Can you add music not from itunes to iphone?

How can I transfer music I bought as CD's and synched to my computer to the iphone 5s?

Either way you have to use some sort of software to synch the files to the iPhone (in contrast to some other MP3 players and Phones which support direct drag-and-drop/copy-and-paste).

If you don't want to use iTunes, though, there are alternatives. Here's a list of a few of them: http://lifehacker.com/...-505568915

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