Apple iTunes 12.10.7.3

Apple iTunes is a free application that is available for both Mac and PC users. It is an all-in-one entertainment platform that allows you to play all your digital music and video files, as well as sync content to your iPod, iPhone, and Apple TV. With its user-friendly interface and wide range of features, iTunes has become one of the most popular media players in the world.

One of the key features of iTunes is its ability to organize your music library. You can easily create playlists based on genre, artist or album name. The software also automatically downloads album artwork for each song in your library, making it easy to browse through your collection visually.

iTunes also offers a wide range of audio customization options. You can adjust the equalizer settings to enhance the sound quality according to your preferences. Additionally, you can use iTunes' built-in sound enhancer feature which boosts low-frequency sounds while reducing background noise.

Another great feature of iTunes is its ability to sync content across multiple devices seamlessly. Whether you want to transfer music from your computer onto an iPod or iPhone or stream movies from Apple TV onto another device - everything can be done with just a few clicks.

In addition to playing music and videos, iTunes also offers access to a vast selection of podcasts and audiobooks that are available for download directly within the app itself. This makes it easy for users who enjoy listening rather than reading books on their commute or while doing other activities.

iTunes also provides access to Apple Music - a subscription-based service that gives users unlimited access to millions of songs from various genres around the world without any ads interrupting playback experience.

Overall, if you're looking for an all-in-one media player with excellent organization capabilities and seamless syncing across multiple devices - then look no further than Apple's free application: iTunes!

iTunes isn't the only way to manage audio media on your various Apple devices, but it is the official Apple software. And iTunes it isn't just about providing access to the media you happen to already have -- CDs you have bought in physical form and ripped, for example. It's also about media you don't already have -- music, podcasts, films, TV, even audiobooks. All of these are available through iTunes, and once you have them, you can stream them across your full range of devices -- laptops, phones and tablets -- regardless of whether they run iOS or Android.

iTunes provides access to 50 million tunes and more than 100,000 movies and TV shows. There's a serious selection of media available in 4K for those who use Apple TV 4K. And the ability to download what you've bought so it can be watched direct from anywhere means there's no need to be in Wi-Fi range. The sheer number is irrelevant, though, if it is difficult to find what you are looking for and hard to browse all that content. iTunes makes both tasks simple.

Pros

Streamlined interface: iTunes hasn't always been the easiest of apps to get along with, but the current interface is clean and sharp. It manages the feat of putting what you need at your fingertips and offering lots of options and choices, without making the screen dense and confusing. Ultimately it is the media that takes center stage here.

Easy to browse: Obviously enough, it doesn't matter how many movies, songs or TV shows you can access if it's difficult to find what you want. iTunes has lots of ways into its content. You can search for something specific, but often we want to browse. For movies you can browse "New and Noteworthy," 4K movies, selections for kids, bundles and movie series, and even see the most popular pre-orders. There's a chart so you can see what's popular at the moment, and you can browse by price, genre and cinema rating. TV shows has a similar structure. The Music, podcasts and audiobooks sections are slightly differently organized but based around the same principles. The Podcasts section includes an easily accessible list of featured providers.

Easy to get to your stuff: Just hit the Library button when looking at any of the different media sections in the app (music, films, TV programs, podcasts and audiobooks), and you'll go straight to everything you've already purchased.

Easy synchronizing: Once you've created a music playlist you can easily listen to it from any device -- so that classic chill-out selection can be made the most of while you are relaxing at home or travelling on a crowded train -- or anywhere else!

Try songs before you buy: It's sometimes difficult to know if you will like a song -- especially if it is by an artist you are new to. So there are 90 second previews available to help you work out whether a tune really appeals or not. If you want to try a couple of tracks from an album before committing, that's easily doable, and if you buy the full album the cost of those tracks is knocked off the album price.

Free trial of Apple Music: You start with a three month free trial of Apple Music, which includes ad-free listening, streaming to all your devices and the ability to follow friends and share playlists with them.

Family sharing: Up to six people in your family can share iTunes purchases, and all the sharers can download purchases. Any user under the age of 13 can be set up with "Ask To Buy" -- so that their purchases have to be approved by an adult.

Cons

Too much choice: OK, maybe this isn't really a con -- but with so much choice of music, films, TV programs, podcasts and audiobooks you are going to need to set some boundaries. After all, you do need to work on the other parts of your life too, right?

Bottom line

iTunes has so much media across so many different formats that it's difficult to see how an appetite could ever be sated by using it. You don't have to restrict use to iOS devices either -- it will stream to Android and to Windows as well. The family sharing catering for a generous six users is a real plus point too.