Not to be confused with Apple Music or Music (Apple).
This article is about the application software. For the media store, see iTunes Store. For other uses, see iTunes (disambiguation).
iTunes
Screenshot of iTunes 12.5.1 on Windows 10
Developer(s)
Apple Inc.
Initial release
January 9, 2001; 23 years ago (2001-01-09)
Stable release
12.13.1.3
/ December 15, 2023; 4 months ago (2023-12-15)
Operating system
macOS Mojave and earlier, can be installed on macOS Catalina or later using third party software.
Windows 10 and Windows 11
(latest version)
Platform
macOS
Windows
Successor
For media: TV Music Podcasts
For device management: Finder (macOS) Apple Devices (Windows)
Size
400 MB
Type
CD ripper
Digital asset management
Media player
Optical disc authoring
Tag editor
License
Freeware
Website
itunes.com
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macOS
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Versions
Rhapsody (Developer Release)
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High Sierra (10.13)
Mojave (10.14)
Catalina (10.15)
Big Sur (11)
Monterey (12)
Ventura (13)
Sonoma (14)
Applications
App Store
Automator
Books
Calculator
Calendar
Chess
Contacts
Dashboard
Dictionary
DVD Player
FaceTime
Finder
Game Center
Grapher
iTunes (history)
Launchpad
Mail
Messages
Music
Notes
Notification Center
Photo Booth
Podcasts
Photos
Preview
QuickTime
Reminders
Safari (version history)
Sherlock
Stickies
TextEdit
Time Machine
Utilities
Activity Monitor
AirPort Utility
Archive Utility
Audio MIDI Setup
Bluetooth File Exchange
ColorSync
Console
Crash Reporter
DigitalColor Meter
Directory Utility
DiskImageMounter
Disk Utility
Font Book
Grab
Help Viewer
Image Capture
Installer
Keychain Access
Migration Assistant
Network Utility
ODBC Administrator
Remote Install Mac OS X
System Preferences
System Information
Terminal
Universal Access
VoiceOver
Related
Classic Mac OS
Copland
NeXTSTEP
Rhapsody
Darwin
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iTunes is a software program that acts as a media player, media library, mobile device management utility, and the client app for the iTunes Store. Developed by Apple Inc., it is used to purchase, play, download and organize digital multimedia on personal computers running the macOS and Windows operating systems, and can be used to rip songs from CDs as well as playing content from dynamic, smart playlists. It includes options for sound optimization and wirelessly sharing iTunes libraries.
iTunes was announced by Apple CEO Steve Jobs on January 9, 2001. Its original and main focus was music, with a library offering organization and storage of Mac users' music collections. With the 2003 addition of the iTunes Store for purchasing and downloading digital music, and a Windows version of the program, it became an ubiquitous tool for managing music and configuring other features on Apple's line of iPod media players, which extended to the iPhone and iPad upon their introduction. From 2005 on, Apple expanded its core music features with support for digital video, podcasts, e-books, and mobile apps purchased from the iOS App Store. Since the release of iOS 5 in 2011, these devices have become less dependent on iTunes, though it can still be used to back up their contents.
Though well received in its early years, iTunes received increasing criticism for a bloated user experience, which incorporated features beyond its original focus on music. Beginning with Macs running macOS Catalina and Windows 11 PCs, iTunes was replaced by separate apps, namely Music, Podcasts, and TV, with Finder and Apple Devices taking over the device management capabilities.[1][2][3] This change did not affect iTunes running on Windows or older macOS versions.[4]
In February 2024, most features of iTunes for Windows were split into the Apple TV, Music, and Apple Devices apps. When the apps are installed, iTunes is still used for podcasts and audiobooks.[5]
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