iTunes Publisher Basics

Getting Started

You will need at least iTunes 3 and Mac OS X 10.2 in order to use iTunes Publisher. iTunes does not have to be running.

Using iTunes Publisher

Select the type of export you want from the tabs in the main window. Set up the options the way you want, and hit the "Export..." button in the top right of the main window. You might have to set up export fields before saving, depending on the type of export you chose. If you add or modify a playlist in iTunes while iTunes Publisher is running, you can use the "Refresh" menu item under "File" to reflect that change in iTunes Publisher.

Setting Up Export Fields

Move fields from the left column to the right columns by selecting a field and hitting the arrow that points to the right. Select a field in one of the two columns to the right and hit the left arrow to deselect a field. If you would like to sort in a different order than your field order, you may rearrange the columns "Field Order" and "Sort Order" by dragging fields up or down. Hit the "Save" button, and save the document(s).

Encodings

By default, all exported files use UTF-8 text encoding. You may change this for delimited text exports if you wish. If certain characters do not appear correctly for you in text editors, you may have to explicity tell your text editor what your text encoding is. For example - when you choose the exported file in TextEdit's Open dialog box, you can choose the way in which the file should be read.