ITL (iTunes Library) Format

Question

I´m developing a Java solution for manage an iTunes Library (ITL file). The ITL format is a propietary one. I'm looking for an implementation or a documentation about ITL format but Google can't find anything useful.

Does anyone have experience about that? Where to find more information?

Thanks in advance.

Arsenault

Answer 1

There is an open source project called titl that sounds exactly what you're looking for.

The repository is here: https://github.com/josephw/titl

Gerlachovka

Thanks! it doesn't work 100% with my library, but is a very good starting point. – Arsenault

Answer 2

iTunes has an api that you can use to inform iTunes of changes without having to modifying the iTunes ITL file directly. On OSX you can use Applescript, on Windows a DLL that Ive manipulate using Jacob and Java

Retiring

Answer 3

Most of the time, Apple folks uses preferences list format (or its XML counterpart). As an example, it is the case for iPoho Library file. I have had success parsing this file using commons configuration in the past. Maybe you could try it.

Tailpipe

iTunes Library have an XML counterpart, as you mentioned. But that file is for information to 3er developers pruporses. What I want to do is modify the ITL file so iTunes get my changes. For example, change a path of a file, increment the track count indicator, etc... – Arsenault

Have you had any luck CHiRo79? I'm 14 and just starting out with programming... would love to do something with my music for final projec!!! – Germinal

@user446936 Look at the acceped answer (the one with the green check) regarding the titl library. – Tailpipe