Can I download iTunes on macOS Big Sur?

rsemmelmann wrote:

So since Apple has replaced iTunes with Apple Music, if one doesn't want to pay the monthly subscription fee, any music that was previously loaded to iTunes from CDs or music purchased from the Apple Store from iTunes is now lost? And don't tell me that it isn't lost because I have lost a large library of music that I uploaded from CDs as well as music I purchased from the Apple Store now that I switched from a PC to a Mac.

You don’t need to have an Apple Music subscription. Music app works in the same way as iTunes. Something else has gone wrong.

Empty/corrupt iTunes library after upgrad… - Apple Community

Move your iTunes library to a new computer - Apple Community

Jim

Hey! I finally found something if you're looking also to just back up your phone, since that was what iTunes was used for for myself and others because we dont like iCloud: https://support.apple.com/guide/mac-help/back-up-and-restore-your-device-mchla3c8ed03/mac

those are instructions so you can back up your phone onto your computer, and then obviously you have to use Music simply for

just music

Hope this helps.

Thank you sir. Done got it and it works fine. Unfortunately, Big Sur won't let me make iTunes the default audio file opener, so stuck with Musuck for that. Unfortunately the keyboard play and track change keys links to it too. Bummer, but glad I got iTunes back. Music was absolutely worthless for searching through 90 days of audio files.

DeckerW wrote:

I have no experience of downloading music to my iMac (Big Sur) and would like to try something from iTunes Store. How would this be done please?

See Search for music in Music on Mac - Apple Support, and the section Search iTunes Store.

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LeaAlice wrote:

similar problem- iPad is not showing in finder ?

See About the 'Trust This Computer' alert on your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch - Apple Support and the section Change your settings for trusted computers. Reset your trust settings then with your device unlocked reconnect to your computer and trust the computer when prompted.

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iTunes is not supported on Big Sur. You should look elsewhere for advice on the possible workaround, or learn to use the replacement apps that are provided. See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support.

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rabindrafromtandi wrote:

please help me

I want iTunes for MacBook Pro m1

2020 model please help

iTunes is not supported on Big Sur. You should look elsewhere in the thread for advice on the possible workaround, or learn to use the replacement apps that are provided. See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support, the advice there applies equally to Big Sur as it does to Catalina.

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Dave 37 wrote:

How can I download iTunes for Big Sur 11.6

Click or tap on the following blue-text link, and see what replaced iTunes for whatever formerly-all-part-of-iTunes function you’re looking to perform on macOS Big Sur ➡️ What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support

jagdeep182 wrote:

hi what ITunes version I can use

iTunes on Mac was split up and its features are now provided by other apps.

What app you'll be using depends on what you were using iTunes for.

Start here ➡️ What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support

U Sein Than wrote:

I want to download iTune on MacOS Big Sur.

The iTunes app does not exist for Big Sur.

You will be using different apps on Big Sur.

Click or tap on the following blue-text link for more info ➡️ What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support

The information at that blue-text link describes which other apps you will be using for the features that iTunes once provided.

Bliss369 wrote:

Please advise how use / Retroactive ? Whats the process ? thanks

iTunes has been replaced by the Apple TV app (for TV and movies). Finder (for device sync), the Music app, Books (for audio books), and the Podcast app (for podcasts).

For details, tap or click on the following blue-text link ➡️ What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support

If you really want to use the now-deprecated iTunes app on Catalina or newer using Retrospective (and not the apps Apple has replaced iTunes with), see the Retrospective website.

WECross wrote:

I have rented a movie on my iPhone and want to watch it on my MacBook Pro. How do I do that?

Rent movies from the Apple TV app - Apple Support — this also covers playing a previously-movie from your library.

See What happened to iTunes? - Apple Support first. The Music, TV, Podcasts, & Books apps, along with Finder, should take over all of the functions of iTunes. If your library hasn't ported over properly to Music then ideally you would deal with that rather than trying to shoehorn iTunes into a system that isn't designed for it. Retroactive is a utility that will install iTunes for you on Catalina or later, however any given update to macOS might break it again. If your content is missing, or isn't where the library expects it to be, installing iTunes isn't necessarily going to fix anything.

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Hi,

You can’t. iTunes has been replaced with the music app. What happened to iTunes? – Apple Support

Jim

My mac's system is macOS Big Sur Version 11.4

but when I want to install iTunes it's stopping by showing this message: this update requires macOS version 10.13.99 or earlier.

the screenshot is attached;