 times to get this to work but no luck. Everything goes fine until I double click on the .m4r file on the desktop and it never adds the ringtone to my iTunes library under Ringtones folder. I don't think I am doing anything wrong. If anyone can help I would really appreciate some feedback. aqxea@sbcglobal.net

TY, TY, TY, TY, You're like Geico, you've saved me a ton of money

Cable, contact me at support@iClarified.com. I'll send u one of my ringtones so we can exclude any encoding issues and go from there...