Download Apple iTunes 9.0

Apple released version 9 of iTunes at its annual Apple event in San Francisco on Wednesday. With this program it is possible, among other things, to manage the music collection, buy music tracks via Apple’s online music store, burn CDs and of course manage the iPod or iPhone. Apple’s iTunes is available for Windows XP and Vista in a 32-bit version, a 64-bit version that is only suitable for Windows Vista, and for Mac OS X, with downloads ranging in size from 83 to 90 MB. New in version 9 is, among other things, a new appearance and the possibility to determine yourself which media files should be synchronized. Below are the complete release notes for version 9:

About iTunes 9

iTunes 9 comes with many new features and improvements, including:

• An improved look and feel, including a new Column Browser for easily browsing your artists or albums, movies, TV shows, and more.
• iTunes Store has a brand new look, with improved navigation for quick and easy exploration.
• iTunes LP and iTunes Extras create unique experiences that feature exclusive interviews, videos, photos, and more — available with select album and movie purchases on the iTunes Store.
• Home Sharing helps you manage your family’s iTunes collection between computers in your home. iTunes can automatically transfer new purchases, or you can choose just the items you want.
• Genius Mixes are created for you by iTunes and play songs from your library that go great together.
• iPod and iPhone syncing now allows you to organize your iPhone and iPod touch home screens directly in iTunes. Syncing is now also more flexible, allowing you to sync individual artists, genres, or TV show and Podcast episodes.
• iTunes U items are now organized into their own section in your iTunes library.
• Sync with iPod nano (5th generation), iPod classic (Fall 2009), and iPod touch (Fall 2009).

iTunes 9 also includes many other improvements, such as HE-AAC encoding and playback, more flexibility with Smart Playlists rules, simpler organization of your media files inside an iTunes Media folder, and more.