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Managing Playlists

November 11 2023 - 4:09 pm

UPDATED: Merge-Delete Playlists v7.4

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.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes

More information for Merge-Delete Playlists v7.4 and download link is here.

November 9 2023 - 3:59 pm

UPDATED: Delete Empty Playlists v5.4

This script will list the empty user-created playlists in the Music app and can delete all or just a selection of them.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Tested for macOS Sonoma 14

More information for Delete Empty Playlists v5.4 and download link is here.

November 4 2023 - 5:45 pm

UPDATED: Move Playlists to Folder v4.5

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:

  • Minor fixes and maintenance
  • Repaired dead links in Help menu

More information for Move Playlists to Folder v4.5 and download link is here.

August 4 2023 - 10:21 am

UPDATED: Remove From Other Playlists v2.3

This script will remove all replications of the selected tracks from every other user-created playlist (ignoring Smart, Genius, Apple Music, Shared and Media Library playlists, which are dynamic). The original selected tracks will not be removed from the selected playlist.

Also see Copy Tracks to Multiple Playlists.

Latest version:

  • Fixes issue that could have prevented some playlists from being accessed
  • General maintenance

More information for Remove From Other Playlists v2.3 and download link is here.

July 21 2023 - 5:58 pm

UPDATED: Duplicate Playlist Folder as Playlist v3.0

This script will copy all the unique tracks in a selected Playlist Folder to a new "plain" playlist, essentially duplicating the tracks as viewed when the Playlist Folder is selected. Optionally, after copying, the selected source Playlist Folder can be deleted along with the playlists it contains (of course, the tracks remain in your library). Note that if any "dead" tracks exist at any level of the selected Playlist Folder the script will fail.

Latest version:

  • Expanded main window UI to better accommodate settings and options
  • Performance, UI and security enhancements

More information for Duplicate Playlist Folder as Playlist v3.0 and download link is here.

February 9 2023 - 11:28 am

UPDATED: Block Party! v5.1

Create a "Block Party!" playlist containing random Artists and a specific number of their randomly selected songs arranged in a row ("two-fers", "three-fers", and so on). You can restrict the size of the "Block Party!" playlist by Number of Artists or Duration in hours. Additionally, you can choose to use a particular Playlist as the source of tracks and include/exclude specific Genres.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Block Party! v5.1 and download link is here.

February 3 2023 - 6:48 pm

UPDATED: Make Playlists By Tag v4.2

This applet will create new Music track playlists based on each selected entry of a specified tag. That is, create individual playlists for each Artist, Album Artist, Album, Composer (or their "Sort" siblings), Genre, or Year.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Make Playlists By Tag v4.2 and download link is here.

February 3 2023 - 6:18 pm

UPDATED: Assimilate View Options v6.2

This script re-creates each selected playlist so its Songs View column settings (visible columns) are the same as the main "Songs" library.

Works with user-created regular playlists only. Please read the accompanying Read Me .rtfd doc.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Assimilate View Options v6.2 and download link is here.

January 24 2023 - 6:09 pm

UPDATED: Playlists Info v2.1

This script will display a list of all user-created playlists along with the track count, duration, sum of extant files' size, loved/disliked status and description of each one. Features text Filter and double-click action to reveal in the Music.app.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Playlists Info v2.1 and download link is here.

January 21 2023 - 3:01 pm

UPDATED: Compare Two Playlists v5.2

Quickly compares the contents of any two playlists and displays the tracks that are common to both or the tracks in one playlist not contained by the other. Has tools to copy or move tracks from one playlist to another or delete common tracks from one or the other playlist. Can optionally create a text file report of these comparisons.

Latest version:

  • Maintenance and minor performance fixes
  • Accommodations for macOS 13 Ventura

More information for Compare Two Playlists v5.2 and download link is here.

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