WWCD 2019: After 18 Years, It Is Time To Say Goodbye To Itunes On Macs

Harin - Jun 04, 2019

At Apple's Worldwide Developer Conference, the company's executive Craig Federighi has confirmed that Itunes will no longer be available on Macs,

The era of Itunes has finally come to an end with the confirmation of Craig Federhigi, an Apple executive at the company’s 2019 Worldwide Developers Conference. In macOS’s upcoming version it will be split into separate apps, Apple Music, Apple TV, and Apple Podcasts.

Wwdc2019-Craig-Federighi-Previews-Macos-Catalina — Craig Federighi announced iTunes' kill-off.

Apple Music, according to the company, will be easier to use, lightning-fast, improved and simplified. Users’ music tracks will be stored here, whether they were ripped from CDs, purchased or downloaded.

If you are the type of user who wants to have ownership over your music, iTunes Music Store is still there. This means that within the Music app, there will be a sidebar that will directly lead you to the Music Store.

The same thing with Apple TV app as you can buy TV shows and movies within the app.

Apple-Previews-Macos-Catalina-Apple-Music-Screen — The upcoming Apple Music App on macOS Catalina.

So, will people miss iTunes? Well, for many years, the app had become unhandy and many people had stopped using it. It makes senses that the company has decided to divide it into different apps for a simpler experience. For software updates management or backups handling, you can use the Finder.

On iOS, an iTunes app still exists. It will be where users can buy music as there are already separate apps for Music, Podcasts, and TV on the iPhone, iPod Touch, and iPad.

Even so, it’s time to say goodbye to iTunes which did really change how we chose, bought, and listened to music.