ITunes version history

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Contents

1 Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X
2 Mac OS X
3 Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP
4 External links

Mac OS 9 and Mac OS X

1.0 — January 9 2001
* Original release.
1.1 — February 21 2001
* Support for external burners.
* Improved visual effects generator.
* More supported burners.
2.0 — October 23 2001
* iPod support.
* Equalizer.
* MP3 CD burning.
* Crossfader.
* Sound enhancer.
* Burns CDs two times faster than before.
* Unicode metadata and ID3 tag support.
2.0.2 — November 16 2001
* Language support for French and German.
2.0.3 — December 13 2001
* Only checked songs are synchronized with iPod.
* Rio One MP3 player support.
2.0.4 — March 20 2002
* Expanded AppleScript support.
* Improved stability and performance.

Mac OS X

3.0 — July 17 2002
* Smart playlists.
* Audible.com audio book support.
* Sound check.
* Ratings.
* Play counts.
* Join tracks.
* Playlist importing and exporting.
3.0.1 — September 18 2002
* Performance improvements.
* Better support for Mac OS X v10.2.
4.0 — April 28 2003
* Music Store support.
* Music sharing.
* AAC audio codec.
* Album artwork.
* DVD burning support.
* Improved searching.
* Beats per minute field.
4.0.1 — May 27 2003
* Music sharing only in subnet.
* Performance improvements.

Mac OS X and Windows 2000/XP

4.1 — October 16 2003
* Voice notes and On-The-Go playlists synchronization with iPod.
* Support for large library to be burned on multiple CDs.
* Music Store link dragging and dropping.
* Music Store now features Audiobooks.
* Music Store has more advanced Power Search.
* Music Store supports allowance.
* Music Store supports gift certificates.
4.2 — December 18 2003
* AOL account support in Music Store.
* Performance improvements.
4.5 — April 28 2004
* iMix.
* Party Shuffle.
* CD insert printing.
* Music Store Quick Links.
* Automatic WMA to AAC conversion (Windows only).
* Apple Lossless audio codec.
4.6 — June 9 2004
* AirTunes support.
* Minor improvements.
4.7 — October 27 2004
* Support for copying photos to an iPod photo.
* Ability to show duplicate songs in your library.
* Performance improvements.
* iPod preferences now part of the Preferences window.
* Ability to search iMixes by name on the iTunes Music Store.
* Taskbar iTunes toolbar, minimize to tray. (Windows only.)
4.7.1 — January 11 2005
* Support for iPod shuffle and "Autofill" functionality.
* Disallows play and transfer of Music Store-purchased tracks that have had the DRM-protection stripped by third-party applications.
* Only allows 5 connections per day to libraries shared over a network.
4.8 — May 9 2005
* Video support
* Support for new international iTunes Music Stores
* Support for transferring contacts and calendars from a computer to an iPod (Mac OS X v10.4 Tiger only)
* [Security enhancements]
4.9 — June 28 2005
* Support for Podcasting
*Support for mobile phones (currently only the Motorola ROKR E1 and Motorola SLVR are able to take advantage of this)
5.0 — September 7, 2005
*Refined look (more compact)
*'LCD' display at top now displays artist and song together
*Ability to group playlists in folders
*Search now has Search Bar for refining search results. It duplicates the Spotlight bar in Mac OS X 10.4 Finder:
**Search all music, audiobooks, podcasts, and videos, etc.
**Search all artists, albums, and songs
*Automatically sync calendars and contacts with Microsoft Outlook and Outlook Express (contacts only)
*Smart shuffle (with adjustable 'randomness')
*Support for the playback and creation of Variable Bitrate AAC files
*Parental Controls to limit children's access to podcasts, the iTunes Music Store, and sharing features
*Lyrics tab in track info box
*Each song has the option to remember playback position and to skip it in shuffle mode
5.0.1 — September 20 2005
* Bug fixes
* Bonjour for Windows removed from installer bundle after DNS conflict problems
6.0 — October 12, 2005
* "Videos" added to Sources list
* Supports purchase of video content through the iTunes Music Store
* Can transfer video files to fifth-generation iPods
* By purchasing music with 6.0 and further versions, iTunes Music Store account is upgraded, blocking the Hymn DRM removal utility
6.0.1 — October 20, 2005
* Bug fixes
6.0.2 — January 10, 2006
* Bug fixes
* MiniStore in library (mini view of related products in itunes store)
* Sync Home Movies to iPod video
* AirTunes Enhancement to allow three separate audio streams
6.0.3 — February 15, 2006
* Bug fixes
* Performance Improvements
6.0.4 — March 1, 2006
* Addresses stability and performance issues related to Front Row
6.0.4.2 - March 3, 2006
* Fixes problems that some users have with playlists only in version 6.0.4
6.0.5 - June 29, 2006
* Adds Support for syncing Nike + iPod workout data to nikeplus.com, to easily track progress, set training goals, and challenge others. New Nike Sport Music area on the iTunes Music Store to download workout mixes, Athlete Inspiration playlists, Nike podcasts.

External links

[Download latest version of iTunes from Apple]

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