Music (app)

This article is about the media player software. For the music and video streaming service, see Apple Music. For the discontinued portable media player line, see iPod. For the concept, see Media player software.
For other uses, see Music (disambiguation).
Music
Developer(s)Apple Inc.
Initial releaseiOS:
  • June 29, 2007; 17 years ago (2007-06-29) (iPod)
  • October 12, 2011; 12 years ago (2011-10-12) (Music)

macOS: October 7, 2019; 4 years ago (2019-10-07)

Windows: November 29, 2022; 21 months ago (2022-11-29)
Stable release
macOS: 1.3.4.56 / March 27, 2023; 17 months ago (2023-03-27)
Operating systemiOS (all versions)
watchOS (all versions)
tvOS (all versions)
iPadOS (all versions)
visionOS (all versions)
macOS Catalina and later
Android 5.0 and later
Windows 10 and later
PredecessoriPod (iOS)
iTunes (macOS)
LicenseFreeware
Part of a series on
macOS
Features
Versions
Applications
Utilities
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Music (also known as Apple Music, the Apple Music app, and the Music app[1])[n 1] is a media player application developed for the iOS, iPadOS, macOS, watchOS, visionOS, tvOS, Android, and Windows operating systems by Apple Inc.[2] It can play music files stored locally on devices, as well as stream from the iTunes Store and Apple Music.

On iPhones and iPads running iOS 4 or older software, it was named "iPod".[3] It was included in the initial releases of tvOS, watchOS, and iPadOS. It was released with macOS Catalina on October 7, 2019, as one of three applications created to replace iTunes.[4] The Music app is differentiated from iTunes by its concentration on streaming media and lesser focus on the iTunes Store, where content may be purchased outright.

  1. ^ "Apple introduces the Apple Music Voice Plan". Apple Newsroom. Archived from the original on 2022-07-16. Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  2. ^ "macOS Catalina – Apple". Apple Inc. June 3, 2019. Archived from the original on July 17, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019. Presenting Apple Music on Mac – the new Music app is the ultimate music streaming experience on Mac.
  3. ^ "The 5 best features in Apple's iOS 5". PCWorld. 2011-06-09. Archived from the original on 2013-11-09. Retrieved 2019-10-24.
  4. ^ Chen, Brian X.; Nicas, Jick (June 3, 2019). "Apple's WWDC Highlights: Death of iTunes and $6,000 Macs". The New York Times. Archived from the original on June 4, 2019. Retrieved June 3, 2019.


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