Is itunes being discontinued? What can we use instead?

Mrs Lib wrote:

Is itunes being discontinued? I am tired of trying to find specific music because we are no longer able to organize it. What can we use instead?

No.

Here is information about the most recent version.

iTunes for Macs requires OS X v10.9.5 Mavericks or later and the latest version of iTunes > Get the latest version of iTunes - Apple Support

iTunes for Windows requires a PC running Windows 7 or later and the latest version of iTunes > iTunes - Download iTunes Now - Apple

Mrs Lib wrote:

I have the latest version of itunes. That is the problem.

If that is the problem, you can get an older version of iTunes here:

Apple - Support - Downloads

They have past versions available back to 2012.

am tired of trying to find specific music because we are no longer able to organize it. What can we use instead?

Mrs. Lib,

What problem exactly are you seeing? I am sure it has nothing to do with discontinuance, but if you post a description here perhaps somebody can help.

Mrs Lib,

I've been using iTunes since version 1 point something, and while I do think it used to be more elegant and functional, I've generally found that you can get back to something like the old organization with enough poking around to discover where the features are hidden now. For example, I always like to use the traditional column view for everything. And you can do that in the current version, 12.5.5, by using either the main Songs setting for your whole library, or setting your playlists to View > View As... > Songs. Columns can then be customized however you like.

Also, there was a great tip posted here recently for speeding up the process of searching for an individual file. First you type anything into the search bar at the upper right. Then click on the magnifying glass icon, and from the drop-down menu, un-check "Search Entire Library" and instead check any one of the selections under "Find By." After you've done this once, the setting will persist and the search process will be, at a rough estimate, one gazillion times faster.

I hope some of this might be helpful.

Mrs Lib wrote:

I have the latest version of itunes. That is the problem. It gets worse with every upgrade. Can I go back to before the Sierra upgrade? I want to be able to organize my music again so I can find the music I want to listen to.

What do you have an issue with?
How can't you organize your music?