iTunes is a terrible program. If you haven't tried to use it in the last few years, let's say it might as well have never been updated. While the Apple Music program proceeds it on macOS and iOS, Windows and Linux are left picking up a scrap of an unusable program. That's where Cider comes in. Cider is an open-source version of Apple Music that works on all desktop platforms. It has the ability to load in your own plugins and has a nice shiny UI to boot. [caption id="attachment_163" align="alignnone" width="405"] A screenshot of Cider's UI[/caption] Features Cider has a lot of the missing features from Apple Music that iTunes never had. Excluding those, Cider has the following features. Podcasts Cider combines the features of Apple Music with the Podcast App, allowing you to listen to podcasts in the same application that you listen to your music. Just like the podcast app, Cider lets you download podcasts and listen to them offline if you would prefer. Remote The feature is currently in beta, but…