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# ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind

These constants specify the possible kinds of distinguished playlists.

```
enum ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind
```

## Topics

### Distinguished Playlist Kinds

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindNone`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindNone)

The playlist isn’t a distinguished playlist.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindMovies`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindMovies)

The playlist contains all the movies in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindTVShows`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindTVShows)

The playlist contains all the TV shows in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindMusic`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindMusic)

The playlist contains all the music items in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindAudiobooks`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindAudiobooks)

The playlist contains all the audiobooks in the iTunes library.

[`kindBooks`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindBooks)

The playlist contains all the audiobooks in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindRingtones`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindRingtones)

The playlist contains all the iOS ringtones in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindPodcasts`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindPodcasts)

The playlist contains all the podcasts in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindVoiceMemos`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindVoiceMemos)

The playlist contains all the voice memos in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindPurchases`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindPurchases)

The playlist contains all the user’s purchases from the iTunes Store.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindiTunesU`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindiTunesU)

The playlist contains all the user’s iTunes U items.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kind90sMusic`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kind90sMusic)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s music from the 1990s.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindMyTopRated`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindMyTopRated)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s top rated media items.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindTop25MostPlayed`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindTop25MostPlayed)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s 25 most played media items.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindRecentlyPlayed`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindRecentlyPlayed)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s most recently played media items.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindRecentlyAdded`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindRecentlyAdded)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s most recently added media items.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindMusicVideos`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindMusicVideos)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s music videos.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindClassicalMusic`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindClassicalMusic)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s classical music.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindLibraryMusicVideos`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindLibraryMusicVideos)

The playlist contains all the music videos in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindHomeVideos`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindHomeVideos)

The playlist contains all the user’s home videos in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindApplications`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindApplications)

The playlist contains all the user’s iOS apps in the iTunes library.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindLovedSongs`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindLovedSongs)

The playlist contains all the user’s loved music.

[`ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind.kindMusicShowsAndMovies`](/documentation/iTunesLibrary/ITLibDistinguishedPlaylistKind/kindMusicShowsAndMovies)

The default Smart Playlist that iTunes creates of the user’s music shows and movies.


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