Getting Started with iTunes

Find out where to download many different versions of iTunes, from Mac to Windows, Linux to 64-bit.

Using iTunes isn't technically a requirement for having an iPod, iPhone, or iPad, but it's the easiest way to get content to your device.

A quick guide to downloading and installing iTunes on a Mac, as the first step to using it and your iPod.

Got a big stack of CDs you'd like to add to your iTunes library and your iPod or iPhone? Learn the ins and outs of doing that here.

You may not actually need a separate iTunes account if you’re an AOL user, but if think you might ever stop being an AOL user, you may want to consider a separate iTunes account.

Without an iTunes account, you can't do much. You can't buy music, download apps, rent movies, or activate your device. Basically, if you have no iTunes account, there's not much point in having an iOS device.

When you rip CDs in iTunes, you have a number of choices for what kinds of files you create, from MP3 to AAC to Apple Lossles, and more.

Learn how to use iTunes to create custom song mixes, burn CDs, and sync multiple iPods to the same computer.

Despite being compatible with the iPod, which is an MP3 player, songs purchased at the iTunes Store are not MP3s - they’re AACs. And, while AAC files work with all Apple products, they don’t work on every MP3 player and if you want them to play on those devices, you need to convert the iTunes songs to MP3.

Step-by-step instructions on how to burn CDs using iTunes.

Got a folder full of downloaded MP3s? Save time by adding the entire folder to iTunes.

Did you know that when more than one iTunes library is connected to the same network--and the sharing feature is turned on--you can listen to other people's music?

Songs copied from CD will usually show information like artist and song/album name in iTunes. But what if they don't? Or if they have the wrong information?

You can assign ratings to songs in iTunes ranging from 1-5 stars. But why would you want to do that? For a few reasons: to create Smart Playlists and to improve Party Shuffle.

Apple introduced iTunes Home Sharing in iTunes 9 as a way for multiple computers in a single house on the same WiFi network to share music between their iTunes libraries. With it turned on, you can listen to music on another computer in your house and copy music between computers or iPhones and iPods. It's also the way that iTunes libraries...

Each time Apple releases an iTunes update, new features and bug fixes are added to the software--and you'll almost always want the latest and greatest.