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Popular media player software from Apple for the Mac and Windows. Designed to transfer files to the iPod and iPhone as well as administer the copy protection on purchased titles, iTunes is widely used by millions of people who play their music collections only on their computers and not a portable device.

     Introduced in 2001 for the Mac, a Windows version was added in 2003. Due to Windows' dominance and iTune's ease of use, far more people use iTunes on Windows than they do on Apple's own Mac computers. iTunes also integrates Apple's online store for purchasing songs, videos and iPhone applications.

Designed for Sharing
A unique feature of iTunes is that users can open their playlists to any other iTunes user on the network, and titles can be streamed from one user's computer to another for playing. Over the years, hackers found ways to circumvent this "share-but-not-save" feature, and in 2009, the Home Sharing function in iTunes 9 finally enabled users to copy files across the network, not just play them. See iPod, FairPlay, media player and playlist.




The iTunes Interface
People love the user interface on iTunes for setting up playlists, burning CDs and organizing their music collection whether they have iPods or not. The equalizer dialog lets users adjust the sound to their liking.