After the UI overhaul of the Music app in macOS 26 diverged from the long-standing iTunes design language, I tried to use older iTunes versions on a modern MacBook because I preferred its design and feature set. However, starting with Tahoe, most solutions for running older software began to break due to the deprecation of certain libraries. As such, I decided to make my own music player completely from scratch using Swift and SwiftUI.
ClassicTunes is an Apple Silicon–made app that faithfully recreates the look and feel of iTunes 7–10, featuring:
- Faithfully recreated Cover Flow
- MiniPlayer
- Playlists and Smart Playlists (with smart m3u support)
- Tunes Store (via the iTunes API)
- Lyrics support (with lrclib or metadata)
- iPod Syncing (1st-2nd gen Shuffles for now)
- Discord Rich Presence (with MusicPresence)
- Color and theme customization
- Classic iTunes 7–10 aesthetics
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Download ClassicTunes 1.4 · Website · All releases
System requirements: macOS 14 Sonoma or later, Apple Silicon (M-series and A-series).
The app and the website are available in 11 languages: English, 简体中文, Français, Deutsch, हिन्दी, 日本語, 한국어, Português (Brasil), Русский, Español and తెలుగు.
