I may be late to the game and apologize since I'm sure my question has been kicked around before. I’ve built a new Windows 11 Pro PC and need to decide whether to install iTunes or Apple Music, Apple TV and Apple Devices. I still have iTunes on my old Windows 10 PC and can walk down to the basement office and continue using it but at a minimum want the music on my new PC and it would be convenient to mange both music and my iPhone on it.
I do not want to use iCloud. I don’t want to purchase or stream Apple Music. I have a couple Apple TV 4K boxes for home theater but don’t need an app on my PC.
All I want to do is manage my music and back up my iPhone on my PC, not the cloud. When I buy a new CD I have always burned and saved it as an ALAC file in iTunes and managed my playlists in iTunes. I also use a third party program to convert ALAC files to FLAC files that I put on USBs’ and can play on AVR’s and in our cars. I haven't checked if it also works with Apple Music. If not I will have to find a new third party program unless Apple Music has that capability.
Edit: Easy decision once I learned Apple Music is not free and requires a subscription. iTunes it is.
Thank you.
I do not want to use iCloud. I don’t want to purchase or stream Apple Music. I have a couple Apple TV 4K boxes for home theater but don’t need an app on my PC.
All I want to do is manage my music and back up my iPhone on my PC, not the cloud. When I buy a new CD I have always burned and saved it as an ALAC file in iTunes and managed my playlists in iTunes. I also use a third party program to convert ALAC files to FLAC files that I put on USBs’ and can play on AVR’s and in our cars. I haven't checked if it also works with Apple Music. If not I will have to find a new third party program unless Apple Music has that capability.
Edit: Easy decision once I learned Apple Music is not free and requires a subscription. iTunes it is.
Thank you.
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