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# ITLibMediaItemMediaKind

These constants specify the possible media kinds of a media item.

```
enum ITLibMediaItemMediaKind
```

## Topics

### Media Kinds

[`case kindUnknown`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindUnknown)

The media item kind is unknown.

[`case kindSong`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindSong)

The media item is a song.

[`case kindMovie`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindMovie)

The media item is a movie.

[`case kindPodcast`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindPodcast)

The media item is an audio or a video podcast.

[`case kindAudiobook`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindAudiobook)

The media item is an audiobook.

[`case kindPDFBooklet`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindPDFBooklet)

The media item is an unwrapped PDF file that’s part of a music album.

[`case kindMusicVideo`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindMusicVideo)

The media item is a music video.

[`case kindTVShow`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindTVShow)

The media item is a TV show.

[`case kindInteractiveBooklet`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindInteractiveBooklet)

The media item is a QuickTime movie with embedded Flash.

[`case kindHomeVideo`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindHomeVideo)

The media item is a non-iTunes Store movie.

[`case kindRingtone`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindRingtone)

The media item is an iOS ringtone.

[`case kindDigitalBooklet`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindDigitalBooklet)

The media item is an iTunes Extra or an iTunes LP item.

[`case kindIOSApplication`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindIOSApplication)

The media item is an iOS app.

[`case kindVoiceMemo`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindVoiceMemo)

The media item is a recorded voice memo.

[`case kindiTunesU`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindiTunesU)

The media item is an iTunes U audio or video file.

[`case kindBook`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindBook)

The media item is an EPUB file or an iBooks Author book.

[`case kindPDFBook`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindPDFBook)

The media item is a PDF file that iTunes treats as a book unless the user overrides it.

[`case kindAlertTone`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/kindAlertTone)

The media item is an audio tone that’s not a protected ringtone on an iOS device.

### Initializers

[`init?(rawValue: UInt)`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibMediaItemMediaKind/init(rawValue:))

## Relationships

### Conforms To

[`Hashable`](/documentation/Swift/Hashable)

[`SendableMetatype`](/documentation/Swift/SendableMetatype)

[`BitwiseCopyable`](/documentation/Swift/BitwiseCopyable)

[`Equatable`](/documentation/Swift/Equatable)

[`RawRepresentable`](/documentation/Swift/RawRepresentable)

[`Sendable`](/documentation/Swift/Sendable)

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