Share songs from a shared media library in Music on Mac
You can set up a maximum of five computers on a local network (such as a home Wi-Fi network) to share their media libraries with each other. If a shared computer is turned on and Music is open, you can play that computer’s shared items on other computers in the network, but you can’t import the shared items into their libraries.
If you want to import items from media libraries on other computers in your home network, you can turn on Home Sharing. See Import media using Home Sharing in Music.
Share your library with other computers
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click General, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)
Next to Media Sharing, click
, select “Share media with guests,” then click Options.To require users to enter a password before your shared items appear, select Require Password, then enter a password.
Select the playlists you want to share, or select “All songs, movies, and TV shows.”
Click OK, then click Done.
You can share radio station links and certain audio files (MP3, Apple Lossless, AIFF, WAV, and AAC).
Play items from a shared library
Go to the Music app
on your Mac.Click
next to Library, then choose a shared library.Move the pointer over any song, then click
.
Change the name of your shared library
If you share your entire library, its name appears in the Home Sharing menu on other local computers set up to look for shared libraries. You can change the name.
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click General, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)
Next to Media Sharing, click
, type a new name in the Library Name field, then click Done.
Turn off sharing
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click General, then click Sharing. (You may need to scroll down.)
Next to Media Sharing, click
, deselect “Share media with guests,” then click Done.