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- Price: Free
- Operating system: Windows XP, Windows 2000
- Date added: October 12, 2005
- Total Downloads: 8,774,192
- Downloads last week: 25,669
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A newer version of iTunes for Windows is available.
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- CNET editors' rating: stars
- Average user rating: stars out of 1277 votes
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CNET editors' review
Reviewed by: CNET Staff
Although iTunes has always been one of the best pieces of jukebox software available, the company continues to improve upon a great thing with version 6, which adds the much-rumored video capabilities. Though the last major release of this program featured a revamped design, the big news this time around is a video player that accomodates both your own files and ones you buy at the iTunes Music Store. The experience of both purchasing and playing videos is almost identical to perfoming the same actions with music, so seasoned users will have no trouble. All the features we've loved from past versions are still intact, including seamless iPod integration, smart playlists, CD burning, label printing, the ability to rip files in multiple formats (except WMA), network sharing, and, of course, the enormously successful iTunes Music Store. Rounding out the feature set are parental controls, integrated podcasts, and a smart-shuffle option. Whether you're already among the converted or have yet to try this top-notch player, iTunes 6 should find a home on any media junkie's computer. Watch the CNET video review of iTunes for Windows:
Publisher's description
From Apple :iTunes, the award-winning digital-jukebox software, is now available for Mac and Windows. The iTunes Music Store offers Windows users the same online music store as Mac users, with the same music catalog, the same personal-use rights, and the same 99-cents-per-song pricing. With music from all five major music companies and more than 600 independent labels, the iTunes Music Store catalog now offers more than 1,000,000 songs. Features include a free download with no hidden charges for extra features, MP3 and pristine-quality AAC-encoding from audio CDs, smart playlists, more than 250 free Internet radio stations, and the ability to burn custom playlists to CDs and MP3 CDs, to burn content to DVDs to back up an entire music collection, and to share music via Rendezvous over any network, cross-platform.
This version introduces 2,000 music videos at the iTunes Music Store to go with the new iPods.
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User reviews of iTunes for Windows 6
- Average user rating: 3.1 stars out of 1277 votes
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5 out of 7 people found this review helpful
Version: iTunes for Windows 6
"This program is very mainstream and easy to use"
Pros: Works great, excellent design. Please don't get overscared by the cons.
Cons: The bad news is for us security consious people out there. This program has several vulnerabilities which can cause virus/trojans to get in. This program is great, it just needs some hardening. Our tests showed a lot of security vulnerabilities.
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16 out of 17 people found this review helpful
Version: iTunes for Windows 6
"Bad rendition of a fine piece of software"
Pros: On the one computer I could get it to install on...it's not terrible. iTunes 5 + better video support.
Cons: Numerous computers I've attempted to install it on have catastrophic installation failures. Research of my own (confirmed in Apple's support "Discussions") indicates that the bundled QuickTime 7.0.3 update is not installing correctly.
Long story short: Wait for a 6.0.1! This is a busted release for most and will be a frustrating waste of time. Further, it will leave QuickTime in an usable state that takes some know-how to clean-up. Apple QA should be sent home over this mistake.
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2 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: iTunes for Windows 6
Pros: Being able to organize and create playlists easily, iTunes has become one of my favorite media programs. Now that you can put videos on your ipod, iTunes makes it simple to add videos to your ipod. The interface is easy on the eye. You can do everything from buy music to rate your songs or create a playlist while burning another one at the same time. Number one for my computer.
Cons: You will only feel the true potential if you have an ipod. Otherwise stick with WMP or something, unless you really like iTunes without the ipod.
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7 out of 9 people found this review helpful
Version: iTunes for Windows 6
"Great software with fresh approach for handling music files"
Pros: I don't know much about Mac software, but when I saw iTunes released for Windows, I got excited by new design. One of many other advantages of this product, for my mind, is a capability to handle a large music library. iTunes sorts songs in a snap, rather than offering a lag like other music players. I can actually listen to my collection randomly without getting errors. As one might imagine, the integration between iTunes and iPod is seamless. I can access my iPod as if it were a local drive. Availability of CD ripping feature is a pleasant moment also.
Cons: iTunes doesn't give you the control over file names and their locations.
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1 out of 3 people found this review helpful
Version: iTunes for Windows 6
Pros: You can transfer media to your ipod.
Cons: Although you can transfer media to your ipod, you cannot do it on the fly. You have to reconnect the ipod everytime you want it to update. I would much rather prefer Yamipod.
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