iTunes: How to add artwork to songs and videos in your library

  • Last Modified: February 09, 2009
  • Article: HT1409
  • Old Article: 93354

Summary

Learn how to add artwork to content in your iTunes library.

Products Affected

iTunes

  1. Open iTunes.
  2. Select the song or video you want to add artwork to in your library or playlist and choose File > Get Info.
  3. Click Artwork and then click Add. Navigate to the picture you want to add and click Open.

  4. To add additional pictures, repeat step 3. Tip: You can also paste graphic items into the Artwork pane from the Clipboard (Command-V in Mac OS X or Control-V in Windows).

To delete a picture, select the picture you want to delete in the Artwork pane and click Delete.

Additional Information

You can add any type of image file that can be opened by QuickTime, including: BMP, JPEG, PNG, GIF, TIFF, PICT, or Photoshop.

To add the same picture to multiple songs:

  1. Select more than one song and then chose File > Get Info. Click Yes if you are asked about editing multiple items. Important: If any of your songs already have images, the existing images will be replaced. Get Info on a single song using the steps above if you want to add multiple images.
  2. Click the Info tab and make sure the checkbox next to the artwork box is selected.
  3. Drag the picture file you would like into the artwork box.
  4. Click OK.
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