Yes, Apple just killed iTunes - here's what that means for your library of music, movies, and TV shows

Apple is redesigning the Music app for Macs to accommodate the elimination of iTunes.

Now, your entire music library will live inside one app, including downloaded songs, purchased songs, or songs ripped from a CD, according to Apple.

Plus, you can still buy songs if you really want to: Apple will still offer an iTunes Music Store.

Starting this fall, the Apple TV app will live on all of your devices — iPhone, iPad, Mac, and, of course, your Apple TV.

That means that rather than renting movies and TV shows through iTunes on your Mac, you'll watch everything through the Apple TV app. Apple says that more than 100,000 iTunes shows and movies will be ported into the Apple TV app, and they'll be available to rent or buy.

The app will include Apple TV channels, so you can stream shows and movies from your favorite channels and services (although that's less necessary on a Mac where you can also just watch them on the channel's website).

On top of that, the app will contain Apple's original streaming service, Apple TV Plus, once it becomes available this fall.

What Apple hasn't clarified yet is whether your previously purchased iTunes movie and TV shows will be routed into the Apple TV app. But given how Apple plans to handle your music library, it'll likely do the same with visual content.

The way it works right now, there's a Podcasts app on the iPhone, but there's also a Podcasts section of iTunes on the Mac. This doesn't make a whole lot of sense, and thankfully, Apple is changing that.

Now, there will be a standalone Podcasts app on the Mac that should work the same as the one on your phone. Apple says it will offer more than 700,000 shows, and perks like the ability to get a notification when there's a new episode of one of your favorite shows.

Plus, the app will feature curated collections and better search tools to help you find new podcasts to listen to.

You know how right now, when you plug your iPhone into your Mac, iTunes opens automatically? Isn't it annoying?

Well, Apple seems to have realized this, because in macOS Catalina, nothing will happen when you plug your phone into your computer. Seriously — Apple even did a demo of this onstage at WWDC to prove it.

Now, when you plug your phone in, you'll see your device in the sidebar of your Finder and nothing more.

However, Apple isn't eliminating using a cable to synch your phone and computer altogether — you'll still be able to sync your media that way, but you'll do it through the individual apps for music, movies and podcasts.