Share purchases with others in your Family Sharing group on Mac
As a member of a Family Sharing group, you have access to purchases shared by other group members. See the Apple Support article How to share apps and purchases with Family Sharing.
You can download their purchases on your Mac, iPhone, or iPad at any time. Other members of the group can access your purchases in the same way. You can hide individual purchases you don’t want to share with other group members.
Note: Only the family organizer can set up Purchase Sharing (see Set up Family Sharing). After the family organizer turns on Purchase Sharing, each family member can choose to enable the feature for their devices, allowing them to get access to each other’s shared content.
View and download purchases made by other family members
The way you download purchases made by other family members varies depending on the app.
View or download music: Go to the Music app
on your Mac. Sign in, choose Account > Purchased, then click the pop-up menu next to Purchased. Choose a family member, then download the items you want.View or download apps: Go to the App Store app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Store > Account. Click the “Purchased by” pop-up menu, choose a family member, then download the items you want.View or download books: Go to the Books app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Account > View Account. Below Family Purchases, click a family member, then download the items you want.
When a family member initiates a purchase, it’s billed directly to the family organizer’s account. After it’s purchased, the item is added to the initiating family member’s account and is shared with the rest of the group. If the family organizer ever stops Family Sharing, each person keeps the items they chose to purchase—even if they were paid for by the family organizer. For information about iCloud storage upgrade purchases, see Manage iCloud storage.
For additional information about downloading purchases, see the Apple Support article Find content purchased by members in your Family Sharing group.
Hide or stop hiding a purchase from other family members
Every purchase you make is automatically shared with your Family Sharing group. If a purchase isn’t right for everyone in the family—a song, a book, or an app—you can hide it. You can also make it available again in the future.
Hide music: Go to the Music app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Account > Purchased. Select the type of content you want to hide, place the pointer over the item you want to hide, click 
, then click Hide.Stop hiding music: Go to the Music app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Account > Account Settings. Go to Downloads and Purchases, click Manage, then click Unhide for the item.Hide apps: Go to the App Store app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Store > Account. Move the pointer over the app you want to hide, click 
, choose Hide Purchase, then click Hide Purchase.Stop hiding apps: Go to the App Store app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Store > Account. Click Account Settings. In the hidden items section, click Manage, then click Unhide for the item.Hide books: Go to the Books app
on your Mac. Sign in, then click All (or another collection) in the sidebar. Click 
below the item you want to hide, click Remove, then click Hide <item type>.Stop hiding books: Go to the Books app
on your Mac. Sign in, then choose Account > View Account. Click Manage Hidden Purchases, enter your Apple Account email address or phone number and your password, click Sign In, then click Unhide for the item.
Stop and turn off Purchase Sharing
If you’re a family member in a Family Sharing Group, you can stop sharing your purchases with others. When you stop sharing your purchases, your family members lose access to all your shared iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books purchases.
If you’re a family organizer of a Family Sharing Group, you can turn off Purchase Sharing for the entire family. When you turn off Purchase Sharing, all family members lose access to shared iTunes Store, App Store, and Apple Books purchases, and can’t make new shared purchases.
Go to the System Settings app
on your Mac.Click Family in the sidebar.
Do any of the following:
Stop sharing your purchases: Click Purchase Sharing, click your name, then turn off Share My Purchases.
Turn off Family Sharing: Click Purchase Sharing, click Stop Purchase Sharing, then click Stop Purchase Sharing again.
For information about combining your Apple subscriptions, see the Apple Support article Bundle Apple subscriptions with Apple One.
Note: To share purchases, family members must be in the same Apple Account country or region. If a family member changes their Apple Account country or region, that person might lose access to other family members’ purchases, and installed apps that were shared from other family members might not work. See the Apple Support article Change your Apple Account country or region.