How to Add Album Art in iTunes & Music
Adding album art to your iTunes and Music library is a great way to enhance your listening experience by giving you a visual representation of the albums you are listening to. Whether you are a music lover, a DJ or just someone who wants to keep their music library organized, learning how to add album art to your music library is a skill that you can easily master. Here is a simple guide on how you can add album art in iTunes and Music.
Step 1: Find the album art
Before you can add album art to your music library, you need to have access to the artwork you want to use. There are several ways to find album art, including:
Searching on Google Images:
You can search for album covers on Google Images and find high-quality and relevant images to download and use as album art.
Using a music manager software:
Music management software like iTunes or MusicBrainz Picard can help you find and download the appropriate album art for your music library.
Using album art websites:
There are several websites that provide free album art that you can download and use in your music library.
Step 2: Add album art in iTunes
If you use iTunes, there are two ways to add album art to your music library:
Method 1: Drag and drop the album cover
1. Open iTunes and go to your music library.
2. Select the song or album you want to add album art to.
3. Drag and drop the image file of the album art onto the album
artwork square in the bottom left corner of the iTunes window.
4. The album art will be added to the song or album.
Method 2: Add using Get Info
1. Open iTunes and go to your music library.
2. Select the song or album you want to add album art to.
3. Right-click on the song or album and select Get Info.
4. Click on the Artwork tab and select Add Artwork.
5. Select the file of the album art and click Open.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
Step 3: Add album art in Music
If you use Music, the process of adding album art is almost the same as in iTunes.
Method 1: Drag and drop
1. Open Music and go to your music library.
2. Select the song or album you want to add album art to.
3. Drag and drop the image file of the album art onto the album.
artwork square in the bottom left corner of the Music window.
4. The album art will be added to the song or album.
Method 2: Add using Get Info
1. Open Music and go to your music library.
2. Select the song or album you want to add album art to.
3. Right-click on the song or album and select Get Info.
4. Click on the Artwork tab and select Add Artwork.
5. Select the file of the album art and click Open.
6. Click OK to save the changes.
Conclusion
Adding album art to your iTunes and Music library may seem like a small detail, but it can make a big difference in how you experience your music. It’s an easy process that you can quickly learn, and once you’ve added album art to your music library, you’ll wonder how you ever listened to music without it. So, give it a try and start organizing your music library with album art to enhance your listening experience.