Apple purchased the program from Casady & Greene in 2000. History iTunes icon since version 12.2 on June 30, 2015Īpple based the initial release of iTunes on SoundJam MP, a program developed by Bill Kincaid and released by Casady & Greene in 1999. ITunes enables users to manage media content, create playlists, synchronize media content with handheld devices including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad, re-image and update handheld devices, stream Internet radio and purchase music, films, television shows, and audiobooks via the iTunes Store. iTunes was finally discontinued for new Mac computers in 2019, but is still available and supported for Macs running older operating systems and for Windows computers to ensure updated compatibility for syncing with new releases of iOS devices (refer to Devices section). Over time, iTunes developed into a sophisticated multimedia content manager, hardware synchronization manager and e-commerce platform. Plan automatically renews after trial.The iTunes media platform was first released by Apple in 2001 as a simple music player for Mac computers. Apple Music, iTunes Store, and iTunes Match availability may vary by country Apple Music trial requires sign-up and is available for new subscribers only. Please contact the developer for an updated visualizer that is compatible with iTunes 12.1 or later. Some third-party visualizers may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes.64-bit editions of Windows require the iTunes 64-bit installer.Songs from the Apple Music catalog cannot be burned to a CD. iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or backup CDs or DVDs.16-bit sound card and speakers Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and iTunes Extras.Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras.To play 1080p HD video, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 2GB of RAM, and an Intel GMA X4500HD, ATI Radeon HD 2400, or NVIDIA GeForce 8300 GS or better is required.To play 720p HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor, 1GB of RAM, and an Intel GMA X3000, ATI Radeon X1300, or NVIDIA GeForce 6150 or better is required.To play standard-definition video from the iTunes Store, an Intel Pentium D or faster processor, 512MB of RAM, and a DirectX 9.0–compatible video card is required.PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor with support for SSE2 and 512MB of RAM.

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