Yes, iTunes 12.6.5.3 partially works on Apple Silicon.
You can’t log into the Store, but it plays local files, including 4K video, and still has Internet Radio
Apple has removed the page for iTunes 12.6.5.3 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208079 but the link for the dmg is still active https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/i...-B085-11E8-B6AB-C1D03409AD2A/iTunes12.6.5.dmg
AppleScript that extracts iTunes.app from the dmg, modifies Info.plist with 13.9.9 instead of 12.6.5.3 so that the app will be allowed to start, copies the app into Applications and starts the app.
I would suggest opening Preferences – Restrictions, disabling iTunes Store and restarting the app.
The same script can be used for other versions of iTunes, I’ve tested it on 12.7.5.9 and 12.8.3.1.
Links from Apple for the dmg files https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/ITunes
Merry Christmas!
You can’t log into the Store, but it plays local files, including 4K video, and still has Internet Radio
Apple has removed the page for iTunes 12.6.5.3 https://support.apple.com/kb/HT208079 but the link for the dmg is still active https://secure-appldnld.apple.com/i...-B085-11E8-B6AB-C1D03409AD2A/iTunes12.6.5.dmg
AppleScript that extracts iTunes.app from the dmg, modifies Info.plist with 13.9.9 instead of 12.6.5.3 so that the app will be allowed to start, copies the app into Applications and starts the app.
Code:
set theDMG to choose file with prompt "Please select iTunes dmg file:" of type {"dmg"}
do shell script "hdiutil mount " & quoted form of POSIX path of theDMG
do shell script "pkgutil --expand /Volumes/iTunes/Install\\ iTunes.pkg ~/tmp"
do shell script "hdiutil unmount /Volumes/iTunes/"
do shell script "cd ~/tmp/iTunesX.pkg; cat Payload | gunzip -dc |cpio -i; ditto ~/tmp/iTunesX.pkg/Applications/iTunes.app ~/tmp/iTunes.app;"
do shell script "plutil -replace CFBundleGetInfoString -string 'iTunes 13.9.9' ~/tmp/iTunes.app/Contents/Info.plist"
do shell script "plutil -replace CFBundleShortVersionString -string 13.9.9 ~/tmp/iTunes.app/Contents/Info.plist"
do shell script "plutil -replace CFBundleVersion -string 13.9.9 ~/tmp/iTunes.app/Contents/Info.plist"
do shell script "touch ~/tmp/iTunes.app"
do shell script "ditto ~/tmp/iTunes.app /Applications/iTunes.app"
do shell script "rm -r ~/tmp"
do shell script "open /Applications/iTunes.app"
I would suggest opening Preferences – Restrictions, disabling iTunes Store and restarting the app.
The same script can be used for other versions of iTunes, I’ve tested it on 12.7.5.9 and 12.8.3.1.
Links from Apple for the dmg files https://www.theiphonewiki.com/wiki/ITunes
Merry Christmas!