How To Create Apple ID Anyone can create an Apple ID online by visiting appleid.apple.com. Apple ID lets you buy or rent music, movies, and TV shows from the iTunes Store. For that, you don't need an Apple device; you can make a Windows PC download iTunes for Windows and purchase content without having to buy an iPod, iPhone, or any other Apple device. However, if you also want to have an iCloud account, you will need to purchase a computing device from Apple (non-iOS iPods or accessories do not count). You can only create a new iCloud account directly from a new Apple device. If you already have an Apple ID (that is, if you created one before purchasing your first Apple device), you can link that Apple ID with your new iCloud ID, which then allows you to log into any Apple store (iTunes, iOS App Store, Mac App Store, Apple Online Store, etc.) with your original Apple ID or your new iCloud ID.