[3 Ways] How to Share iTunes Library between Two Users

iTunes is a great media management and media player. It offers various features to help you organize your music, movies, podcasts, etc. Usually, your iTunes library is only stored on your own computer but sometimes you may like to share iTunes library with other devices, for example, you may want to share iTunes library with family.

So can you share iTunes library between two users? Well, the answer is YES! This guide will introduce you 3 ways that can help you share iTunes library with family and friends. These 3 methods can all help you share iTunes library on two computers, but if you want to share iTunes library between two users that using different Apple IDs, please refer to Way 3 to get the detailed steps.

► If you want to share iTunes library with iPhone, you can refer to this How to Transfer iTunes Library to iPhone guide to get the method.

Way 1. How to Share iTunes Library on A Local PC Network

You are allowed to set up a maximum of five computers on a local network to share iTunes Library with each other. It’s a convenient way to listen to music from others.

For example, if your computer is turned on and iTunes is open, your family member can play shared items from your computer. However, they are not allowed to import the shared library into their libraries. If you want to import iTunes library into their libraries, you can refer to the next two methods.

Set to Share iTunes Library on A Lock Network

1. Launch iTunes on your computer.

2. Choose Edit from the menu > Choose Preferences.

3. Select Sharing > Choose Share my library on my local network.

4. Choose to Share entire library or select the items you want to share.

5. Click OK.

★Tips:

If you want other people to enter a passcode before they can access your library, you can select Require password and enter your password.

You can click General to change the name of your shared library.

Access Shared Library on Another Computer

1. Open iTunes on the computer.

2. Select a shared library from the drop-down menu.

3. Double click an item to play it.

Way 2. How to Share iTunes Library via Home Sharing Feature

Home Sharing offers a way to share and import iTunes library to another five computers. Your family can access your iTunes library when your iTunes is open.

Please make sure that:

• All devices are on the same network
• All devices are using the same Apple ID
• All devices have the latest version of iTunes

Set Up Home Sharing on Your Computer

1. Launch iTunes on your computer.

2. Click Account from the menu bar > Sign in to your account with your Apple ID and password.

3. Click File from the menu bar > Choose Home Sharing > Select Turn on Home Sharing. You may get a pop-up message asking you to authorize your computer, please select Authorize and then choose OK to confirm.

4. Sign in with your Apple ID and password > Choose Turn on Home Sharing.

5. Click OK.

Access Shared Library on Another Computer

1. Launch iTunes on the computer.

2. Click Account from the menu bar > Sign in with the same Apple ID that you used on the other computer.

3. Choose Music from the drop-down button.

4. Select the share music library you want to access.

Way 3. How to Share iTunes Library between Two Users (Different Apple IDs)

• Want to share iTunes library with another Apple ID?
• Want to listen to music when the shared computer is off?
• Want to share and import iTunes library to family’s iTunes library?
• Want to share iTunes library without connecting to the same network?

If you are in one of the above situations, you can choose to move the iTunes library. For detailed steps, you can refer to this transfer iTunes library to another computer guide to learn more. In this way, your families can listen to the songs whenever they want.

In addition, you can also choose to transfer music from your iPhone or computer to family’s iPhone or computer. To make things simple, you can rely on AOMEI FoneBackup, one easy-to-use iOS data management tool to help you.

This tool supports data transfer between iPhone/iPad and computer, between iPhone and another iPhone/iPad with different Apple IDs. You are allowed to transfer both purchased and non purchased songs.

Below are the steps to transfer music from computer to iPhone.

1. Download, install and launch AOMEI FoneBackup.

2. Connect iPhone to computer via USB cable.

3. Choose Phone Transfer > Move the Cursor to PC to iPhone option. And click Start Transfer.

4. Click the “+” icon > Choose the songs you’d like to add to iPhone > Click Open to continue.

5. Click Start Transfer to add music from computer to iPhone.

If you want to transfer music from iPhone to iPhone, you can first click Transfer to Computer option to transfer music from source iPhone to computer and then let Transfer to iPhone function to add music to the target one.

Final Words

That’s all about how to share iTunes library with family. You can take advantage of iTunes’s feature to share iTunes library with other devices on the same local Intertet. In addition, you can choose to transfer iTunes library to another computer without Internet.

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