Now there's an app for every media type

Get media into iTunes. In the iTunes app on your PC, choose File Add File to Library or Add Folder to Library. Locate a file or folder, then click Open. If you add a folder, all the files it contains are added to your library. Alternatively, in your browser (Mac - Safari, Firefox, Chrome; Windows - Internet Explorer, Firefox), click the 'Download' button on the top right corner of playing video to download. Next, click the 'Downloaded' category on the left portion to open the downloaded YouTube videos list.

  1. How to Add Physical DVDs to iTunes Library There are at least two easy options for getting the movies you own on Blu-ray or DVD into your iTunes library, but keep in mind this won’t be possible.
  2. Question: Q: I can't add movies to my iTunes library!! I transfered the movie from one computer to the other with a USB. When I draged the file to iTunes library it was accepted in computer 2 (Which is a laptop) However when I tried this on my Pc nothing happened.
  3. Oct 07, 2019  Connect your Apple ID to Movies Anywhere. Open the Movies Anywhere app on your iOS device and sign in. At the top of the screen, tap your profile icon, then tap Manage Retailers. When iTunes or the iTunes Store app opens, complete the process.

With macOS Catalina, your music, videos, podcasts, and audiobooks are organized in to their own dedicated apps — the Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Podcasts app, and Apple Books app. You can also access your iTunes Store purchases in these apps.

If you have a PC, you can continue to use iTunes for Windows to manage your media library, make purchases, and manually sync and manage your iPhone, iPad, or iPod touch.

Use Finder to sync and manage your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch

Finder is the new place to back up, update, or restore your iPhone, iPad, and iPod touch. Just connect your device to your Mac and it appears in the Finder sidebar. And you can easily drag and drop files to your device.

Use Finder to manage your devices.

Upgrade your iTunes library

After you update to macOS Catalina, just open the Apple Music app or Apple TV app to use your iTunes library in the new apps. Have multiple iTunes libraries? Learn how to switch between them in macOS Catalina.

If you open the Apple Podcasts app or Apple Books app first, you won't see any of your media until you open the Apple Music app or Apple TV app.

Here are some things to know

  • The Apple Music app and Apple TV app read the contents of your iTunes library — so don't delete your iTunes library.
  • If you open the Apple Music app and don't see all of your album artwork, leave the Apple Music app open so your album artwork can finish downloading.
  • If you previously used multiple iTunes libraries, your audiobooks are imported in to the Apple Books library and podcasts are imported in to the Apple Podcasts library on your computer.

Where's my media?

Here's where you can find your entire media collection, access your iTunes Store purchases, and synced libraries.

All of your music is now in the Apple Music app

The Apple Music app is where you can find all of your music, including music that you imported in to iTunes, purchased from the iTunes Store, and playlists and smart playlists that you created in iTunes. And if you subscribe to Apple Music, you can stream and download millions of songs, and access your entire music library across all of your devices.

Explore the Apple Music app.

Looking for the iTunes Store?

If you don't see the iTunes Store in the sidebar, here's how to find it:

  1. Open the Apple Music app.
  2. In the menu bar, choose Music > Preferences.
  3. Go to the General tab and select iTunes Store.
  4. Click OK.

Everything you watch is now in the Apple TV app

The Apple TV app is the new home for all of your movies, TV shows, and home videos — including your purchases from iTunes. Browse movies and TV shows that you can buy, rent movies, and subscribe to just the channels that you want to watch. And soon you can discover new favorites with Apple TV+.

Discover the Apple TV app.

Find podcasts in the Apple Podcasts app

Find all of the shows that you’ve subscribed to or added to iTunes in the Apple Podcasts app. Continue listening to your favorite podcast episodes. And discover new shows that you might like based on the ones that you’re already listening to.

Listen with the Apple Podcasts app.

Listen to audiobooks in the Apple Books app

Find your audiobooks, including the ones that you purchased from iTunes, in the Apple Books app. Discover new books to read in the Book Store. Or buy audiobooks from the new Audiobook Store so you can listen on the go.

Check out the Apple Books app.

The Apple Music app, Apple TV app, Apple Podcast app, and Apple Books app aren’t available in all countries and regions. Learn what’s available in your country or region.

FonePaw - Solution - Converter - Add MP4 to iTunes

Some users try to add MP4 video files to iTunes library and then sync them to iDevices. But when they click 'add file to library' or drag the files to iTunes, nothing showed. This not only happened on the latest iTunes 12, but iTunes 11. If you cannot add movies to iTunes 12/11, this guide must be helpful.

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Part 1: How to Add Videos to iTunes

It is very simple to put downloaded movies on iTunes. There are two ways to add home videos (MP4, MOV, etc.) to iTunes.

Way 1: Drag videos to iTunes

  • Launch iTunes on your Win PC or Mac.

  • If you are on a PC, drag the video files from the desktop to the iTunes window;

  • If you are on a Mac, drag the video files from the Finder to the iTunes window.

  • The videos will be imported to the Movies section of your iTunes library.

Way 2: Add files to iTunes Library

In iTunes, choose File > Add to Library/Add Folder to Library and select a video or folder that you want to import to iTunes from the computer. The imported videos can be found in Home Videos under Movies.

Part 2: Why Can't Add MP4/MPEG to iTunes on Mac/Windows

1. Your MP4 files have already been added to iTunes but you cannot find them in iTunes

Starting from iTunes 11, all videos and movies that aren't purchased from iTunes will be added to 'Home Videos' under 'Movies' category instead of to 'My Movies' under 'Movies' in iTunes. So you can try to find your added MP4 videos in 'Home Videos'.

2. Incompatible MP4 codecs

Here are the video formats that iTunes supports:

  • .mov file

  • .m4v file

  • .mp4 file

However, MP4, as a container format, can be encoded with many different video and audio codecs like H.264, H.263, MPEG-4, AC3, Xvid, AAC, etc, while iTunes only support few codec like MPEG-4/H.264 and AAC? If your MP4 files are rejected by iTunes, it's most likely the codecs in MP4 files are unaccepted by iTunes.

To convert your MP4 videos to iTunes supported formats, just try FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate. This MP4 to iTunes video converter has optimized presets to let you to convert MP4, MKV to formats supported by iTunes and Apple devices including iPad, iPod, iPhone and Apple TV. The converter can also support MP3, WMA, etc. audio files to iTunes supported formats.

Free download the trial version of this program and follow the steps below to have a try.

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Part 3: How to Convert MP4 to iTunes with Video Converter Ultimate

1. Run the program and import MP4 files

Download, install and launch the video converter on your computer. Then, click 'Add File' to import MP4 videos to the program.


2. Set iTunes and iOS supported MPEG-4 format

Click 'Profile' and set iTunes and iOS devices compatible 'MPEG4 Video (*.mp4)' as output video format.

If you want to convert video to iTunes supported MOV, select MOV- QuickTime (*.mov) as output profile.


Tips: In order to make the output files 100% supported by iTunes, choose 'Apple iPod', 'Apple iPad' or 'Apple iPhone' category to select the output format. The output format is not only compatible with Apple devices, but also iTunes.


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3. Convert MP4 to iTunes

Click 'Convert' to start MP4 to iTunes conversion.


4. Add MP4 to iTunes

Open iTunes, and then choose File > Add File to Library to import the converted MP4 files to iTunes. You can find the imported MP4 movies in 'Home Video'.

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5. Transfer MP4 to iPad/iPhone/iPod (Optional)

After importing MP4 to iTunes, you can also connect your iOS device to computer for sync or transfer with the help of iTunes.

There were still several to access or unhide the Library folder, but they weren’t immediately obvious or simple.Thankfully, recent versions of the Mac operating system make things easier. How to get into library on mac. With the release of way back in 2011, Apple removed easy access to the user’s Library folder. Although arguably well-intentioned, this change was frustrating for longtime Mac power users.


By following the guide above, you can add MP4 files to iTunes library without any trouble.

With FonePaw Video Converter Ultimate, you can also convert iTunes Audiobook M4B to MP3. Just download the program and have a try.

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