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# ITLibMediaItemMediaKind

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

```
enum ITLibMediaItemMediaKind
```

## Topics

### Media Kinds

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

The media item kind is unknown.

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

The media item is a song.

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

The media item is a movie.

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

The media item is an audio or a video podcast.

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

The media item is an audiobook.

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

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

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

The media item is a music video.

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

The media item is a TV show.

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

The media item is a QuickTime movie with embedded Flash.

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

The media item is a non-iTunes Store movie.

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

The media item is an iOS ringtone.

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

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

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

The media item is an iOS app.

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

The media item is a recorded voice memo.

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

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


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