All your subscriptions and downloaded episodes live here. Audiobooks: These have moved to the Apple Books app. 🛠️ Can I Still Install iTunes on Big Sur?
For your entire song library, playlists, and the iTunes Store. For movies, TV shows, and your video purchases. For all your favorite shows and subscriptions. For your audiobooks and ebooks. How to Sync Your iPhone or iPad
The on Big Sur retains the iTunes library structure but strips away the video and podcast clutter. It offers a cleaner interface that aligns with the Big Sur aesthetic: translucent sidebars, taller title bars, and vibrant icons. Similarly, the TV app centralizes movies and shows, integrating with streaming services more effectively than the old iTunes store interface ever could.
For most users, the better approach is learning how to use the replacement apps rather than attempting to resurrect iTunes.
If you deleted content inside the Apple Music app on Big Sur 11.7 and want it back:
The confusion may stem from a simple "split" of the version number: .7, where "117" represents the 11 and 7 parts of the version.
In the past, plugging an iPhone, iPad, or iPod into your Mac automatically launched iTunes for syncing and backups. In macOS Big Sur 11.7, this entire process takes place inside .
In macOS Big Sur 11.7, Apple divided the core responsibilities of iTunes across four native applications. Your media library transfers automatically to these apps without losing data. 1. Device Management & Syncing → The Finder
: Managed entirely in the Apple Music App , where your existing local iTunes library and custom playlists are automatically imported.
: Houses your entire music library, playlists, and the Apple Music streaming service.
Whether you're running macOS Big Sur 11.7 or any other modern version of macOS, your music, movies, TV shows, and iOS device management capabilities remain fully intact. Apple's replacement apps, introduced with macOS Catalina and refined in Big Sur, offer a more focused, less cluttered experience for managing your digital content.
The short answer is , not officially. Apple’s installers for iTunes are built for older versions of macOS (Mojave and earlier) and will not run on Big Sur because the underlying system architecture has changed. Why you don't need it: Performance: The separate apps are faster and use less RAM.
To appreciate the evolution of iTunes on macOS Big Sur 11.7, let's compare it with previous versions:
All your subscriptions and downloaded episodes live here. Audiobooks: These have moved to the Apple Books app. 🛠️ Can I Still Install iTunes on Big Sur?
For your entire song library, playlists, and the iTunes Store. For movies, TV shows, and your video purchases. For all your favorite shows and subscriptions. For your audiobooks and ebooks. How to Sync Your iPhone or iPad
The on Big Sur retains the iTunes library structure but strips away the video and podcast clutter. It offers a cleaner interface that aligns with the Big Sur aesthetic: translucent sidebars, taller title bars, and vibrant icons. Similarly, the TV app centralizes movies and shows, integrating with streaming services more effectively than the old iTunes store interface ever could.
For most users, the better approach is learning how to use the replacement apps rather than attempting to resurrect iTunes.
If you deleted content inside the Apple Music app on Big Sur 11.7 and want it back:
The confusion may stem from a simple "split" of the version number: .7, where "117" represents the 11 and 7 parts of the version.
In the past, plugging an iPhone, iPad, or iPod into your Mac automatically launched iTunes for syncing and backups. In macOS Big Sur 11.7, this entire process takes place inside .
In macOS Big Sur 11.7, Apple divided the core responsibilities of iTunes across four native applications. Your media library transfers automatically to these apps without losing data. 1. Device Management & Syncing → The Finder
: Managed entirely in the Apple Music App , where your existing local iTunes library and custom playlists are automatically imported.
: Houses your entire music library, playlists, and the Apple Music streaming service.
Whether you're running macOS Big Sur 11.7 or any other modern version of macOS, your music, movies, TV shows, and iOS device management capabilities remain fully intact. Apple's replacement apps, introduced with macOS Catalina and refined in Big Sur, offer a more focused, less cluttered experience for managing your digital content.
The short answer is , not officially. Apple’s installers for iTunes are built for older versions of macOS (Mojave and earlier) and will not run on Big Sur because the underlying system architecture has changed. Why you don't need it: Performance: The separate apps are faster and use less RAM.
To appreciate the evolution of iTunes on macOS Big Sur 11.7, let's compare it with previous versions: