| Developer(s) | Apple Inc. |
|---|---|
| Initial release | August 2002; 18 years ago (as Rendezvous) |
| Stable release | 878.260.1 / August 23, 2019; 13 months ago |
| Operating system | macOS, Microsoft Windows, Linux, *BSD, iOS |
| Type | Zero-configuration networking |
| License | Apple Inc. – Proprietary Freeware; portions under the Apache license |
| Website | developer.apple.com/bonjour/ |
Apple Software For Windows Pc
Jul 30, 2020. Download macOS Catalina 10.15.5 Supplemental Update. MacOS Catalina 10.15.5.
Bonjour is Apple's implementation of zero-configuration networking (zeroconf), a group of technologies that includes service discovery, address assignment, and hostname resolution. Bonjour locates devices such as printers, other computers, and the services that those devices offer on a local network using multicast Domain Name System (mDNS) service records.
The software comes built-in with Apple's macOS and iOS operating systems. Bonjour can also be installed onto computers running Microsoft Windows. Bonjour components may also be included within other software such as iTunes and Safari.
After its introduction in 2002 with Mac OS X 10.2 as Rendezvous, the software was renamed in 2005 to Bonjour following an out-of-court trademark dispute settlement.[1][2]
Overview[edit]
Bonjour provides a general method to discover services on a local area network. The software is widely used throughout macOS, and allows users to set up a network without any configuration. As of 2010 it is used to find printers and file-sharing servers.
Notable applications using Bonjour include:
- iTunes to find shared music
- iPhoto to find shared photos
- iChat, Adobe SystemsCreative Suite 3, Proteus, Adium, Fire, Pidgin, Skype, Vine Server, and Elgato EyeTV to communicate with multiple clients
- Gizmo5 to find other users on the local network
- TiVo Desktop to find digital video recorders and shared-media libraries (deprecated, unsupported c. 2013)
- SubEthaEdit to find document collaborators
- Solidworks and PhotoView 360 used for managing licenses
- Things and OmniFocus to synchronize projects and tasks across the Mac desktop and the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch
- Safari to find local web servers and configuration pages for local devices
Software such as Bonjour Browser or iStumbler, both for macOS, can be used to view all services declared by these applications. Apple's 'Remote' application for iPhone and iPod Touch also uses Bonjour to establish connection to iTunes libraries via Wi-Fi.[3]
Bonjour only works within a single broadcast domain, which is usually a small area, without special DNS configuration. macOS, Bonjour for Windows and AirPort Base Stations may be configured to use Wide Area Bonjour which allows for wide area service discovery via an appropriately configured DNS server.
Applications generally implement Bonjour services using standard TCP/IP calls, rather than in the operating system. Although macOS provides various Bonjour services, Bonjour also works on other operating systems. Apple has made the source code of the Bonjour multicast DNS responder, the core component of service discovery, available as a Darwinopen source project. The project provides source code to build the responder daemon for a wide range of platforms, including Mac OS 9, macOS, Linux, *BSD, Solaris, VxWorks, and Windows. Apple also provides a user-installable set of services called Bonjour for Windows and Java libraries.
Licensing[edit]
Bonjour is released under a terms-of-limited-use license by Apple. X-static marvel. It is freeware for clients, though developers and software companies who wish to redistribute it as part of a software package or use the Bonjour logo may need a licensing agreement. The source code for mDNSResponder is available under the Apache License.[4]
Naming[edit]
Apple originally introduced the Bonjour software in August 2002 as part of Mac OS X 10.2 under the name 'Rendezvous'. On August 27, 2003 Tibco Software Inc announced that it had filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement.[5]Tibco had an enterprise application integration product called TIBCO Rendezvous on the market since 1994 and stated that it had tried to come to an agreement with Apple Computer. In July 2004 Apple Computer and Tibco reached an out-of-court settlement; [6] specifics of the settlement were not released to the public. On April 12, 2005, Apple announced the renaming of Rendezvous to 'Bonjour'.[1]
The current name Bonjour is French for the morning or afternoon greeting, 'good day'. The previous name Rendezvous is French for 'meeting', 'appointment' or 'date'.[7]
Other implementations[edit]
Bonjour version 2.0, released on February 24, 2010, works with Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.[8] Systems use it primarily to facilitate the installation, configuration, and use of network printers, and thus it runs from startup. When Bonjour is fully implemented on Windows, some features—such as iChat—allow for communication between Windows and Mac OS. Bonjour for Windows also adds zeroconf capabilities to Internet Explorer, and provides a zeroconf implementation to Java VMs.[8][9]
Apple Software For Windows Pc Windows 10
Some third-party applications, such as Adobe's Photoshop CS3 suite,[10]also come bundled with Bonjour to take advantage of zeroconf technology.
Installers on Windows systems normally place Bonjour files in a folder called 'Bonjour' within the 'Program Files' folder. It modifies Windows system-registry entries related to internal network configuration and operation. Bonjour runs as mDNSResponder.exe. Communications across the network take place over UDP port 5353, which may require reconfiguring some personal or corporate firewalls that block Bonjour packets. A full installation of Bonjour for Windows will include a plug-in for Internet Explorer, a printer wizard, and the network communication services. Not all components are included when installed as part of a third-party application or as a component of other Apple software such as iTunes.
Some VPN clients are configured so that local network services are unavailable to a computer when VPN software is active and connected.[8] In such a case no local zeroconf services are available to Bonjour or any other zeroconf implementation.
In September 2008, two security vulnerabilities were found in Bonjour for Windows.[11]Certain installations of Bonjour for Windows lack an uninstaller and do not display a human-readable entry in the Windows services listing.[12]
In 32- and 64-bit releases of Windows 7, some older but still available versions of Bonjour services can disable all network connectivity by adding an entry of 0.0.0.0 as the default gateway. This was a bug reported in 2013.[13]
The open-source IM clients Pidgin, Kopete and Adium support the Bonjour IM protocol, as does the closed-source Trillian client.
Browsers[edit]
A number of browsers allow an end-user to graphically explore the devices found using Bonjour.
Discovery / Bonjour Browser[edit]
Discovery is a Creative Commons-licensed macOS application that displays all services declared using Bonjour. The program was originally called Rendezvous Browser, but changed its name in version 1.5.4 after Apple changed the protocol's name to Bonjour; since version 2.0, it has been renamed again, to Discovery. For certain protocols, double-clicking a list item will launch the associated helper. Version 1.5.6 was the first universal binary release.
Future versions will allow users to completely define a service, instead of relying on the author to do so.
Bonjour Browser was recommended for service discovery in MacAddict #123.
Discovery is available on the Apple App Store.[14]
JBonjourBrowser[edit]
A student research project at Columbia University produced a Java-based system to match the functionality of Bonjour Browser, called JBonjourBrowser. JBonjourBrowser is open-source and available under the GPL.
JBonjourBrowser was built to emulate the functionality of Bonjour Browser, and at the same time work on multiple platforms. It requires Apple's Bonjour Java library to run.
Bonjour Browser for Windows[edit]
A native Windows application offers similar functions to Bonjour Browser for Mac OS. Bonjour Browser for Windows is offered for free by Hobbyist Software and HandyDev Software.
mDNSBrowser[edit]
| Website | developer.apple.com/bonjour/ |
|---|
A commercial implementation called mDNSBrowser is offered by Netputing Systems Inc.
See also[edit]
- PostgreSQL database supports Bonjour
- Bonjour Sleep Proxy service[15]
- Universal Plug and Play – provides discovery functionality similar to Bonjour among other things
- WS-Discovery – a technical specification that defines a multicast discovery protocol to locate services on a local network.
References[edit]
- ^ abMarc Krochmal (April 12, 2005). 'Rendezvous is changing to..'rendezvous-dev mailing list. Apple Computer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^'Apple to rename Rendezvous technology 'Bonjour''. appleinsider.com. February 18, 2005. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^'Android DACP Remote Control'. Android DACP Remote Control. Jeffrey Sharkey. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ^'mDNSResponder source code'. Apple. File 'LICENSE' within each mDNSResponder source code download.
- ^'TIBCO Software Inc. Sues Apple Computer, Inc. for Trademark Infringement' (Press release). TIBCO Software. August 27, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^Daniel Drew Turner (July 22, 2004). 'Apple Settles TIBCO Suit, Renames Rendezvous'. eWeek. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^'bonjour'. merriam-webster.com. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ abc'Bonjour Downloads'. Apple Inc. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^Apple Inc. 'Leopard Sneak Peek – iChat'. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved November 28, 2006.
- ^'CS3 Doesn't Install Spyware'. Adobe Systems. January 4, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^'About the security content of Bonjour for Windows 1.0.5'. Apple Inc. September 15, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^'Completly [sic] Uninstall and Remove Bonjour Service and Files (mDNSResponder.exe, mdnsNSP.dll) for Windows'. Amarjeet Rai. February 11, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^'Windows 7 - Two default gateway 0.0.0.0'. microsoft.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^Ballard, Lily. 'Discovery - DNS-SD Browser'. Apple. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^'Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand (Apple Article HT3774)'. Apple. August 27, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
Setting up Wake on Demand', 'Setting up a Bonjour Sleep Proxy
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonjour Browser. |
- DNS SRV (RFC 2782) Service Types - List of officially registered Bonjour service types
- Bonjour - Networking, simplified - General information from Apple
- Bonjour developer website - Developer resources from Apple
- Apple - Support - Bonjour - Bonjour support from Apple
- Bonjour: The official Bonjour site on Mac OS Forge.
- Zeroconf - site with myriad useful links maintained by Stuart Cheshire
- Hour-long talk by Stuart Cheshire on Google Talks about Bonjour and zeroconf (November 2, 2005)
- Bonjour Browser for Windows - Bonjour Browser for Windows
- Understanding Zeroconf and Multicast DNS - An introduction to zero configuration networking, including a comparison between Bonjour/zeroconf and Universal Plug 'n' Play
iTunes is going places.
Download macOS Catalina for an all‑new entertainment experience. Your music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books apps where you'll still have access to your favorite iTunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports.
You can always download iTunes 12.8 for previous versions of macOS,
as well as the iTunes application for Windows.
Hardware:
Apple Software For Windows 8
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- To play 720p HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor is required
- To play 1080p HD video, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and 2GB of RAM is required
- Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
- Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and iTunes Extras
- Apple combo drive or SuperDrive to create audio, MP3, or backup CDs; some non-Apple CD-RW recorders may also work. Songs from the Apple Music catalog cannot be burned to a CD.
Software:
- OS X version 10.10.5 or later
- 400MB of available disk space
- 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. Plan automatically renews after trial.
iTunes
Download the latest version for Windows.
The latest entertainment apps now come installed with macOS Catalina. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts. You can join Apple Music and stream — or download and play offline — over 70 million songs, ad‑free.
Notable applications using Bonjour include:
- iTunes to find shared music
- iPhoto to find shared photos
- iChat, Adobe SystemsCreative Suite 3, Proteus, Adium, Fire, Pidgin, Skype, Vine Server, and Elgato EyeTV to communicate with multiple clients
- Gizmo5 to find other users on the local network
- TiVo Desktop to find digital video recorders and shared-media libraries (deprecated, unsupported c. 2013)
- SubEthaEdit to find document collaborators
- Solidworks and PhotoView 360 used for managing licenses
- Things and OmniFocus to synchronize projects and tasks across the Mac desktop and the iPad, iPhone or iPod touch
- Safari to find local web servers and configuration pages for local devices
Software such as Bonjour Browser or iStumbler, both for macOS, can be used to view all services declared by these applications. Apple's 'Remote' application for iPhone and iPod Touch also uses Bonjour to establish connection to iTunes libraries via Wi-Fi.[3]
Bonjour only works within a single broadcast domain, which is usually a small area, without special DNS configuration. macOS, Bonjour for Windows and AirPort Base Stations may be configured to use Wide Area Bonjour which allows for wide area service discovery via an appropriately configured DNS server.
Applications generally implement Bonjour services using standard TCP/IP calls, rather than in the operating system. Although macOS provides various Bonjour services, Bonjour also works on other operating systems. Apple has made the source code of the Bonjour multicast DNS responder, the core component of service discovery, available as a Darwinopen source project. The project provides source code to build the responder daemon for a wide range of platforms, including Mac OS 9, macOS, Linux, *BSD, Solaris, VxWorks, and Windows. Apple also provides a user-installable set of services called Bonjour for Windows and Java libraries.
Licensing[edit]
Bonjour is released under a terms-of-limited-use license by Apple. X-static marvel. It is freeware for clients, though developers and software companies who wish to redistribute it as part of a software package or use the Bonjour logo may need a licensing agreement. The source code for mDNSResponder is available under the Apache License.[4]
Naming[edit]
Apple originally introduced the Bonjour software in August 2002 as part of Mac OS X 10.2 under the name 'Rendezvous'. On August 27, 2003 Tibco Software Inc announced that it had filed a lawsuit for trademark infringement.[5]Tibco had an enterprise application integration product called TIBCO Rendezvous on the market since 1994 and stated that it had tried to come to an agreement with Apple Computer. In July 2004 Apple Computer and Tibco reached an out-of-court settlement; [6] specifics of the settlement were not released to the public. On April 12, 2005, Apple announced the renaming of Rendezvous to 'Bonjour'.[1]
The current name Bonjour is French for the morning or afternoon greeting, 'good day'. The previous name Rendezvous is French for 'meeting', 'appointment' or 'date'.[7]
Other implementations[edit]
Bonjour version 2.0, released on February 24, 2010, works with Microsoft Windows 2000, 2003, XP, Vista, 7, 8, and 10.[8] Systems use it primarily to facilitate the installation, configuration, and use of network printers, and thus it runs from startup. When Bonjour is fully implemented on Windows, some features—such as iChat—allow for communication between Windows and Mac OS. Bonjour for Windows also adds zeroconf capabilities to Internet Explorer, and provides a zeroconf implementation to Java VMs.[8][9]
Apple Software For Windows Pc Windows 10
Some third-party applications, such as Adobe's Photoshop CS3 suite,[10]also come bundled with Bonjour to take advantage of zeroconf technology.
Installers on Windows systems normally place Bonjour files in a folder called 'Bonjour' within the 'Program Files' folder. It modifies Windows system-registry entries related to internal network configuration and operation. Bonjour runs as mDNSResponder.exe. Communications across the network take place over UDP port 5353, which may require reconfiguring some personal or corporate firewalls that block Bonjour packets. A full installation of Bonjour for Windows will include a plug-in for Internet Explorer, a printer wizard, and the network communication services. Not all components are included when installed as part of a third-party application or as a component of other Apple software such as iTunes.
Some VPN clients are configured so that local network services are unavailable to a computer when VPN software is active and connected.[8] In such a case no local zeroconf services are available to Bonjour or any other zeroconf implementation.
In September 2008, two security vulnerabilities were found in Bonjour for Windows.[11]Certain installations of Bonjour for Windows lack an uninstaller and do not display a human-readable entry in the Windows services listing.[12]
In 32- and 64-bit releases of Windows 7, some older but still available versions of Bonjour services can disable all network connectivity by adding an entry of 0.0.0.0 as the default gateway. This was a bug reported in 2013.[13]
The open-source IM clients Pidgin, Kopete and Adium support the Bonjour IM protocol, as does the closed-source Trillian client.
Browsers[edit]
A number of browsers allow an end-user to graphically explore the devices found using Bonjour.
Discovery / Bonjour Browser[edit]
Discovery is a Creative Commons-licensed macOS application that displays all services declared using Bonjour. The program was originally called Rendezvous Browser, but changed its name in version 1.5.4 after Apple changed the protocol's name to Bonjour; since version 2.0, it has been renamed again, to Discovery. For certain protocols, double-clicking a list item will launch the associated helper. Version 1.5.6 was the first universal binary release.
Future versions will allow users to completely define a service, instead of relying on the author to do so.
Bonjour Browser was recommended for service discovery in MacAddict #123.
Discovery is available on the Apple App Store.[14]
JBonjourBrowser[edit]
A student research project at Columbia University produced a Java-based system to match the functionality of Bonjour Browser, called JBonjourBrowser. JBonjourBrowser is open-source and available under the GPL.
JBonjourBrowser was built to emulate the functionality of Bonjour Browser, and at the same time work on multiple platforms. It requires Apple's Bonjour Java library to run.
Bonjour Browser for Windows[edit]
A native Windows application offers similar functions to Bonjour Browser for Mac OS. Bonjour Browser for Windows is offered for free by Hobbyist Software and HandyDev Software.
mDNSBrowser[edit]
| Website | developer.apple.com/bonjour/ |
|---|
A commercial implementation called mDNSBrowser is offered by Netputing Systems Inc.
See also[edit]
- PostgreSQL database supports Bonjour
- Bonjour Sleep Proxy service[15]
- Universal Plug and Play – provides discovery functionality similar to Bonjour among other things
- WS-Discovery – a technical specification that defines a multicast discovery protocol to locate services on a local network.
References[edit]
- ^ abMarc Krochmal (April 12, 2005). 'Rendezvous is changing to..'rendezvous-dev mailing list. Apple Computer. Archived from the original on March 19, 2007. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^'Apple to rename Rendezvous technology 'Bonjour''. appleinsider.com. February 18, 2005. Retrieved March 14, 2015.
- ^'Android DACP Remote Control'. Android DACP Remote Control. Jeffrey Sharkey. Retrieved February 23, 2009.
- ^'mDNSResponder source code'. Apple. File 'LICENSE' within each mDNSResponder source code download.
- ^'TIBCO Software Inc. Sues Apple Computer, Inc. for Trademark Infringement' (Press release). TIBCO Software. August 27, 2003. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^Daniel Drew Turner (July 22, 2004). 'Apple Settles TIBCO Suit, Renames Rendezvous'. eWeek. Retrieved October 11, 2006.
- ^'bonjour'. merriam-webster.com. Retrieved July 28, 2010.
- ^ abc'Bonjour Downloads'. Apple Inc. March 8, 2010. Retrieved March 8, 2010.
- ^Apple Inc. 'Leopard Sneak Peek – iChat'. Archived from the original on November 27, 2006. Retrieved November 28, 2006.
- ^'CS3 Doesn't Install Spyware'. Adobe Systems. January 4, 2007. Retrieved February 7, 2009.
- ^'About the security content of Bonjour for Windows 1.0.5'. Apple Inc. September 15, 2008. Retrieved May 27, 2009.
- ^'Completly [sic] Uninstall and Remove Bonjour Service and Files (mDNSResponder.exe, mdnsNSP.dll) for Windows'. Amarjeet Rai. February 11, 2008. Retrieved July 5, 2009.
- ^'Windows 7 - Two default gateway 0.0.0.0'. microsoft.com. Archived from the original on May 7, 2013. Retrieved April 22, 2012.
- ^Ballard, Lily. 'Discovery - DNS-SD Browser'. Apple. Retrieved May 26, 2020.
- ^'Mac OS X v10.6: About Wake on Demand (Apple Article HT3774)'. Apple. August 27, 2009. Retrieved September 15, 2009.
Setting up Wake on Demand', 'Setting up a Bonjour Sleep Proxy
External links[edit]
| Wikimedia Commons has media related to Bonjour Browser. |
- DNS SRV (RFC 2782) Service Types - List of officially registered Bonjour service types
- Bonjour - Networking, simplified - General information from Apple
- Bonjour developer website - Developer resources from Apple
- Apple - Support - Bonjour - Bonjour support from Apple
- Bonjour: The official Bonjour site on Mac OS Forge.
- Zeroconf - site with myriad useful links maintained by Stuart Cheshire
- Hour-long talk by Stuart Cheshire on Google Talks about Bonjour and zeroconf (November 2, 2005)
- Bonjour Browser for Windows - Bonjour Browser for Windows
- Understanding Zeroconf and Multicast DNS - An introduction to zero configuration networking, including a comparison between Bonjour/zeroconf and Universal Plug 'n' Play
iTunes is going places.
Download macOS Catalina for an all‑new entertainment experience. Your music, TV shows, movies, podcasts, and audiobooks will transfer automatically to the Apple Music, Apple TV, Apple Podcasts, and Apple Books apps where you'll still have access to your favorite iTunes features, including purchases, rentals, and imports.
You can always download iTunes 12.8 for previous versions of macOS,
as well as the iTunes application for Windows.
Hardware:
Apple Software For Windows 8
- Mac computer with an Intel processor
- To play 720p HD video, an iTunes LP, or iTunes Extras, a 2.0GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor is required
- To play 1080p HD video, a 2.4GHz Intel Core 2 Duo or faster processor and 2GB of RAM is required
- Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
- Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and iTunes Extras
- Apple combo drive or SuperDrive to create audio, MP3, or backup CDs; some non-Apple CD-RW recorders may also work. Songs from the Apple Music catalog cannot be burned to a CD.
Software:
- OS X version 10.10.5 or later
- 400MB of available disk space
- 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. Plan automatically renews after trial.
iTunes
Download the latest version for Windows.
The latest entertainment apps now come installed with macOS Catalina. Upgrade today to get your favorite music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts. You can join Apple Music and stream — or download and play offline — over 70 million songs, ad‑free.
iTunes
Download the latest version from the Microsoft Store.
Hardware:
- PC with a 1GHz Intel or AMD processor with support for SSE2 and 512MB of RAM
- 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
- 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 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
- Screen resolution of 1024x768 or greater; 1280x800 or greater is required to play an iTunes LP or iTunes Extras
- 16-bit sound card and speakers
- Internet connection to use Apple Music, the iTunes Store, and iTunes Extras
- iTunes-compatible CD or DVD recorder to create audio CDs, MP3 CDs, or backup CDs or DVDs. Songs from the Apple Music catalog cannot be burned to a CD.
Software:
- Windows 7 or later
- 64-bit editions of Windows require the iTunes 64-bit installer
- 400MB of available disk space
- Some third-party visualizers may no longer be compatible with this version of iTunes. Please contact the developer for an updated visualizer that is compatible with iTunes 12.1 or later.
- 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. Plan automatically renews after trial.
iTunes is going places.
Visit the iTunes Store on iOS to buy and download your favorite songs, TV shows, movies, and podcasts. You can also download macOS Catalina for an all-new entertainment experience on desktop. Your library will transfer automatically to the new Apple Music app, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts. And you'll still have access to your favorite iTunes features, including your previous iTunes Store purchases, rentals, and imports and the ability to easily manage your library.
Music, TV, and podcasts
take center stage.
iTunes forever changed the way people experienced music, movies, TV shows, and podcasts. It all changes again with three all-new, dedicated apps — Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts — each designed from the ground up to be the best way to enjoy entertainment on your Mac. And rest assured; everything you had in your iTunes library is still accessible in each app. iCloud seamlessly syncs everything across your devices — or you can back up, restore, and sync by connecting the device directly to your Mac.
The new Apple Music app is the ultimate music streaming experience on Mac.1 Explore a library of 70 million songs, discover new artists and tracks, find the perfect playlist, download and listen offline, or enjoy all the music you've collected over the years. And find it all in your music library on all your devices.
The Apple TV app for Mac is the new home for all your favorite movies, shows, premium channels, and Apple TV+. Watch everything directly in the app or enjoy it offline, and discover the best of what's on in the Watch Now tab. You can even pick up where you left off on any screen, across all your devices. And for the first time, 4K2 and Dolby Atmos3-supported movies are available on Mac.
More than 700,000 of the best entertainment, comedy, news, and sports shows are now available on your Mac with Apple Podcasts. Search for podcasts by title, topic, guest, host, content, and more. Subscribe and be notified as soon as new episodes become available. And in the Listen Now tab, you can easily pick up where you left off across all your devices.
iTunes Support can help answer your questions
Get help with syncing, updating to a more recent version of iTunes, or with an iTunes Store purchase — and much more.
Learn moreLooking for a previous version of iTunes?
Download earlier versions of iTunes to work with compatible operating systems and hardware.
Find previous versions of iTunes