Editing ITunes (section)

==Features==

===Music Library===
iTunes served as a central hub for managing personal music collections. Users could import audio CDs, organize tracks by artist, album, and genre, create custom playlists, and sync their libraries to iPod, iPhone, and iPad devices.

===Smart Playlists===
"Smart playlists" are a set of playlists that can be set to automatically filter the library based on a customized list of selection criteria, much like a database query. 

===Genius===
Introduced in iTunes 8 in 2008, "Genius" could automatically generate a playlist of songs from the user's library that "go great together." The feature was updated with iTunes 9 in 2009 to offer "Genius Mixes", which generated playlists based on specific music genres. 

===iTunes Radio===
iTunes included a built-in internet radio feature offering genre-based streaming stations. This eventually evolved into Beats 1 and, later, [[Apple Music 1]] following the launch of Apple Music in 2015.

===Device Synchronization===
iTunes was the primary method for syncing content between a Mac or PC and Apple's portable devices, including the iPod, iPhone, and iPad. It also handled device backups, firmware updates, and restores.

===iTunes Store===
The iTunes Store allowed users to purchase and download music, movies, television shows, audiobooks, and other content directly within the application. The iTunes Store soon became one of the internet's premier marketplaces not only for music but also for music videos, TV shows, movies, apps, and podcasts.