14 DAY TRIAL // Apple Music, which is one of Apple’s top services and main cash cows these days, is now available on the web, which means that it can be used on more than just devices launched by the Cupertino-based tech giant.
In other words, you can now point your browser to music.apple.com on pretty much any operating system out there, including Linux, Windows, and even Mac if you don’t want to use the Music app.
Apple Music originally went live on the web last September, but at that point, it was only considered a beta version. As usual, beta releases comes with a somewhat higher or lower likelihood of bugs, so this new launch is a notable moment for those who want to use Apple Music without such concerns.
All major browsers supported
Apple Music on the web supports all major browsers, including Google Chrome and Mozilla Firefox, so no matter which one you use, you should be able to connect just fine – as a matter of fact, any Chromium-powered browser would do, so once Microsoft ships its Linux version of Edge, it should work just fine on Apple Music as well (Microsoft hasn’t yet announced a shipping date for Edge on Linux).
One interesting tidbit is that Apple still seems to be recommending users to launch Apple Music in a desktop app, so when loading the web version, you are still pointed to Music (if you’re using a Mac) or iTunes (on Windows). However, you can very well stick with the browser-based interface if you don’t want a dedicated app to run on your device just for that.
Apple Music is available with a choice of three subscription plans: Student - $4.99 per month, Individual - $9.99 per month, and Family - $14.99 per month. The Family plan is the only one that comes with access for up to six people and a personal account for each family member.