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Remove n Characters From Front or Back

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Remove n Characters From Front or Back v7.3

For Music/TV Delete characters from the beginning or ending of selected tracks' name, artist, album, more

Super Remove Dead Tracks

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Super Remove Dead Tracks v6.4

For Music/TV Remove Music/TV tracks disassociated from files

Insert Text into Tag

downloaded 20m 42s ago

Insert Text into Tag v1.4

For Music/TV Insert same text at same position in chosen tag of selected tracks

Album Rating Reset

downloaded 23m 49s ago

Album Rating Reset v5.5

For Music Batch-change/clear the Album Rating for albums of selected tracks

Track Down Purchases

downloaded 56m 42s ago

Track Down Purchases v5.3

For Music Sort purchased tracks into discrete playlists by name or Apple ID

Media Folder Files Not Added

downloaded 1h 11m 5s ago

Media Folder Files Not Added v2.6

For Music/TV Displays files in the Media folder not in Music track library

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Download hundreds (627 and counting) of AppleScripts for Apple's Media Apps that will help make managing your digital music and video collection easier and more fun!

What's AppleScript?

AppleScript is a simple Macintosh-only programming language that can control and automate actions on your Mac. AppleScript is already available on your computer as part of the macOS and many popular applications can be automated using AppleScript scripts. Scripts written for Apple's Music, TV and iTunes apps can manage files and track information, create playlists, interact with other applications, perform innovative tasks, and handle many kinds of chores with accuracy and precision which otherwise would be repetitive, laborious, and/or time-consuming.

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October 17 2025 - 3:03 pm

UPDATED: Not In Any Playlist v4.2

This applet will scan the Music app for tracks that are not assigned to any user-created playlists and display them. Once assembed, selected tracks in the list can be assigned to a user-chosen playlist or exported as a text file.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Not In Any Playlist v4.2 and download link is here.

October 17 2025 - 1:23 pm

UPDATED: Track Down Purchases v5.3

This applet can examine the Music library and sort audio tracks purchased from iTunes into discrete playlists by either the purchaser's name or Apple ID (eg: "Purchased by Jane Smith" or "Purchased by janesmith@email.com") which in turn will be placed in a "Purchaser Playlists" playlist folder.

Free to try in Demo Mode: While in Demo Mode, the number of tracks associated with each Purchaser will be reported but sorting tracks into playlists is disabled. An in-app purchase of a registration code will enable playlist creation.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Track Down Purchases v5.3 and download link is here.

October 17 2025 - 12:32 pm

UPDATED: Album Rating Reset v5.5

This script will allow you to batch set or clear the Album Rating and/or Album Favorite/Suggest Less for the albums of the selected tracks or the albums associated with the tracks in a selected playlist (note that only a single track from any album need be selected in order to change the album rating or favorited of the entire album). Handy for clearing batches of albums of their user-set album ratings, or re-rating batches of albums.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe
  • "Stop" feature removed due to OS regression; it may re-appear in future

More information for Album Rating Reset v5.5 and download link is here.

October 17 2025 - 11:47 am

UPDATED: Show Me The Metadata v3.4

This script will display the audio metadata and the Spotlight metadata for the file of a selected track in the Music app or user-selected audio file, or a drag-and-dropped Music track or audio file. Includes additional features to display embedded artwork and activate the Finder's Information Window for the file.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Show Me The Metadata v3.4 and download link is here.

October 16 2025 - 2:18 pm

UPDATED: Move Playlists to Folder v4.6

This script will move the batch of playlists you select to a new or existing Playlist Folder. Additionally, plain Playlists can be extricated from Folders to the top level and new Playlist Folders can be created containing a selection of Playlists.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Move Playlists to Folder v4.6 and download link is here.

October 13 2025 - 3:03 pm

UPDATED: Remove n Characters From Front or Back v7.3

This script will delete a specified number of characters from either the beginning or the ending of the Title, Album, Album Artist, Artist/Director, Category, Comments, Composer, Episode ID, Grouping, Show (or their "Sort" siblings), Movement or Work tag of each selected track. For example, delete the initial digits and the space from "01 First Track", "02 Second Track", and so on.

This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode, with the exception that only up to five tracks can be processed per launch. You can purchase a code for $1.99 which will remove this restriction. Launch the app and click "Register..." in the its File menu to make an in-app purchase.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Remove n Characters From Front or Back v7.3 and download link is here.

October 13 2025 - 2:31 pm

UPDATED: Insert Text into Tag v1.4

This script will insert the same user-entered text at a specific position in the designated tag of each selected track.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Insert Text into Tag v1.4 and download link is here.

October 11 2025 - 3:10 pm

UPDATED: Append to Selected Tag v6.4

Append the same user-entered text to the beginning or ending of the existing text in the chosen tag--Title, Artist (Director), Album Artist, Album, Composer, Comments, Genre, Grouping, Show (or their Sort siblings), Work or Movement--in each selected track.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Append to Selected Tag v6.4 and download link is here.

October 11 2025 - 2:10 pm

UPDATED: Merge-Delete Playlists v7.5

This script will allow you to merge the track contents of two or more playlists to a new or existing playlist or delete any number of playlists at once, including Smart, Genius, and Playlist Folder playlists. The merge feature will prevent the same tracks that may appear in different source playlists from being duplicated and has an option to delete original playlists. The delete feature only deletes playlists; tracks, of course, remain in the library.

This app is free to try full-featured in Demo Mode. In Demo Mode it will only process 5 playlists per launch. If you like it you can purchase a code for $1.99 which will unlock the Demo Mode restriction. Launch the app and click "Register..." in its File menu to make an in-app purchase.

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Merge-Delete Playlists v7.5 and download link is here.

October 10 2025 - 2:15 pm

UPDATED: Media Folder Files Not Added v2.6

This application will list the file paths of the media files in your designated "Media" folder which are not associated with any tracks in the Music or TV app's track library. Additionally, a different parent folder can be user-selected and its contents will be compared to the current library. Includes options to Filter within results, Move a selection of found files to a user-chosen folder, Search for related tracks in Music app, Add (or drag-and-drop) a selection of found files to Music or TV, move them to the Trash and Export a text file listing the file paths.

Also see Super Remove Dead Tracks and List MIAs.

This app is free to try in Demo Mode with some features restricted. If you like it you can purchase a code for $2.99 which will unlock the inhibited "Add", "Trash" and other features. Launch the app and click "Register..." in the its File menu to make an in-app purchase .

Latest version:

  • Accommodations for macOS 26/Tahoe

More information for Media Folder Files Not Added v2.6 and download link is here.

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