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TuneSpan for iTunes
TuneSpan for iTunes
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TuneSpan for iTunes free download for Mac

TuneSpan for iTunes

Effortless iTunes media library management.

4.4
Based on 20 user ratesRead reviews & comments

TuneSpan for iTunes overview

TuneSpan allows you to browse and span the media in your iTunes Library. To span your media means to distribute the files in your iTunes Library across multiple drives.

What does TuneSpan do?
TuneSpan helps you easily move the media files (Music, Movies, etc.) in your iTunes Library to multiple drives, avoiding the pitfalls of moving files manually. TuneSpan lets you browse and keep track of media in your iTunes Library on all drives, whether they're connected or not, and makes it clear to you what is and isn't currently available to play in iTunes. TuneSpan also offers sophisticated filtering options that aren't available in iTunes.

What’s new in version 1.4.1

Updated on Sep 12 2018

Version 1.4.1:
Fixed:
  • Bug that would cause TuneSpan to stall if large folders or lots of folders were expanded in the Media Locations list
  • Bugs when displaying TV Show names and large episode numbers
  • Other minor bug fixes and improvements
  • Refresh Album Artwork" Tool for iTunes 12.4 and newer
  • Variety of interface bugs on macOS 10.13 High Sierra
Added:
  • Support for the next version of macOS
  • New Maximum File and Folder Name Length setting to Advanced Preferences
  • Support for Loved, Album Loved, Work, Movement Name, Movement Number, and Movement Count tags
Improved:
  • "Create Locations Playlists" Tool for iTunes
  • TuneSpan handles very large Spans and Restores. When Spanning and Restoring more than 5000 tracks, TuneSpan will automatically split it into separate batches to not stress the system too much at once. TuneSpan can automatically continue onto the next batch if the previous one was successful
  • TuneSpan handles Restores when the original location no longer exists. TuneSpan will now offer to restore to the current iTunes Media folder instead
  • First run experience. New users will now be prompted to opt-in to Analytics on the second run instead of the first
  • Work, Movement Name, and Year as Dynamic Tokens in the Custom Folder Organization Preferences
  • Removed "iTunes U" and changed "Books" to "Audiobooks" throughout TuneSpan. If you're using an older version of iTunes that still has iTunes U, they will be shown as Podcasts in TuneSpan
  • Replaced interface icons with icons from Primaries by Parakeet
  • Dropped support for older than OS X 10.11.6 El Capitan
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Information

License

Commercial

Size

5.8 MB

Developer’s website

http://tunespan.com

Downloads

24077

App requirements

  • Intel 64
  • OS X 10.11.6 or later
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Rgl-1
Rgl-1
Apr 18 2020
1.4.1
5.0
Apr 18 2020
5.0
Version: 1.4.1
This is an indispensable utility for anyone with a large music and/or video library. Please, pretty please, update it to work with Catalina.
Funjoy
Funjoy
Jun 29 2017
1.3.1
0.0
Jun 29 2017
0.0
Version: 1.3.1
I got this a while back for $1.99 but haven't used it yet. Am considering new Mac w/ smaller internal SSD so I need to migrate media to external drive. I see that this app hasn't been updated since Oct '15, and on Twitter dev admits he hasn't spent much time on app, had to create Applescript to deal with an album art bug in the app! So I'm a little wary of trusting the app now. Any idea how it compares to PowerTunes (last updated Oct '16)
JD-1
JD-1
Dec 7 2016
1.3.1
5.0
Dec 7 2016
5.0
Version: 1.3.1
Worth every cent!

I've been using this app regularly now for over a year & just wanted to comment on it.
I am very happy with this little gem as it does everything I need to keep my external drives for my media server organized & tracked. The UI is easy to use and makes the whole process work seamlessly on my Mac Pro running 4 internal drives.

I also like the way it tracks file name or other metadata issues within iTunes's program & offers to fix these errors before spanning them. It's a wonderful little app that does one thing & it does it very well indeed!
RogerKatz
RogerKatz
Oct 22 2015
1.3
0.0
Oct 22 2015
0.0
Version: 1.3
the current version is 1.3.1
Drdul
Drdul
Dec 22 2014
1.2.2
5.0
Dec 22 2014
5.0
Version: 1.2.2
I wish more apps were like TuneSpan. It's easy to use, so easy that I could figure everything out without reading any of the documentation. It works fast and reliably. There is plenty of feedback about what it's doing, so I'm never left wondering what happened. And it looks good! I use TuneSpan to move my music files into my Dropbox (for backup purposes, seeing as I have 1 TB of storage now). I've also set up an automatic span so all I have to do is launch TuneSpan, and it does its thing without any intervention on my part. In the past, I've used TuneSpan to move large video files to an external drive when I ran out of space on my internal drive. I like that I can see where all my files are, and can easily restore everything back to its original location if need be (such as when I got a larger internal drive). Not everyone needs TuneSpan, but if you want to move your iTunes files around, it's the app to get.
fastrell
fastrell
Dec 20 2014
1.2.2
5.0
Dec 20 2014
5.0
Version: 1.2.2
can i combine libraries from different itunes versions without uppgrading??? if yes I by directly. (want to continue with itunes 10.7, but one library i want to join is created by itunes 12! pleas tell me just bought powertunes, useless thank you!
Mikael-B
Mikael-B
May 31 2014
1.1.7
0.0
May 31 2014
0.0
Version: 1.1.7
So keeps working when iTunes is updated? Currently I run iTunes 11.2.2. This is working for you users?
Julsa1
Julsa1
Oct 2 2013
1.1.3
5.0
Oct 2 2013
5.0
Version: 1.1.3
In one word: Excellent ! This is the way software should be ! The app relocated my complete music library (almost 450 gigs of music) to an external harddisk without a single problem. It just works, cleans up after and the developer is very responsive ! Worth every penny !
Goestoeleven
Goestoeleven
Jun 14 2013
1.1.1
4.5
Jun 14 2013
4.5
Version: 1.1.1
Great app that does what it says easily and transparently. Just gave me a seamless way to offload movies to an external disk that I don't need to have sucking up all my precious disk space. Love it!
BiggieSin
BiggieSin
Mar 14 2013
1.1
2.5
Mar 14 2013
2.5
Version: 1.1
Just buy TuneSpan 1.1 from Mac App Store. But should have video tutorial for TuneSpan 1.1 i search on youtube can't find. I wanna know every function and know how can use about with iTunes. Ps. will be back for rating after understand for use. Thank.
Dba
Dba
Sep 25 2012
1.0.3
4.5
Sep 25 2012
4.5
Version: 1.0.3
To the developer -- Does v 1.0.3 work with the new iTunes that just was released (which shows in Software Update as iTunes v 10.7)? I love this wonderful program, it is awesome. I hope v 1.0.3 works with the new iTunes 10.7, since I just installed it already without thinking to ask this first. Guess I'll find out when I finish typing this posting, and if v 1.0.3 I'm hoping the developer will come out with an update fix if needed real soon, since this seems to be a well-supported, labor of love application.
Kbran
Kbran
Sep 3 2012
1.0.3
5.0
Sep 3 2012
5.0
Version: 1.0.3
Well done Tunespan developer! This app worked flawlessly when I needed to move a very large iTunes library to an external drive. Yes I know that I could have read up on the multi-step procedures and done this migration manually, but it was definitely worth the $14.99 to have it go correctly the first time while I was out enjoying the holiday weekend with my family. The process took almost 9 hours and iTunes booted up and acted like normal the first time I tried it with the new library location. Until Apple makes iTunes housekeeping procedures more intuitive, I'll with specialized apps like Tunespan.
Old-guy
Old-guy
Jan 20 2012
0.9.6 beta
5.0
Jan 20 2012
5.0
Version: 0.9.6 beta
Hey! This one cool iTunes manager! Great UI with some nice twists. Certainly a app to watch for. The question of the day: will it be free on v1 release?
Noivad
Noivad
Oct 3 2011
0.9.5.2 beta
4.0
Oct 3 2011
4.0
Version: 0.9.5.2 beta
I've tried practically all the library managers for iTunes out there, but this one is unique. It doesn't do anything you couldn't do yourself. However the fact that you simply select a folder, select files you would like to move to it and click "Span..." to execute your choices saves a great deal of time. As you probably know iTunes is very inflexible as far as being able to split your media collection and put them in more than one huge directory or even move them from one drive to another without breaking all the links. iTunes is also not smart enough to relink files from the same album after you've located the first one. TuneSpan saves you from this grief and trouble. I wish this application existed years ago, as it would have saved me tens of man hours reorganizing my collection. Add to that, TuneSpan is donation-ware and you've got something truly worthy of your donation. You have nothing to lose, just read the manual to understand what it does before you click "Sapn..." the first time. (But there is a handy undo ability too.) There is room for improvement though, thus the 4 stars. I sent an email to the developer suggesting features that i'd would like to see this past weekend, but have yet to get a reply. A few are very simple and one is very complicated and might be out of scope of the goal of this program. Considering that this app isn't even at 1.0 status, I think it has a lot of great potential to really allow power users to control their media and organize it they way they want it to.
Cmacuser
Cmacuser
Jan 15 2011
0.9.4
4.5
Jan 15 2011
4.5
Version: 0.9.4
This app is just what I needed. With a large music, podcast, movie, and tv show library it's difficult to fit it all on my mac. With TuneSpan I am able to keep everything neat and tidy on different folders on my NAS + external drive. This solution works great with my AppleTV, and it's a perfect solution to a problem that keeps getting bigger.
Rgl-1
Rgl-1
Apr 18 2020
5.0
Apr 18 2020
5.0
Version: null
viniskate
viniskate
Jan 30 2019
5.0
Jan 30 2019
5.0
Version: null
JD-1
JD-1
Dec 7 2016
5.0
Dec 7 2016
5.0
Version: null
NedLudd
NedLudd
May 12 2015
5.0
May 12 2015
5.0
Version: null
Drdul
Drdul
Dec 22 2014
5.0
Dec 22 2014
5.0
Version: null
fastrell
fastrell
Dec 20 2014
5.0
Dec 20 2014
5.0
Version: null
Guest
Guest
Dec 16 2014
1.5
Dec 16 2014
1.5
Version: null
Roes
Roes
Dec 30 2013
5.0
Dec 30 2013
5.0
Version: null
Julsa1
Julsa1
Oct 2 2013
5.0
Oct 2 2013
5.0
Version: null
Widber
Widber
Jun 26 2013
4.5
Jun 26 2013
4.5
Version: null
Goestoeleven
Goestoeleven
Jun 14 2013
4.5
Jun 14 2013
4.5
Version: null
Oolong
Oolong
May 6 2013
4.5
May 6 2013
4.5
Version: null
BiggieSin
BiggieSin
Mar 14 2013
2.5
Mar 14 2013
2.5
Version: null
RobertinBR
RobertinBR
Feb 13 2013
5.0
Feb 13 2013
5.0
Version: null
tbux
tbux
Sep 25 2012
2.0
Sep 25 2012
2.0
Version: null
Dba
Dba
Sep 25 2012
4.5
Sep 25 2012
4.5
Version: null
Kbran
Kbran
Sep 3 2012
5.0
Sep 3 2012
5.0
Version: null
Old-guy
Old-guy
Jan 20 2012
5.0
Jan 20 2012
5.0
Version: null
Noivad
Noivad
Oct 3 2011
4.0
Oct 3 2011
4.0
Version: null
Cmacuser
Cmacuser
Jan 15 2011
4.5
Jan 15 2011
4.5
Version: null
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