How To Turn On Itunes Sharing

iTunes sharing is great for offices, dorms, or homes with multiple computers. Designate up to five computers on a local network (such as a home Wi-Fi network) to share the iTunes libraries on those devices. If a shared computer is turned on and iTunes is open, you can play that computer’s shared items on other computers in the network. However, you can’t import the shared items into the libraries on other computers. If you want to import items from iTunes libraries on other computers in your home network, turn on Home Sharing.

To enable the iTunes sharing feature:

How to Find and Use Shared iTunes Libraries

Any shared iTunes libraries that you can access appear in the left sidebar of your iTunes library along with your music and playlists. Select a shared library to browse it as if it was on your computer.

An active firewall may prevent iTunes sharing on your network. Here’s how to work around this.

Mac Firewall

If you use the default Mac Firewall, change a setting to allow iTunes sharing:

Windows Firewall

There are dozens of firewalls available for Windows. Consult the instructions for your firewall software to create an exception for iTunes. If you use the default Windows Defender firewall for Windows 10:

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