Do you want to know how to share iTunes library? If yes then, do not worry because the process of doing so is quite simple and requires only a couple of changes in the settings of iTunes. Sharing your iTunes library is the best way of sharing your music, books, videos and podcasts on your Mac with other users that would be connected to your network. It is used in many dormitories, workplaces, homes and even schools to let others share your multimedia content.

You could easily find out how to share iTunes library by following few simple steps that are mentioned below:

  1. Open your iTunes application and select “preference” from the iTunes menu. Now click on “Sharing” and a window would appear below it.
  2. Now, you would be required to select the “Share my library on my local network”.
  3. If you want to share everything that is present in your iTunes library, then you should click on “Share entire library” just below the checkbox of “Share my library on my local network”.
  4. However, if you do not want to share everything present in your library then you could make use of another option, “Share selected playlists”. After choosing it, you would be required to select the playlist that you wish to share with other users in your network. It is the best way of limiting access to certain content or hide certain playlists in your library. For instance, if you are a teacher then you could easily create a playlist that contains the content for your lesson and hide rest of the items.
  5. If you want to keep privacy then you could select the “Require Password” just below it and enter the password. By doing so, no one could access your library without entering the correct password, hence the best mean of keeping privacy.
  6. You could also allow other users in your network to update the play counts of music files in your library by selecting the “Sharing computers and devices update play counts”. Thus, song would be updated in your play count every time a user listens to a song.
  7. Once you are done, you simply need to click on “OK” in order to save changes and turn on sharing.

With the steps above, you will easily know how to share iTunes library. Sharing iTunes library will enable the shared media to be used without any problem. However, there are certain limitations to this process. You cannot make changes to the iTunes library by moving or deleting the songs. You cannot even copy the songs from iTunes library to your machine. After the successful attempt of sharing iTunes library, your files can be accessed by the users you have shared them and without caring where you are, they can enjoy listening to the music in your playlists. To keep your privacy intact, it is very important to revoke the sharing access if you do not want others to use your files on certain networks.